Linux NewsCalibre's big update, the new Raspberry Pi OS alternative, and more Proton games: Linux news roundup
All the Linux news from this past week you may have missed.
Nano Feels Complicated? Try These 5 Easier Terminal Editors
The Linux terminal has come a long way from supporting only the keyboard to having software that can be navigated fully using a mouse.
Linuxulator-Steam-Utils To Enjoy Steam Play Gaming On FreeBSD & Other Options
Presented today at FOSDEM in Brussels was the state of gaming on FreeBSD by Thibault Payet. Besides various open-source games able to be compiled natively for FreeBSD, this BSD can get in on the Steam Play gaming scene thanks to the "linuxulator-steam-utils" project as a set of workarounds for the Steam Linux client on FreeBSD 14 and newer. Linuxulator-steam-utils builds off FreeBSD's Linuxulator support for running Linux binaries to enjoy the likes of Steam and even Steam Play (Proton) Windows games running on this translation layer for Linux and in turn running on FreeBSD...
How to use traps and error-handling options in Bash
Elevate your Bash skills with three must-know patterns for robust error handling.
How to set up a perfect “rescue USB” that can save any PC
Saving a PC can go from very hard to extremely easy once you set this up.
Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, Ports Many Apps to GTK4
Linux Lite 7.8 distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, powered by Linux kernel 6.8, and featuring the Xfce 4.18 desktop environment. Here’s what’s new!
Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out With App Rewrites and GTK4 Transition
Ubuntu-based Linux Lite 7.8 is now available, featuring 12 rewritten applications as the project moves toward Python and GTK4 in Series 8.
FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending January 31, 2025
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending January 31, 2025 appeared first on FOSS Force.
GNOME 50 Is No Longer Treating Variable Rate Refresh "VRR" As Experimental
Another great albeit overdue improvement for GNOME 50 has landed: Variable Rate Refresh "VRR" functionality for modern displays is now promoted and no longer treated as an experimental feature...
Plasma 6.7 Restoring The Air Plasma Theme, Fixes KWin Issue With Intense Alt+Tab'ing
KDE Plasma developers remain quite busy preparing for the Plasma 6.6 desktop release coming up in a little more than two weeks while at the same time continuing to land early features for the Plasma 6.7 release coming later in the year...
The Last Of The Dolby Digital Plus "E-AC3" Patents Might Now Be Expired
For those interested in the Dolby Digital Plus "Enhanced AC-3" audio compression format for open-source software, the last of the patents for this widely-used format by streaming services and more appears to have expired...
GTK Developers Plot Improvements To Tackle This Year - Possible Opt-In Unstable API
GNOME developers had a busy week in preparing for the GNOME 50 beta release, many GNOME developers attending FOSDEM this weekend in Brussels, and other happenings...
Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 3 is Available to Download
The third Ubuntu 26.04 snapshot is out, giving you an easy way to test the 'Resolute Raccoon' ahead of its stable release in April. Details and links inside.
LastSignal Is a New Open-Source Dead Man’s Switch You Can Self-Host
LastSignal is a self-hosted dead man’s switch that encrypts messages in the browser and releases them only after missed activity checks.
France Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Zoom
Not only for them, but any other non-European videoconferencing software.