What’s New in Fedora Workstation 42
Fedora Linux 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything! It’s also the latest release of one of the leading providers of free, open source software, The Fedora Project. We’ve selected a few notable changes in the newest version of Fedora...
The answer is 42! Fedora Linux 42, that is.
Seventy-five thousand generations ago, our ancestors set a vast computer in motion, asking it to produce the ultimate Linux distribution… No, wait. It wasn’t quite that long ago. That was a different thing. But in both, the answer to life, the univ...
Freedom Means Knowing What’s Installed
The Upgrade to Freedom campaign exists to remind users that better, community-driven operating systems to Microsoft Windows do exist and that there are alternatives that don’t compromise transparency, security or user trust. As headlines highlight Wi...
Ubuntu 25.10 is Officially Named ‘Questing Quokka’
Drum roll your desks to help build some suspense because the Ubuntu 25.10 codename has been confirmed as …’Questing Quokka’. —Oh wait; I put in the headline so you already knew! As expected, the new Ubuntu codename keeps to convention, followin...
Replace Windows, Not Your Device
Messaging around the end of Windows 10 support has been loud, urgent and, unfortunately, irresponsibly narrow. In a recent article titled ‘Microsoft’s Free Upgrade Offer For 500 Million Windows Users,’, the advice given to users whose PCs don’t...
Rnote 0.12 Released with Improved Linux Note-Taking Features
A major new release of Rnote, an open-source app for taking handwritten notes, sketching out ideas and annotating documents and pictures, is out. Rnote 0.12 brings several new features, new customisation and configuration options, user experience buffs...
Pinta 3.0 Released With New Effects and GTK4 Port
Indulging your casual creativity (read: making memes, defacing selfies, etc) using open-source tools is made easier with the long-awaited release of Pinta 3.0. Pinta, as long-time Linux users will be aware, is a cross-platform raster graphics tool with...
Bits from the DPL
Dear Debian community, this is bits from DPL for March (sorry for the delay, I was waiting for some additional input). Conferences In March, I attended two conferences, each with a distinct motivation. I joined FOSSASIA to address the imbalance in geog...
DebConf25 Registration and Call for Proposals are open
The 26th edition of the Debian annual conference will be held in Brest, France, from July 14th to July 20th, 2025. The main conference will be preceded by DebCamp, from July 7th to July 13th. We invite everyone interested to register for the event to a...
Introduction to Wireplumber
Wireplumber is the session and policy manager for Pipewire. It has its own systemd user service. It is a separate project, with separate concerns. Current version is 0.5.8 on Fedora Workstation 41. Session managers save the current state of open audio ...
Linux Mint Introduces More Regex Filters to Nemo
Finding the exact files you want in the Nemo file manager will soon be easier and faster. Linux Mint is bringing ‘enhanced’ search functionality to the next major version of its GTK-based Nemo file manager (which is likely to see release the same t...
Linux Mint Expands Regex File Search in Nemo
Finding the exact files you want in the Nemo file manager will soon be easier and faster. Linux Mint is bringing ‘enhanced’ search functionality to the next major version of its GTK-based Nemo file manager (which is likely to see release the same t...
Monthly News – March 2025
Hi everyone, Before we start with the news, I’d like to thank all the people who donate, sponsor and contribute in various ways to our project. Many thanks to all of you! Note: The features which are previewed in this post are planned for upcoming re...
The View from Here
Imagine an investigative journalist, renowned for her work exposing corruption. She is communicating with a confidential informant and on the verge of cracking a high-profile case. She believes her conversations with the informant are secure - until a...
We’re in Kenya. Fedora at Murang’a University
On March 28, 2025, we brought Fedora to Murang’a University of Technology in Kenya. The event introduced students to open source, Fedora Linux, and the many ways they can participate in the global Fedora community. This wasn’t just another tech tal...
