Bottles' Founder Has Managed to Run Microsoft 365 on Linux
As of now, he has the desktop app installing and signing in.
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Linux Kernel is Getting Ready to Purge Old 32-bit Arm Platform Code
These thirteen patches would delete the deprecated platform code, and the driver cleanup will follow later.
Broadcom Kills Public VDDK Access to Tighten its Grip on VMware
Existing copies still work; getting a fresh one is another matter. They seem to have "forgotten" to announce this.
Bottles Brings Hope for Windows-only Software on ARM Devices
While still a test release, the cpak package brings in native ARM64 support and Soda 11.0-10.
A Clanker Pitted Fedora Against Windows 11. Fedora Won, Mostly
PhoneBuff's automated test found Windows 11 ahead only at launching Cyberpunk 2077.
Ikey Doherty vs Omarchy: Why He’s Building Barney Instead of Another Distro
Ikey Doherty, the creator of Solus and AerynOS, is back with Barney, a Rust tool that builds Linux distros from source. So that you can easily create your own Omarchy.
Elon Musk's X Tried to Kill Nitter. The Project Just Said It’s Coming Back
Two weeks after X Corp's legal letter forced the project offline, Nitter says it will continue.
Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers
This is the pilot phase, with 3,000 workstations moving away from Microsoft 365. The federal administration has over 54,000 computers.
1Password Just Pledged $300,000 to DHH's Omarchy, and its Own Employees Aren't Happy
Internal Slack messages show the CEO and cofounder gave staff two very different explanations for the decision.
Good News! CERN is Migrating Over 2,200 Control Systems to Debian 13
The migration would move accelerator control computers out of the Red Hat ecosystem.
An Honorless Move! Ubisoft Decides Linux isn't Worth the Effort
For Honor is being kneecapped on Linux, and by extension, the Steam Deck.
Vanilla OS 3 Comes in Hot, Packing ARM64 Support After a Long Wait
The release, codenamed "Reunion," also ships GNOME 50 and Linux kernel 7.1.3.
This Dev Spent 8 Years on Intel's Clear Linux, Now He's Undoing Its Biggest Mistake
Auke Kok says Clear Linux was "silly difficult" for outsiders to contribute to, and The Ur Project is his answer to that.
Firefox 155 Adds Two New Changes for Faster Web Browsing
Apart from being faster, Firefox 155 is also the only non-Chromium browser that supports uBlock Origin, as Google removed it yesterday.
Tether Brings the Apple Continuity Experience to Linux
The open source offering syncs iMessage, SMS, and OTP codes between iPhone and Linux without needing a Mac device.
AI Crawlers Are Bleeding The Linux Kernel Repo's Compute Power
By comparison, only about two percent of the six million daily requests hitting the repo are likely human.
Debian AI Vote has Divided the Community
Debian is a big name, a leader in the community, so the decision Debian made is going to set a precedent. It may lead to more projects embracing AI as Debian leads the way.
You Can Now Run Multiple Linux Kernels on One Machine at Once
Multikernel has had its first public release, and it boots each kernel directly on the hardware, not inside a virtual machine.
LibreOffice 26.8 Doubles Down on No AI, Right After Collabora Welcomed It
TDF is not interested in providing any AI features, sticking to the basics of an open source office suite.
You Should Keep an Eye Out on Chromium's Flatpak Experiment
There's no guarantee it leads to an official release, but it would give Linux users another way to run Chromium or Chrome.
This Tiny USB Device Turns Your Phone Into a Keyboard, Mouse, and SSH Terminal
The $42 open source dongle gives you BIOS-level keyboard and mouse control plus SSH access. No software installation is needed on the target machine.
Linux 7.3 is Shaping Up to Be One of The Most Performance-Focused Kernel Releases in Years
The merge window is still open, but faster filesystems, a smarter scheduler, and real-time latency fixes are already in.
Omarchy Linux Just Got $8 Million From Tech's Biggest Names
A new nonprofit is being setup that would house all that money, and Hyprland is the first external project to benefit.
TeamSpeak Will Let You Call Your Friends Directly
The feature is in alpha testing now and is set to bring 4K screensharing and picture-in-picture support.
