Developer’s 1994 Linux desktop recreation runs in your browser as a modern web app — open-source project brings old-school CDE interface back from the dead and features classic 90s web browser, text editor, and more

A new GitHub project has resurrected the 1994 Linux experience with this Debian clone in your browser, a pixel-for-pixel recreation of the original Common Desktop Environment that early Unix system users will be familiar w…

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Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 — major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first

A major kernel update, Linux 7.0, has been officially released. Although it’ll take some time to show up in various Linux distros, the kernel comes with preliminary support for AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 and Intel’s Nova Lake.
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Weathr app turns the Linux terminal into a live weather display — background ASCII animated real-time weather show is powered by Open-Meteo

An open-source Rust-based app teleports real-time ASCII art-based weather animations into your terminal backdrop.

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Linux kernel 7.0 finally abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chipset’s EDAC driver — removal marks goodbye to the legendary motherboard chipset

Linux kernel 7.0 does away with 440BX EDAC driver

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Linux Mint team considers longer gaps between releases in attempt to accelerate development efforts — current six-month cycle means ‘we spend more time testing, fixing, and releasing than developing’

Linux Mint developers want to break from their self-imposed six-monthly cycle to build more ambitious updates.

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You’ll soon make WhatsApp video calls right in your browser

WhatsApp is rolling out voice and video calls on WhatsApp Web, starting with one-to-one chats. Screen sharing is included in video calls, while group calls and extras like call links are still in development.
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Torvalds confirms Linux Kernel 7.0 is almost ready for release, bringing many performance improvements with it — desktop use and gaming may see boost, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hopes to use as default Kernel

Linux Torvalds confirms that the Linux kernel 7.0 is almost ready with multiple performance improvements. We could see it in April with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
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Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0
 Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0

On Sunday, Linux developer Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 6.19, which will be the last update in this kernel cycle, as previously reported by Phoronix. It adds support for the modern AMDGPU driver for older AMD GCN 1.0 and 1.1 graphics cards, like Radeon HD 7000 series GPUs, along with Vulkan support through […]

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GOG is already working on native Linux support
 GOG is already working on native Linux support

GOG recently posted a job listing for a senior software engineer focused on porting its Galaxy desktop client to Linux. Now, in reply to a Reddit AMA, the GOG team has revealed that work on native Linux support is already underway. It’s still too early to give an ETA, according to the Reddit thread. But […]

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I went back to Linux and it was a mistake
 I went back to Linux and it was a mistake

It’s a complete coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago, I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS 15 that had been collecting dust for a couple of years. Despite its (at the time) high-end Core i7 CPU […]

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