For many Linux users, partitioning is the most nerve-wracking part of installation. It’s that moment where you double-check everything, hoping you don’t wipe the wrong drive or end up with a layout you’ll regret later.I like to think of a disk as a cabinet. The fixed “drawers” are partitions, and if one turns out to be too small, fixing it later means resizing, moving things around, and hoping nothing breaks in the process.But what if partitions were not like the fixed drawers? What if they were...
Most consumer routers give you a locked-down firmware, a few years of updates if you are lucky, and a web UI that makes you miss the terminal.Routers powered by OpenWrt are a breath of fresh air here, as they give users a full Linux system, a proper package manager, support for VPNs, and the freedom to actually configure their network the way they want.CZ.NIC, the organization behind the Czech Republic's national domain registry, which also does network security research, has the Turris line of ...
Germany has strictly standardized its digital document requirements. The Deutschland-Stack (in Deutsch), the country's new sovereign digital infrastructure framework, names just two document formats that public administrations are allowed to use: ODF and PDF/UA.Proprietary document formats from Microsoft like .doc, .ppt, and .xls are not included.What's happening?The framework is published by Germany's Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, and it covers every ...
If you have not been living under a rock, then you most likely know that age verification has been all over tech news lately, and the conversation surrounding it is a mess with a lot of information and misinformation flowing around.For people who are trying to understand what's going on, the TLDR is that laws in regions like California, Colorado, and Brazil now require operating systems to report age signals to apps and app stores.systemd, the init system and service manager used by most major L...
If you want to backup your data on Linux, there's no shortage of reliable options that offer some pretty good functionality. We have Déjà Dup that handles the basics well if you just want a simple GNOME app that protects your files without much fuss. Timeshift takes a different angle; it snapshots your system so you can roll back after a bad update, though it's not really designed for personal data backups.For users who want more control, Borg and Restic have been the standards for years. Both a...
In the previous newsletter, I discussed how various distros are handling the age verification laws. At the end of the article, I speculated that we would see a few existing or new distros coming up with "no age verification" as their unique feature. Guess what? We have a new distro called Ageless Linux which is created specifically to refuse compliance with OS-level age verification laws.But it's more than just a distro; the project also maintains a tracker of where various distros and organizat...
Fedora Asahi Remix is a collaboration between the Fedora Asahi SIG and the Asahi Linux project that has brought Fedora Linux to Apple Silicon Macs. While I have personally never used it, I have seen its development progress consistently.Each release has closed more hardware gaps, brought the experience closer to what you would expect on native hardware, and stayed in sync with mainline Fedora. Its latest release keeps that momentum going.🆕 Fedora Asahi Remix 43: A Packed ReleaseSource: Fedora Ma...
The Linux Foundation has announced $12.5 million in grants to strengthen open source software security. The funding will be managed by Alpha-Omega and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), two of its security-focused initiatives.The idea behind this move is to tackle the growing problem of AI tools generating security findings (both legit and hallucination ones) at a scale open source maintainers simply cannot keep up with.We already know that many open source projects don't have the re...
GNOME has had quite a journey so far, consistently evolving according to the community's needs, gaining both loyal users and ardent haters. Each release has brought steadier foundations, a more coherent design language, and a growing set of applications built around the same visual identity.What it offers is fairly compelling. GNOME is built around a Wayland-first approach, with a consistent design system through Libadwaita, a decent attempt at accessibility, and a core app suite that handles mo...
Manjaro has long been one of the more popular Arch-based Linux distributions, known for making Arch Linux more accessible to everyday users. But it has been losing ground for years, both in terms of user trust and active contributors, and the complaints about its direction have only gotten louder.Now, things have hit a breaking point, with calls for a fork if the current leadership does not budge.A Manjaro team member going by the handle "Aragorn" has published the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto" on the...
A new Linux distro has appeared.Not surprisinhg. We get new Linux distributions almost every month, sometimes even every week.This one is based on Debian. Again, not surprising. Debian has long been the mother of countless Linux distros.But the interesting part isn’t the base. It’s the reason this distro exists.It was created as a symbol of resistance.That’s also not new in the Linux world. Many distros have been born out of disagreement or protest. For example, Void Linux emerged during the hea...
Kagi is best known for its privacy-focused search engine, but the company has been quietly building out a broader ecosystem of tools for people who would rather pay for software than be the product.One of those tools is Orion, a web browser built on WebKit, the same engine that powers Safari, with a strong focus on privacy and customization.Unlike most browsers you will come across on Linux, Orion is not a Chromium derivative or a Firefox fork. It is a fresh build that has earned a reputation fo...
Amidst all the chaos in the world, some significant moves are being orchestrated that could potentially have detrimental effects on people's privacy and right to choose. Google's Developer Verification program falls under the latter.Starting September 2026 (in certain regions), any app installed on a certified Android device will need to come from a developer who has gone through Google's new verification process. This applies regardless of where the app comes from: the Play Store, a third-party...
We all know Linux gives us a world of freedoms we couldn't possibly have on Windows, but have you ever stopped to think about that freedom in real, qualitative terms? After all, when most people say they can't switch to Linux, it's usually because of something they just can't do without Windows or macOS or Android (which itself is Linux, even if most don't consider it such).So, let's take a closer look at some of the things you can do on/with a Linux system that you just can't typically do on Wi...
Here is the big news. Google plans to bring its flagship Chrome browser for ARM64 Linux devices. The release is set for the second quarter (April-June) of 2026.Which means you should be able to use Google Chrome on Raspberry Pi and other single board computers and laptops with Snapdragon processors. Google highlighted this in the announcement:Launching Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices allows more users to enjoy the seamless integration of Google’s most helpful services into their browser. This mov...
If rumors and Reuters are to be believed, SUSE Linux us up for sale again. Again because it has changed owners several times in the past. IBM bought Red Hat Linux for $34 billion 6 years ago. It would be interesting to see who grabs SUSE. I hope it's not Microsoft.By the way, not seeing new articles from It's FOSS in your feed reader? That's because there is an ongoing issue with the RSS feed as I am migrating to FeedPress. Please bear it with me.Here are other highlights of this edition of FOSS...
If Reuters report is to be believed, SUSE Linux is again up for sale in the market with a price tag of $6 billion.This is about enterprise-oriented SUSE Linux. openSUSE, on the other hand, is community-managed but heavily funded by SUSE. I like to think of SUSE Linux as Red Hat and openSUSE as Fedora. So any decision taken by SUSE Linux impacts openSUSE, more directly than indirectly. We will have to see what direction it takes if SUSE is sold again.Notice how I am reusing the word 'again'? That...
There is simply no shortage of terminals for Linux. And yet we keep on seeing new terminals coming up almost every year.The regular terminal works but then there are terminals like Kitty and Ghostty that provide modern features and customization. In the same regard, foot is also a good terminal worth having a look. It is not a new project. It has been an active player for sevaeral years and yet not many Linux user have heard of it.Foot terminalFoot is a fast and lightweight Wayland-native termin...
Linux gaming has been getting some wins lately, and while most of it is thanks to the hard work of countless open source contributors and community members, Microslop, err, Microsoft's unhealthy obsession has also been driving people towards the platform.There is also another side to this, where developments outside the platform affect it.Steam, which is among the key drivers of that growth, has a new client update that offers many useful upgrades.What do you get?The most relevant fixes for Linu...
I am of the belief that age verification laws are multiplying like a virus; these have seemingly popped up out of nowhere and are being lobbied for hard by many politicians and lawmakers.Brazil's Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent takes effect on March 17, 2026, and explicitly names operating systems and app stores as entities that must implement age verification.California's Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), signed in October 2025 and effective January 1, 2027, requires OS providers...
The US states of California, Colorado and Illinois are passing new age verification laws that require operating systems, including Linux and BSD distributions, to implement age attestation during account setup and provide an API for apps to query user age brackets. This is 'intended to help' apps filter content for minors, but it relies on self-reported ages without mandatory ID checks. Similar proposals exist in New York and Brazil. While enforcement on community-driven distros remains unclear,...
Microcontrollers are small, low-power chips built to accomplish specific tasks like reading sensors, controlling motors, and responding to inputs. You can find them inside washing machines, TV remotes, medical devices, industrial equipment, and practically anything with a circuit board that is not a fully fledged computer.Because of their limited resources, they typically run either bare-metal firmware or a lightweight real-time operating system (RTOS) like Zephyr or Eclipse ThreadX.And now, som...
Firefox's Proton design has been around since 2021, and it is starting to show its age. The interface is flat, uses a lot of gray, and feels very dated in 2026. You either live with it or you go out of your way to install a theme from the add-ons store.Neither option feels particularly appealing when practically every other mainstream browser and several Firefox forks, have put real thought into what people expect from a modern web browser.On top of that, its AIness and lack of genuinely user ex...
What started as age gates on adult websites has quietly crept into app stores and operating systems.
Age verification is the new pandemic.
Javelin, their kernel-level anti-cheat solution, might be heading to Linux.
Ubuntu may not be perfect, but the amount of hate it receives from Linux users is often exaggerated. Here's why the criticism deserves a rethink.
Microsoft banned "Microslop" on its Copilot Discord community, locked the server, and then blamed spammers.
You won't need to pay Google for using GrapheneOS soon.
As more governments push age checks into our apps and operating systems, the dystopian future doesn't feel so far off anymore.
Two years of work now sits on a shelf because AI needs the RAM more.
Stop guessing, start investigating. Here are 4 systemd tools that make Linux troubleshooting easy.
There's a free demo up on Steam right now, and I took it for a spin.
More breathing room for distros and enterprise Linux users as LTS kernels get extended EOL dates.
What One Year of AI Has Already Changed
New study shows smart chatbots can figure out who you really are from just a few posts... and it only costs a couple of dollars.
The likes of AMD, Canonical, Google, Huawei, Qualcomm, Red Hat, and others are on board.
You get a range of improvements across the other editors too.
Meta has contributed React, React Native, and JSX to the newly formed React Foundation.
A small community project is building immutable Fedora images for tablets and phones.
Think of it as a searchable, automated knowledge base for malware.
The Linux desktop has evolved, and it's high time for the “advanced package manager” experience to evolve with it.
Turns out AI is pretty handy when you need to port C++ code.
I am sharing some essential shortcuts to get you started. I will also briefly share how you can set custom shortcuts for all actions.
You don't need a MacMini for running OpenClaw. These alternative projects can run on SBCs and ESP32 microcontrollers.
A bill with a goal and vague language on how to achieve it.
A bill with a goal and vague language on how to achieve it.
A bill with a goal and vague language on how to achieve it.
From command line to Kubernetes and Terraform, this bundle covers a lot!
