Happy 20th Birthday, Knoppix!
On September 30, 2000, Klaus Knopper released Knoppix, based on Debian, designed to run directly from CD / DVD or USB flash drive.
Linux & Open Source News
Explore the latest updates from the Linux and Open Source ecosystem. Find out about the newest distributions, software releases, and community-driven projects making headlines.
Ventoy Is A Tool To Create Bootable USB Drive From Multiple ISO Images
Ventoy supports multiple ISO images that you can place on a USB device and uses GRUB as the boot manager.
DOS Subsystem For Linux Appeared For Users Who Prefer An MS-DOS
Inspired by WSL, DOS Subsystem for Linux (DSL) allowing users to make use of both DOS and Linux applications from the DOS command prompt.
Thunderbird OpenPGP Support Was Finally Implemented After 21 Years
Mozilla's mail reader Thunderbird has implemented OpenPGP support, first requested 21 years ago. You no longer need to use Enigmail.
Lenovo Love Linux, Launches ThinkPad And ThinkStation PCs With Ubuntu
Beginning today, Lenovo is offering a greatly expanded selection of Linux-ready ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs preinstalled with Ubuntu.
Firefox 81 Released, Brings A New “Alpenglow” Theme
Firefox 81 is out as the newest monthly update to the Mozilla web browser and brings a new "Alpenglow" theme.
Microsoft Edge For Linux Preview Is Coming In October
Linux users will soon be able to enjoy the new Microsoft Edge for Linux. They will get the same Edge experience as users on Windows and macOS.
EndeavourOS Is A User-Friendly Arch-Based Linux Distribution
EndeavourOS is a user-friendly Arch-based rolling release Linux distro that fits into a similar-but-different niche as Manjaro.
Mozilla Shuts Down Firefox Notes And Firefox Send
The company revealed that both Firefox Send and Firefox Notes “are being decommissioned and will no longer be a part of our product family.”
GNOME Adopting The New Versioning Scheme, Drops 3.x
The GNOME release team announced a new versioning scheme whereby the next release in six months time will be GNOME 40.0.