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The Top Five — For the Week Ending August 8, 2025

Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.

  1. The default menu in RefreshOS gives descriptions of the software before the actual name.

    RefreshOS 2.5: Smooth, Stylish, and Almost Spotless Linux by Larry Cafiero: After spending nearly a week with this distro, our Larry Cafiero tells us that RefreshOS “would be flawless if it wasn’t for the long boot time.”

  2. The Proton Authenticator main window, highlights how easy the app is to use.

    Inside Proton’s New Two-Factor Authenticator App by Jack Wallen: Proton Authenticator is an open source (licensed under the GPL), privacy-focused Authenticator app that lets you securely sync and manage 2FA codes across all your devices—without ads, tracking, or lock-in.

  3. The KaOS desktop features a right-side panel for ease of use.

    Scratch-Built KaOS and Its Latest KDE-Driven Evolution by Larry Cafiero: KaOS doesn’t follow the crowd; it sets its own course with a bold KDE twist. This just might be the Linux distro you’ve been waiting for.

  4. Updating Rhino Linux is simple, and the program allows you to monitor the update.

    Rolling With Rhino: The Ups and Downs of a Reinvented Linux by Larry Cafiero: Unconventional, opinionated, and undeniably unique — Rhino Linux might change the way you see your desktop. Or at least keep you guessing.

  5. Bottles in bottling plant.

    Bottles: Tool for Running Windows Apps on Linux Finds Funding by Christine Hall: Bottles, the go-to app for running Windows software on Linux, just landed surprise funding — right as things looked dire.

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