The FOSS Force News Wire pulls mostly FOSS related news stories from a variety of sources and is updated every 30 minutes. The News Wire is also available as an RSS feed at http://fossforce.com/newswire. Time stamps are in UTC, so “4 hours ago” means it was published this hour EDT.
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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1162
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: AerynOS 2026.01 News: Manjaro...Read more
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Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc2
The 7.0-rc2 kernel prepatch is out for testing. According to Linus: So I'm not super-happy with how big this...Read more
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Deal alert: Lenovo is still selling a $99 Android tablet that I can honestly recommend
The Lenovo Tab One is a great entry-level tablet and budget-friendly device. And I highly recommend it at its discounted price.Read more
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Deal alert: Lenovo is still selling a $99 Android tablet that I can honestly recommend
The Lenovo Tab One is a great entry-level tablet and budget-friendly device. And I highly recommend it at its discounted price.Read more
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Linux 7.0-rc2 Released: "So I'm Not Super-Happy With How Big This Is"
The second weekly release candidate of Linux 7.0 is now available for testing...Read more
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TheaTTYr – terminal theater for playing VT100 art and animations
TheaTTYr is a terminal theater for playing VT100 art and animations. It's written in the Rust language. The post TheaTTYr –...Read more
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Obsidian | The Quest for the Perfect Note-Taking Application
Obsidian has become my preferred note-taking application due to its exceptional features, flexibility, and markdown compatibility. It replaced multiple tools by enabling...Read more
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How To Change Root Password on Linux Mint 22
You open a terminal, type su -, enter what you think is the root password, and get hit with Authentication failure. No...Read more
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How To Install Dozzle on Manjaro
Running Docker containers without a proper log viewer is like driving with no dashboard. You can keep the car moving, but you...Read more
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How To Install FerretDB on Debian 13
Open-source databases have become the backbone of modern infrastructure, and the demand for MongoDB-compatible solutions without proprietary licensing constraints has never been...Read more
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Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 9, 2026 (Feb 23 – Mar 1)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: AerynOS Feb 2026 Snapshot, COSMIC 1.0.8, KDE Plasma 6.6.1, Firefox 148, Hypeland 0.54, Wine 11.3,...Read more -
A pair of satisfying things
The Sound of Music and Tony Bennett might have been eager to sing about their favourite things. I’d like to start Monday...Read more
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The best PS5 settings to change if you want better performance (and privacy)
With a few simple adjustments, you can quickly upgrade your experience across gaming, streaming, and even online security.Read more
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The best PS5 settings to change if you want better performance (and privacy)
With a few simple adjustments, you can quickly upgrade your experience across gaming, streaming, and even online security.Read more
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Armbian 26.2 Introduces Linux kernel 6.18 LTS Images and Imager Upgrades
Armbian 26.2 Goa introduces expanded SBC support, Linux 6.18-based images, and continued enhancements for Rockchip and Allwinner platforms.Read more -
groff 1.24.0 released
Version 1.24.0 of the groff text-formatting system has been released. Improvements include the ability to insert hyperlinks between man pages, a new...Read more
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ecscope – monitor AWS ECS resources from the terminal
ecscope lets you monitor AWS ECS resources from the terminal. It provides a TUI which shows services, tasks and containers in a...Read more
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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is danderbandit with a very straightforward reaction to the fallout from Ring’s...Read more
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This gimbal-stabilized camera phone is the most bizarre thing I've seen at MWC so far
The Honor Robot Phone has made another public appearance, this time with its flagship feature in action.Read more
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Polymarket saw $529M traded on bets tied to bombing of Iran
Six newly-created accounts made a profit of $1 million by correctly betting that the U.S. would strike Iran by February 28.Read more