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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29 Best Free and Open Source Linux Chemistry Tools
We feature the finest free and open source Chemistry software. The post 29 Best Free and Open Source Linux Chemistry Tools appeared...Read more
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This Week In Techdirt History: May 3rd – 9th
Now that our detour for the game jam winner spotlights is complete, we’re rolling out a new version of these weekly history...Read more
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Microsoft Releases Azure Linux 3.0.20260506 With Many Security Fixes
Microsoft released Azure Linux 3.0.20260506 on Saturday in order to ship the latest security fixes affecting a wide variety of open-source software...Read more
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Jelmer Vernooij: Remove-after Annotations for Debian Files
deb-scrub-obsolete is a tool in the debian-codemods suite that tries to identify and remove cruft automatically. It knows about dummy transitional packages,...Read more
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semdiff – semantic diff tool
semdiff is a semantic diff tool written in Rust for comparing files and directories. The post semdiff – semantic diff tool appeared...Read more
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The Instax Wide 400 builds on instant photography’s simplicity and stretches it, literally
In an AI and digital world, analog instant film and retro-style cameras continue to remain popular, fueled by a mix of both...Read more
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Hyprland 0.55 Brings Lua Configs and User-Defined Layouts
Hyprland 0.55 introduces Lua configs, user-defined layouts, ICC profiles, scrolling updates, and color management improvements.Read more -
Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year
Nvidia continues to be a big investor in the AI ecosystem.Read more
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Valve Ships Second Steam Client Update in May with More Steam Controller Fixes
Valve’s second Steam Client update for May 2026 fixes Steam Controller firmware, Steam Input, charging puck, and streaming issues.Read more -
Nocturne Is The Latest Music Player For GNOME To Hit v1.0
While since GNOME 48 Decibels is the new audio player of the GNOME desktop, there is no shortage of other GNOME/GTK-aligned music...Read more
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Kdenlive 26.04.1 Video Editor Fixes Serious Project File Security Flaw
Kdenlive 26.04.1 fixes a serious project file vulnerability and ships stability improvements across editing, audio, subtitles, transitions, and project recovery.Read more -
Hyprland 0.55 Released With Lua-Based Configuration, User-Defined Layouts
Hyprland 0.55 is out today as a big feature update for this Wayland-based compositor...Read more
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Parrot OS 7.2 Ships with Linux Kernel 6.19 and Copy Fail Fix
Parrot OS 7.2 is now available with Linux kernel 6.19, updated security tools, Debian package sync, and Copy Fail mitigation.Read more -
Holo – terminal user interface for Android developers
Holo is a TUI for Android developers who prefer to inspect, debug, and control devices without switching away from the command line....Read more
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Pluralistic: Trump's fruitless search for a goreable ox (09 May 2026)
Today's links Trump's fruitless search for a goreable ox: You can keep billionaires happy, or you can fight the cost of living...Read more -
Upgrade to Fedora 44 from Fedora 43 Workstation (GUI and CLI)
Here’s are the quick steps on how you can upgrade to the Fedora 44 version. Fedora 44 is officially available for download...Read more
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Russell Coker: Packaging Amazfish for Debian
I have done some packaging work on Amazfish (the smart-watch software that works with the PineTime among others) for Debian. Here is...Read more
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MX News Week Ending May 9, 2026
General News: Probably building beta isos for MX 25.2 this weekend. The goal for these betas is primarily for installer testing. ...Read more
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Fedora 44 Gets Kernel 7.0.4: Dirty Frag and Copy Fail 2 Fixed
Fedora pushed kernel 7.0.4 to stable to fix the Dirty Frag and Copy Fail 2 vulnerabilities. Both CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500 Patched. The...Read more
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xmldiff – compare XML documents
xmldiff is a Python library and command-line utility for comparing XML documents structurally instead of line by line. The post xmldiff –...Read more