Linux Apps
3 free Linux apps for writing, SSHing, and tea-drinking
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Jordan Gloor
Jordan Gloor is a journalist of over five years, having covered tech, agriculture, and local history. He likes to tinker with computers in his free time, especially in self-hosting and the Linux desktop. He also enjoys drinking hot tea and gardening.
Distro Release
5 Linux distros that had major updates in September
We saw an update from DietPi adding a new board, Emmabuntüs with a new TTS reader, and more.
GNOME
Here's what it's like to upgrade to GNOME 51
You can expect improvements in display brightness controls, touchpad configuration, and overall a more smooth look to GNOME.
Linux Apps
Here are 3 more Linux apps worth trying
This week I'm writing to USB in the terminal, sending my keyboard and mouse to another PC, and managing Flatpaks with ease.
Jellyfin
2 Jellyfin clients are about to get big updates
One of them also has a Linux desktop edition.
News
[UPDATE] Chrome is crashing Linux desktops
A new bug in the latest update corrupts the fontconfig cache, which can in turn crash your entire desktop.
Resources
These Linux distros and open source OSes have banned AI code
Avoiding AI entirely is difficult, but you do have a few options if you're trying to build a desktop completely free of generative code.
Linux Apps
3 more neat and useful Linux apps to try
This week, I'm trying a terminal-only screen recorder, a headset manager compatible with AirPods, and a universal scrobbling tool.
Fedora
The Fedora 45 beta is here. This is what's new
You can expect upgrades to the GNOME experience on Workstation, the Plasma version as well, and the installer for Atomic Desktops.
DietPi
DietPi is adding new board support and new automated software installations
This update brings support for the LubanCat 4 board, an inventory manager app, and a home security camera manager.
Linux Apps
3 more free and open source Linux apps worth trying
This week, I'm trying out an alternative menu system, a movie journaling app, and a terminal-based document converter.
Linux Apps
3 more Linux apps worth trying
In the weekly roundup today, I show off a typing trainer, a simple video compression tool, and a terminal-based GPU monitor that I've been trying out.