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Calibre 8.7 adds support for 2024 Kindles and fixes Kobo issues

July 18, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Calibre 8.7 is out now with Kindle page number support, restored Kobo compatibility, and fixes across the board.

Categories Open source, ebook, Linux, Mac, Software, Windows Tags Calibre, calibre 8.7, ebook management, ebook reader, kindle, kobo, Linux, metadata editor, MTP driver, Open Source Leave a comment

CrapFixer is the best way to make Windows 11 suck less

July 17, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Sick of junkware, ads, and slowdowns in Windows 11? CrapFixer is a free, open-source tool that cuts through the nonsense.

Categories Windows Tags CrapFixer, CrapFixer 2025, GitHub, make Windows suck less, NAppClean, Open Source, registry cleaner, system cleaner, Windows 11, Windows tweak tool Leave a comment

ESWIN Computing and Canonical launch powerful low cost RISC-V SBC running Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS

July 16, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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ESWIN Computing and Canonical have joined forces to launch the EBC77 Series SBC, a new RISC-V board that runs Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and targets developers, educators, and innovators.

Categories Linux, Hardware Tags Canonical, EBC77, embedded computing, Linux, Open Source, RISC-V, RISC-V SBC Ubuntu SEO tags: ESWIN, SBC, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 24.04 Leave a comment

Linux Mint 22.2 beta nears release

July 14, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Linux Mint 22.2 is nearly ready for beta testing and brings fingerprint support, updated themes, Wayland tweaks, and more. LMDE 7 follows in September.

Categories Linux Tags Cinnamon, Debian 13, fingerprint login, Linux desktop, Linux Mint, Linux Mint 22.2, LMDE 7, Open Source, Ubuntu 24.04, Wayland Leave a comment

Bitwarden launches MCP server to securely connect AI agents with your passwords

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Bitwarden’s open source MCP server helps AI agents manage passwords locally while preserving zero knowledge encryption

Categories Artificial Intelligence Tags AI agents, Bitwarden, Bitwarden MCP server, CLI tools, credential management, end to end encryption, Linux, Open Source, password manager, secure automation Leave a comment

System76 Adder WS gets faster CPU and NVIDIA 50 Series GPU in Linux-friendly refresh

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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System76 upgrades its Linux-friendly Adder WS laptop with a faster CPU, NVIDIA 50 Series GPU, and privacy features. Now $100 off.

Categories Linux, Laptop, System76 Tags Adder WS, AI computing, developer laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9, Linux laptop, Linux workstation, NVIDIA 5070, Open Source, Pop!_OS, System76 Leave a comment

Red Hat gives developers free access to enterprise Linux for business use

July 9, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Business Developers gives dev teams free access to the same RHEL used in production, reducing friction and increasing consistency.

Categories Linux Tags container development, developer tools, hybrid cloud, Linux, Open Source, Podman, Red Hat, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Business Developers, RHEL Leave a comment

NethServer 8.5 supercharges your Linux server with Samba AD and Hetzner S3 backups

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 Brian Fagioli
NethServer 8.5 supercharges your Linux server with Samba AD and Hetzner S3 backups

NethServer 8.5 enhances the Linux server experience with Samba Active Directory support, Hetzner S3 backups, updated logging via Alloy, and improvements across mail, Webtop, and NethVoice.

Categories Linux, Open source, Server Tags Alloy logging, Hetzner backup, Linux server, NethServer, NethServer 8.5, NethVoice, Open Source, Samba, system admin, Webtop Leave a comment

Amarok 3.3 brings big changes to the beloved Linux music player

July 8, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Amarok 3.3 updates the classic Linux music player with Qt6, GStreamer audio, and important database fixes while laying the groundwork for future improvements.

Categories Linux, Open source, Software Tags Amarok, Amarok 3.3, Flatpak, GStreamer, KDE, KDE Gear, Linux, music player, Open Source, Qt6 Leave a comment

7-Zip 25.00 adds support for more than 64 CPU threads and faster compression

July 8, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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The new version of 7-Zip improves performance on multi-core systems and boosts compression speed for bzip2 and zip formats.

Categories Open source, Software Tags 7-Zip, 7-Zip 25.00, bzip2, compression software, file archiver, Igor Pavlov, multi-threading, Open Source, Windows, zip Leave a comment
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