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If you like understanding what binaries really do 👀

@rizin v0.8.2 has been released, an open-source reverse engineering framework for analyzing binaries, understanding machine code, and debugging programs 🔎

Available now on Parrot 7 🦜  Find out more here https://rizin.re/ 🔗

#ParrotSec #ParrotOS #cybersec #cybersecurity #reverseengineering #cybersecuritynews #linux #linuxdistro

This weekend Parrot team flew to FOSDEM ✈️

@fosdem is one of the largest open-source software conferences in Europe, 2 full days to share ideas, meet the community, and talk about open technology 👨‍💻

See you next year, Brussels 🇧🇪

#ParrotSec #ParrotOS #FOSDEM #opensource #linux #linuxdistro

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Draft code submitted to KDE Plasma turns it into a full VR desktop:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/draft-code-submitted-to-kde-plasma-turns-it-into-a-full-vr-desktop/

KDE Plasma 6.7 will have a global push-to-talk feature:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-7-will-have-a-global-push-to-talk-feature/

GNOME's AI Assistant Newelle Adds Llama.cpp Support, Command Execution Tool:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Newelle-1.2

Window Shadows Finally Arrive on COSMIC Desktop:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/cosmic-desktop-window-shadows-arrive

CachyOS Starts 2026 By Switching To Plasma Login Manager & Live ISO Using Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-January-2026

Myrlyn 1.0 Released For Package Manager GUI Spawned By SUSE's Hack Week:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Myrlyn-1.0-SUSE

GNU Guix 1.5 Released With RISC-V Support, Experimental x86_64 GNU Hurd Kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Guix-1.5-Released

Deepin 25.0.10 update includes data-retaining installer and file manager improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/deepin-25-0-10-update-includes-data-retaining-installer-and-file-manager-improvements/

14 Years Later than Planned, NexPhone is Up for Preorder:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/nexphone-2026-convergence-android-debian

(more Linux and FOSS news in comment)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #KDE #GNOME #COSMIC #CachyOS #Myrlyn #SUSE #Guix #GNUGuix #Deepin #NexPhone #KDEPlasma #Newelle #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Plasma6 #LinuxPhone #LinuxDistro #DistroRelease #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #FosseryTech

Trying #bluefin workstation. Just evaluating as a VM. I still don't have guts to trust my daily workstation to unmatured distro. Blame me on it.

#linux #gnome #fedora #linuxdistro

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME Mutter 50 Alpha Released With X11 Backend Removed:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-Shell-50-Alpha

GNOME 50 Will Make Sure You Don't Use Your Computer Past Your Bedtime:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Screen-Lock-Bedtime

KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Released With Plasma Login Manager, Plasma Setup:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6-Beta

Budgie 11 Desktop Being Developed With The Qt6 Toolkit:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-11-Using-Qt6

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” released!:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4981

EndeavourOS Linux gets an upgraded release with Ganymede Neo:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/endeavouros-linux-gets-an-upgraded-release-with-ganymede-neo/

Tails 7.4 adds new language-saving feature, drops BitTorrent, updates core apps, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/tails-7-4-adds-new-language-saving-feature-drops-bittorrent-updates-core-apps-and-more/

Debian Libre Live 13.3 Images Released For Avoiding Non-Free Firmware:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Libre-Live-13.3

GYESME: A New Design-Led Downstream Of GNOME Being Explored:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GYESME-GNOME-Downstream
(Interesting project, I like the concept to make GNOME more flexible while keeping the overall user experience. I don't really get why GNOME wants to tie itself to Systemd. Also, supporting ather design systems like the KDE/Qt ecosystem would be nice (if they mean that), I face theming issues all the time with programs written for KDE, which make some programs unusable for me, while other than the theming, they would be great for my use case. I'm curious whether this project will shape up as an actual, daily drivable desktop in the future.)
(I don't really get what they mean about "Defaults are protected more aggressively than options." though. It sounds like they want to limit customization, while in the rest of the description, they emphasize flexibility. 🤔 Or maybe I'm just interpreting it in the wrong way.)
(But other than that I like their mindset of listening to feedback, adapting direction accordingly.)

(more Linux and FOSS news in comment)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #GNOME #KDE #LinuxMint #EndeavourOS #Tails #DebianLibre #Budgie #GYESME #GNOME50 #KDEPlasma #TailsOS #LinuxDistro #DistroRelease #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #FosseryTech

Parrot 7 Beta Images are here 💥

Parrot is now based on Debian 13 (Trixie), with KDE as the new default desktop. Please test drive it and let us know what breaks (nicely). 🦜

👉 Click the link down below and read the full Release Notes on our website, then grab the beta and have fun ⤵️

http://parrotsec.org/blog/2025-12-09-parrot-7.0-beta-release-notes

#ParrotSec #ParrotOS #linux #linuxdistro #cybersec #cybersecurity #cybersecuritynews #hacker #hackers #PenTest #pentesting #debian

On another topic, I think I am moving to NixOS for everything…

After discovering nixos-anywhere and colmena, it seems like a much easier path than maintaining my own Debian based image, and applying ad-hoc conversation via ansible

I will still need ansible for Wireguard and k3s credentials, but that makes the whole infrastructure much more unified and deterministic

Soon, a flow of machines abstracted in a big cohesive lump, what a dream

#nixos #nix #homelab #selfhosted #selfhosting #cluster #kubernetes #linux #linuxdistro

Tiny Core Linux: a 23 MB Linux distro with graphical desktop

http://www.tinycorelinux.net/

#HackerNews #TinyCoreLinux #LinuxDistro #LightweightLinux #OpenSource #Software #GraphicalDesktop

Interesting. Heard of Dyne:bolic as well but decided to try an older version from 2004

#Linux #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #Unix #FOSS #Dynebolic #LiveCD

Monochrome boot screen rendered in ASCII art. Large stylized 'A' shape on the left with text describing 'GNU/Linux live bootable CD-ROM standalone FreeSoftware operative system version 1.3' and on the right a boxed boot menu listing F1–F5 options and 'press return to accept the license & boot'

Desktop screenshot with an open Xfe file manager displaying the /home directory tree on the left and folder list on the right; a smaller Dyne:bolic information dialog with three donation/info panels overlaps the lower-right; red-and-black abstract wallpaper is visible behind

I am almost certain this isn't going to install lol

#Linux #RetroComputing #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #LinuxHistory #Tux #LinuxLife #Nostalgia #Unix #FOSS #TechThrowback

A black-and-white text-mode Linux installation screen showing network configuration values such as domain (tamu.edu), host IP (192.9.200.1), netmask (255.255.255.0), network address (192.9.200.0), broadcast address (192.9.200.255), default gateway (192.9.200.254), and nameserver (192.9.200.254). Below, the installer asks for confirmation to install Linux on /dev/hda1 and displays EXT2 filesystem creation details, including block counts, inode counts, block size (1024 bytes), fragment size, block groups, and group layout

Well, here it is. Libranet GNU/Linux 2.7 Classic

#Linux #RetroComputing #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #LinuxHistory #Tux #LinuxLife #Nostalgia #Unix #FOSS #TechThrowback

A dark teal desktop with a single terminal window (xterm) open near the top-left. The terminal shows green ASCII art reading “Libranet” and text “Libranet GNU/Linux 2.7-Classic” followed by a shell prompt “sinclair@libranet:~$”. A taskbar runs along the bottom with small icons at left and a clock at the right displaying “09:04:11”. The mouse pointer is visible to the right of the terminal

Hmm... heard of this distro but never tried it before. Guess I will today if it works

#Linux #RetroComputing #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #LinuxHistory #Tux #LinuxLife #Nostalgia #Unix #FOSS #TechThrowback

Welcome to Libranet GNU/Linux 2.7-Classic

Libranet strives to be the best GNU/Linux system available. We hope you will find Libranet simple to install and a pleasure to use.

Libranet is distributed under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL) and other license agreements. The software included in the Libranet distribution is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. Press F1 to read the COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE WARRANTY information.

YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE SIGNIFIES THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

If you do not agree to these terms, remove the CD and press ctrl-alt-delete.

Before installing you should have made backups of any data you do not want to risk losing on this system. There will be no other way to recover this data if it becomes overwritten during the install. While the likelihood of this happening is remote, it is better to be safe. If you need to make backups, remove the CD and press ctrl-alt-delete.

Only if you are installing onto a system that you know has a SCSI hard drive or SCSI CD-ROM, enter scsi and then press ENTER.

To begin the install, press boot:

This #news post is a little old
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/in-the-wake-of-windows-10-eol-over-780-000-windows-users-skip-11-for-linux-says-zorin-os-developers-distro-hits-unprecedented-1-million-downloads-in-five-weeks
but here are my thoughts:

So you finally decided to quit #Microsoft Windows & move to Linux, good for you👍
It is not easy to quit Windows, it's like quitting a street drug that you never wanted to begin with.
#ZorinOS is not my first choice of a #LinuxDistro, as it does not support #KDE Plasma
but it's a start down the right path to a better computing life with the freedom of Linux & that's what matters most.

#Windows #Linux #OS #TechNews

Okay we're fine now. Take Caldera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4

#Linux #RetroComputing #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #LinuxHistory #Tux #LinuxLife #Nostalgia #Unix #FOSS #TechThrowback

A KDE desktop screenshot with a blue Caldera Systems wallpaper and icons down the left side (OpenStore, Register Now!, Autostart, Trash, Templates, Floppy, Floppy_2, CD-ROM). A "KDE Control Center" window is open in the center showing a left-hand tree of settings categories and system info on the right: KDE Version 1.1.2, User: sinclair, Hostname: the-mainframe.nodomain.nowhere, System: Linux, Release: 2.2.14, Machine: i686. The bottom taskbar shows virtual desktop buttons labeled One–Four, several application icons, and a clock reading "07:31 Jan 01."

Oh Caldera...

#Linux #RetroComputing #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #LinuxHistory #Tux #LinuxLife #Nostalgia #Unix #FOSS #TechThrowback

People seemed to like my Mandrake 7.2 install so have 5.1 too. Glad it worked this time :blobsmile:

#MandrakeLinux #Linux #RetroComputing #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #LinuxHistory #Tux #LinuxLife #Nostalgia #Unix #FOSS #TechThrowback #Mandriva #Mandrake

A blue KDE desktop screenshot with no open windows. Device and folder icons (Trash, Templates, Autostart, CDROM, FLOPPY, HOME, RPMmanager, XKill) run down the left side. A gray bottom panel shows workspace buttons labeled One–Four and small application icons; the clock reads '06:20 Jan 01'

A blue KDE desktop screenshot. A terminal window near the upper-right displays a root prompt and the output 'release 5.1 (Venice)'. Icons for Trash, Templates, Autostart, CDROM, FLOPPY, HOME, RPMmanager and XKill line the left side; a panel with application icons runs along the bottom and the clock reads '06:19 Jan 01'

A blue KDE desktop screenshot showing the KDE Control Center window centered. The control panel lists categories on the left and system details on the right (User: root, Hostname: localhost.localdomain, System: Linux, Release: 2.0.35, Machine: i686). A small 'About KDE' dialog overlaps the lower-right with text about the KDE project and an OK button. The bottom panel and taskbar icons are visible; clock reads '06:21 Jan 01'

Something has gone wrong heh. This was supposed to be Mandrake 5.1

#MandrakeLinux #Linux #RetroComputing #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #LinuxHistory #Tux #LinuxLife #Nostalgia #Unix #FOSS #TechThrowback #Mandriva #Mandrake

A distorted Linux desktop showing two terminal windows at the top-left and top-right corners, each displaying a root prompt. The background is heavily glitched with horizontal noise-like lines, and a mouse cursor shaped like an “X” is visible at the center

🚀 Oh, look! Another Arch-based distro promising "blazingly fast" performance because that’s never been done before. 😂 It's like Linux for people who think typing "CachyOS" repeatedly will unlock some magic speed boost. 🖥️✨
https://cachyos.org/ #ArchLinux #CachyOS #LinuxDistro #BlazingFast #PerformanceHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Ok we are actually all done-

#MandrakeLinux #Linux #RetroComputing #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #LinuxHistory #Tux #LinuxLife #Nostalgia #Unix #FOSS #TechThrowback #Mandriva #Mandrake

Screenshot of Linux Mandrake 7.2 with the KDE 2.0 desktop environment. A blue “About KDE” window titled “K Desktop Environment. Release 2.0 Release Candidate 1” occupies the lower center and contains text and a small green cartoon dragon image. The desktop wallpaper is a pale yellow-to-white gradient filled with large stars and features a large anime-style girl on the right wearing a yellow blouse, blue skirt, star-shaped earrings and holding a staff topped with a star. A column of classic desktop icons (CD-ROM, Docs, Internet, Netscape, Printer, etc.) runs down the left edge, and a blue taskbar with application buttons and system tray sits along the bottom

All done :blobsmile:

#MandrakeLinux #Linux #RetroComputing #LinuxDistro #OpenSource #LinuxHistory #Tux #LinuxLife #Nostalgia #Unix #FOSS #TechThrowback #Mandriva #Mandrake

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