Ubuntu get 15 years of support, Google finally releases Android source code and backs down on “sideloading”, more steps to move on from X11, IKEA launches a range of Matter IoS gear, and more.
News
Canonical expands total coverage for Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years with Legacy add-on
The wait is over: Android 16 QPR1’s source code is now available on AOSP
Google will let expert Android users to sideload all apps
GNOME Mutter Now “Completely Drops The Whole X11 Backend”
PSF Gets a Donor Surge After Rejecting Anti-DEI Federal Grant
Introducing Blender Lab
IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products
Ikeaās new smart home collection is entirely Matter-compatible
KDE Korner
Help us reach the inflection point
Google Summer of Code 2025 Conclusion – KDE Mentorship
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Linux After Dark ā Episode 109
How we’ve all set up our backups including GUI distros vs doing it the hard way, ZFS vs Borg, and why it’s tricky to chose the right offsite location.
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2.5 Admins 274: Go Go Gadget Windows
Windows is becoming an “agentic OS”, some WD SMR drives are dying prematurely, backing up VMware with ZFS, and separating trusted and non-trusted devices on your network.
Plugs
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Understanding Storage Performance Metrics
December Webinar: The 12 Days of ZFS: Tips, Tricks, and Treats
News/discussion
Microsoft is turning Windows into an āagentic OS,ā starting with the taskbar
Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data
WD launches investigation into problems with its controversial SMR hard drives
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Late Night Linux ā Episode 360
We are excited and enthusiastic about Valve’s new Linux hardware, and then angry and disappointed about Mozilla’s latest nonsense.
News
Steam Machine, controller, VR headset incoming from Valve
Say hi to Kit
Introducing AI, the Firefox way: A look at what we’re working on and how you can help shape it
Mozilla Connect thread
End of Japanese community
Web API for AI Agents
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Linux Dev Time ā Episode 137
What object-oriented programming is, why it went out of fashion, and how more modern approaches to development incorporate some of its aspects.
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