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General Linux News:

VoIPster Communications President Launches Open-Source Voice Dictation Solution for Linux
Microsoft Wants to Update All Your Software ? Here?s What That Means
Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Script To Use a ZRAM Swapdrive
Gnome?s New Director Tackles Funding, Pride and Prejudice
As EDA Ban Hits China Will Europe Step Up on Open Hardware?
How to Give Passwordless Root Privileges to a Normal User
Fix Slow Linux Boot Issue and Speed Up Your Linux System in Less Than 5 Minutes
Audacity 3.7.4 Patches Critical Crashes and Rendering Issues


Distribution News:

Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 8-20171130
OS Release: ReactOS 0.4.7
Distribution Release: ROSA R10
Distribution Release: Uruk GNU/Linux 2.0
Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 7.5
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 741
Distribution Release: Rocks Cluster Distribution 7.0
Development Release: Fatdog64 Linux 720 Beta
Distribution Release: Raspbian 2017-11-29
Distribution Release: deepin 15.5





General Linux News:

VoIPster Communications President Launches Open-Source Voice Dictation Solution for Linux

Andrew Mitchell, President and Senior Network Engineer of VoIPster Communications, Inc., has officially announced the release of the Linux Dictation Project, an open-source voice dictation and voice command interface tailored for Linux users with accessibility in mind. Available now on GitHub, the project aims to empower users?especially those with physical disabilities?by enabling full voice-driven text entry […]

The post VoIPster Communications President Launches Open-Source Voice Dictation Solution for Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

Microsoft Wants to Update All Your Software ? Here?s What That Means

Microsoft is preparing to change the way your PC handles updates with a new centralized software update platform. Instead of relying on a patchwork of tools and notifications, this system aims to streamline the process?updating all apps, drivers, and system components in one place.

The post Microsoft Wants to Update All Your Software ? Here?s What That Means appeared first on Linux Today.

Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Script To Use a ZRAM Swapdrive

Discover how to enhance your Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC with a ZRAM swap drive.

The post Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Script To Use a ZRAM Swapdrive appeared first on Linux Today.

Gnome?s New Director Tackles Funding, Pride and Prejudice

Discover how Gnome's new director addresses funding challenges and navigates themes of pride and prejudice in this insightful exploration of leadership.

The post Gnome?s New Director Tackles Funding, Pride and Prejudice appeared first on Linux Today.

As EDA Ban Hits China Will Europe Step Up on Open Hardware?

Explore the implications of the EDA ban on China and discover how Europe might lead the way in open hardware innovation.

The post As EDA Ban Hits China Will Europe Step Up on Open Hardware? appeared first on Linux Today.

How to Give Passwordless Root Privileges to a Normal User

Discover how to grant passwordless root privileges to a normal user securely. Follow our step-by-step guide to enhance your system's accessibility and efficiency.

The post How to Give Passwordless Root Privileges to a Normal User appeared first on Linux Today.

Fix Slow Linux Boot Issue and Speed Up Your Linux System in Less Than 5 Minutes

Discover how to fix slow Linux boot issues and speed up your system in under 5 minutes.

The post Fix Slow Linux Boot Issue and Speed Up Your Linux System in Less Than 5 Minutes appeared first on Linux Today.

Audacity 3.7.4 Patches Critical Crashes and Rendering Issues

Audacity 3.7.4 open-source audio editor fixes crashes, waveform rendering, and clip deletion issues.

The post Audacity 3.7.4 Patches Critical Crashes and Rendering Issues appeared first on Linux Today.



Distribution News:

Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 8-20171130
Mark Greaves has announced the release of an updated build of Peppermint OS 8, a lightweight distribution based on Lubuntu (the long-term support branch) and featuring the LXDE desktop: "Team Peppermint is pleased to announce the latest iteration of our operating system, Peppermint 8 Respin, which still comes....
OS Release: ReactOS 0.4.7
ReactOS is an open source operating system which strives to be binary compatible with Microsoft Windows and is capable of running many Windows applications. The project has released ReactOS 0.4.7 which introduces improvements to application skins, better disk usage reporting and a smoother experience when sending files to....
Distribution Release: ROSA R10
Vladimir Potapov has announced the release of ROSA R10, the latest stable build of the desktop-focused distribution with support for KDE 4 and Plasma 5 desktop environments: "ROSA Desktop R10 is the second release based on the ROSA 2016.1 platform. The distribution is targeted mainly at the Linux....
Distribution Release: Uruk GNU/Linux 2.0
Uruk GNU/Linux is a completely free-software distribution based on Trisquel GNU/Linux and featuring the MATE desktop. The project's latest release, version 2.0, includes an updated Linux-libre kernel, version 7 of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), MATE 1.12 and a new welcome screen. "We grew up and the....
Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 7.5
Philip Broughton has announced the release of a new version of Puppy Linux. The new version is Puppy Linux 7.5, code name "Xenialpup". The new version of the lightweight distribution is built using packages from Ubuntu's 16.04 "Xenial" release and Puppy maintains binary compatibility with Ubuntu packages. "Puppy....
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 741
This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: Pop!_OS 17.10News: openSUSE's Tumbleweed snapshots, Q4OS can be installed on a Windows partition, Fedora 25 reaching its end of lifeTips and tricks: Keep terminal programs running, using the at command, reverse OpenSSH connectionsReleased last week: Linux Mint 18.3, Black Lab 11.5, Lakka....
Distribution Release: Rocks Cluster Distribution 7.0
Philip Papadopoulos has announced the release of Rocks Cluster Distribution 7.0, a major new update of the project's specialist operating system for easy deployments as computer clusters. Rocks Cluster 7.0 is based on CentOS 7.4: "The latest update of Rocks, code name 'Manzanita', is now released. Manzanita is....
Development Release: Fatdog64 Linux 720 Beta
The Fatdog64 Linux distribution is a descendant of Puppy Linux for 64-bit x86 computers. The Fatdog64 project has announced the release of a new development snapshot, Fatdog64 Linux 720 Beta. The new beta features many package updates, the "spot" user's home directory has been moved and some changes....
Distribution Release: Raspbian 2017-11-29
Simon Long has announced the release of an updated build of Raspbian, a Debian-based distribution designed for the Raspberry Pi single-board computers: "We're pleased to announce that we are releasing the latest version of Raspbian 'Stretch' for your Pi today. This new release is mostly bug fixes and....
Distribution Release: deepin 15.5
deepin is a Debian-based distribution featuring a custom desktop environment, called Deepin Desktop. The latest version of the distribution, deepin 15.5, introduces several important features, including HiDPI support, fingerprint scanner, wi-fi hotspot sharing and support for installing Flatpak packages. "deepin is a Linux distribution devoted to providing beautiful,....