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Removal of GTK2 from Forky
Debian 14 will drop Gtk2 – unless Ardour rides to the rescue13 comment bubble on whiteMany dependent apps, including FreePascal and Lazarus, face the chop. Version 2 of the widely used Gtk toolkit will be dropped from the next Debian release. The problem is that many things still need it, including FreePascal and its Lazarus…
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Danes Push for Digital Sovereignty
Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software in push for digital independence Denmark’s tech modernization agency plans to replace Microsoft products with open-source software to reduce dependence on U.S. tech firms. In an interview with the local newspaper Politiken, Danish Minister for Digitalisation Caroline Stage Olsen confirmed that over half of the ministry’s staff will…
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Kernel 6.19 is Out
Linux Kernel 6.19 Officially Released, This Is What’s New. Introduces support for the PCIe Link Encryption security feature and support for the AMD Smart Data Cache Injection (SDCI) feature. Linux kernel 6.19 is now available for download, as announced today by Linus Torvalds himself, featuring enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to…
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Bitlocker unlocked for US Feds
Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for fedsIf you’re serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys If you think using Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption will keep your data 100 percent safe, think again. Last year, Redmond reportedly provided the FBI with encryption keys to unlock the laptops of Windows users charged in a…
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New Deepin Linux adds AI
China’s Deepin Linux gets a slick desktop – and, yes, built-in AIShows Chinese Startup moving in tandem with other big tech Browsers Uniontech’s Deepin 25.0.10 release shows that the Chinese desktop world isn’t waiting on Western tech. It’s modern and good-looking, and has built-in “AI”. Deepin 25.0.10 is the latest point release of Uniontech’s free…
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Scammers invade Snap Store
Ubuntu’s Snap Store is Under Siege from Scammers, and The Gates are Open.After years of crypto wallet theft, scammers have escalated to domain takeovers. Malicious actors are doing everything at their disposal to undermine modern IT infrastructure. Some are motivated by the usual monetary gains, while others have more sinister intents. Canonical’s Snap Store is…
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