Linux lacks native versions of industry-grade creative tools like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and while open-source options are capable, not everyone is willing to relearn and adapt to different tools. Thankfully, the gap in commercial design software is plugged with workarounds involving Wine, the Windows compatibility layer – which is how you can run Affinity v3 on Linux. Affinity, acquired by Canva in 2024, moved to a freemium model in 2025. Photo, Designer and Publisher tools are now a unified app, which is free to download and use on Windows and macOS (generative AI features require a Canva Pro subscription). […]

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Linux handhelds are having a moment of late, yet few wear their geek cred as proudly as the Mecha Comet, a new open source, palm-sized computer crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The Mecha Comet is not a phone and it isn’t aiming to replace your your laptop. Instead, it’s a modular Linux device designed to be… Well, Whatever you need it to be, when you need it to be: adaptability is the USP [that’s enough “eees” – ed]. Three magnetic snap-on attachments change how the device functions: A gamepad panel equips D-Pad and buttons to mash. A GPIO header with I/O breakout […]

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Add custom command and script toggles to GNOME Shell's Quick Settings menu. Create up to 6 buttons to trigger any action you want, easily and in reach!

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FOSDEM, Europe's biggest open-source event returns to Brussels with keynotes on FOSS funding, AI security and digital sovereignty from January 31-February 1.

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It's not that Linux became “GUI only”, but that the Linux desktop has become far more complete. The modern desktop we know today ships graphical tools that cover almost every common task in ways that are genuinely approachable.

This sure sounds like a meme project, but there's more to it!

The tool gets rid of its subscription model and open-sources the engine.

The feline-faced AI assistant just got a neat upgrade. 🐱

Daniel Stenberg says the inflow of AI slop has become unsustainable for the curl security team to handle.

This blog post was originally published on the CNCF blog page on January 20, 2026. 

A new app for streaming music from TIDAL on Linux has entered beta. Tonearm, which is unofficially, is built in GTK4/libadwaita and uses official TIDAL APIs.

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This $549 rugged smartphone runs Android 16, launches Debian Linux as an app, and dual-boots Windows 11.

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In this article, learn how to set time, timezone, and synchronize your Linux system clock with NTP using timedatectl, systemd-timesyncd,

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In this article, we show you how to encrypt files with GPG in Linux, generate key pairs, share encrypted files

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Want to add a note to a tab in Firefox? Well, soon you can. Mozilla developers are working on a new Tab Notes feature, and it's available to test early - here's how.

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And it is based on Rust. What else can you ask for?

Not everyone will be happy with this.

The new SoC comes loaded with some utility-focused bits. Engineering samples are available right now.

The new "human in the loop" policy holds contributors accountable for reviewing and understanding all AI-assisted submissions.