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FOSS Weekly #26.36: Debian CERN Win, Faster Firefox, Free Bash Course, Grub Customization and More Linux Stuff
Firefox 155 has arrived quietly, speeding up page loads with Happy Eyeballs v3 and QUIC v2. And the timing is perfect for you to switch. Google just removed uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store, leaving Firefox one of the last non-Chromium browsers still supporting it.
EndeavourOS 'Triton' is running late, so instead of that, the developers have introduced 'Titan Nova' as a release mostly packed with hardware support enablement, misc fixes, Linux 7.1.8, and more.
Vanilla OS 3 'Reunion' is out with first-class ARM64 support, reproducible images, and GNOME 50. New default apps include Ptyxis, Papers, and Resources, while snapshot backups come via the new Vanilla Continuity tool.
Virtual machines add a layer; containers share one kernel, but Multikernel's approach avoids both. It gives each workload its own full kernel on real hardware. The first public release targets servers and SRE teams.
Do you own an Apple iPhone? Well, then you might be missing the Continuity feature on Linux. Luckily, a developer has managed to bring a comparable experience with Tether, an open source app that carries iMessage, SMS, and OTP codes to Linux over Bluetooth.
Debian 11 "Bullseye" has reached end-of-life, which means you have to either upgrade to a newer supported release, or stay on it, manually managing the security of your system.
Speaking of Debian, the CERN lab is migrating 2200 of its control systems to Debian 13. That's a massive win for all of us Linux users.
LibreOffice 26.8 contains no AI features, on purpose. TDF proudly markets its stance, promising that its office suite doesn't need to contact a server.
Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency is putting €508,640 into Flatpak over two years, involving a few other stakeholders. Seems like Flatpak is going to get stronger and more widespread.
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