OSTechNix (Open Source, Technology, Nix*) regularly publishes the latest news, how-to articles, tutorials and tips & tricks about free and opensource software and technology.

Gentoo Linux is migrating its mirrors from GitHub to Codeberg to avoid forced Copilot usage. Learn how to use the new AGit workflow.

OSTechNix (Open Source, Technology, Nix*) regularly publishes the latest news, how-to articles, tutorials and tips & tricks about free and opensource software and technology.

KDE Plasma 6.6 improves Wayland stability, adds screen capture exclusion, Spectacle OCR, auto brightness, HDR fixes, and more.

Worried about the Notepad++ supply chain attack? Notepad++ 8.9.2 adds "Double-Lock" security to stop malware hijacking.

OSTechNix (Open Source, Technology, Nix*) regularly publishes the latest news, how-to articles, tutorials and tips & tricks about free and opensource software and technology.

Vim 9.2 is released. Explore the major updates in Vim 9.2, including experimental Wayland support, fuzzy completion, and XDG config paths.

Eric Turgeon explains why GhostBSD switched from Xorg to XLibre instead of Wayland. Learn Why did GhostBSD abandon Xorg after 15 years.

Starting in March 2026, Discord is rolling out "teen-by-default" safety settings and advanced age assurance systems globally.

Linus Torvalds releases Linux Kernel 6.19. Discover the 300% TCP boost, PCIe Link Encryption, Live Update Orchestrator for VMs, and more.

Linux Mint team is moving away from their six-month release to a longer development cycle to focus on innovation over release management.