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Struggle staying on task when with multiple app windows open and in view? I came across a GNOME extension today that could help you keep focus on the app you’re working in – even when a smorgasbord of other apps are open, visible, and demanding attention from behind it! All it does is dim background…
DistroWatch.com: Linux Q83 Last Update: 2026-05-17 01:29 UTC Linux Q83 is a desktop Linux distribution based on Debian’s “Stable” branch. Depending on the edition, it comes either with the Cinnamon desktop environment (a fork of GNOME created by Linux Mint), or COSMIC (a modern graphical desktop interface written in the Rust programming language, developed by…
Crowdfunding is one of the best ways to turn an idea into an actual product. A creator pitches something, sets a funding goal, and backers decide whether it is worth building. While most campaigns stay small, a few do break out completely. The original Pebble smartwatch asked for $100,000 in 2012, walked away with over…
The Direct 3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 to Vulkan layer DXVK has a new bug fix release out, sorting out some issues since the big recent 3.0. DXVK is part of the secret sauce that helps Valve’s Proton to run so many Windows games exceptionally well on Linux / SteamOS systems like the Steam…
Managing app permissions isn’t a sexy task (if such things exist) but it’s a task we sometimes have to do – and for Flatpak app there’s no better tool than Flatseal. Today a new version of Flatseal was released. Flatseal 2.1.0 offers “refined visuals, improved performance, support for a new permission, quality of life additions,…
DistroWatch.com: MODICIA O.S. Last Update: 2026-07-03 19:12 UTC MODICIA O.S. is a Linux multimedia distribution designed primarily for musicians, graphic designers and video makers. It is based on Debian’s “stable” branch, but uses the Cinnamon desktop and a recent Linux kernel. MODICIA O.S. comes with a set of carefully-selected, open-source multimedia software and tools, such…
Sipeed has been making tiny RISC-V and ARM boards for the maker crowd for years, and its NanoKVM line is already a familiar name if you have ever wanted BIOS-level remote access without paying enterprise IPMI prices. Sipeed has announced a new entry in the NanoKVM line. It is called NanoKVM-Go, it is miniature and…
Relic Entertainment just revealed Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand, a standalone experience to get strategy fans right into the action. They said the point of it is to capture the strategy and intensity of Company of Heroes battles but in a more fast-paced wave defense experience for solo and cooperative play. Sounds similar mechanically…
With GNOME 45 released (though point releases will continue) development attention now turns to its follow-up, namely GNOME 46. And the GNOME 46 release schedule is out, giving us a good idea (dates are always subject to change, remember) of when the next release will appear. Drum roll … Tension builds… Hands shake in anticipation……
DistroWatch.com: BashCore Last Update: 2026-06-05 19:31 UTC BashCore is a Debian-based live Linux distribution designed for security professionals, networking enthusiasts and students. It is available in several editions. The original BashCore is a minimalist command-line only product based on Debian’s “Oldstable” branch, while BashCoreX comes with the Xfce desktop, several privacy-oriented web browsers and other…
