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Thunderbird 139 follows closely on Firefox's heels

1 week ago | theregister.com | Liam Proven

Mozilla subsidiary MZLA has released the latest version of its messaging client, with some handy extras. Thunderbird 139 is out, following the new monthly release cycle that we covered a month ago. Thunderbird now has short-term releases that track the upstream Firefox releases, but if you don't want your email client to change that often, you can still choose the extended support release (ESR) version. On the download page click on Release Channel and choose Thunderbird Extended Support Release.
Three ways to run Windows apps on a Linux box

1 week ago | lxer.com | Liam Proven

hands on If you're thinking about switching to Linux but there are a few Windows apps you just can't do without, you do have options… and some of them are free. Windows 10 is staring down the barrel of Microsoft's gun. The "End of 10" is nigh. But when Windows 10 reaches its end of its life on October 14th, there are a wealth of free options available that will run on anything going.
Sardina throws bait toward SUSE Enterprise Storage users

1 week ago | theregister.com | Liam Proven

Sardina hopes to entice anyone still using SUSE Enterprise Storage (SES) over to FishOS instead with a price-based hook: a license fee of €1 per core, regardless of storage volume. Sardina Systems has been around since 2014 selling its FishOS cloud management platform, which combines Openstack, Ceph and Kubernetes. The timing of the new special €1 offer is in response to SUSE's continuing gradual withdrawal from Ceph storage.
Arrival of Linux 6.15 arrives hails end of 486-class CPUs

1 week ago | lxer.com | Liam Proven

Over the holiday weekend, Linus Torvalds released the latest Linux kernel – signalling the end of the line for 486-class chips. Torvalds announced kernel 6.15 on Sunday, after a short last-minute delay. Relative to March's kernel 6.14 release, there were a lot of code changes in this release, but most of them are not big-bang changes.
Firefox 139 is here with improved translation features

1 week ago | theregister.com | Liam Proven

Another month, another new version of Firefox, with several handy changes. The future is less certain, though. Mozilla has released Firefox 139, but the new version is overshadowed by the company's other recent changes. The announcement page for the new release really is startlingly bare: there are no new features listed at all. There's just a link to Mozilla's blog post from last week about a smarter, simpler Firefox address bar. That's a little unjust.
Three ways to run Windows apps on a Linux box

1 week ago | theregister.com | Liam Proven

hands on If you're thinking about switching to Linux but there are a few Windows apps you just can't do without, you do have options… and some of them are free. Windows 10 is staring down the barrel of Microsoft's gun. The "End of 10" is nigh. But when Windows 10 reaches its end of its life on October 14th, there are a wealth of free options available that will run on anything going.
The elusive goal of Unix – or Linux – is simplicity

1 week ago | lxer.com | Liam Proven

Comment Linux distro wars are nothing new. "Advocacy" (a euphemism for angry argument) about hardware, OSes, programming languages and editors goes back as long as different computers have existed. Computers appeal to geeky folks, and geeky folks readily get a little too attached to things — and then become possessive and defensive about them.
The elusive goal of Unix – or Linux – is simplicity

1 week ago | theregister.com | Liam Proven

Comment Linux distro wars are nothing new. "Advocacy" (a euphemism for angry argument) about hardware, OSes, programming languages and editors goes back as long as different computers have existed. Computers appeal to geeky folks, and geeky folks readily get a little too attached to things — and then become possessive and defensive about them.
AnduinOS: A simpler Ubuntu with a hint of Windows 11

2 weeks ago | lxer.com | Liam Proven

AnduinOS, a one-man project from a Chinese Microsoft engineer, is quite a new Ubuntu remix that reshapes GNOME in the image of Windows 11. So far, AnduinOS is only on its fourth release. The current release, version 1.3, is based on Ubuntu 25.04 and appeared at the start of this month. Although it is not technologically radical, there are a few unusual aspects to AnduinOS that make it interesting. Unlike many remixes, it doesn't replace Ubuntu's default desktop.
AnduinOS: A simpler Ubuntu with a hint of Windows 11

2 weeks ago | theregister.com | Liam Proven

AnduinOS, a one-man project from a Chinese Microsoft engineer, is quite a new Ubuntu remix that reshapes GNOME in the image of Windows 11. So far, AnduinOS is only on its fourth release. The current release, version 1.3, is based on Ubuntu 25.04 and appeared at the start of this month. Although it is not technologically radical, there are a few unusual aspects to AnduinOS that make it interesting. Unlike many remixes, it doesn't replace Ubuntu's default desktop.