November 2026 7 posts
Mounting Fritzbox Shares on Linux: GNOME, Plasma and fstab Compared by Speed
A Fritzbox makes a handy mini NAS, but on Linux several routes lead to the files. Nautilus, Dolphin, mount.cifs, smbclient and FTP measured against each other: which one suits which …
FOSS keyboards for Android: alternatives to Gboard and SwiftKey tested
Gboard and SwiftKey see every keystroke, and both belong to big tech companies. There are plenty of free keyboards like HeliBoard, FlorisBoard or WM Keyboard – but not all of …
OpenSSH Vulnerability *sshole: Now Long Passwords Are a Problem Too
Log in as root via SSH with any password longer than 256 bytes: the *sshole vulnerability hits OpenSSH on systems with musl libc. The Linux desktop is off the hook, …
FlatPark: A Signed Flatpak Remote for Apps Missing on Flathub
FlatPark is an additional Flatpak remote with 230 reviewed apps, including AI applications and the Helium browser. Setup and installation, tested on CachyOS.
Petition: Open source work should count as volunteering in Germany – about 15,000 signatures still missing
A petition to the German Bundestag calls for open source work to be recognized as volunteer work, on a par with sports clubs or the rescue services. Roughly half of …
ghostty-config 2.0: Settings for Ghostty right in the terminal
Ghostty knows 211 options but has no settings dialog. ghostty-config 2.0 puts themes, fonts and the window into an interface inside the terminal, writes every change as a line of …
PlanetFOSS: Weekly review, Bluesky and a search with filters
Every Monday, PlanetFOSS sums up the past week as a small magazine page: cover story, supernovas, new releases and the week in numbers. On top of that, PlanetFOSS now posts …
October 2026 21 posts
New in TUXEDO OS in October 2026
In October 2026, five issues of “This Week in TUXEDO OS” and three news posts about TUXEDO OS appeared. Among them: “KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta Released”. KDE apps: KDE Photos, …
PlanetFOSS: Support your favorite sources directly
Blogs, magazines and publishers can now add a link to their subscription or donation page on PlanetFOSS. It shows up as a box on the source page, as a heart …
Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W and Pi 4 Model A show up in the kernel – while the Pi keeps getting pricier
Device trees in the kernel reveal a Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W and a Pi 4 Model A. The new budget boards come at the right time: the former 35-dollar …
