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04 Nov 2026 edition

11 articles · 7 sources ·

Top topics: Open Source · Web · General

Open Source

[$] Plasma X11 session removal surprises some Fedora users

The KDE Project announced, in 2025, that Plasma 6.7 would be the last version of the desktop environment that would support X11 sessions. Those who keep up with KDE's announcements no doubt expected it when Plasma 6.8…

Source: LWN.net jzb
Open Source

Bazzite 45 released

Version 45 of Bazzite, the image-based gaming distribution based on Fedora Linux, has been released. Notable changes in this release include a rebase to Fedora 45, updated Open Gaming Collective (OGC) kernels, support…

Source: LWN.net jzb
Web

Smashing AI Conference

The AI 2027 Conference is a live online day for designers and engineers on where AI stands today, what to expect in 2027, and where teams are getting it right. Smashing AI Conference originally handwritten and published…

Source: CSS-Tricks Geoff Graham
Open Source

[$] Portable Python scripts with dependencies

A basic Python script is portable: it can be copied between machines with little concern about compatibility. A script that depends on third-party packages requires quite a bit more care and consideration, however. In…

Source: LWN.net jake
Open Source

Security updates for Wednesday

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (cockpit, dpdk, fence-agents, firefox, freerdp, gimp, opentelemetry-collector, python-dns, qemu-kvm, and raptor2), Debian (apt and squid), Fedora (ags, apptainer, chromium,…

Source: LWN.net jzb
Web

Safari will 'dark mode' your site for you

🚀 Frontend Focus #​765 — November 4, 2026 | Read on the web Safari Introduces Adaptive Dark Mode — A new (opt-in) feature added to the Safari 27.3 beta that automatically adapts light sites to dark ones. It's here…

Source: Frontend Focus
Open Source

GitLab Transcend: Scaling AI with Data and Context

Watch how GitLab enables engineering leaders to measure AI adoption, reduce agent token spend, and enforce granular credit controls across the software lifecycle. Live from GitLab Transcend, Chief Product and Marketing…

Source: GitLab GitLab