Bluesky site for "Distro of the Week" by Larry Cafiero (@lcafiero.bsky.social) and featured at http://www.distrooftheweek.com. One new Linux distro - and once in awhile a BSD-based OS - reviewed on Wednesdays, as well as Bits & Bobs on Mondays/Fridays.https://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mu5snxzdgs2lBits & Bobs, Birthday edition: Happy Birthday, Linux. And Happy Birthday Linux Mint. Along with other news in the Linuxsphere. Enjoy! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/28/bits-bobs-birthday-edition/28 Aug 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5snxzdgs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mtyqzedz2s24This week's Distro of the Week is Garuda Linux. After a year, they developed an update more than worthy of mention. This Arch-based distro even changed the naming convention of its distro to dragons. No small feat there. Welcome to Garuda Temeraire Xfce! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/26/distro-of-the-week-garuda-temeraire-xfce/26 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqzedz2s24https://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mttlnplmzc22Another slow news week in the Linux universe -- August will be like that -- but anyway here are the highlights on Bits & Bobs. Enjoy! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/24/bits-bobs-kde-plasma-6-8-makes-improvements/24 Aug 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttlnplmzc22https://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mtm76hn6f22jSort of a slow news week on the Linux front, but here's Bits & Bobs from Distro of the Week for Friday. Enjoy! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/21/bits-bobs-cosmic-1-6-released/21 Aug 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm76hn6f22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mth3iwgfr22lThis week's Distro of the Week is Poland's Linux Q83 13.14 Kopernik, a Debian-based distro which shows much promise once you get past the default desktop photo. Why it ranks in the 90s on Distrowatch is a mystery when it should be rated much higher. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/19/distro-of-the-week-linux-q83-13-14/19 Aug 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth3iwgfr22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mtcbtoxq7c2tDebian turns 33 - Happy Birthday! - and other Linux news from over the weekend. Just another Monday for Bits & Bobs, courtesy of Distro of the Week. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/17/bits-bobs-happy-33rd-birthday-debian/17 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcbtoxq7c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mt2fc5ht7c2cFor Bits & Bobs to wrap up the week, we have a pair of competing desktop environment stories. Enjoy! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/14/bits-bobs-kde-goes-bulletproof/14 Aug 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2fc5ht7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3msvejdtv4s2gThis week's Distro of the Week is MX Linux 25.2 Infinity. As with the previous iteration of this distro - reviewed by yours truly in October - I was not sure that the developers could improve on it. Silly me. They did. distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/12/distro-of-the-week-mx-linux-25-2-infinity/ https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/12/distro-of-the-week-mx-linux-25-2-infinity/12 Aug 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvejdtv4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3msqhtlf5us2fKDE Plasma 6.8 update, Linux 7.3 drama, and a new CachyOS ISO. Just another weekend of Linux news on Bits & Bobs from Distro of the Week. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/10/bits-bobs-kde-plasma-6-8-progresses/10 Aug 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqhtlf5us2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3msjgkuit622jGnome gets an upgrade to 50.4 and an interesting take on Linux distro-hopping. Just another Friday on Bits & Bobs. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/07/bits-bobs-gnome-50-4-released/07 Aug 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjgkuit622jhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3msdxbubuls2eThis week's Distro of the Week is a British Linux distro that believes presenting a blank canvas for the user to fill with his or her own wants and needs is the way to go. Ladies and gentlemen - that covers most of you - introducing Peppermint OS. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/05/distro-of-the-week-peppermint-os/05 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdxbubuls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3ms6s4oj4m22qFor Bits & Bobs today, it's all Arch Linux all the time, by the way. Arch disables AUR again, a long-time Arch developer resigns, and - to top it all off - Arch releases its August ISO. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/08/03/bits-bobs-arch-disables-aur-again/03 Aug 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6s4oj4m22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3ms4vihlxjs27Good article. Kudos to How-To Geek. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4vihlxjs27https://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3ms4uecyv2227Hmmm . . . over 10 percent you say? [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4uecyv2227https://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mrxmaaag5c2mCosmic desktop environment gets an update, not all GPLed stuff is out of the FreeBSD kernel, and an update on Stonking Stingray. Just another end-of-the-week of Linux news on Bits & Bobs. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/31/bits-bobs-cosmic-1-5-released/31 Jul 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxmaaag5c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mrsibhxmyc2mLike how gravity works or the ending of the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey,” one of life’s mysteries is why the Turkish Linux distro Pardus doesn't top of the list of all-time greats. Distro of the Week takes Pardus 25.2 Xfce for a spin, and again we're impressed. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/29/distro-of-the-week-pardus-25-2-xfce/29 Jul 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsibhxmyc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mrne3hzic22bLibreOffice gets an update, KDE Plasma gets a new tool, and why DOES your Linux box actually perform as well as it does? Just another weekend of Linux news on Bits & Bobs. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/27/bits-bobs-libreoffice-updated/27 Jul 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrne3hzic22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mrfp6puzos2kTails gets a new shutdown and Cosmic gets an update. Just another Friday of Linux news on Bits & Bobs on Distro of the Week. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/24/bits-bobs-new-shutdown-for-tails-7-10/24 Jul 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfp6puzos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mranimtpls26This week's article is another Linux first for us: We test-drive a Spanish Devuan-based distro, free of systemd and using LibreX as the X server. Ladies and gentlemen -- that covers most of you -- welcome to the versatile Vendefoul Wolf Excalibur Xfce. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/22/vendefoul-wolf-excalibur-xfce/22 Jul 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mranimtpls26https://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mr3sembzms2xApologies! The weekend was a little light on Linux news, so Bits & Bobs had to reach a bit. Hopefully, the week will get better for Friday's edition, but bienvenidos a DebConf26 en Argentina! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/20/bits-bobs-kde-plasma-6-8-adds-server-side-shadows/20 Jul 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3sembzms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mqtzlveshk2zIn today's Bits & Bobs on Distro of the Week: How to use AUR safely, Gnome making improvements on testing, and finally Void Linux getting a new package manager. Enjoy! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/17/bits-bobs-how-to-use-aur-safely/17 Jul 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtzlveshk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mqoyyeneps2aThis week's Distro of the Week is a first for the column. Not only is it our first Greek Linux distro, we finally -- FINALLY! -- downloaded and used a distro based on Slackware. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/15/distro-of-the-week-slackel-9-0-mate/15 Jul 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoyyeneps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mqkehsgl6c2qMonday's Bits & Bobs has Debian's latest update and other news around the Linux universe. Enjoy! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/13/bits-bobs-debian-13-gets-update/13 Jul 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkehsgl6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mqcij2dj522eLinux Mint goes Wayland. Tuxedo OS switches Linux bases. And what is going on with KDE anyway? Find out by reading Bits & Bobs from Distro of the Week. Enjoy! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/10/bits-bobs-linux-mint-to-provide-wayland-support-for-cinnamon/10 Jul 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcij2dj522ehttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mq5mtlvcvc2dThis week's "Distro of the Week" take a trip south - way south, incidentally - to Chile, where the Chilean Linux distro OmegaLinux is put through its paces. Once based on Lubuntu, it's now based on Arch, and its performance upticks show. Enjoy! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/08/omegalinux-next-deep-blue-sea/08 Jul 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5mtlvcvc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mpyk77v25c2uIt's a girl! Hannah Montana Linux returns, along with 18 years of updates and a new Debian base. Also, are these desktop environments really forgotten, or are they just not part of the Gnome/KDE juggernaut? You decide. Monday's Bits & Bobs is available. https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/06/bits-bobs-gnome-51-ready-for-testing/06 Jul 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyk77v25c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mpqzae6jpc2wBits & Bobs picks out the more relevant Linux news and provides it in bite-sized pieces. Enjoy! https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/03/bits-bobs-ultramarine-44-released/03 Jul 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqzae6jpc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mpm4rjtiqk2nLazyLinux is a misnomer. Not only is it not 'lazy,' it stands head and shoulders above many Linux distros. Based on Void Linux - of all distros - it is also the only distro from Armenia - of all places. Have a read of this week's Distro of the Week here . . . https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/07/01/distro-of-the-week-lazylinux-xfce/01 Jul 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm4rjtiqk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mpgzzbbmwk2rToday's Bits & Bobs from Distro of the Week provides answers to the age-old question: Of all the distros based on Arch Linux, which is the best? There's a list out there thanks to HowToGeek.com. Read on . . . https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/06/29/bits-bobs-best-arch-based-distro/29 Jun 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgzzbbmwk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/distrooftheweek.bsky.social/post/3mp7ehhueqc2fFriday's "Bits & Bobs" asks the age-old question: How can you save $60 simply by using Linux? Read on . . . https://distrooftheweek.com/2026/06/26/bits-bobs-pssst-want-to-save-60/26 Jun 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:ba6ckvrraeei4ewou3f4dou3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7ehhueqc2f