Operating systems, apps and the tools worth installing · page 7
consumer Extended Security Updates run to October 12, 2027, not October 13, 2026. already enrolled? nothing happens on the 13th. and you almost certainly don't need to pay the $30.
Kernel · Jul 20 · 5 min
Proxmox VE 8.4 stops getting support in August. 9.2 finally adds the automatic load balancing VMware refugees kept asking for — and I think the upgrade is worth doing for that alone, deadline or not.
Kernel · Jul 20 · 8 min
debloat scripts strip recovery components and quietly break Windows Update months later. Microsoft finally ships supported removal paths that do the same job — and I'd genuinely rather you used those.
Kernel · Jul 20 · 8 min
GNOME 50 removed the X11 session entirely — you can't log into one even with X.org installed. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ships it, making Wayland mandatory for millions. XWayland still covers your apps.
Kernel · Jul 20 · 6 min
the first major version bump in the project's history brings a visual automation builder, real mobile photo editing, and live video transcoding. it also drops a database backend that will break some upgrades.
Kernel · Jul 20 · 6 min
the Online Safety Act just rewired how Steam works in Britain. mature store pages, trailers and community hubs are behind a credit-card age check — and your past purchases don't count as proof.
Kernel · Jul 20 · 5 min
No login, no plugin, no odd setup. One anonymous request could take over a default WordPress site. Here is the official advisory in plain English, the fixed versions, and the leftovers that tell you a site was hit.
Kernel · Jul 18 · 6 min
it snapshots your entire system and rolls back a botched update in minutes — genuinely good, unlike the old System Restore nobody trusted. but if your drive's under 200GB, it's silently switched off.
Kernel · Jul 15 · 5 min