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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 04, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux and BSD, some FOSS
  2. Tumbleweed Report and Zypper’s New Parallel Downloads
    OpenSUSE news
  3. Jailing "Linux" Inside Microsoft Excel, Inside Windows, and More
    not really good

    New

  4. Security Leftovers
    patches and more
  5. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  6. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Walnut Pi
    hardware-related news
  7. Red Hat Leftovers
    some IBM also
  8. KDE: Python in Kate, conf.kde.in, and Talking FOSS on Daft Code
    KDE picks for the weekend
  9. Games: Godot, Malware, and More
    Games-centric news picks
  10. today's howtos
    many howtos
  11. Wine 10.7
    The Wine development release 10.7 is now available
  12. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    and FSFE
  13. Videos/Shows About GNU/Linux
    past week's
  14. today's howtos
    a handful
  15. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, and More
    Hardware picks
  16. Mozilla on Google (Conflict of Interest)
    Mozilla’s CEO discusses testimony in U.S. v. Google search case
  17. Games: Consoles, SteamOS 3.7.5 Preview, and More DRM Stuff
    9 stories, mostly from GamingOnLinux
  18. Android Leftovers
    Several phone brands rumored to be planning a major shift away from Android
  19. Proton is so good these days, I wish I could make the switch to Linux
    Now, though, things are different, and fantastic devices like the Steam Deck prove that Linux is viable as a gaming platform these days
  20. Paprius Icon Set Update Adds New Icons, Plasma 6 Support
    If you use the Papirus icon theme on Ubuntu, you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download
  21. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  22. SolydXK Linux is a Debian-based operating system
    SolydXK is an open source operating system for small and medium-sized businesses
  23. This Week in Plasma: move by default when dragging-and-dropping
    Welcome to a new issue of “This Week in Plasma”! Every week we cover the highlights of what’s happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor, and more
  24. Brave browser - A rather interesting Chromium-based option
    Until now, for no deliberate reason, I never quite got around to testing Brave
  25. Stable kernels: Linux 6.14.5, Linux 6.12.26, Linux 6.6.89, Linux 6.1.136, Linux 5.15.181, Linux 5.10.237, and Linux 5.4.293
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.14.5 kernel
  26. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux mostly
  27. Open Hardware/Modding: Single-Board Z80 Computer, Open Source Firmware, and More
    hardware picks
  28. today's howtos
    only 3 for now
  29. Release of AnduinOS 1.3
    AnduinOS 1.3 is out
  30. Security and Microsoft/Windows TCO
    many examples today
  31. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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