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  1. KDE Gear 25.12.1 Released with Various Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps
    The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 25.12.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.12 series of this collection of open-source apps for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and other platforms.
  2. Sick of Microslop? New Linux distro could win over Windows 11 haters
    This is markedly different from current Linux efforts on the Windows front
  3. One Week of 2026 [original]
    It has now been 7 days in the new year
  4. GNU/Linux and Hardware Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux

    New

  5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
    leftovers focused on FOSS
  6. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  7. Web Browsers/Web Servers: curl, RSS, and More
    WWW centric picks
  8. Linux and BSD Leftovers
    This Week in Linux and more
  9. Servers: Self-Hosted Grafana and Latest From Kubernetes
    Server news
  10. Android Leftovers
    Your Android-powered car will get faster updates thanks to Qualcomm
  11. Red Hat is Promoting Slop and Back Doors (Sold as "Confidential")
    IBM and RHAT stuff
  12. Devices With GNU/Linux and Open Hardware, 3-D Printing
    On modding oriented machines
  13. Want to try the original KDE desktop from 1996? I did, and it took me back - here's how
    You can revisit the early days of Linux through MiDesktop, a modern fork of the original KDE 1
  14. Kernel deadlock and splitting a Linux kernel package
    Linux and more
  15. today's howtos
    idroot and more
  16. Games: Titles in Steam, Godot 4.6 Beta 3, Vista 11 at Risk as GNU/Linux Gains (RAM Prices Favour the Latter)
    many picks for today
  17. I built a project management dashboard with Linux KDE Plasma widgets (no apps needed)
    Well, here’s how I used KDE Plasma widgets to turn my Linux desktop into a functional project management dashboard
  18. 5 reasons I stopped using Ubuntu
    Ubuntu has long been the face of Linux
  19. Make Gnome Screenshot Work Again in Ubuntu 25.10
    For users who prefer the classic Gnome Screenshot tool
  20. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  21. Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.4, and Linux 6.12.64
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.18.4 kernel
  22. Fedora, GNU-like Mobile Linux, and Fake 'FSF' (FSF-EEE)
    some leftovers
  23. Android Leftovers
    Google’s new Android source code release schedule is bad news for custom ROMs
  24. Someone made a sticky notes app within the Linux terminal, and you can download it right now
    Ever since I made the jump over to Linux
  25. This new Linux app lets you control your PC with your voice, and it's free
    EasySpeak should fill a notable gap in the Linux ecosystem where many existing voice tools are either proprietary
  26. 6 things Windows users always get wrong about Linux (and what’s actually true)
    There are many misconceptions about Linux
  27. This Linux distro is for people who just want games to work
    There's no shortage of gaming-focused Linux distros right now
  28. 3 must-try tools if you want Windows-like desktop widgets on Ubuntu
    During a recent visit to Stack Exchange's Unix and Linux section
  29. I Thought This Wikipedia App for Linux was Pointless (I Was Wrong)
    When I saw Wike in the GNOME Software store, I thought
  30. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  31. Games: Humble Bundle, More Gaming Handhelds Running GNU/Linux, SteamOS 3.7.19
    9 picks from GamingOnLinux
  32. Fedora 44 Will Be the First Distro to Adopt KDE's Plasma Login Manager
    KDE recently announced that Plasma 6.8 will drop X11 support completely
  33. Try Joplin: Your Open Source Evernote Alternative
    If you rely heavily on note-taking apps and want to switch from a proprietary to an open-source solution
  34. Recent HowTos From Make Tech Easier
    4 recent articles
  35. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  36. Recent Valnet Articles on GNU/Linux Work Through the Shell/Bash/Terminal
    5 recent articles
  37. Simon Batt's (Valnet) Journey Through GNU/Linux Distros, Including One on a Floppy Disk
    a pair of recent articles
  38. 5 tiny Linux tools that replace big, heavy apps
    It just works, and that's enough
  39. Red Hat: Elections in Fedora, systemd Update, and Flathub Record
    IBM et al
  40. Linux package managers beat the Microsoft Store in every way
    And it's not even close
  41. 6 Linux distros that are perfect for rescuing your PC
    Whether it's destined for a closet or a landfill, these distros can be a perfect way to keep your PC alive
  42. Kernel: BPF, Memory Use, and "Episode 29 of the Dirk and Linus show"
    Linux coverage from LWN
  43. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2026-01-02 to 2026-01-08
    2306 /n/2026/01/02/Microsoft_LLMs_Are_Speaking_Spreading_Misinformation_by_Slop_Ab.shtml
    1134 /n/2026/01/03/State_of_the_Server_2026_and_Kubernetes_Updates_Tips.shtml
    1129 /n/2026/01/04/Manjaro_26_0_Released_with_Linux_6_18_LTS_Xfce_4_20_KDE_Plasma_.shtml

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