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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 13, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

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  2. Stress and Anxiety at Red Hat Today [original]
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  3. Linus Torvalds' AudioNoise Project: A New Era of Coding with Vibe
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  5. Microsoft Didn't Deny Mass Layoffs in the Making, The Mainstream Media is Selling Us Land on the Moon [original]
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  6. Firefox 147 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
    Mozilla has published today the final builds of the Firefox 147 open-source web browser ahead of its official unveiling on January 13th, 2026, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements.
  7. today's leftovers
    BSD and GNU/Linux picks
  8. Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast and This Week in Linux
    2 new episodes
  9. today's howtos
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  10. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Coding, and Standards
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  11. Databases: MySQL and PostgreSQL
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  12. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Homelab, and More
    Hardware picks
  13. FutureOfGamming.com, Games Playable on the Steam Deck, and Game Jam for Free Software Desktop Games
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  14. Linux Kernel: Linux tc, Linus Torvalds Turns to Slop, Kernel 6.12.64 in EasyOS, and Vizio Trial Delayed
    4 stories
  15. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks for today
  16. Auto-cpufreq 3.0 Released With CPU Turbo Controls
    Auto-cpufreq 3.0, a CPU speed and power optimizer for Linux
  17. 3 hidden Linux features that save me hours every week
    Linux does not save time politely
  18. I tried out North Korea's leaked OS so you don't have to
    I’ve already written about Linux distros I’d avoid at all costs
  19. One of the best Linux distros for Windows users just got a fresh update
    The good news is, there are so many Linux distros out there for you to try
  20. Xibo open-source digital signage solution now works with Raspberry Pi 5 thanks to the Arexibo project
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  21. Free and Open Source Software
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  22. Some Weekly Updates on Tux Machines [original]
    This week we celebrate another important milestone
  23. Review: MenuetOS, SparkyLinux with CDE, iDeal OS 2025.12.07
    Going into the holiday break I was hoping to try something new or at least something unusual
  24. Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.5, Linux 6.12.65, Linux 6.6.120, and Linux 6.1.160
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.18.5 kernel
  25. ArchEX (Arch Linux) Live System with MATE 1.28.2-2 DE, Calamares 3.4.0 and kernel 6.18.2-arch-2-1
    After a full system upgrade the Pantheon menu is gone and you can’t get it back
  26. Peropesis 3.1: PHP, dosfstools, pciutils, tgpt, p11-kit, hyfetch
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  27. GNU/Linux in Guam at All-time High [original]
    a small Pacific island and military base
  28. Linux Restores Performance on Older PCs and Keeps Them Fast
    On affected systems, the most noticeable change is immediate
  29. Today in Techrights
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    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

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    2228 /n/2026/01/11/I_replaced_Windows_with_Linux_and_everything_s_going_great.shtml
    2196 /n/2026/01/11/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml
    2193 /n/2026/01/11/Manjaro_Is_Arch_Linux_for_Newbies.shtml
    2190 /n/2026/01/11/5_Windows_like_Linux_distros_you_should_try_out.shtml
    2179 /n/2026/01/11/Linux_made_my_old_PC_fast_again_and_it_hasn_t_slowed_down_since.shtml
    1469 /n/2026/01/04/Manjaro_26_0_Released_with_Linux_6_18_LTS_Xfce_4_20_KDE_Plasma_.shtml

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