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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 13, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Applications: mtPaint in OpenEmbedded, Self-hosted eBook Server, and Linux man pages 6.17

   Application/software news

2. Linux mint: Monthly News – January 2026

   Before we start with the news, I’d like to thank you for your donations and for your support

3. Microsoft Attack Dogs/Operatives Try to Put the Operators of Techrights and of Tux Machines in Prison [original]

   The hired guns in London are eager to turn the UK into another China

   New

4. Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by Linux Kernel 6.17

   Canonical released today Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS as the fourth point release of the long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series.

5. today's leftovers

   mostly GNU/Linux news

6. Web, Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Standards

   FOSS and more

7. Steam Performance in GNU/Linux, Price Hike Speculations, and More

   gaming news

8. Mozilla: Support, Thunderbird, and Slop

   some misc. Mozilla links

9. Red Hat Leftovers

   slop and more

10. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, KiCad, postmarketOS, and More

    Hardware news

11. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical posts

12. Security and FUD, Breaches and Smears

    blaming ssh and irc

13. GitHub Tray GNOME Shell Extension Puts Your GitHub Repos in the System Tray

    Meet GitHub Tray, a GNOME Shell extension that puts your GitHub repositories into the system tray on your GNOME desktop environment with info about issues, forks, and more.

14. GNU/Linux and Standards-Related Leftovers

    mostly GNU/Linux

15. Open Hardware/Modding: Linux On Mobile, 3D Printing, RISC-V, and More

    Hardware picks

16. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks for today

17. Games: Proton Experimental, No Man's Sky Remnant, and More

    some of the latest from GamingOnLinux

18. Android Leftovers

    Android Update Distribution Figures (2026): What the Numbers Reveal

19. I automated my most annoying daily Linux tasks and saved hours every week

    I was procrastinating productively, which is a Linux tradition

20. Bluefin Linux: ChromeOS simplicity meets Linux power

    Fedora-based Bluefin Linux combines the simplicity of ChromeOS with the power of a full Linux distribution

21. I installed Ubuntu on my old MacBook Air and I wish I'd done it sooner

    As someone writing Linux articles for How-To Geek, having a dedicated Linux machine makes sense

22. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

23. Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.10, Linux 6.6.124, Linux 6.12.70, Linux 6.1.163, Linux 5.15.200, and Linux 5.10.250

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.18.10 kernel

24. Ubuntu on Old MacBook Air and Ubuntu Discards Software and Updates Tool

    Canonical/Ubuntu news

25. LWN on Kernel, Rust, and Sigil

    half a dozen new articles

26. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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