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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 24, 2026

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3. Stop guessing what’s slowing down Linux. Do this instead

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4. Switching to Linux saves you money in more way than one

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6. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

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7. FLinux – Linux distribution built in FLTK

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8. Winux – successor for Windows 10 and 11 users

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9. today's leftovers

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10. Bloated Web and Content Management Systems on the Sordid Web

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11. Kernel (Linux): Btrfs subvolumes and firmware issues with MD RAID coming

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12. Games: New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, Annual Public Domain Game Jam, Old Consoles

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13. Programming Leftovers

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14. Moddable Hardware: Raspberry Pi, GrapheneOS, and More

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15. today's howtos

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16. Linux 7.0-rc5

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17. openSUSE Releases Agama 19 Installer with Many New Features and Improvements

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18. Firefox 149 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New

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19. ENux – Debian-based Linux distribution

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20. Android Leftovers

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21. Fishy Linux – lightweight minimal LXQT distro

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22. BlankOn Linux – Indonesian Debian-based distribution

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23. This Linux filesystem was supposed to change everything—here's the dark reason it failed

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24. 4 things you can do with a Linux terminal on Android that no regular app can match

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25. I built a NAS from an old laptop—here's what Linux taught me the hard way

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26. Ubuntu's folder icons got redesigned twice in a week because users can't agree on how they look

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27. Free and Open Source Software

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28. Linexin – Arch-based Linux distribution

    Linexin is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux

29. Vanilla Dpup – operating system based on Puppy Linux and Debian

    Vanilla Dpup is a lightweight, community-built operating system based on Puppy Linux and Debian

30. Review: Argent Linux 1.5.3

    Argent Linux is a Gentoo-based distribution featuring the KDE Plasma desktop and designed for workstations and servers

31. On Our Way to Independence: Funding FOSS Force’s Next Year of Coverage

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32. Contribute at the Fedora CoreOS 44 Test Week

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33. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 22nd, 2026

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34. Today in Techrights

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