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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 25, 2026

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1. Debian 13.4 Trixie-based antiX 26 comes with lots of updated packages, tweaks, and fixes

   Based on Debian 13.4 Trixie while leaving out systemd/libsystemd0 and elogind/libelogind0

2. Krita 5.3.0 Released!

   Today is the simultaneous release of Krita 5.3.0 and Krita 6.0.0

   New

3. The Person Who Tries to Take Tux Machines Offline Does Not Want You to Read About What He Did [original]

   We've been receiving threats from burner accounts

   New

4. Kali Linux 2026.1 Is Out with New Default Theme, New Tools, and BackTrack Mode

   Offensive Security released today Kali Linux 2026.1 as the latest stable snapshot of this Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for penetration testing and ethical hacking, coming more than three months after Kali Linux 2025.4.

5. Thunderbird 149 Email Client Enables Exporting of Selected Address Book Cards

   Hot on the heels of Firefox 149, the Mozilla Thunderbird open-source email, news, chat, calendar, and addressbook client has been updated today to version 149 with various new features and bug fixes.

6. GNU/Linux Leftovers

   half a dozen GNU/Linux stories

7. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Access Leftovers

   FOSS and more

8. Mozilla's Privacy Posturing and Firefox's New Features

   Mozilla and more

9. Events: Linux Plumbers Conference and All Things Slop; LibreOffice at MiniDebConf and ODF Gains in EU

   4 more stories

10. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks for now

11. Canonical/Ubuntu: Local Privilege Escalation (LPE), CVEs, and Boosting of Rust

    Canonical/Ubuntu leftovers

12. Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, ESP32, and More

    Hardware leftovers

13. Games: Planet of Lana II, SteamOS, and WINE

    some gaming picks for today

14. today's howtos

    many howtos for today

15. IBM/Red Hat Promoting Slop and Other Products

    Slop mostly

16. Security Leftovers

    7 leftovers for today

17. Microsoft (et al) Front Group OpenSSF Promotes Self-Serving Plays as "Security" Under the Name "Linux"

    Distortion of public discourse

18. Proprietary: Omni, Qt, Microsoft Trying to Mislead and Curtail GNU/Linux

    some leftovers

19. Android Leftovers

    Android Auto connection issues leave Pixel and Samsung users stuck

20. 7 settings I change after installing Ubuntu

    Every time I install Ubuntu, whether it's a fresh setup or an upgrade

21. 9 myths about the Linux terminal you should stop believing

    Are you one of those people who breaks into a cold sweat at the thought of opening a Linux terminal

22. I ditched GIMP for Krita and never looked back

    When I made the jump from Windows to Linux midway through 2025

23. You've heard wrong: Pop!_OS isn't the best beginner Linux distro

    Pop!_OS keeps getting recommended as the obvious beginner Linux distro

24. 10 beginner-friendly Linux distros that aren’t Mint (and why you might prefer them)

    Linux Mint has earned a reputation as a Linux distro that's easy to get started with

25. Free and Open Source Software

    This is a series looking at the BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC running Linux

26. Mariposa Rescue Disk – rescue system

    Mariposa Rescue Disk is a rescue system that can start from a USB stick

27. NVIDIA 595 Linux Graphics Driver Released as Latest Production Branch Version

    NVIDIA released today the stable version of the NVIDIA 595 graphics driver for GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems, introducing various new features and improvements.

28. Krita 6.0 Digital Painting App Released with Wayland Color Management Support

    Today, the Krita Foundation released Krita 6.0 as a major update of this open-source, free, and cross-platform digital painting application for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems.

29. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks

30. Exton Linux ExLight 260322 drops with Enlightenment 0.27.1, Calamares 3.3.14-1, and more

    The base used is Debian 13.4 Trixie

31. Android Leftovers

    I’m so glad I gave this unique Android launcher a second chance

32. I installed a full Linux desktop on my Android phone and it's buttery smooth

    I've been messing around with Android for years

33. Games: New Titles, Graphics, and GE-Proton 10-34

    8 picks from GamingOnLinux

34. Proprietary Microsoft Software (Slop-Made Slopware?) Breaks Itself, Similarly Bad Ideas for GNU/Linux

    3 new articles

35. GNU/Linux on Desktop/Laptop: Disabling Back-Door/Kill Switch (Controlled by Microsoft), Microsoft Drives Away Windows Users, and More

    4 recent Valnet articles

36. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

37. Valnet on "Unix workstations" and "year of Linux"

    2 recent articles

38. Maple Linux – Debian based Canadian Linux distribution

    Maple Linux is Canada’s only active Linux distribution which puts privacy

39. Software for Linux Devices: Proxmox, Home Assistant, and Pixel Desktop Mode

    4 recent Valnet stories

40. DietPi Advice and a Decade With Raspberry Pi

    3 Valnet articles

41. Applications: A Look at Ghostty 1.3.0 and Ghostwriter

    Valnet on software

42. Games: GNU/Linux on PlayStation 3, Moving From Windows, How SteamOS Changes Perceptions

    4 recent Valnet articles

43. Distributions and Operating Systems: NixOS, Distro Hopping, and the Meaning of "Distros"

    3 articles from Valnet

44. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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