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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Kali Linux 2026.1 delivers several new tools and a classic desktop theme

   Looking back at the first BackTrack Linux release, which arrived two decades ago as Kali's ancestor

2. Dealing With Bot Traffic (Half or Majority of Web Traffic) [original]

   Other surveyors have said the same for years

   New

3. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Is Out Now with Linux Kernel 7.0 and GNOME 50

   Canonical released today the beta version of the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Racoon) distribution ahead of the final release on April 23rd, 2026.

4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Open Data, and Coding

   FOSS and more

5. Firefox 149 and Firefox Developer Edition

   Mozilla stuff

6. LibreOffice Donations and Document Freedom Day

   some LibreOffice news

7. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers

   mostly GNU/Linux for today

8. OpenBSD on Motorola 88000

   a pair of posts regarding OpenBSD on Motorola 88000

9. Linux-friendly and Hackable Hardware Leftovers

   Hardware picks

10. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical posts

11. Red Hat Promoting Slop, Rocky and Oracle Follow

    lots of nonsense again

12. Security Leftovers

    Security picks

13. IBM Red Hat Promotes Age Surveillance Inside the OS

    as expected

14. Openwashing and Slop Promotion by 'Linux' Foundation (Proprietary is 'Open')

    latest examples

15. Android Leftovers

    Google rolling out Android Auto fix for Galaxy S26 and Pixel users

16. I used every major Linux desktop—these 5 are better than GNOME

    Most people switching to Linux naturally land on GNOME—not because it was their choice

17. GNU Stow turned me into the ultimate Linux distro-hopper

    Distro-hopping is not for the faint of heart

18. CachyOS just dethroned Arch Linux on ProtonDB, and Linux gamers are finally noticing

    In case you missed it, CachyOS recently toppled Arch Linux as the OS with the most reports sent to ProtonDB

19. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

    This is free and open source software

20. Kamuriki LGX – Debian-based desktop-oriented distribution

    Kamuriki Linux is a Debian-based, desktop-oriented distribution designed for lightness and ease of use

21. AnduinOS 1.4.2 Offers Redesigned GNOME for Windows Refugees

    AnduinOS 1.4.2 pairs Ubuntu’s already easy-to-use foundation with a heavily customized GNOME desktop and Flatpak apps to ease the transition from Windows to Linux

22. Tails 7.6 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released with Automatic Tor Bridges

    Tails 7.6 has been released today as the sixth update in the Tails 7.x series of this portable Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship.

23. LibreOffice 26.2.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes

    The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 26.2.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with various bug fixes.

24. The Danger of Microsoft Controlling European Tech [original]

    "Europeans think Trump can shut down their [I]nternet"

25. Games: Proton Experimental, Humble Bundle, SPLITGATE, and Forza Horizon 6

    4 stories from GamingOnLinux

26. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks

27. Android Leftovers

    Those lovely Android Calling Cards are already showing up on Pixel Watch calls

28. 4 Linux hardware devices I’m looking forward to in 2026

    Most of the time when you hear about Linux

29. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

30. I forced myself to use Linux without the terminal for a week

    My relationship with the Linux terminal is probably not completely healthy

31. Linux would be nothing without these 6 open-source apps

    I have 6 things that make Linux what it is today

32. StratOS – Linux distribution based on Arch

    StratOS Linux is a flexible Linux distribution built on top of Arch Linux

33. KDE Linux – free Linux-based operating system built by KDE

    KDE Linux is a free, open-source

34. Stable kernels: Linux 6.19.10, Linux 6.18.20, Linux 6.12.78, Linux 6.6.130 and Linux 6.1.167

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.19.10 kernel

35. Improving Our Static Site Generator (SSG) [original]

    yesterday we tested (on a test machine) some improvements to the Static Site Generator (SSG), which turns 4 this summer

36. Maintenance Completed [original]

    we're now back to normal (no ongoing work in the datacentre)

37. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

38. Latest Half Dozen From LWN

    mostly kernel

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    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.