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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 06, 2026

It is accessories that bring up the cost

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 5th, 2026

The 286th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending April 5th, 2026.
Party in 2 Months' Time [original]

An upcoming community party
Windows Down at 60%, GNU/Linux Gained 0.3% This Month Based on statCounter [original]

That might help explain recent moves by Microsoft
GNU/Linux Leftovers

GNU/Linux news leftovers
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

FOSS picks
Programming Leftovers

Development news
Web Browsers/Web Servers: Ratelimits, Wander Console 0.4.0, and Mozilla

WWW related news
Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Reverse-Engineering, and More

hardware picks
Linux Kernel 6.18 and Preview of 7.0

kernel picks
Games: Godot Threat From Microsofters, Microsoft Thurrott Tries Steam on GNU/Linux, and "Civilization VI Linux Testing Shows Proton's Superiority"

gaming news
Watchtower Discontinued and Switching from sudo to doas

2 applications-related articles
today's howtos

Instructionals/Technical posts
Android Leftovers

Android Auto’s next feature wants to turn your car into an office
4 reasons I use screen instead of tmux on Linux

Every Linux PC I've used in the last 15 years has come with screen pre-installed
I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it

I installed it because I got curious. And curiosity, in Linux
The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes

When I made the move from Windows to Linux, I wasn't quite sure what to expect
Free and Open Source Software

This is free and open source software
Kdenlive 26.04 RC ready for testing

The Kdenlive 26.04 Release Candidate is ready for testing
Age verification on Systemd and Flatpak

Flatpak is discussing the technicals around how to implement age verification
Today in Techrights

Some of the latest articles

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

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Why Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Won't Work: American companies don't follow laws, they work around them
Net Gain of 50 Gemini Capsules in Just One Month: a big jump in just one month
SLAPP Censorship - Part 179 Out of 200: Using One's Clients to Save Face at Their Expense: Who's being served really?
Switzerland's Software Freedom/Digital Sovereignty is Improving as People Move to GNU/Linux: Well done to them
Links 12/09/2026: "U.S. Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion" and "Trump Wants to [Illegally] Bribe Voters.": Links for the day
Gemini Links 12/09/2026: Readjusting, Fighting Sleep, and FreeBSD bhyve: Links for the day
Matt Mullenweg Got the 'Linus Treatment' or 'RMS Treatment': "back, but not in charge any more..."
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, September 11, 2026: IRC logs for Friday, September 11, 2026
Earlier This Year Microsoft's Chief Liar Frank Shaw Lied About the Layoffs. Now He's Leaving.: he's nowhere near retirement age
Gemini Links 11/09/2026: Small Things and "Hitching Your Wagon": Links for the day
Links 11/09/2026: Tristan Buckmaster Ripped Off by Slop, Social Control Media Spreads Hatred for Profit: Links for the day
Animals Smarter Than Chatbots: Quack quack goes the chatbot
IBM Isn't Reporting Layoffs, But It Removes Tens of Thousands of People From Its Workforce: Red Hat and IBM already mark people for removal
"A Tale of Two Antónios" Will Resume Soon: In November the site turns 20
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Microsoft/GNOME 9/11: Garrett and Graveley (Microsoft/GNOME) will have a lot to explain
Keeping Linux Reliable: If Linux becomes a lot more reliable in the future, it'll be an "hey hi" miracle. If Linux becomes a lot less reliable in the future, we'll know why and who is responsible for it.
9/11 Was a National Event, Not an International Event: They insist that back doors will "save lives"
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Cyber Show on the Fallacy of Salary/Ego as a Function of Wisdom in the Era of Pyramid Schemes (Cheating People Using Buzzwords and Complicit Media): "the remuneration fallacy and the role of reluctance as a negative feedback force."
What a Price-Fixing Cartel Can Look Like: If your prices increase five-fold or ten-fold and so do your revenues/income, what does that tell us?
SLAPP Censorship - Part 178 Out of 200: Explaining to Your American Clients That Spending 130,000+ United States Dollars on a Single Hearing in Another Continent Means the UK's National Archives Will Retain in Perpetuity What Your Spouse or Girlfriend Said: Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley should ask Garrett how much money he has lost so far
EPO's Local Staff Committee Munich Organises General Assembly Next Week, the Goal is to Oust the Corrupt President and Derail His Unlawful Agenda: They're aiming to show Campinos the door
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, September 10, 2026: IRC logs for Thursday, September 10, 2026
Latest IBM Gossip is, Over 25,000 People to be PIPed (by Year's End): That figure, 10%, is different from 15% (what we saw a lot). 10% is over 25,000 staff.
Solidarity at EPO: "Many colleagues have made personal and professional sacrifices by participating in the ongoing strike and work-to-rule action"
Gemini Links 11/09/2026: Culture Stuck, Robot Symphony, and Back to Geminispace: Links for the day
Links 10/09/2026: Facebook Unsafe for Kids, Fake Songs (Against Right of Publicity, CG Forgeries Basically) a Growing Problem: Links for the day
Rust is Financially and Technically Controlled by Microsoft. Rust Foundation is a Front for Microsoft's Proprietary Software.: Rust is not and has never been about security
Gemini Links 10/09/2026: "I Don’t Want to Interact With Stochastic Parrots" and "ROOPHLOCH 2026!": Links for the day
What the British School Closure (BSN Senior School Leidschenveen) Means to EPO Staff: The only European thing about the EPO is the staff
Standing in Solidarity With Matt Mullenweg: I don't trust the people and companies that want Mullenweg out. Neither should you.
Links 10/09/2026: "Smear Campaign Says Anti-Flock Movement Is Chinese Propaganda" and "Flock Employee Calls Cops on Reporter Filming Them": Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, September 09, 2026: IRC logs for Wednesday, September 09, 2026