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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 12, 2026

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1. GIMP @ Libre Graphics Meeting 2026

   The Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) is the annual meeting on Free and Open Source Software (FLOSS) for graphics

   New

2. Trisquel GNU/Linux 12.0 LTS Released with GNU Linux-Libre 6.8 Kernel, MATE 1.26

   Trisquel GNU/Linux 12.0 LTS distribution is now available for download with GNU Linux-libre 6.8 kernel, MATE 1.26 desktop environment, updated packages, and various improvements.

3. Too Much LLM Slop About France and GNU/Linux [original]

   In Google News, about half the 'articles' we see about France moving to GNU/Linux are mindless slopfarms

4. First Look at Shelly, a Modern Graphical Package Manager for Arch Linux

   Meet Shelly, a new package management tool for Arch Linux that aims to be more intuitive and user-friendly than what’s already on the market.

5. today's leftovers

   Server and BSD picks

6. Standards and Sharing Leftovers

   FOSS and more

7. RSS, Web Development and Firefox Web Browser

   Web centric news

8. PostgreSQL: Several New Releases and News

   PostgreSQL leftovers

9. Programming Leftovers

   Development picks

10. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers

    Security leftovers

11. Openwashing by Linux Foundation for Outsourced (Spied on, Compromised) Computing

    some promotional fluff

12. Debian Reproducible Builds in March 2026 and Position on Privacy-Killing Pseudo-Verification of "Age"

    Debian leftovers

13. Linux-centric Devices, Open Hardware, and Mobile Gadgets

    hardware leftovers

14. OpenSUSE Planet News Roundup and Tumbleweed Reviews

    OpenSUSE updates

15. Slop in Kernel (Linux) and nftables

    Linux leftovers (kernel)

16. EasyOS 7.2.4 and More EasyOS News/Developments

    EasyOS leftovers

17. Red Hat, Fedora, and Qubes Leftovers

    IBM stuff, slop hype as well

18. Ghostty in Ubuntu and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Security Features

    Ubuntu picks

19. Little Snitch on GNU/Linux

    Little Snitch spreading

20. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical picks

21. This Week in GNOME and GitPulsar – a lightweight, GNOME-native Git GUI

    GNOME picks

22. Akademy 2026 Call for Proposals, KDE in Graz

    Planning ahead

23. Games: Humble Choice, Legendary, Godot, and More

    9 new stories from GamingOnLinux

24. HowTo Geek (Valnet) Advocating Use of GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop

    3 new articles

25. Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance

    4 articles

26. I switched to Ghostty and discovered Linux terminals could actually be fun

    Recently, I decided to give other Linux terminal apps a try

27. Android Leftovers

    Google Messages for Android rolls out Trash folder

28. PeaZip 11.0.0 Released with Improved Larger Archives Browsing

    PeaZip, the free open-source file manager and archive utility, released new major 11.0.0 version few days ago

29. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

30. Analyzing KDE Project Health With git!

    I was reading the latest edition of Kevin Ottens’ excellent weekly web review and one particular article caught my eye

31. stillOS – Linux distribution

    stillOS is a Linux distribution aimed at making desktop Linux easier for mainstream users

32. Season Of KDE 2026 Conclusion

    Another year, another successful Season Of KDE for 20 contributors

33. Slimbook Executive report 13 - Reasonable, can be awesomer

    Not only that, probably the worst part of the whole story is that this Linux-flavored system used to work superbly, until it didn't

34. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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