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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 29, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Canonical Giving up on GNU/Linux, Selling Slop Ponzi Scheme via Ubuntu Brand

   very bad sign

   New

2. Steam Client Now Lets You Manage Downloads on Remote Steam Clients

   A new Steam Client stable update is now available with remote downloads management, remote play improvements, and Big Picture Mode changes. Here’s what’s new!

3. Security Leftovers

   Security-related news

4. GNU/Linux Leftovers

   GNU/Linux and a little beyond it

5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

   FOSS and Web

6. PostgreSQL Databases: pgBackRest orphaned and pgclone 4.0.0 released

   PostgreSQL news

7. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More

   hardware-related news picks

8. Free Software Events (LibreLocal) and Educational Meetups

   coming up soon

9. Programming Leftovers

   Development picks

10. today's howtos

    idroot and more

11. OpenSUSE: Cryptography and News Roundup

    some updates on OpenSUSE

12. Fedora-Based Qubes OS, OpenShift, Red Hat, and RPM/Flatpak

    IBM centric news

13. Graphics: Niri 26.04, Linux GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT), D7VK 1.8

    3 misc. stories

14. Discussions About Themes in EasyOS

    EasyOS updates

15. Canonical Plans to Integrate Opt-In LLM-Based Tools in Future Ubuntu Releases

    Canonical announced plans to integrate LLM-based tools in future Ubuntu releases as an opt-in implementation and an AI kill switch.

16. Games: RollerCoaster Tycoon, Conan Exiles Enhanced, and More

    half a dozen picks for today

17. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space and Late Night Linux

    3 new picks

18. Fedora Linux 44 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

    Fedora Linux 44 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.19 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environments, and many other enhancements.

19. Manchester is Growing [original]

    Later this year Rianne and I celebrate 15 years since we began dating

20. Is the UK Ready to Follow France and Give Microsoft the Boot? [original]

    We very much hope to see the UK following the French leadership in kicking Microsoft to the curb

21. IPFire 2.29 Core Update 201 Linux Firewall Distro Released with DNS Firewall

    IPFire 2.29 Core Update 201 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, hardened, versatile, state-of-the-art firewall based on Linux.

22. openSUSE Lands Post-Quantum Hybrid Cryptography in Leap and Tumbleweed

    openSUSE announced the availability of the libzupt library in Leap and Tumbleweed to provide quantum-resilient cryptography for encrypting and decrypting files and binary data in memory.

23. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

24. My 5 favorite open source operating systems that aren't Linux

    Looking for non-Linux open-source options

25. Thunderbird Pro April 2026 Update

    One of the most exciting aspects of bringing Thunderbird Pro to life is the opportunity to build an email service from Thunderbird together with our community

26. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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