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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 11, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Audacious 4.6 Media Player Promises File Browser Plugin, Beta Out Now

   Audacious 4.6 open-source media player is now available for public beta testing with a File Browser plugin, a macOS Now Playing plugin, support for playing Musepack SV8 files, and much more.

2. New Releases of Distributions and Operating Systems: Sculpt OS, Grml, Commodore OS, and Linux Lite

   4 recent releases

3. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

   FOSS picks

4. Web and Standards Leftovers

   browsers and more

5. Programming Leftovers

   Development news

6. Security Leftovers (Lots of Scaremongering Over Linux for Yet-Unknown Bug)

   Security stories

7. GNU/Linux, BSD, and Mobile Platforms

   mostly GNU/Linux leftovers

8. Remove-after Annotations for Debian Files and Packaging Amazfish for Debian

   Debian picks

9. Retro, SBCs, 8-bit, and More

   Open Hardware and old things resuscitated

10. GNU/Linux distributions without systemd, Russell Coker on Systemd, Mobile Linux, and Containers; HaikuOS, running different GNU/Linux distros directly in your browser, and EasYOS

    distro news

11. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical picks

12. Android Leftovers

    How to join (or leave) the Android Auto beta while it's still open

13. KDE Dolphin does file management better than GNOME—here's why

    I'm not currently a KDE user—I prefer GNOME, but I'm happy to give kudos where kudos are due

14. Aurora is the KDE side of Bluefin, and it might be the most polished Linux desktop right now

    I'm a huge fan of Linux's KDE. It's my favorite desktop environment by far

15. Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996

    The contented penguin had to be overweight like it had eaten a bucketful of herring

16. Gentoo Linux has always been a bit of a fascinating distro

    Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents:

17. Why Linux is my IDE

    I treat my Linux system, with its array of programming tools

18. GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers

    mostly GNU/Linux news

19. FFmpeg 8.1.1 Released with Numerous Fixes & Improvements (PPA Updated)

    FFmpeg, the popular multimedia library, released new 8.1.1 version few days ago

20. Microsoft's Code Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) in Trouble a Month After Its Chief Quietly Quits Microsoft

    more bad news for them

21. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

22. Good Job Dell and Lenovo! Hope Others Follow You

    Lenovo and Dell are now funding the service that ships firmware to millions of Linux devices

23. Shelly 2.2.4 Arch Linux GUI Package Manager Brings Smarter Fuzzy Search

    Shelly 2.2.4 open-source graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with various improvements. Here’s what’s new!

24. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

25. Parrot 7.2 Is Now Officially Available for Download with “Copy Fail” Patch

    Parrot 7.2 penetration testing distribution is now available for download with updated tools, security patches, and Linux kernel 6.19.13. Here’s what else is new!

26. Firefox 150.0.2 Improves Webcam Support, Split View, PDF Viewer, and More

    Firefox 150.0.2 open-source web browser is now available for download with improvements to the Split View feature, built-in PDF viewer, search suggestions, video calls, and more.

27. Giada 1.4.1 Open-Source Loop Machine Adds MIDI Control for Switching Scenes

    Giada 1.4.1 open-source loop machine and music production software is now available for download with support for switching scenes via keyboard or MIDI, displaying inactive scenes, and more.

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