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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2026

Collection of polished shells

Collection of polished shells

Updated This Past Day

  1. GNU/Linux Measured as Highly Adopted in Isle Of Man This Month [original]
    Is it premature to look forward to 10% "market share"?
  2. GNU/Linux Continues to Climb Internationally [original]
    Funnily enough, as far as we can tell we are the only site to point this out
  3. Daniel Pocock in BBC [original]
    "Daniel Pocock is a software engineer"

    New

  4. Family Updates and Site Updates [original]
    Updates about curators and co.
  5. Android Leftovers
    Android Auto is cooking your phone on long trips—here are 6 ways to stop it
  6. Microsoft's own mistakes are pushing users toward Linux faster than anyone expected
    Desktop Linux has seen a massive surge in popularity in the past few years alone
  7. I found the Linux desktop that finally gives me tiling windows without the config-file rabbit hole
    With the launch of the COSMIC desktop for Linux, though, things finally changed
  8. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  9. Valtux OS – Debian-based Linux distribution
    Valtux OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution offering a familiar, ready-to-use desktop for everyday computing
  10. Been a Busy Week in England [original]
    next month we'll start preparing for Rianne's birthday
  11. KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Lands on October 14th, Here’s What to Expect
    The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment is expected on October 14th, 2026, with many new features and improvements. Here’s what’s to expect.
  12. Security Leftovers
    Security picks and misc.
  13. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    On GNU/Linux, FOSS, and more
  14. Open Hardware Projects and Proprietary "Smart" "Phones"
    Gadgets and more
  15. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and standards
  16. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  17. Episodes of Linux Saloon 210 and 211
    2 new ones
  18. Fedora and AlmaLinux: Report and VFX Edition
    RHEL and more
  19. Games: Steam Machines, Nostalgia, and More
    gaming leftovers
  20. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  21. Linux Patches and Slop
    slop and the kernel
  22. DebConf26 and Other Events
    events leftovers
  23. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux and more
  24. Debian development at DebConf 2026 and final normal Debian bookworm release
    Debian leftovers
  25. Kernel, Operating Systems, and Graphics
    Linux and more
  26. Android Leftovers
    All Android backup data now counts toward your Google Account storage
  27. I tried every major file manager on Linux and only this one felt right
    I bounce between Linux programs like a bad habit
  28. Linux finally does HDR gaming right — here's the exact setup
    Linux can be complex, and support varies from desktop environment to window manager
  29. I've tried dozens of Linux desktops, and COSMIC feels like the future
    Pop!_OS has a strong following, and one reason is its COSMIC desktop
  30. Immutable Linux Gets Safe Mode: GNOME OS Fixes Broken Driver Boot at GUADEC
    GNOME OS pioneers a bootloader fix for sysext driver failures, one the rest of immutable Linux will need
  31. These 5 Unix ideas from the 1970s are why Linux still works so well
    While people think of Linux as a modern operating system
  32. Free and Open Source Software
    The Community Edition is free and open source software
  33. Odyssey Linux – approachable Void-based Linux distribution
    Odyssey Linux is a Void Linux-based rolling-release distribution that aims to make a systemd-free environment accessible to desktop users
  34. Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.4, Linux 6.18.39, and Linux 6.12.96
    I'm announcing the release of the 7.1.4 kernel
  35. Three Lions, Third Place [original]
    Many in England were asleep, too tired and pessimistic to watch
  36. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2026-07-13 to 2026-07-19
    1452 /n/2024/09/01/Back_To_School_With_Linux.1.shtml
    959 /intro.shtml
    836 /n/2026/07/14/today_s_howtos.shtml

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