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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 25, 2026

Techrights Turns 18

Techrights Turns 18

Updated This Past Day

  1. Stop believing these myths about Qubes OS. It's much easier than you think
    If you've heard of Qubes, you've probably heard about its steep hardware requirements or difficulty of use
  2. GNU/Linux Measured at 5.3% in Costa Rica [original]
    3 weeks later we see it approaching 6% [...] Almost none can escape the allure of the only potent rival to Vista 11
  3. Four Birds [original]
    there's a mental and physical health benefit

    New

  4. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  5. Linux Kernel Space Leftovers
    Linux and more
  6. Linux Pays for Bloat
    CVEs galore
  7. Linux Devices and Open Hardware
    hardware centric picks
  8. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS leftovers
  10. Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers News and Videos
    mostly Mozilla
  11. Software Freedom / Digital Sovereignty
    "Digital Independence" drives
  12. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  13. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks or news
  14. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    mostly Red Hat blog
  15. CIQ and AlmaLinux: RHEL Clones and Security Sales Pitch
    pair of items
  16. Fedora 44 templates available for Qubes OS 4.3, Qubes OS Summit 2026
    Some Qubes news
  17. XFS Weakness Impacts RHEL and Related Distros
    Dubbed RefluXFS by the Qualys
  18. Red Hat on Slop and Servers
    mostly from redhat.com
  19. Games: Space Battles, Proton, Steam Machine with SteamOS Linux, and More
    mostly GamingOnLinux
  20. Mike Masnick Was Right About Lady Streisand [original]
    Lady Streisand shows this approach can backfire
  21. Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.0 Officially Released for Supported Linux Phones and Tablets
    Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.0 rolls out with support for Nothing Phone (1) and Zinwa Q25, the ability to adapt for device notches and rounded corners, improved web compatibility, and more.
  22. 8 Years Without Flying [original]
    It used to be an annual thing
  23. Linuxiac is Dead. It's a Slopfarm Composed With LLMs. [original]
    We won't link to it, we're done [...] If you wish to support journalism about GNU/Linux, do not visit or link to slop
  24. Slop Versus Free Software and Linux
    4 picks
  25. All About Proton
    Linux gaming has come a long way
  26. The smallest desktop OS you’ve never heard of
    KolibriOS is an open-source project that brings you an entire operating system in just over a megabyte
  27. Sega Dreamcast and Linux Gaming
    The funny thing about following Linux development is that you learn the kernel is compatible with more hardware than you originally thought
  28. My Linux laptop runs better now that I treat it like a server
    My Linux machines are either running Proxmox or they're running CachyOS with bleeding-edge desktop software and the latest in hardware
  29. Immutable Linux distros are not the only way to build a system you can't break
    Immutable Linux distros absolutely deserve all of the attention they get
  30. Fedora quietly turned into a serious gaming distro while everyone argued about Ubuntu
    If you had gathered a congregation of Linux gamers into a single room and asked them which distro they use
  31. I switched from Zorin to elementary OS for a Mac-like PC experience I never expected
    When it comes to finding the perfect Linux distro
  32. LibreOffice 26.2.5 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 20 Bug Fixes
    LibreOffice 26.2.5 is now available for download as the fifth point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 21 bug fixes.
  33. 5 signs you're using the wrong Linux distro
    Linux isn't really just one operating system. It's the bones of an operating system
  34. This single KDE Plasma feature solves Linux's biggest multi-monitor frustration
    Instead of treating every display as one large workspace, Plasma now lets each monitor switch independently
  35. Melanoides Tuberculatus [original]
    it has been extremely satisfying (and very easy) to deal with these creatures
  36. I'm not upgrading to Windows 11, but I'm not tolerating Linux either
    I love the excitement of a new operating system, but I'm not upgrading my old laptop to Windows 11
  37. Quiting the Addictive Fake 'Social' 'Media' [original]
    Life is too short to be stuck inside a skinnerbox
  38. Share Food and Water [original]
    Sharing is caring
  39. Another Week Comes to an End [original]
    It's Friday already!
  40. Getting Back to 99.99% Reliability/Availability [original]
    We'll soon need to apply some kernel patches, then reboot
  41. Android Leftovers
    Your Android phone is downgrading your Bluetooth headphones, and one developer setting fixes it
  42. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  43. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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

    Span from 2026-07-18 to 2026-07-24
    1560 /n/2024/09/01/Back_To_School_With_Linux.1.shtml
    1095 /n/2026/07/06/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml

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