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- Most Framework Laptop 13 Pro Linux users apparently never switch to Windows
The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is the company's most powerful notebook - VirtualBox 7.2.16 Improves Shared Clipboard in Wayland, Adds FRED Support
VirtualBox 7.2.16 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with improvements to shared clipboard handling in Wayland, improved support for RHEL 9.8 kernels, and more. - COSMIC 1.6 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements
COSMIC 1.6 desktop environment is now available with improvements to COSMIC Files, COSMIC Edit, COSMIC Greeter, COSMIC Applets, COSMIC Launcher, COSMIC Settings, COSMIC Term, and COSMIC Compositor. - VRAM Management in Linux 7.3 and 'DRM' in Linux 7.2
kernel picks - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Free Software, Education in Software, and Standards
FOSS and more - K Desktop Environment/KDE: Linux Magazine Reviews Tellico and Kdenlive's GSoC 2026 Wrap-up
KDE leftovers - Programming Leftovers
Development picks - Content Management Systems (CMS): Kiwi TCMS Launches Partner Store, WordPress 7.1 “Mary Lou” Released, and More
CMS and Web management links - Databases: Postgres and SQLite News
Database news - Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers: Anubis, Netscape Navigator, Firefox, and More
WWW related picks - Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
Hardware picks - Debian: Tails 7.11 and experience at DebConf 2026 in Santa Fé
Debian picks - Audiocasts/Shows: Destructive Slop, Smashing Security, and More
3 new episodes - GUADEC 2026 and GNOME Boxes
GNOME picks - Copr, Slop, and Red Hat's Slopfest
IBM picks - Linux Kernel, Software, and Distros (EasyOS, Garuda, and More)
GNU/Linux picks - Games: Quake, SteamOS, LIFTED, and More
gaming related news - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks - AnduinOS is Windows without the frustration, and it just cracked the top 15 distros
There's no shortage of Linux distros to choose from out there - KDE Plasma feels faster after you disable this one animation nobody needs
Animations have been part of the desktop experience for decades - Why do Linux fans like the terminal so much?
The command-line terminal is still one of the most popular features of Linux - These forgotten operating systems were decades ahead of their time
While Windows, Mac, and maybe Linux are the dominant OSes today - Moving your Linux home folder to a dedicated drive is the distro-hopping secret I wish I knew earlier
Home is where the heart is. On Linux, home is where everything personal to you is - 3 modern Linux tools that convinced me to stop using cd and ls
The ls and cd commands are as old as Linux itself—older if you consider their actual Unix-based origins back in the 1970s - Why CachyOS is the better Arch-based distro if you're not gaming 24/7
CachyOS has earned a reputation for being fast, but because speed is easiest to benchmark in frame rates - RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel
RPM 6.1 package manager for Red Hat Enterprise Linux-based distributions is now available with numerous new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new! - Android Leftovers
Pixel 11 ships with Android 17’s new 3D emoji [Gallery] - Still Improving the Sites for Better Navigation and Access to Information [original]
Improving the site is important because many people nowadays have a hunger for information about GNU/Linux - According to Clownflare, GNU/Linux Measured at Nearly 6% in Bangladesh [original]
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated places/sovereign nations in the world - AI is splitting Linux and nobody wants to say it out loud
Like most things in the world of Linux, it seems everyone has decided to just go their own way - KDE Gear 26.08 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps
KDE Gear 26.08 open-source software suite is now available with improvements to many of your favorite KDE applications. Here’s what’s new! - PINE64 Calls Time on the Linux Hardware Market, Ceases Production Until the AI Bubble Bursts
Open hardware specialist PINE64 has announced that it is exiting the Linux single-board computer, phone... - Kazakhstan's Adoption of GNU/Linux Based on Cloudflare [original]
We suppose those countries, former USSR "blocs", do not trust GAFAM both for technical and for political reasons - What is the TDF team working on, in the LibreOffice project?
LibreOffice is a worldwide project made up of hundreds of people - Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software - Infinity Linux – lightweight Arch Linux-based distribution
Infinity Linux is a lightweight Arch Linux-based distribution focused on speed - Murena Just Made The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Better!
A new variant of the modular smartphone now offers 12GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 upgrade - Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.9, Linux 6.18.45, Linux 6.12.104, Linux 6.6.152, Linux 6.1.183, Linux 5.15.216, and Linux 5.10.265
I'm announcing the release of the 7.1.9 kernel - Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux “Temeraire” Released with Linux Kernel 7.2
Garuda Linux “Temeraire” is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.2, KDE Plasma 6.7.4, and many other changes. Here’s what’s new! - The 6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most - and why they're likely to stay that way
If AI isn't your jam, and you're looking for an operating system that doesn't (and won't) force it on you - Modular’s Got Its ‘Mojo’ Working Fully Open Source
Modular has opened Mojo’s compiler and tooling under Apache 2.0 - Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out
Finally, there's a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy - Latest From LWN: Kernel, firmware, shadow-utils
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