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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 23, 2026

Updated This Past Day

Updates:

1. Linux 7.3-rc4
   LLMs mentioned
2. Clonezilla Live 3.3.3-37 Disk Imaging Tool Released with Linux Kernel 7.1
   Clonezilla Live 3.3.3-37 disk imaging/cloning tool is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.1, LUKS2 repository support, and support for PXEBoot and HTTPBoot network boot clients.
3. Dissatisfied With Technology's Direction [original]
   What has happened?
4. Wine 11.18 Released
   new release
5. Sick Of Windows Bloat? Try These 3 Lightweight Linux Distros Instead
   If you're familiar with Linux, then you've probably heard of the distributions from which most others are forked, like Fedora, Debian, and Arch
6. Valve Quietly Open-Sources Its Android Compatibility Layer
   The Lepton project is aimed at game developers who want to bring VR-focused Android titles over to Steam Frame

New:

1. Today in Techrights
   Some of the latest articles
2. BSD and FOSS Leftovers
   mostly the latter
3. Events: Nerdearla 2026 and XDC 2025 CTS Talk
   2 pair of blog reports
4. PostgresCompare 2.2.0 Released and Real Postgres Testing for Faster Development Loop
   PostgreSQL news
5. Canonical and Ubuntu Stories: Zephyr 26.04 LTS, OOM, Mistakes, and GAFAM
   4 stories
6. Akademy, KDE, and GNOME
   some desktop leftovers
7. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
   Hardware picks
8. Security Leftovers
   Security related leftovers
9. Programming Leftovers
   Development, lots today
10. Portainer, Kubernetes, and New Releases of Istio
    Istio and more
11. Games: Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds and More
    Many from Liam Dawe
12. Red Hat's Latest, Including Slop and "Quantum" Hype
    Red Hat's redhat.com
13. Michael Swengel Tries Omarchy GNU/Linux
    a couple of new blog posts
14. Instant workspace switching in Linux and Kubuntu Focus leaves Microsoft tattooed onto Linux hardware
    2 links for now
15. Late Night Linux, The Cyber Show, and LINUX Unplugged
    3 new episodes
16. EnduraData Does Linux File Replication, But Uses Slop in Press Release
    Bad optics. Slop inside the announcement
17. Igalia's Work on GNU, Linux, and Web
    Igalia reports
18. Googlebook OS With GNU/Linux and Android
    3 in one
19. After ditching Microsoft 365, the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is switching to Linux
    LibreOffice, an open-source European alternative, in nearly 80% of workplaces in the state government
20. VLC 3.0.24 Released with APV and Atrac3/Atrac9 Decoding, FFmpeg 8.1 Support
    VLC 3.0.24 open-source media player is now available for download with an APV decoder, Atrac3/Atrac9 decoding, FFmpeg 8.1 support, support for CEA-708 closed captions in MP4, and more.
21. Mozilla Firefox 156.0.1 Is Now Available for Download with Various Bug Fixes
    Mozilla Firefox 156.0.1 open-source web browser is now available for download with various bug fixes and improvements for all supported platforms.
22. Giada 1.6 Loop Machine Adds Time-Stretching Playback Mode for Sample Channels
    Giada 1.6 open-source minimalistic and hardcore music production software has been released today as a major update that introduces several new features and improvements.
23. Flatpak 1.18.3 Fixes Subsandbox Startup and Updates Meson Wrap Subprojects
    Flatpak 1.18.3 Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework is now available for download with various bug and crash fixes for the stable Flatpak 1.18 series.
24. Android Leftovers
    Android 17: The Samsung Galaxy phones now getting One UI 9 upgrade
25. LibreOffice developer explains why it cannot display some Microsoft Office charts
    lack of any AI integration
26. "A fair tech industry isn't impossible. It costs a dollar per phone."
    Fairphone pays factory workers a true living wage and directly funds safe, ethical mineral extraction
27. Wallpapi gives you a cooler way to change wallpaper on GNOME
    Wallpapi is an Omarchy-inspired wallpaper switcher for GNOME desktops that offers a slicker
28. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
29. OBLinux – Desktop distribution with Arch and Debian editions
    OBLinux is an independent desktop distribution offered in two editions
30. Turning security complexity into useful intelligence: What’s new in Red Hat Lightspeed
    Red Hat Lightspeed now delivers a series of updates to bridge the skills gap
31. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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