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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 06, 2026

Updated This Past Day

Updates:

1. Ubuntu 26.10 Beta, Rust Obsession Breaking Ubuntu, Canonical Seemingly Buying Endorsements
   Canonical/Ubuntu stories
2. Darktable 5.6.2 Adds White Balance Presets for Leica SL3-P and Sony Alpha 7R VI
   Darktable 5.6.2 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with white balance presets for Leica SL3-P and Sony Alpha 7R VI cameras, as well as various bug fixes.
3. There Will Soon be Another Milestone: 3,600 Gemini Capsules (That Are Active and Presently Accessible) Already Known to Lupa [original]
   It'll probably reach and exceed 3.6k by the end of this month.
4. Libera Chat is Corporate [original]
   tolerated hate crimes directed towards my wife and I

New:

1. Today in Techrights
   Some of the latest articles
2. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
   FOSS picks
3. Web Servers and "bespoke static site generator to replace Jekyll"
   Back-end Web picks
4. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
   some stories left aside
5. Harmonicon and Kate As A Typst Editor
   KDE picks
6. Programming Leftovers
   Development picks, 4 for now
7. PostgreSQL and MongoDB Leftovers
   mostly PostgreSQL news
8. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More
   devices and more
9. BSD: NYCBUG, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD
   3 picks regarding the BSDs
10. GNU/Linux, Steam Deck, and New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds
    gaming picks
11. today's howtos
    only 4 today
12. Linux 7.3-rc6
    Next week might look a bit different
13. Android Leftovers
    Google Maps has become nearly unusable for some Pixel 11 users on Android Auto
14. Play Roblox on Linux without Wine, using Sober
    Roblox does not officially support Linux, but Linux users can run using Sober
15. The future of Linux depends on these 4 distros
    It used to be that picking a Linux distro mostly came down to which desktop you liked and which package manager you preferred
16. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
17. GNUSlashLinux – Arch-based rolling release with niri
    GNUSlashLinux, codenamed Lunar Echoes, is an Arch Linux-based rolling-release distribution developed by Alien-Tec
18. GNU/Linux Flirting With 10% in Nigeria [original]
    GNU/Linux is fast approaching 10% in Nigeria
19. Someone made their own KDE Connect remote, and people want it merged with the real deal
    I'm a huge fan of KDE Plasma; I want to say it's about 80% of the reason why I stuck with Linux instead of going back to Windows
20. The only 2 Linux distros I recommend for laptops with 4GB of RAM
    In the case of Linux, mainstream desktops have grown hungrier
21. Best Free and Open Source Software
    We recommend the best free and open source alternatives
22. instantOS – lightweight Arch-based Linux distribution for power users
    instantOS is an Arch Linux-based distribution aimed at power users who want a lightweight system without having to assemble and configure every part of the desktop themselves
23. Review: fu11m00n 2.64
    The fu11m00n website reports its distribution is a minimalist, immutable Linux distribution
24. GNOME 51 localization & news about Damned Lies
    GNOME 51 was released last month and this time again, we reached a high level of localization
25. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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