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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 19, 2026

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Updates:

1. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 18th, 2026
   The 314th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending October 18th, 2026.
2. Wine 11.20
   The Wine development release 11.20 is now available

New:

1. Today in Techrights
   Some of the latest articles
2. Linux Kernel 7.3 Officially Released, This Is What’s New
   Linux kernel 7.3 is now available for download with new features, new and updated drivers for better hardware support, improvements to filesystems, networking, and security, and more.
3. Upcoming Maintenance [original]
   In the coming few weeks there will be some more maintenance
4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
   FOSS and related news
5. Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers and Standards
   Web and consortia
6. Programming Leftovers
   Development related picks
7. PostgreSQL: crecheck v6.0, pg_utl_smtp v2.0, pg_hint_plan v1.9.0, and FOSDEM PGDay 2027
   psql news
8. Shows, GNOME, and Ubuntu Leftovers
   a handful of leftovers
9. Open Hardware, Linux, and Mobile
   hardware related leftovers
10. Fedora: Kevin Fenzi and Maxim Burgerhout Updates/Tips
    Fedora news
11. The Slackware Cloud Server and Other Slackware Updates
    3 picks
12. OpenSUSE News and Tumbleweed Review of the Week
    OpenSUSE picks
13. KDE News: Tellico, Anniversary, and More
    KDE picks
14. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
15. Games: Steam Machine and Other Steam (on GNU/Linux) News
    Mostly from Liam
16. "Linux" Slop Hype
    slop stories
17. Munich dumps proprietary for open source (again) - but no Linux desktop
    it’s switching its infrastructure programs from proprietary software to open-source software
18. Android Leftovers
    E-Reader companies are slow to adopt Android 16
19. Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Aren’t
    There are more operating systems than just Linux
20. Ubuntu clearly isn't the best Linux distro: here's how it became the most popular anyway
    The reason why I chose Ubuntu? It was everywhere
21. GNOME 51.1 Improves Drag and Drop Between Wayland and Xwayland Clients
    GNOME 51.1 is now available as the first point release to the GNOME 51 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements across several core components and default apps.
22. Best Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
23. ErgenOS – Arch-based Linux distribution focused on gaming and recovery
    ErgenOS is an Arch Linux-based distribution that aims to provide an approachable desktop experience
24. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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