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- Clownflare Radar Saw GNU/Linux at 20% Today in Morocco [original]
Why the big bump? - No "Cloud", No Problem [original]
Don't trust anything with "cloud" in its name - Removing UbuntuBuzz, It's Experimenting With Slop [original]
Today we removed the site from the sidebar - Audacious 4.6.2 Open-Source Media Player Released with Wayland Improvements
Audacious 4.6.2 open-source media player is now available for download with support for SID files and parse more metadata, support for MPRIS OpenUri method, and other changes. - 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. - BleachBit 6.0.6 System Cleaner Adds Support for Ubuntu 26.10, openSUSE Leap 16.1
BleachBit 6.0.6 open-source and free disk space cleaner, privacy manager, and computer system optimizer software is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes. - Your Linux habits might be slowly breaking your system
That trust is a big part of Linux's power - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - COSMIC 1.11 Desktop Environment Released with New Touchpad Settings
COSMIC 1.11 desktop environment is now available with new options in COSMIC Settings to toggle touchpad tap and drag, better support for hybrid graphics systems, and other changes. - SparkyOS Unveiled as a Portable Arch Linux-Based SparkyLinux Flavor
SparkyOS distribution is now available for download as a new flavor of SparkyLinux based on Arch Linux and designed to run directly from a USB flash drive. - Free Software, Openwashing, and the Web
some more leftovers - GNU/Linux Leftovers
Linux and software for it - Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
Security news - CMA's Failure to Regulate GAFAM (Explained by Mozilla), Chris H-C Reach Eleven-Year Moziversary
pair of Mozilla picks - Open Standards and WebP vs AVIF vs JPEG for Websites in 2026
standards picks - Programming Leftovers
Development picks - .NET Problems and XBox 'Exclusives' Are No More
Microsoft and games - Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Pimoroni, Arduino, and More
hardware picks - IBM/Red Hat: All Things Open, Servers, and Clang Bytecode Interpreter
mostly redhat.com - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks - OpenBSD 8.0 Released
big release - Videos and Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux, Going Linux, Linux Plumbers Conference, and More
new ones available - Google's Position on GNU/Linux GUI Software on "Googlebook"
a pair of new posts - Firefox 158.0.1 Is Out to Block Compromised eMudhra Intermediate Certificates
Mozilla Firefox 158.0.1 is now available for download with updated OneCRL block list to block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates via OneCRL and other changes. - qBittorrent 5.3 BitTorrent Client Is Out as a Major Update, Here’s What’s New
qBittorrent 5.3 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with many new features, improvements, bug fixes, and many other changes. - KDE Plasma 6.8.1 Desktop Environment Released with Various Bug Fixes
KDE Plasma 6.8.1 is now available as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and some small improvements. - Linux beats Windows at these 3 things, and Microsoft still has no answer
Most people, especially casual desktop users, see Linux as a mere alternative to Windows - Android Leftovers
Galaxy M34 third One UI 9.0 (Android 17) beta update is out - 3 Linux distros that ruled the world until they were suddenly abandoned by their creators
Linux history is full of projects that thrived for years before their stewards walked away - 3 overlooked Linux desktops that are just as good as GNOME, KDE, and Cinnamon
When it comes to Linux desktop environments, three names get all the attention - I asked How-To Geek's writers which Linux distros convinced them to quit Windows, and I was surprised by some of the answers
One of the things I like the most about being a Linux user is the wide variety of perspectives and experiences people have on the OS - I tried the free PowerPoint clone on Linux – and it beats LibreOffice and Google Slides
If you make presentations and need MS PowerPoint, but Linux is your OS of choice, this free option is for you - Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software - Games: Dungeonbound, Enshrouded, and More
9 picks; new from GamingOnLinux - CatosTV – Arch-based Linux distribution for TVs
CatosTV is an Arch Linux-based distribution designed to turn ordinary PCs into home entertainment systems - MuliOS Arch – Arch Linux distribution with KDE Plasma
MuliOS Arch is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux - CutefishOS is Back With a Vibe-Coded Desktop That Doesn't Use Qt or GTK
And similar to GNOME, Cutefish Desktop's Overview mode spreads the open windows out on a grid - Today in Techrights
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