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- Attack Path Found in APT, Patch Available
also patch today - SparkyOS onUSB – portable Linux distribution running from USB
SparkyOS functions as a fully installed operating system on removable storage - Fedora Linux 45 Coverage (and Updates), Asahi Linux 7.3
Fedora and more - Open Hardware/Modding: Polaroid Instant Camera, ESP32, and Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update
devices and more - Security Emergency in Alpine Linux (musl and OpenSSH)
patch NOW - Microsoft's 'Open' 'AI' (Slop) Riding the Linux Brand for Self-Promotion
PR charade - GOG GALAXY is Officially on GNU/ Linux
4 stories - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Slax Linux Is Back with a Revamped Desktop, New Tools, and More
Slax Linux 2026.11 portable Linux distribution based on Debian is now available for download with a revamped look, new tools, and other changes. - United States: GNU/Linux Measured at 14% on Desktops/Laptops This Weekend [original]
This means that outside workplaces, i.e. in people's homes, GNU/Linux is already widely used, not just installed - Android Leftovers
Say goodbye to tall candy-bar phones: Android brands are going wide - ubuntubuzz.com Experimented With LLM Slop. The Experiment Was a Failure. [original]
Plagiarism, even if described as "AI" or "slop", is a bad practice - Best Free and Open Source Software
Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion - No Mobile Phones Anymore [original]
We no longer use the "smart" "phone", except to take photos sometimes - Curation Isn't Easy [original]
It takes experience, years of experience and comprehension of the topics covered - 2 reasons to fork your own Linux distro instead of installing someone else's (and 1 reason not to)
Most people start by simply installing a Linux distribution and then spend weeks tweaking it - GNU/Linux Used a Lot in Weekends [original]
Weekends are favourable to GNU/Linux in most Western nations - 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 8th, 2026
The 317th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending November 8th, 2026. - Zainium OS – independent immutable Linux distribution
Zainium OS is an independent Linux distribution designed around an immutable operating system base - The best Linux desktop environment isn’t a desktop environment at all
When it comes to Linux desktop environments, there are way too many choices - LMG OS – Debian-based Linux distribution with Xfce
LMG OS (Logic Mind Grid) is a Debian-based Linux distribution - DMOS – Portuguese Debian-based Linux distribution
DMOS is a Portuguese desktop Linux distribution based on Debian 13 (Trixie) - GNU/Linux and Digital Sovereignty Leftovers
4 picks - GTK and GNU News
GTK and more - Hate Chromium? Well, There’s a Linux Desktop Based on it Now
Domicile lets you build your desktop in React and CSS, with Manganese being included as the ready-made tiling option - Shows: Linux Saloon and Texas Linux Fest Talk by Don Marti
2 picks - Releases of Waterfox 6.7.8 and Waterfox Android 1.2.11
Based on Firefox - PostgreSQL: HeapDeck, PG Observability Map 1.0.0, Brume 2.1, and AgensGraph 2.18 Released
PG related releases - Licensing / Legal: Chris Siebenmann Opines It's "too late for meaningful software liability"
3 picks - Security Leftovers
Security picks - Make Use Of on Saving Energy in GNU/Linux Distros, Jack Wallen Continues Promoting Slop Plagiarism in ZDNet
Valnet and ZDNet - Debian: Andrew Cater on Arm Cambridge Mini-Debconf and Mike Gabriel on OpenAGPS
Debian updates - KDE: Kdenlive 26.08.3 released and KDE Gear 26.12 branches created
KDE news - Programming Leftovers
Development picks - Applications: Flatpak Issues, Command-Line Text Editors, and Changes in EasyOS
4 stories - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical leftovers - Games: Enshrouded, E-Paper Handheld, Layoffs, Slop/Epic Games Launcher, Bottles
gaming picks - Our Efforts Appreciated [original]
Teamwork pays off - Today in Techrights
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