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Updated This Past Day

  1. BleachBit 5.0 System Cleaning Utility Released with Major Upgrades
    BleachBit 5.0 open-source system cleaning utility is out now with new cleaners

    New

  2. Mesa 25.1 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, This Is What’s New
    Mesa 25.1 open-source graphics stack for Linux is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements for existing graphics drivers, as well as better support for numerous video games.
  3. today's leftovers
    FOSS in particular
  4. LibreOffice Conference Budapest 2025 and FLISOL Brasilia 2025
    events about LO or with LO
  5. FSF Events and Kenya, UK, and IRC
    some Freedom-centric happenings
  6. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  7. Databases: PostgreSQL's external_file v1.2, 30 years of MySQL
    DB news
  8. OpenBSD and OpenSSH Leftovers
    BSD picks
  9. My week with Linux: I'm dumping Windows for Ubuntu to see how it goes | Tom's Hardware
    I'm ready to try joining that industrious four percent and installing Linux on my computers to use as my main OS
  10. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
    hardware leftovers
  11. Fedora and CentOS Leftovers
    IBM universe
  12. LibreArts Weekly and Upscaler 1.5.0 Released
    Applications in focus
  13. Videos/Shows: Ask Noah, Ubuntu 25.04, Linux on FPGA
    4 new ones
  14. Kernel Space: AUTOSEL and Linux Kernel 6.6.89 in EasyOS
    Linux news (kernel)
  15. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical articles
  16. Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) Leftovers
    plus some LF fluff
  17. This is what I’m doing with my old Windows 10 PC instead of trading it in like Microsoft wants me to
    The solution here is easy; once Windows 10 falls out of support, I will put Linux on the computer and use that instead
  18. Codethink Trustable Reproducible Linux (CTRL OS)
    new announcement
  19. A Linux-backed project shows how to save unsupported backdoored Windows 10 PCs by installing Linux
    a pair of reports
  20. New Planet GNOME and GNOME Foundation’s New Executive Director
    after Executive Director quit
  21. Fwupd 2.0.9 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for Intel Arc ‘Battlemage’ GPUs
    Fwupd 2.0.9 is out today as the ninth maintenance update to the latest fwupd 2.0 release of this open-source Linux firmware update utility with support for more devices, new features, and bug fixes.
  22. Raspberry Pi OS Gets New Printers App, Linux 6.12 LTS, and Wayland Improvements
    The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced today a new version of their Debian-based Raspberry Pi OS Linux distribution for Raspberry Pi computers that introduces some new features, better touchscreen handling, and various Wayland improvements.
  23. Slimbook Launches Kymera Black Linux Desktop Computer for Gamers and Creators
    UE-based Linux hardware vendor Slimbook announced today the launch of Kymera Black as the next generation of their Linux desktop computer designed for creators, gamers, and hardware enthusiasts.
  24. Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Daily Build ISOs Are Now Available for Download
    As of May 1st, 2025, Canonical has officially opened the development of Ubuntu 25.10 (codename Questing Quokka), and now they published the first daily build ISO images for early adopters, application developers, and general public testing.
  25. today's leftovers
    SUSE, hardware, and FOSS
  26. Latest From Red Hat's Official Site (Some Buzzwords, Too)
    redhat.com picks
  27. Android Leftovers
    Android’s phone taskbar isn't quite ready yet, but it's already getting a multitasking boost
  28. PeerTube Mobile App v1 Is Out
    The PeerTube mobile app has reached version 1
  29. These 10 Linux Commands Showed Me How Much Better Life Is Off Windows
    When I first switched to Linux from Windows, I was intimidated by the terminal
  30. Interrupt: A Linux based Flipper Zero rival that just launched and is already funded
    Interrupt, a new pen-testing gadget, has just launched on Kickstarter
  31. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  32. Games: Proton 10, Monster Hunter Bundle, SteamVR 2.10, and More
    10 stories from GamingOnLinux
  33. Project management apps are my top productivity hack - and these are my favorites on Linux
    Need to manage a small to medium-sized personal or business project
  34. Empowering Engineers as Ambassadors: A Strategic Business Investment
    When organizations embrace open source
  35. I've used dozens of distros as a Linux power user, but this one feels truly different
    If you're ready for a new approach to Linux
  36. Ready to ditch Windows for good? This is the Linux distro I recommend for beginners
    SDesk is a lightweight Linux distribution designed with a familiar interface
  37. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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GAFAM and "MATA"
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Birds Are Not "Pests and Vermin", Privacy is Not a Crime, and GNU/Linux is Not 'Hacking Platform'
I could not help but think of Free software analogies
The Sites Should Be Very Fast Again
That issue is now resolved
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worse than ever before
Activists, Including Technical Activists, Need Not Pursue Affirmation
Techrights doesn't play or participate in a "popularity contest"
The UEFI 9/11 - Part III - Chaos is Scheduled to Happen Second Thursday of September (No Matter What the Microsofters Tell You)
The clock is ticking
Downplaying the Impact of "UEFI 9/11" is a Losing Strategy
we won't publish much whilst on holiday
Government Sites Should Run Free Software
Not proprietary bloatware with buzzwords
LLM Slopfarms Take No Breaks
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GNOME Having a Meltdown Again
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Slopwatch: Fake Articles About "Linux", Google Helps Ponzi Schemes and Slopfarms in Google News
Slopfarms are a real pain
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