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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 05, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. GNOME 49 Release Candidate Re-Enables X11 Support by Default in GDM

   The GNOME Project released today the RC (Release Candidate) development version of the upcoming GNOME 49 desktop environment series, scheduled for release later this month on September 17th.

2. Android Leftovers

   Pixel phones are getting Android’s ‘Audio Sharing’ with Auracast support

3. SLAPP Against Tux Machines Funded by Third Parties [original]

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4. On Our Fourth Year With a Static Site Generator (SSG) and Almost Third Year With EU Hosting (team.blue) [original]

   If only we did that sooner...

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5. Canonical and Hardware Leftovers

   all the rest for today

6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

   FOSS picks

7. Events and FSF Leftovers

   Free software and more

8. Debian Development Reports and More

   Debian leftovers

9. Security Leftovers

   Security and more

10. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks for today

11. Audiocasts/Shows: FLOSS Weekly and "Red Hat Just Killed X11?"

    only a couple for now

12. OpenSUSE and SUSE Leftovers

    mostly OpenSUSE

13. GNOME: Backend Isolation Prototype for GNOME Papers, Scheduling & Fibers (GTK)

    GNOME leftovers

14. GNU/Linux Applications: Diagram Tools, Warp, and More

    software leftovers

15. Linux Foundation Promoting Scams and Hype in Linux Foundation-Funded Sites (Sponsored to Promote Lies)

    LF latest

16. How to decide between Linux and MacOS - if you're ready to ditch Windows

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17. Ready to ditch Windows 10? I debunked 7 Linux myths so you can switch with confidence

    Let me see if I can tip you over to the greener pastures known as Linux

18. Android Leftovers

    Months after Android 16 arrived, your older Pixel phone finally gets its biggest feature

19. 5 Hidden Features in KDE Dolphin You Should Know About

    Want to make sure your file browsing and management with KDE Dolphin is as efficient as it can be

20. These 5 Arch distros are worth checking out if you love the bleeding-edge Linux king

    Unlike Windows and macOS, Linux comes in tons of flavors

21. Fretboard – look up guitar chords

    This is free and open source software

22. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

23. Configuring Portal Permissions in Plasma

    On Android apps need special permissions to access certain things like the camera and microphone

24. Stable kernels: Linux 6.16.5, Linux 6.12.45, Linux 6.6.104, Linux 6.1.150, Linux 5.15.191, Linux 5.10.242 and Linux 5.4.298

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.16.5 kernel

25. Hans de Goede Leaves Red Hat, Lots of Buzzwords in Place of Substance

    some red hat news

26. Security Updates and Windows TCO

    mostly patches for Linux, some Windows TCO

27. Operating Systems and Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

    today's leftovers

28. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical posts

29. Open Hardware/Modding: Adafruit, Raspberry Pi, and More

    Hardware leftovers

30. Programming Leftovers

    Development with R, Python, and more

31. Linux adoption woes and mid-range GPUs stand out in Steam Survey for August 2025

    Valve has completed the Steam Hardware and Software Survey for August 2025

32. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

33. BesGnuLinux: a Lightweight, Fast, Furious, and Stable Distro

    BesGnuLinux calls itself lightweight, useful, and stable — but after a wild ride with version 3-0, you might find it’s got a lot more ‘fast and furious’ under the hood

34. Games: Gamescom, LEGO Humble Bundle, and More

    a dozen stories for now

35. Applications: AList, Pydio Cells, and Linux App Release Roundup

    Application-centric roundup

36. Technical Articles About GNU/Linux and FreeBSD

    mostly the former

37. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

38. Linux Kernel Coverage in LWN

    3 new articles outside the paywall

39. The need to reliably preserve our community history

    The site was important enough that LWN's history contains over 800 articles and comments with links to almost 700 pages on Groklaw.

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40. I dual booted Fedora KDE and I forgot Windows was installed

    I eventually settled on Fedora KDE

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