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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 03, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) While Microsoft Transmits Malware
    some FUD and more
  2. Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
    Linux 3.05% +0.41%
  3. Wine 10.18 is Out
    new wine release

    New

  4. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 2nd, 2025
    The 264th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on November 2nd, 2025.
  5. I deleted Windows from my PC after using Linux for five months
    "Linux keeps treating me well"
  6. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  7. Canonical/Ubuntu: Launchpad, NebiOS 10.0, and Microsoft E.E.E.
    3 more Ubuntu stories or Canonical stories
  8. Open Hardware/Modding With Linux, and Phones With Lineage OS
    gadgets and more
  9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    projects, events, and CMS stuff
  10. GNOME at the Surveillance Giant's Summer of Labour and "Most Annoying Problems With These GNOME Extensions"
    a pair of GNOME stories
  11. Web Browsers: Tor Browser, Helium, Firefox, and More
    WWW software outline
  12. Programming Leftovers
    four more picks
  13. Security Leftovers
    Security patches, incidents, more
  14. LibreOffice, OpenDocument, and International Criminal Court dumps Microsoft Office
    some Productivity Software/LibreOffice picks
  15. Red Hat and IBM Leftovers (Lots of Slop)
    hype and more
  16. Fedora Leftovers
    Releases and derivatives
  17. today's howtos
    Sunday's batch of howtos
  18. Now’s the Best Time to Ditch Windows and Mac for Linux
    I will detail why both Windows and macOS are terrible options and why Linux is the only sensible choice
  19. Android Leftovers
    Nova Launcher's surprise update to could mark an end of era for Android
  20. Arch’s Pacman 7.1 Package Manager Brings Stronger Signature Enforcement
    Pacman 7.1 package manager for Arch Linux enforces signature verification by default
  21. Incus 6.18 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released
    Incus 6.18 adds macOS agent support, VirtIO sound for VMs
  22. Interview with Simon Budig, GIMP developer
    GIMP is Free and Libre Open Source Software
  23. Debian’s APT Package Manager to Integrate Rust Code by May 2026
    Debian developers confirm that Rust will become a hard dependency for APT starting May 2026
  24. Ikey Doherty Missing from AerynOS for Six Months
    AerynOS maintainer confirms that founder Ikey Doherty hasn’t been in contact for six months but assures the project remains stable and on track
  25. 3 Useful Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (Oct. 31 - Nov. 2)
    But in Linux repositories, there are countless tools for all sorts of jobs
  26. Terminal Geeks Rejoice! Proton VPN's Long-Awaited Linux CLI is Finally Here
    Manage Proton VPN from the command line on Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora
  27. Adios, Windows: These alternatives make switching from Microsoft easy
    Windows is not the perfect operating system for everyone
  28. Best Linux Distros for Development
    Not only does Linux have all of the development tools you need
  29. AcreetionOS – user-friendly Arch-based Linux distribution
    AcreetionOS is an approachable and user-friendly distribution based on the powerful Arch Linux core
  30. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  31. 4 hard Linux lessons I learned early - and I was better off for it
    My Linux journey started many years ago, and it got off to a really rocky start
  32. Sculpt OS – component-based desktop operating system
    Sculpt is a component-based desktop operating system that puts the user in the position of full control
  33. Ximper Linux – Russian Linux distribution
    Ximper Linux is a Russian, rolling-release distribution based on ALT Linux
  34. This Week in GNOME: #223 Spooky Updates
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from October 24 to October 31
  35. GNU/Linux, BSD, and Security Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux picks
  36. New Releases: AerynOS 2025.10 and Unraid 7.2 Released
    as covered by Linuxiac
  37. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
    some news about Canonical/Ubuntu
  38. EasyOS Sticks With XLibre and Has New Release
    XLibre and EasyOS news
  39. It's FOSS on Software and Free Software News
    some picks from It's FOSS
  40. today's howtos
    many howtos
  41. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  42. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  43. LWN on the Hostile Takeover of RubyGems.org (an Ongoing Coup)
    Ruby battles
  44. This Week In Rust, Rust 1.91.0, and DebugFS on Rust
    Rust news
  45. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

SLAPP Censorship - Part 163 Out of 200: Attack on Computer Science and on Computer Security (or Associating Back Doors and Kill Switches With "Security")
Nowadays there are many who pretend to be security professionals
No Allure in Omarchy, the Political Hyenas Only Give it More Free Publicity
To me, Omarchy seems like a weak project because of the slop (an HR problem)
Don't Let Bastards and Haters Grind You Down
They say "jealousy is the sincerest form of flattery"
Goodbye, Dolly
This week we say "goodbye, Dolly."
 
Clownflare Sees GNU/Linux and ChromeOS at Over 13% in Bahamas
Narrowing down to desktops and laptops, and judging by Web requests that go through Clownflare, many people there use GNU/Linux or Google's 'bastardised' version of it (with spyware preloaded)
Richard Stallman Complains That Linux Gives a Bad Name to GNU and Asks for Feedback on What's Wrong with Systemd (and Wayland)
Maybe some people want to send him a detailed, polite explanation
GNU/Linux Does Not Need Social Control Media to Succeed
When it comes to Social Control Media, Richard Stallman was right
Increasing Focus on Patent Injustices
We'll soon cover the EPO a lot more
There's No "Next XBox"
Nothing comes ahead except layoffs and price hikes
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Gemini Links 27/08/2026: Conditioning, Lagrange 1.21, and Computer Games
Links for the day
Links 26/08/2026: Patent Troll InterDigital Utilises Software Patents in Unconstitutional Court, "WikiHow Launches Copyright Infringement Suit Against" LLM Plagiarism
Links for the day
The Register MS Has New Fake Article ("SPONSORED FEATURE") With "AI" 21 Times In It
The Register MS is one among many culprits
Gemini Links 26/08/2026: “Doomsday Clock”, Rwanda Genocide, and Boasting About Using LLMs Instead of Writing Code (Due to Employer's Pressure)
Links for the day
Twitter is Not an API or a Communication Site, It's a Really Bad Site That Forces You to be Enslaved by Its Algorithm (Amplifying Its Owner's Worldviews)
the crackdown on Nitter means we should all avoid accessing or linking to x.com (Twitter)
GNU/Linux Rose in Caribbean Islands
combined population is measured at 44,182,048
IBM's Quantum Computing Lies Explained Again by Sabine Hossenfelder
To become a CEO at IBM one must lie
Controlling Culture and Social Behaviour by Digital Locks
if you don't fully control the technology in your possession, then you're not using that technology, this technology covertly uses you
Links 26/08/2026: Election Bribery (aka Vote-Buying) Deemed "OK" in the US, "Nitter is Shutting Down After a Cease and Desist Letter" by MElon
Links for the day
Analogue So Much Better and Faster
From what we can gather, the tram ticketing system does not use Windows; we never saw it crashing or rebooting (or showing some Windows logo) in decades, so we assume it runs some kind of Linux
Linux Today Dumped All Social Control Media Last December
Linux Today seems to have concluded that all Social Control Media is just a waste of time
Don't Say X.com is OK Because People Can Access It by Alternative Means
Can Mozilla please clarify who inside Mozilla greenlit a return to X.com?
The Reach of techrights.org Is Increasing
We are on the side of women victims
SLAPP Censorship - Part 162 Out of 200: An Outline of Events
An outline of events
Pushed to Live
We still have some other work - stuff related to the editing of pages - which is work in progress and has been subjected to testing for many months
GNU/Linux Measured at 10% in Germany, Based on Cloudflare
It's peaking late at night
Richard Stallman's GNU Project Began 42 Years Ago With GNU Emacs and More
GNU Project announced almost 43 years ago (next month it's the anniversary)
Fake Articles "Sponsored by HPE" Published in The Register MS
Selling proprietary products as 'alternatives' to other proprietary products
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
IRC logs for Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Gemini Links 26/08/2026: Journal Plans and Extending Finger Protocol
Links for the day
How Many Web Requests From "Linux"...
If one was to assert that "Linux == Android" or "Android == Linux" (it's not that simple), then "Linux" already accounts for about 30% of Web requests
An Explainer About Injunctions Done Wrong - Part I - Saving Money Where Money Cannot be Saved
Of course Garrett not being able to afford his own case is a key factor here
Links 25/08/2026: "U.S. Marines Cancel Drill With South Korea", "UK Prime Minister Burnham Arrives in Ukraine"
Links for the day
Not for the First Time This Week, Site Called "It's FOSS" is Promoting Software That is NOT FOSS (And It Knows It)
Is this an editorial choice? Advertising? What is it?
Gemini Links 25/08/2026: Geometry and FidoNet History, "Goodbye I2P and Yggdrasil, Welcome Telnet!"
Links for the day
Links 25/08/2026: Microsoft Salaries Leaked Again, "Oasis Photograph Sparks Copyright Lawsuit"
Links for the day
Microsoft Trots Out Its Propaganda Agent Preston Gralla to Make It Sound Like Microsoft Breaks Up With China (Reality: Microsoft Got Dumped by China)
This discredits any publisher that plays along
GNU/Linux Did Not Start in 1991 and America Wasn't Discovered by Europeans
it'll be 43 next month
SLAPP Censorship - Part 161 Out of 200: Low Standards in Defamation Cases Just Muddy the Waters and Distract From Legitimate Cases
The judge at the trial said that Garrett's case was a waste of the court's money
Rolling Out Some Changes Soon
To the regular reader no change will be seen
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, August 24, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, August 24, 2026
Gemini Links 25/08/2026: Separated by Plexiglass, Low-Tech Information Networks, Jörg Rippel Comes to Geminispace
Links for the day