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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

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SLAPP Censorship - Part 66 Out of 200: Alex Graveley Did Illegal Things, Then Asserted Mentioning Those Illegal Things is Privacy Violation
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 65 Out of 200: Graveley and Garrett Claims Are Word-by-Word Similar (They Also Collaborated All Along)
We'll keep it short today
IBM Has a Long and Rich History of Showing Chatbots Bear No Business Prospects (From Jeopardy to Watson Healthcare and McDonalds)
Watson Healthcare is already in the dustpan, so they are rebranding it again
Europe Decoupling is Bad News for GAFAM, Especially Bad to Microsoft
Countries want independence
India Needs to Recognise That the World Wide Web is Monoculture in India
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All-Time Lows for Windows Down Under
seeing the demise of Windows in Australia (historically a slow or low adopter of GNU/Linux) is good news
IBM's Kyndryl Accounting Fraud Explained and More Recently the Insiders Talk About Mass Layoffs
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All-Time Lows for Windows in Spain and Portugal
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The NHS is Under Attack by Anthropic and Microsoft (or Their Lemmings That Infect the NHS)
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