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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 09, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. KDE Gear 25.12.1 Released with Various Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps

   The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 25.12.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.12 series of this collection of open-source apps for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and other platforms.

2. Sick of Microslop? New Linux distro could win over Windows 11 haters

   This is markedly different from current Linux efforts on the Windows front

3. One Week of 2026 [original]

   It has now been 7 days in the new year

4. GNU/Linux and Hardware Leftovers

   mostly GNU/Linux

   New

5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards

   leftovers focused on FOSS

6. Programming Leftovers

   Development picks

7. Web Browsers/Web Servers: curl, RSS, and More

   WWW centric picks

8. Linux and BSD Leftovers

   This Week in Linux and more

9. Servers: Self-Hosted Grafana and Latest From Kubernetes

   Server news

10. Android Leftovers

    Your Android-powered car will get faster updates thanks to Qualcomm

11. Red Hat is Promoting Slop and Back Doors (Sold as "Confidential")

    IBM and RHAT stuff

12. Devices With GNU/Linux and Open Hardware, 3-D Printing

    On modding oriented machines

13. Want to try the original KDE desktop from 1996? I did, and it took me back - here's how

    You can revisit the early days of Linux through MiDesktop, a modern fork of the original KDE 1

14. Kernel deadlock and splitting a Linux kernel package

    Linux and more

15. today's howtos

    idroot and more

16. Games: Titles in Steam, Godot 4.6 Beta 3, Vista 11 at Risk as GNU/Linux Gains (RAM Prices Favour the Latter)

    many picks for today

17. I built a project management dashboard with Linux KDE Plasma widgets (no apps needed)

    Well, here’s how I used KDE Plasma widgets to turn my Linux desktop into a functional project management dashboard

18. 5 reasons I stopped using Ubuntu

    Ubuntu has long been the face of Linux

19. Make Gnome Screenshot Work Again in Ubuntu 25.10

    For users who prefer the classic Gnome Screenshot tool

20. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

21. Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.4, and Linux 6.12.64

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.18.4 kernel

22. Fedora, GNU-like Mobile Linux, and Fake 'FSF' (FSF-EEE)

    some leftovers

23. Android Leftovers

    Google’s new Android source code release schedule is bad news for custom ROMs

24. Someone made a sticky notes app within the Linux terminal, and you can download it right now

    Ever since I made the jump over to Linux

25. This new Linux app lets you control your PC with your voice, and it's free

    EasySpeak should fill a notable gap in the Linux ecosystem where many existing voice tools are either proprietary

26. 6 things Windows users always get wrong about Linux (and what’s actually true)

    There are many misconceptions about Linux

27. This Linux distro is for people who just want games to work

    There's no shortage of gaming-focused Linux distros right now

28. 3 must-try tools if you want Windows-like desktop widgets on Ubuntu

    During a recent visit to Stack Exchange's Unix and Linux section

29. I Thought This Wikipedia App for Linux was Pointless (I Was Wrong)

    When I saw Wike in the GNOME Software store, I thought

30. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

    This is free and open source software

31. Games: Humble Bundle, More Gaming Handhelds Running GNU/Linux, SteamOS 3.7.19

    9 picks from GamingOnLinux

32. Fedora 44 Will Be the First Distro to Adopt KDE's Plasma Login Manager

    KDE recently announced that Plasma 6.8 will drop X11 support completely

33. Try Joplin: Your Open Source Evernote Alternative

    If you rely heavily on note-taking apps and want to switch from a proprietary to an open-source solution

34. Recent HowTos From Make Tech Easier

    4 recent articles

35. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming Leftovers

    FOSS and more

36. Recent Valnet Articles on GNU/Linux Work Through the Shell/Bash/Terminal

    5 recent articles

37. Simon Batt's (Valnet) Journey Through GNU/Linux Distros, Including One on a Floppy Disk

    a pair of recent articles

38. 5 tiny Linux tools that replace big, heavy apps

    It just works, and that's enough

39. Red Hat: Elections in Fedora, systemd Update, and Flathub Record

    IBM et al

40. Linux package managers beat the Microsoft Store in every way

    And it's not even close

41. 6 Linux distros that are perfect for rescuing your PC

    Whether it's destined for a closet or a landfill, these distros can be a perfect way to keep your PC alive

42. Kernel: BPF, Memory Use, and "Episode 29 of the Dirk and Linus show"

    Linux coverage from LWN

43. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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