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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 03, 2026

Types of Onas

Types of Onas

Updated This Past Day

  1. South America Keeps Marching Towards GNU/Linux [original]
    It is understandable that GNU/Linux rose to over 4% from about 2% last year
  2. United Kingdom: ChromeOS and GNU/Linux at About 7%, Windows All-Time Low [original]
    In Germany GNU/Linux is measured at about 6% this month
  3. Always Obeying Just Laws [original]
    British libel law needs urgent reform. We're working on it.

    New

  4. Firefox’s AI Kill Switch Lands in Firefox Nightly, Slated for Firefox 148
    Mozilla finally landed today the long-anticipated AI Kill Switch controls for Firefox, which let users strip the open-source web browser of any AI-powered features, and you can test it right now in Firefox Nightly.
  5. Google is Not Your Friend (Even If It Uses Linux a Lot) [original]
    instead of Google sending people to us it is taking our words and replicating them
  6. GNU/Linux at All-Time High in Chile and Brazil (Almost 5%) [original]
    When will it exceed 5%?
  7. 3 Linux features that make my daily work faster than Windows 11
    Specifically, here's some stuff that Linux has that I would love to see on Windows one day
  8. Turn off these 3 annoying Ubuntu defaults in 5 minutes
    Ubuntu is great (it's many people's first Linux distro), and like your typical Linux distro
  9. Android Leftovers
    Moto G17 may not receive any Android updates as Motorola cites lack of EU requirements
  10. Git 2.53 Released with New Features and Performance Improvements
    Git 2.53 has been released today as the latest stable update to this free and open-source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
  11. How immutable Linux can stop you from breaking your system
    Linux is increasingly user-friendly, and as more and more apps become compatible
  12. Linux Mint isn't the answer for Windows refugees anymore
    I've been having a big think over Linux distros
  13. I ditched my NAS OS for Ubuntu Desktop, and I’m never going back
    Straight off the bat, the fact is that Ubuntu is actually fully capable of replicating every core function of a dedicated NAS OS
  14. Fed up with Ubuntu? Why Debian should be your daily driver
    Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distros
  15. today's leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux news
  16. New Releases: Tiling Shell 17.3, Resources 1.10, and More
    from OMG Ubuntu
  17. Linux Hardware/Modding and Mobile Linux
    some devices centric picks
  18. Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  19. FSF's Alex Oliva on Software Freedom and Lack of Privacy
    2 new articles
  20. Games: Steam and Crimsonland
    Games-related picks
  21. Web Browsers/Web Servers Leftovers
    FOSS-centric Web-related news
  22. Season of KDE 2026: Week 1 Progress for Automating Promo Data Collection
    Hi all! I'm CJ, and I'm participating in Season of KDE 2026 by automating portions of the data collection for the KDE promo team
  23. Valnet on GNU/Linux and Music in the Terminal
    a pair of new articles
  24. today's howtos
    howtos for the day
  25. Liya Linux proves high performance doesn’t require a command line
    Liya Linux offers a user-friendly, point-and-click installation
  26. Linux 6.19-rc8
    Almost final now
  27. I switched to this tiling window manager and can’t go back to normal desktops
    Tiling window managers are fundamentally reshaping how power users think about desktop productivity
  28. Open Hardware/Modding: Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux, NexPhone, and More
    hardware leftovers
  29. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  30. Android Leftovers
    If you use Wi-Fi, this hidden Android setting could be wasting battery
  31. This is the one Linux distro I recommend to every Windows 11 user
    When I initially tried switching to Linux
  32. I struggled with Hyprland for months, until this Arch-based distro fixed it
    Hyprland is getting tons of coverage within the Linux community
  33. 5 things you can do on Linux but not on Windows
    Linux outshines Windows in a number of areas
  34. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  35. Review: Manjaro Linux 26.0
    The Manjaro Linux distribution is an Arch-based project which offers a wide range of desktop editions
  36. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 1st, 2026
    The 277th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending February 1st, 2026.
  37. What a Difference Four Years Make [original]
    We've since then both created our own "proper" offices and are nowadays working close to wildlife
  38. Recent GNU/Linux Videos
    From Invidious
  39. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2026-01-27 to 2026-02-02
    1178 /n/2026/01/26/Proton_10_0_4_Released_with_Support_for_Drop_Dead_The_Cabin_Qua.shtml
    1042 /n/2026/01/27/OpenSSL_3_6_1_Is_Now_Available_with_Important_Security_Patches_.shtml
    927 /index.shtml
    865 /n/2026/01/28/GOG_calls_Linux_the_next_major_frontier_for_gaming_as_it_works_.shtml

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