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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 03, 2026

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

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