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    Looking back at the first BackTrack Linux release, which arrived two decades ago as Kali's ancestor
  2. Dealing With Bot Traffic (Half or Majority of Web Traffic) [original]
    Other surveyors have said the same for years

    New

  3. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Is Out Now with Linux Kernel 7.0 and GNOME 50
    Canonical released today the beta version of the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Racoon) distribution ahead of the final release on April 23rd, 2026.
  4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Open Data, and Coding
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  5. Firefox 149 and Firefox Developer Edition
    Mozilla stuff
  6. LibreOffice Donations and Document Freedom Day
    some LibreOffice news
  7. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux for today
  8. OpenBSD on Motorola 88000
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  9. Linux-friendly and Hackable Hardware Leftovers
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  10. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  11. Red Hat Promoting Slop, Rocky and Oracle Follow
    lots of nonsense again
  12. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  13. IBM Red Hat Promotes Age Surveillance Inside the OS
    as expected
  14. Openwashing and Slop Promotion by 'Linux' Foundation (Proprietary is 'Open')
    latest examples
  15. Android Leftovers
    Google rolling out Android Auto fix for Galaxy S26 and Pixel users
  16. I used every major Linux desktop—these 5 are better than GNOME
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  17. GNU Stow turned me into the ultimate Linux distro-hopper
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  18. CachyOS just dethroned Arch Linux on ProtonDB, and Linux gamers are finally noticing
    In case you missed it, CachyOS recently toppled Arch Linux as the OS with the most reports sent to ProtonDB
  19. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
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  20. Kamuriki LGX – Debian-based desktop-oriented distribution
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  21. AnduinOS 1.4.2 Offers Redesigned GNOME for Windows Refugees
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  22. Tails 7.6 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released with Automatic Tor Bridges
    Tails 7.6 has been released today as the sixth update in the Tails 7.x series of this portable Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship.
  23. LibreOffice 26.2.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes
    The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 26.2.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with various bug fixes.
  24. The Danger of Microsoft Controlling European Tech [original]
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  25. Games: Proton Experimental, Humble Bundle, SPLITGATE, and Forza Horizon 6
    4 stories from GamingOnLinux
  26. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  27. Android Leftovers
    Those lovely Android Calling Cards are already showing up on Pixel Watch calls
  28. 4 Linux hardware devices I’m looking forward to in 2026
    Most of the time when you hear about Linux
  29. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  30. I forced myself to use Linux without the terminal for a week
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  31. Linux would be nothing without these 6 open-source apps
    I have 6 things that make Linux what it is today
  32. StratOS – Linux distribution based on Arch
    StratOS Linux is a flexible Linux distribution built on top of Arch Linux
  33. KDE Linux – free Linux-based operating system built by KDE
    KDE Linux is a free, open-source
  34. Stable kernels: Linux 6.19.10, Linux 6.18.20, Linux 6.12.78, Linux 6.6.130 and Linux 6.1.167
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.19.10 kernel
  35. Improving Our Static Site Generator (SSG) [original]
    yesterday we tested (on a test machine) some improvements to the Static Site Generator (SSG), which turns 4 this summer
  36. Maintenance Completed [original]
    we're now back to normal (no ongoing work in the datacentre)
  37. Today in Techrights
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  38. Latest Half Dozen From LWN
    mostly kernel
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