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Updated This Past Day

  1. Ubuntu MATE’s founder is stepping back after 12 years and LinuxConfig covers APT in Ubuntu
    Ubuntu picks
  2. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP, PineTime Pro, 3-D Printing, and More
    hardware and gadgets
  3. After 6 Years, One of Wayland’s Most Annoying Problems is Finally Getting Fixed
    The new xdg-session-management protocol finally brings session saving and restoration to Wayland
  4. Linux 7.0-rc6
    new RC

    New

  5. Archinstall 4.0 Arch Linux Installer Released with New Textual UI
    Archinstall 4.0 Arch Linux menu-based installer is now available for download with a new TUI (text-based user interface), new features, and various improvements.
  6. Debian-Based Elive Linux Distro Is Back with First Stable Release in Seven Years
    Elive 3.8.50 LTS distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” and featuring support for the OpenRC init system and the latest Enlightenment desktop.
  7. Android Leftovers
    ‘Tap to Share’ gesture for Quick Share leaks in Samsung’s Android 17 update
  8. Sparky Linux 9 brings a rolling release to Debian
    Sparky Linux's rolling release edition delivers the rock-solid stability Debian is known for — plus the latest software
  9. I installed one Linux app I'd never heard of and it replaced three tools
    But switching to GNOME Document Scanner has made me realize that I've been overcomplicating things for years
  10. 5 Linux Mint desktop widgets that save me time and help me get more done
    Linux Mint offers a clean and reliable Windows-like desktop experience—but for some users (like me)
  11. Using FireWire On A Raspberry Pi Before Linux Drops Support
    Once the premium option for data transfers and remote control for high-end audiovisual and other devices
  12. It seems like every new Linux user goes through a phase of "distro-hopping," or constantly switching Linux distros
    It seems like every new Linux user goes through a phase of "distro-hopping," or constantly switching Linux distros
  13. This hidden Linux feature makes Windows look embarrassing for developers
    Yet, there is a feature so fundamental to Linux
  14. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  15. OpenBosniana OS – Debian-based Linux distribution
    OpenBosniana OS is an operating system for desktop and laptop computers
  16. End of First Quarter [original]
    The main challenge will be to keep GNU/Linux free (as in freedom)
  17. Coreboot 26.03 Open-Source Firmware Adds Full Support for Intel PantherLake SoCs
    Coreboot 26.03 open-source firmware is now available for download with full support for Intel PantherLake SoCs and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
  18. 4MLinux 51.0 Released with Improved Support for ZX Spectrum and Atari Music
    4MLinux 51.0 distribution is now available for download with improved support for ZX Spectrum and Atari music and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
  19. Leftovers Regarding GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems
    today's leftovers
  20. GNOME Desktop/GTK: "Cambalache’s First Major Milestone!" (1.0) and Thibault Martin on Blogs
    GNOME picks
  21. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Wikipedia, and Standards
    FOSS and more
  22. Programming Leftovers
    Development stories
  23. Games: New Steam Games and Williams Sinistar Arcade Documentary
    Recent gaming news/picks
  24. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  25. Valnet on Command Line Piping and tmux
    2 new articles
  26. Android Leftovers
    Android 17: Google Finally Brought This Useful Trick to Every App
  27. Get the best of LibreOffice Calc with the Calc Guide 26.2
    The LibreOffice documentation team is proud to announce the immediate availability of the Calc Guide 26.2
  28. 5 Linux Mint extensions that finally made my desktop feel complete
    Linux Mint is a beautiful and efficient operating system that just works out of the box
  29. Ubuntu was my first distro—here's why we went our separate ways
    I once used Ubuntu and followed its development with extreme excitement
  30. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  31. Debian Pixel – remix of the Raspberry Pi Foundation PIXEL
    Debian 12 Pixel allows you to run Raspberry Pi’s PIXEL Desktop on a PC or Mac
  32. Review: NetBSD jails
    About a month ago we shared that there is an effort underway to bring jails, a popular isolation technology used by FreeBSD, to the NetBSD operating system
  33. New Releases of Parted Magic and ExLight
    two recent distro releases
  34. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  35. GNOME 51 “A Coruña” Desktop Environment Scheduled for September 16th, 2026
    The development cycle of the upcoming GNOME 51 “A Coruña” desktop environment kicks off with a draft release schedule suggesting the final release is expected later this year on September 16th, 2026.
  36. Protesting (Principled Stance) Pays Off [original]
    We stand with the protesters
  37. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

    New

  38. How Third-Party Funding and 'Former' Microsoft Staff Spent About a Million Dollars Lawyering Up Against Us [original]
    a chance to catch up
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Microsoft's XBox "Bloodbath" Seems to Have Already Begun (Informally), Studios Allegedly to Face Shutdowns, Layoff Notices Handed Out, 100% Layoffs in Some Cases, 10% in Others or on Average
So is a complete closure/shutdown imminent? (Compulsion Games in this case)
SLAPP Censorship - Part 105 Out of 200: When Bad Legal Advice Results in Your Client, Dale Vince, Ordered to Pay £600k - or 801,930 United States Dollar (USD) - to the Person Frivolously Sued (Lord Bailey of Paddington)
"A judge has ruled that Dale Vince must pay punitive costs to Lord Bailey of Paddington, the Tory peer, over the 'unexplained abandonment' of his" SLAPP
IBM is Importing/Exporting Corporations' Regime of Censorship (Hiding the Wrongdoing) to Free Software Communities
Is IBM protecting criminals in the name of "manners"?
 
Links 13/06/2026: University of Nottingham Confirms Data/System Breach, Courts Fuming at Fraudulent Lawyers Who Fling LLM Slop at Them
Links for the day
Gemini Links 13/06/2026: World Cups and 做人
Links for the day
Discussing Morale at IBM and Conversations Regarding IBM Layoffs (Disguised as Other Things)
Trolling can be a form of censorship
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: All the President's Men
Gilles Requena,Patrice Pellegrino, and Sandro Mendonça
SUEPO Elections Coming Up, Union Leaders at Europe's Second-Largest Institution (EPO) to be Determined Soon
The staff union of the European Patent Office (SUEPO) is having an election soon
How Long for Can American Taxpayers Justify Bailing Out Microsoft?
How many times need the American taxpayers give Microsoft money for vapourware that's neither necessary nor delivered?
Links 13/06/2026: Microsoft’s XBox Crisis and "Apple Deepfakes"
Links for the day
Gemini Links 13/06/2026: Why Humans Are Mostly Right Handed and "Getting Things Done"
Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, June 12, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, June 12, 2026
SLAPP Censorship - Part 104 Out of 200: Exactly Two Years Ago Brett Wilson LLP Humiliated or Weaponised Our Solicitor's Judaism in an Effort to Censor and Gag Us
dated 12/06/24
Half a Year Since Slopwatch Died
To Google's credit, it did manage to delist a lot of slopfarms in recent months
Links 12/06/2026: Science, Windows TCO, and More
Links for the day
"AI" 46 Times in One 'Article' Because The Register MS Got Paid to Push it
Today is just another opportunity to remind people that the slop bubble and GPU bubble are based on inauthentic fake 'journalism'
Gemini Links 12/06/2026: FTP and Gopher, Cluster Outage Postmortem After Cleaning by Wife
Links for the day
Sonny Piers Finally Spills the Beans on GNOME Cover-up, Points Finger at Robert McQueen, Misusing "Defamation" to Silence Critics of Wrongdoing
Robert McQueen, who is extremely connected to Garrett (they share digital nests)
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Transcending Partisan Rivalry in the National Interest
Up until now, Campinos has generally been regarded as a Portuguese "asset" on the international stage
Gratitude to Whistleblowers or Sources of Techrights
Whistleblowers are what makes journalism work
Techrights Was Months Ahead of "XBox" News (Mass Layoffs)
Next: end of XBox as a console
More Commentary on June 2026 IBM Layoffs and Why They Happen
It sounds a lot like what happened to the EPO
Links 12/06/2026: "NearlyFreeSpeech" No More, Openwashing by Google (DiffusionGemma)
Links for the day
Today There's a Massive EPO Strike (Like Every Friday), Workers Explain Further Cuts Despite the EPO Making More Income by Granting Illegal Patents (or Invalid Patents Illegally)
"Recent exchange with the Administration on the implications of the SAP on the Education and Childcare Allowance"
The Cyber Show: Remember That Code is Art
The article is very long, very profound, and speaks of "the next installation"
Communicating With Freedom - Part IV - Quibble Now in quibble.chat, Open for Contributions Via Codeberg
Today we continue the series about Quibble
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The Importance of Having "Pals from the Palacete"
for his reappointment bid to succeed, Campinos will need to be able to rely on the support of both the Portuguese Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, and the President of the European Council, António Costa
Cyber Show on How Updates or Upgrades Break Workflows, Even in Free Software
"We did a big upgrade on the AV production pipeline"
Discussions About IBM Layoffs in June, Including by RTO and PIPs
mass layoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to conceal
Gemini Links 12/06/2026: Decks and Work Essay
Links for the day
"Rolling Strikes" Continue at the European Patent Office, the Administrative Council Needs to Take Action Against Crooked Office Management
This coming weekend we'll talk about some of the other issues and concerns expressed by the union
Only Days After Mass Layoffs in Microsoft's Azure There Are Headlines About Much-Expected XBox Layoffs
XBox as a console is basically dead or "fast-dying"
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, June 11, 2026
IRC logs for Thursday, June 11, 2026
Links 11/06/2026: Disputes Over Copyright Infringement, Failure to Meet Climate Goals, "ChatGPT Caught Recommending “Products” That Are Just Scams"
Links for the day
Gemini Links 11/06/2026: Programmable Systems and Slop "is Coming for Your Serifs"
Links for the day
SLAPP Censorship - Part 103 Out of 200: Telling People What They Know and Don't Know About Death Threats They Receive
patronising letters sent on behalf of the Serial Strangler from Microsoft
IBM Genies in the Bottle
for ordinary people working who at at IBM, it's not hard to see that IBM is floundering
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Links 11/06/2026: LF Openwashing of Slop and "Azerbaijan Bans TikTok and Other Social Media Apps in School"
Links for the day
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The Centre (in Portugal) Falls Apart…
Luís Montenegro became embroiled in a conflict-of-interest controversy
IBM Lost About 18% of Its "Market Value" This Month
In IBM's case, a lot of the latest "pump" was Arvind's "quantum" hype/fantasy