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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 06, 2026

It is accessories that bring up the cost

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 5th, 2026

The 286th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending April 5th, 2026.
Party in 2 Months' Time [original]

An upcoming community party
Windows Down at 60%, GNU/Linux Gained 0.3% This Month Based on statCounter [original]

That might help explain recent moves by Microsoft
GNU/Linux Leftovers

GNU/Linux news leftovers
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

FOSS picks
Programming Leftovers

Development news
Web Browsers/Web Servers: Ratelimits, Wander Console 0.4.0, and Mozilla

WWW related news
Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Reverse-Engineering, and More

hardware picks
Linux Kernel 6.18 and Preview of 7.0

kernel picks
Games: Godot Threat From Microsofters, Microsoft Thurrott Tries Steam on GNU/Linux, and "Civilization VI Linux Testing Shows Proton's Superiority"

gaming news
Watchtower Discontinued and Switching from sudo to doas

2 applications-related articles
today's howtos

Instructionals/Technical posts
Android Leftovers

Android Auto’s next feature wants to turn your car into an office
4 reasons I use screen instead of tmux on Linux

Every Linux PC I've used in the last 15 years has come with screen pre-installed
I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it

I installed it because I got curious. And curiosity, in Linux
The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes

When I made the move from Windows to Linux, I wasn't quite sure what to expect
Free and Open Source Software

This is free and open source software
Kdenlive 26.04 RC ready for testing

The Kdenlive 26.04 Release Candidate is ready for testing
Age verification on Systemd and Flatpak

Flatpak is discussing the technicals around how to implement age verification
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