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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
Today in Techrights

Some of the latest articles

The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 05, 2026: IRC logs for Sunday, April 05, 2026
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Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, April 04, 2026: IRC logs for Saturday, April 04, 2026
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Dr. Andy Farnell on a "Technology Plan B": based around Free software
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Linux Foundation Profits From Scams, Fraud, and Grifting: Don't be misled by the name "Linux Foundation"
Too Hard for IBM to Keep Everybody Silent About How the Company Has Gone South: IBM is busy trying to keep disgruntled or ex workers silent using NDAs
Microsoft Transmits Malware and Back Doors to GNU/Linux Servers, Media Points the Finger at Everyone But Microsoft's Servers: Is Microsoft too poor to vet and check what it hosts and transmits?
Gemini Links 04/04/2026: "Fuzz Guy", "Reusing Old Computers with Arch Linux and DWM", and Bubble v10.0 Released: Links for the day
Links 04/04/2026: eBay Scam, "Music Publishers’ X Copyright Lawsuit Officially on Pause": Links for the day
Links 04/04/2026: Social Control Media Verdict and Bans, Whistleblower (Axel Rietschin) Explains How "Microsoft Vaporized a Trillion Dollars": Links for the day
Reaching the End/Event Horizon of LLM Slop: Are we moving towards a post-LLMs world?
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, April 03, 2026: IRC logs for Friday, April 03, 2026
Gemini Links 04/04/2026: STXGE and Computer Relationships: Links for the day