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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 06, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. COSMIC 1.0.12 Desktop Brings Improvements to Files, Terminal, and More

   COSMIC 1.0.12 desktop environment is now available with improvements to COSMIC Term, COSMIC Files, COSMIC Edit, Notification Applet, COSMIC Store, and COSMIC Settings.

2. KDE’s New CSS-Based Style Engine Union Is Coming to KDE Plasma 6.7

   The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment will finally introduce KDE’s new CSS-based style engine called Union as a technical preview.

3. Latest Steam Client Update Adds Support for Valve’s New Steam Controller

   A new Steam Client stable update is now available with support for Valve’s new Steam Controller, Big Picture Mode and SteamVR improvements, as well as other changes.

4. When More is Less (or Less is More) [original]

   Free software advocates want quantity in freedom quotient

5. XDA and HowTo Geek (Valnet) Stories About BSD, GNU/Linux, and More

   some recent leftovers

6. Bazzite is what most Linux gaming distros wish they were

   Games-centric distro

7. Microsoft Facing Problems in Qatar (Not Just Missiles); GNU/Linux is Growing Fast [original]

   Due to cyberattacks it would be a wise choice to adopt Free software and not outsource to GAFAM

8. Raspberry Pi Imager Now Supports Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations

   Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.9 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with support for Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations and many other changes.

9. Programming Coverage by Valnet

   Shells, Python, and more

10. Kernel Space / Virtualisation: Home Directory Flexibility in Storage Device and Raves About Proxmox

    recently in XDA

11. GNOME Extensions and Making It More Like Hyprland

    3 recent Valnet articles

12. Hardware Projects and Self-Hosting: Raspberry Pi, Jellyfin, Framework, and NAS at Home

    Hardware leftovers

13. HowTo Geek: Articles about Vim's statusline

    a couple of recent articles

14. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FOSS picks

15. Events: Lomiri/Open Source Mobile Dev Hackathon, WordCamp, and LSFMMBPF

    some upcoming events

16. GNU/Linux Leftovers

    mostly GNU/Linux

17. Hardware: PhobosLab, ESP32, and Reducing Phone-Induced Anxiety

    open hardware and more

18. Web: End of ‘Ask Jeeves’, Feather Wiki, Reverting Back to RSS, and Blocking Ads (Spyware)

    WWW related picks

19. Programming Leftovers

    Development leftovers

20. Security Leftovers

    Security related news

21. OpenSUSE: Tumbleweed Monthly Update and OpenSUSE Asia Summit 2026 Call for Speakers

    a pair of news updates

22. Red Hat's Slop Promotion, GAFAM Advocacy, and Fedora on RISC-V by Marcin Juszkiewicz

    IBM stuff and corporate things

23. Applications: InstaMAT and InstaLOD Come to Linux, NetHack 5.0.0 Released

    Software releases and ports

24. Games: PlayStation 5 GNU/Linux Tested, Steam’s April Hardware Survey Shows Trends

    gaming leftovers

25. KDE: Kdenlive Goals for GSoC 2026 and Union's Spring 2026 Update

    KDE picks

26. Distributions and Operating Systems: EasyOS, DistroWatch, Alpine, and Portable (USB) GNU/Linux

    distros and commentary

27. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical picks

28. Linux Kernel: Virtualisation, Inter-Process Communication (IPC), and More

    kernel picks

29. Games: Steam Controller, Wireworks, and More

    GamingOnLinux's latest articles

30. Android Leftovers

    Android 17 Beta Code Points to Rear Lights on the Next Pixel

31. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

32. Today It's 5/5 and We're 5 Weeks Away From Our 22nd Anniversary [original]

    Next month one contributor plans to host a little party for the site, seeing that there are budgetary constraints this year

33. GNU/Linux Measured at Record High in Chile [original]

    South America is adopting more of GNU/Linux

34. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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