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  1. Rust Coreutils 0.8 Had Better GNU Coreutils Compatibility Than Rust Coreutils 0.9, Rust is a Disaster for Ubuntu or Distros That Try to Replace GNU With Microsoft GitHub [original]
    And non-GPL licences
  2. Kernel Release 7.1-rc6
    almost final
  3. Android Leftovers
    You Can Take Vibrant Photos With These 3 Tricks For Android Phones

    New

  4. Besgnulinux major version 4-0 ready to use
    Some great features have been added to the Font Manager tool
  5. Ditana 0.9.3 Beta release notes
    In 0.9.3, all of this lives in a new, separately-versioned repository — ditana-config — as structured data in KDL v2
  6. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux and a little more
  7. GNU/Linux Devices and Open Hardware Projects
    hardware picks
  8. Global IP TV Panel and EcoTube media player in EasyOS
    Updates on EasyOS
  9. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  10. Sharing and Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  11. Programming Leftovers
    Steven Deobald and more
  12. KDE: Ocean, OpenKylin, Kdenlive, and More
    KDE news and updates
  13. Games: Steam Deck, Anbernic, Fortune Seller, and "Stop Killing Games"
    gaming and more
  14. Android Leftovers
    My Favorite Android 17 Feature Isn't AI. It's This Anti-Doomscrolling Tool
  15. Free and Open Source Software, and Benchmark
    This is free and open source software
  16. SextantOS – Arch-based Linux distribution
    SextantOS is an Arch-based Linux distribution built around keyboard navigation
  17. This month in KDE Linux: May 2026
    Welcome to another edition of “This month in KDE Linux” — KDE’s in-progress operating system
  18. KStars 3.8.3 Released
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  19. Two Years After Mark Lewis Stepped in to Defend Us From Americans Connected to Microsoft, Funded by Third Parties [original]
    There's lots more to come for years, maybe 5 years
  20. Linux Lite 8.0 “Hematite” Launches with Linux Kernel 7.0, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Base
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  21. Your Linux system is secretly using your hard drive as RAM, and that's a good thing
    If you spend time around serious Linux users
  22. I add KDE's best feature to every Linux GNOME system—here's why
    When you use Linux, there are two dominant and well-established desktop environments that reign supreme
  23. KDE Linux drops AUR from its build pipeline over security and reliability concerns
    During my stint with Arch Linux
  24. Linux desktops finally learned restraint, and that's the upgrade Windows still hasn't made
    Meanwhile, I've been keeping an eye on what's going on with the Linux kernel
  25. Fedora isn't the best cutting-edge Linux distro anymore
    Over the past decade, Fedora has earned its reputation as the go-to cutting-edge Linux distro
  26. Most people install Linux the hard way for no reason. Here's the easy process that's never failed me
    Installing Linux has a reputation for being difficult or technical
  27. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  28. SystemRescue – Linux system rescue toolkit
    SystemRescue, formerly known as SystemRescueCd, is a Linux system rescue toolkit that runs from a bootable medium and is designed for administrating
  29. Summer [original]
    Tomorrow we'll begin to see (then share) some new data from statCounter
  30. Review: The PineTab2 with various operating systems
    I recently talked about why it is not common to find GNU/Linux distributions running on tablets
  31. DEBIX expands its SBC lineup with Model D and R3576-01 boards
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  32. Euro‑Office Sets June 9 Launch in Bid for EU Digital Sovereignty
    Backed by major European vendors, Euro‑Office takes on Microsoft, Google Docs, and OnlyOffice
  33. In 2026 We Can't Read About Cybersecurity [original]
    The state of online news is so sad
  34. TileOS 2.0
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  35. Today in Techrights
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  36. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 31st, 2026
    The 294th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending May 31st, 2026.
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

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    2283 /n/2026/05/28/Android_Leftovers.shtml
    2246 /n/2026/05/28/Krita_5_3_2_Released.shtml
    2243 /n/2026/05/28/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    2228 /n/2026/05/28/5_Months_Pass_So_Fast.shtml
    2215 /n/2026/05/28/today_s_howtos.shtml
    2114 /n/2026/05/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml
    2107 /n/2026/05/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml
    2106 /n/2026/05/29/Android_Leftovers.shtml
    2040 /n/2026/05/29/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    2011 /n/2026/05/29/Happy_Birthday_to_Dad.shtml
    1990 /n/2026/05/29/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    1964 /n/2026/05/29/12_Days_of_Shell.shtml
    1956 /n/2026/05/29/today_s_howtos.shtml
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