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Autumn In The Forest

Autumn In The Forest

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  1. EasyOS gtk2-ng, FlatOrange, and EasyCast screen recorder
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  2. Alpine Linux is a crazy-fast distro for your desktop - with just one caveat
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  4. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  6. Events/Education: Linux App Summit 2026 and SouthEast LinuxFest
    2 new reports
  7. Debian and Ubuntu: Development report and Transmission issues and workarounds on (K)Ubuntu 26.04
    fixes and more
  8. Desktop Environments, KDE, and GNOME
    GNU/Linux interfaces
  9. Collabora's CODE 26.04, ONLYOFFICE Slop, and LibreOffice Recap
    LibreOffice and more
  10. Web Browsers and Web Clients
    Web Browsers and more
  11. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  12. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, Arduino, and More
    Linux picks
  13. Fedora, AlmaLinux, Red Hat, and More
    IBM and RHEL
  14. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Matters, LINUX Unplugged, FLOSS Weekly, and More
    new episodes
  15. Linux Hardware and Graphics: Vivante GPUs ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Extreme
    2 news picks regarding rendering and more
  16. 5 package managers and 7 Linux wellness apps to take better care of myself in 2026
    some software news
  17. Mike Gabriel: Voxit 1.0; Future of libayatana-appindicator (v0.6.0 released today)
    Work and released by him
  18. Proton releases Proton Drive CLI, GNU/Linux Supported
    2 links
  19. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  20. Kernel: Reconsidering x32, Buildroot, FreeBSD
    Linux and BSD
  21. Asahi Linux Issues Warning About Apple
    Asahi Linux 3 links
  22. Android Leftovers
    /e/OS 4.0 is here: Murena's Android fork makes it even easier to escape Google's clutches
  23. NanoPi M6V2 RK3588S SBC gains support for dual analog microphone input
    FriendlyELEC provides a long list of supported operating systems based on Linux 6.1
  24. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  25. Audacity 3.7.8 Audio Editor Improves Support for HiDPI Displays on Linux
    Audacity 3.7.8 open-source digital audio editor and recording software is now available for download with improves support for HiDPI displays on Linux, new options to choose where silence is truncated, and more.
  26. Android Leftovers
    Your Pixel Watch’s next big Wear OS update is almost here
  27. piBrick PocketCM5 – An open-source handheld Linux computer kit for Raspberry Pi CM5
    Designed by Indonesian maker Ahmad Amarullah (amarullz), the piBrick PocketCM5 is an open-source hardware handheld Linux computer kit built around the Raspberry Pi CM5
  28. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  29. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  30. Games: Mouthwashing, Theropods, and More
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  31. LWN coverage from the 2026 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit
    latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

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    1077 /n/2026/06/01/Linux_Lite_8_0_Hematite_Launches_with_Linux_Kernel_7_0_Ubuntu_2.shtml
    980 /n/2026/06/08/Linux_7_1_rc7.shtml
    968 /n/2026/06/07/HandBrake_1_11_2_Video_Transcoder_Adds_WebM_MIME_Type_Support_o.shtml
    903 /n/2026/06/06/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml
    872 /n/2026/06/05/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Mageia_DDoS_Levente_anthrax.shtml
    868 /n/2026/06/07/Why_Governments_choose_Linux_Transparency_Data_Protection_and_S.shtml
    861 /n/2026/06/07/Armbian_Imager_2_0_Flashing_Tool_for_Armbian_Linux_Officially_R.shtml
    844 /n/2026/06/08/Flatpak_1_18_Linux_App_Sandboxing_and_Distribution_Framework_Of.shtml
    840 /n/2026/06/05/LibreOffice_26_2_4_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Released_with_More_.shtml
    818 /n/2026/06/10/I_ve_used_Linux_for_30_years_4_frustrations_remain_including_2_.shtml
    816 /n/2026/06/05/GNOME_50_2_Adds_Rate_Control_to_the_VA_API_H_264_Screencast_Pip.shtml
    810 /n/2026/06/05/today_s_howtos.shtml
    788 /n/2026/06/05/Debian_Sparky_GNU_Linux_and_Report_From_Ben_Hutchings_New_Tails.shtml
    774 /n/2026/06/09/Programming_Leftovers.shtml

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