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  1. Software Freedom, a Japanese Perspective - Part IV: GNU/Linux at 3.2% [original]
    It was barely 1% not so long ago
  2. KDE Plasma 6.6.6 Released with Numerous Bug Fixes and Various Improvements
    KDE Plasma 6.6.6 is now available as the sixth and last maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with a couple of improvements and numerous bug fixes.

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  3. OpenSSH 10.4 Released
    OpenSSH 10.4 is out

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  4. Switzerland: GNU/Linux All-Time Record [original]
    Maybe Switzerland can beat Argentina next
  5. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  6. postmarketOS in 2026-06: Plasma 6.7
    This June Plasma 6.7 was released and found its way into Alpine Linux and postmarketOS thanks to Bart who maintains KDE in both distros
  7. Proton 11 Officially Released with Support for More Games Running on Linux
    Proton 11 is now available with support for Breath of Fire IV, Unknown Faces, Gothic 1 Classic, X-Plane 12, and many other Windows games that are now playable on Linux.
  8. GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: ArchBang, Galactic Mandate Linux, and More
    some new releases included
  9. Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: Recent GNU/Linux Material in Invidious
    or via Invidious
  10. No Pain, No Glory [original]
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  11. Recent Coverage About GNU/Linux and BSD in Valnet
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  12. Raves About Docker Containers and Portainer
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  13. Proxmox and Home Assistant OS 18.0 Coverage
    From Valnet only
  14. Raspberry Pi Projects: Storage and Other Uses
    a couple of recent articles
  15. Valnet Articles on GNU/Linux Games/Gaming
    Games picks
  16. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux picks
  17. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS leftovers
  18. Barry Kauler on EasyOS: Unmount-all-mounted-partitions bug and yff audio video utility version 3.1
    a couple of updates this week
  19. Games: Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and Godot 4.8 Dev 1
    gaming picks
  20. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks
  21. Hardware Projects: ESP32 and More
    several new Linux-ish news picks
  22. Kernel Space or Linux News
    Kernel leftovers
  23. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  24. IBM Unix Lawsuit Back, IBM Red Hat Promotes LLM Slop and Other Slop
    IBM Red Hat leftovers
  25. Android Leftovers
    Your Android work profile is finally coming to Wear OS smartwatches
  26. Audiocasts/Shows: Dirk and Linus, LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux, and More
    episodes and more
  27. 4 ways to run a full Linux desktop on your Android phone
    Android is based on Linux
  28. Free and Open Source Software, and Benchmark
    In this series, I put the BOSGAME mini PC through its paces from a Linux perspective
  29. GlouOS – Arch-based Linux distribution
    GlouOS is an Arch-based Linux distribution designed for gaming
  30. TUXEDO Computers Plans to Rebase TUXEDO OS on Debian Testing
    TUXEDO Computers is moving away from Ubuntu and plans to rebase their TUXEDO OS distribution on Debian GNU/Linux, but still using the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
  31. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    3 leftover stories
  32. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  33. Programming Leftovers
    Development with Python, Raku, and more
  34. Hardware: Linux Devices, Purism, and More
    a handful of picks
  35. Software Freedom, a Japanese Perspective - Part III: Proprietary Software Suboptimal [original]
    Free software does not have such artificial limitations
  36. New PostgreSQL Related Releases and Talks
    4 new PostgreSQL picks
  37. 7 tricks to make learning the Linux command line easier
    The Linux command line can seem impenetrable, with arcane instructions and a focus on text interfaces
  38. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  39. 5 tiny Linux tools I can't live or work without
    Linux has a wealth of applications
  40. Games: Mario Kart World, Microsoft Mass Layoffs, OpenRCT, DXVK, and More
    mostly from GamingOnLinux
  41. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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

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    978 /n/2025/07/23/KDE_Centric_KaOS_Goes_Qt5_Free_with_July_2025_Release_Adds_Plas.shtml
    915 /n/2026/06/22/Announcing_AnduinOS_2_0_Beta_The_Declarative_Revolution_and_the.shtml
    837 /n/2026/06/19/Latest_Raspberry_Pi_OS_Release_Is_Powered_by_Linux_Kernel_6_18_.shtml

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FreeCAD is Becoming Slop-ware, Use LibreCAD Instead
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GNU/Linux in Ecuador and Colombia: Growing, Still Below International Average
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Clownflare Sees One in 7 Web Requests in Libya Originating From GNU/Linux
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Openwashing and Manifestos Composed in Private by Dictators With Deliberately Addictive (and Subsidised, Bundled) 'Tech'
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 153 Out of 200: Decades of Debt, Weaponising Borrowed Money to Try to Put Their Critics in Debt
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
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Gemini Links 18/08/2026: Solar Power, Kipple and Impermanence, Catastrophe Ethics
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Less Technology, More Life
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Loans and Massive Debt at Microsoft, This Won't End Well.
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 152 Out of 200: Injunctions Do Not Cover Criticism, They Have Scope
self-incriminating communications
Clownflare Sees About Quarter of Web Requests in Ireland Coming From GNU/Linux
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Clownflare: In Australia and New Zealand GNU/Linux Peaks at Over 10% During Working Hours
That right there is interesting in its own right
Slowing Down by Intention
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Gemini Links 17/08/2026: Chamboree, Partial Solar Eclipse, Lady Macbeth
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A Vortex of Beacons (or "Bluetooth Everywhere" Vision)
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Falkland Islands: GNU/Linux Elevated to 6%
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 151 Out of 200: Dealing With Sleazy People and Companies That Steal (While Employing These Sleazy People)
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