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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 04, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

    Updates:

    1. Arch’s AUR Besieged
      3 more reports
    2. NetBSD 11.0 released
      new release this week
    3. Linux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounter
      Linux usage has been growing since May and has now managed to cross over into the double-digit levels of market share

    New:

    1. Today in Techrights
      Some of the latest articles
    2. FFmpeg 9.0 “Lei” Open-Source Multimedia Framework Officially Released
      FFmpeg 9.0 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with LCEVC track muxing support in the MP4 muxer, a v360_vulkan filter, and more.
    3. Rhythmbox 3.5 Media Player Improves Lyrics Search and Podcast Support
      Rhythmbox 3.5 open-source media player is now available for download with improvements to lyrics search, podcast support, and the new playback backend. Here’s what’s new!
    4. Only Bad Parents Expose Children to Slop [original]
      This too shall pass
    5. GNU/Linux Measured as Higher Than What Blogs Reported Over the Weekend [original]
      We'll try to break things down by nation/s as the days of the month go by
    6. So What If GNU/Linux is Measured at 9% Worldwide? [original]
      Windows has sunk like a rock
    7. NVIDIA 610.57.04 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Many Games
      NVIDIA 610.57.04 graphics driver is now available for download with many bug fixes that improve support for multiple video games, as well as the overall performance and stability.
    8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Development Leftovers
      FOSS and coding
    9. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
      mostly GNU/Linux
    10. Kernel: Linux 7.3, Zen 5, RDNA 5
      graphics also
    11. today's howtos
      3 howtos
    12. Games: Steam Deck, Doom, EEG as an Interface for User
      gaming picks
    13. KDE: Drawy in GSoC 2026, KDE developer fixes major Linux eGPU performance bottleneck
      KDE picks
    14. Open Hardware/Modding: KVM Without The V and More
      mostly Hackaday articles
    15. Your Computer Is About to Demand Your Age Before You Can Use It. Here's Why
      Age verification laws aren't stopping at social media and porn
    16. Slippery Slop and Letting Slop Control GNU/Linux PCs
      two new articles
    17. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged 678 and mintCast
      2 new episodes
    18. Linux 7.2-rc6
      the biggest rc6 we've had in years
    19. Programming Leftovers
      Development picks
    20. Android Leftovers
      Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 is randomly sending Pixels to a date that doesn't exist
    21. Linux back over 4% in the July 2026 Steam Survey
      The Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2026 is out now and going by the current data
    22. 3 reasons I'm quitting Arch Linux—after using it for 5 years
      I've been using Linux for a decade now, and around the five-year mark
    23. These 5 lightweight Linux distros make Windows feel so bloated
      While many people think Linux performs better than Windows
    24. Rhythmbox 3.5.0 Released with Multistream Backend By Default
      Rhythmbox, the default music player in Ubuntu (Extended selection), released new 3.5.0 version today
    25. GNOME to Support Uninstalling Apps Directly from App Grid
      GNOME is going to support uninstalling applications directly from the App Grid, by adding “Uninstall” option to app icons’ right-click menu
    26. Free and Open Source Software
      This is free and open source software
    27. PersisOS – Debian-based Linux distribution
      This is free and open source software
    28. Review: Mageia 10
      Mageia was originally a fork of Mandriva Linux, formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution
    29. This month in KDE Linux: June 2026
      Welcome to another edition of “This month in KDE Linux” — KDE’s in-progress operating system
    30. GNU/Linux Leaps to 6.2% in Ecuador [original]
      In the past, Ecuador offered asylum (then citizenship) to Julian Assange, who had been politically persecuted
    31. Lucy Powell MP Helps Her Constituents [original]
      Not all politicians are the same
    32. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 2nd, 2026
      The 303rd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending August 2nd, 2026.
    33. GNU/Linux at 5% in Taiwan This Month [original]
      In China too, GNU/Linux has been gaining lately
    34. Today in Techrights
      Some of the latest articles

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

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