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latest 10 from GamingOnLinux - This Week in Plasma: UI Improvements Galore
This week we merged a number of features and UI changes that focus on user-friendliness - LightDM returns from the dark with first release in 4 years
LightDM, Ubuntu’s former display manager, has had its first new release in four years – and the first under a new set of maintainers - statCounter: Share of GNU/Linux Continues to Increase [original]
Combined with ChromeOS, it's already past and beyond 11% - Today in Techrights
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KDE Frameworks 6.29 open-source software suite is out now with improvements to the Breeze icon theme, Kirigami-based apps, and QML-based apps. - GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems
a handful of GNU/Linux leftovers - Red Hat Almost 100% Slop Plagiarism Wannabe, Linux Neglected Because of IBM
slop galore - BSD: OpenZFS, FreeBSD, and More
BSD links - Linux-Friendly Boards and Linux Devices
hardware picks - Free Software, Education, and Open Data
FOSS and more - Microsoft's Openwashing Front Group (Open Source Initiative) Boosts Slop Plagiarism, Pretends to Speak for FOSS
really sad - WordPress Browser Extension and WordPress 7.0.4 Patches Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Content Management Systems (CMS) troubles - Firefox's Handling of Ad Blocking, Mozilla Localization Report
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Development picks - Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
Security breaches, patches, more - GNOME Delivers Fellowship Update and Fellowship Report July 2026
Sovereign Tech Fellowship - Audiocasts: BSD Now, "Colonised By Wankers", and Slop Destroys Itself
new episodes - Games: Steam Deck, Steam Games, Loki, Slop Issues, and CachyOS
gaming picks - NVIDIA GeForce NOW Hits GNU/Linux
many links - today's howtos
not many today - GNOME 50 finally fixed the two things that made me switch to COSMIC, and I didn't expect to go back
It wasn't an accident that COSMIC has a reputation for being a great desktop environment on Linux - These 5 Windows defaults don't exist on Linux, and that's exactly why I prefer it
Microsoft has spent the better part of the last year rolling back changes instead of making new ones - SteamOS proved Linux can beat Windows at gaming, but PC makers aren't ready to admit it
However, the more important thing that SteamOS, or any other Linux-based OS does, is that it gets out of the way - Debian 13 fixed my biggest complaints with Linux Mint, and I'm not looking back
I'm a big fan of the Linux Operating System - I ignored Ubuntu Server for many years because of its Desktop counterpart's reputation, but it's better than I expected
Over the years, I’ve tinkered with all sorts of cool Linux distributions, and my distro-hopping tendencies only got worse after I encountered Proxmox - A 25-year-old Brazilian video patent just expired, ending a lingering legal headache for Linux
Getting media to work on Linux is more complex than you may think. Not because of the technical aspects (although that, too, is pretty tricky) - What a real LTS looks like: Kubuntu 26.04
As a consolation prize for canceling the Plasma LTS product, we decided at the time to add an additional bug-fix release to the normal Plasma schedule - 4 reasons to bring Linux with you this school year
I took every chance I got to evangelize Linux and open-source apps to the student body - Omarchy is Becoming Slopware, a Flopfest
Omarchy going downhill - In Barbados, GNU/Linux is Bigger Than Apple [original]
It's not a lot above the international average anymore - Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 Adds Support for Multi-Frame Compressed Images
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with support for newer multi-frame compressed images, more reliable writes to SD cards, and other changes. - Android Leftovers
I tried widget-maxxing my Android home screen, and it's surprisingly useful - Why and how the Austrian Military moved to LibreOffice (Part 2)
From the very beginning, we clearly recognised the need to further develop LibreOffice - Desktop Linux is boring now, but that’s exactly what it needs to succeed
It didn't happen, because Linux was not ready for it to happen - 5 Linux Distros That Will Make You Feel Like You Never Left Windows Or macOS
People are fed up, and many are making the switch to Linux as a result - I installed Linux on a tablet nobody wanted and turned it into a dedicated recipe terminal
Finding recipes online can be a hassle at best. I don't like outsourcing stuff like that to an LLM and I absolutely don't want someone's life story before getting a recipe - FFmpeg 9.0.1 Released with Large Amount of Fixes & Improvements
The popular FFmpeg media library announced the first maintenance update for the 9.0 “Lei” release on Wednesday - Free and Open Source Software, and Review
This is free and open source software - Vuu-do – lightweight Linux distribution based on Devuan
Vuu-do is a lightweight Linux project based on Devuan and built around the Openbox window manager - Refurbished Librem 16 Laptops Now Available!
We are pleased to announce that it is now easier than ever for you to get your hands on a Librem 16 - Today in Techrights
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