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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 10, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

    Updates:

    1. NVIDIA 615.78.08 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for The Last of Us Part II
      NVIDIA 615.78.08 Linux is now available for download with various fixes for bugs and issues to improve gaming, Wayland support, and the overall performance of the graphics driver.
    2. Red Hat and IBM Leftovers
      slop and more
    3. There Will Soon be Another Milestone: 3,600 Gemini Capsules (That Are Active and Presently Accessible) Already Known to Lupa [original]
      It'll probably reach and exceed 3.6k by the end of this month.

    New:

    1. Today in Techrights
      Some of the latest articles
    2. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
      mostly GNU/Linux
    3. Applications: Managing Tasks and Android Free Software
      software related picks
    4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software or Sharing Leftovers
      FOSS and more
    5. Mozilla and Firefox Leftovers
      3 stories
    6. Linux and BSD Kernel, Graphics News
      5 stories
    7. Arch: Writing Parsers and Problems With Omarchy
      3 picks
    8. today's howtos
      a handful of instructionals
    9. GNU/Linux Compatibility or Emulation: Windows, Amiga, and PS5
      4 picks
    10. Games: Macromedia, GOG, Steam, and More
      gaming leftovers
    11. Red Hat: Lightwell, Slop, and "Heroes of Fedora" (Unpaid IBM Staff)
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    12. Open Hardware/Modding: Q8botOne, ESP32, and More
      Hardware, Linux, and more
    13. Standards/Consortia: Domain Name System (DNS), DST, and Internet Over Carrier Pigeon (RFC1149)
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    14. Programming Leftovers
      Development picks
    15. Security Leftovers
      Security patches and more
    16. Openwashing by Microsoft OSI (Promoting LLM Slop Plagiarism) and by Linux Foundation, Painting Pollution and Power Wastage (for Slop) as "Open"
      a pair of rogues
    17. Ubuntu DDoS Again
      solved by now, for now
    18. KDE Releases KDE Frameworks 6.31 with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes
      KDE Frameworks 6.31 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements to System Settings and other KDE apps and core components.
    19. Canonical Announces Official Ubuntu Desktop Images for RISC-V
      Canonical announces official Ubuntu Desktop images for RISC-V hardware, along with unofficial Xubuntu Minimal images for the Ubuntu 26.10 release.
    20. Technology Can Kill Pets [original]
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    21. Meet the 2026 FOSS United Governing Board
      About 1131 people participated in the voting process
    22. "Think Chinese" [original]
      Things were horrendous when we used Drupal
    23. Fedora KDE made Linux simple in ways Ubuntu couldn't, even though everyone said to start there
      I definitely can't say I had a normal route from Windows to Linux
    24. Free and Open Source Software
      This is free and open source software
    25. Protecting the UK From American Monopolies and American Back Doors [original]
      resistance from Microsoft/GAFAM (US)
    26. XXRI OS Lite – Lightweight Linux Distribution for Older Computers
      Derived from Tiny Core Linux
    27. KemmOS – openSUSE Linux distribution with GNOME
      KemmOS is a Linux distribution based on openSUSE Tumbleweed
    28. Keeping Costs Low [original]
      For us, hosting costs are manageable because there are many of us
    29. Rocky Linux Rescues OpenRadioss From Siemens’ Dumpster
      Open source is having another “the king is dead; long live the king” moment
    30. Ventoy 1.1.18 Adds Experimental Support for SteamOS Recovery Images
      Ventoy 1.1.18 open-source bootable USB solution is now available for download with experimental support for SteamOS recovery images, improved Linux remount feature, and more.
    31. Almost 3,600 (Gemini Capsules Online) [original]
      The increase means 3.6k is only a matter of time
    32. Calibre 9.16 E-Book Manager Improves Read Aloud, PDF Input, and Kobo Support
      Calibre 9.16 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with support for high-quality Kokoro voices, support for reading images in the AVIF format, and many other changes.
    33. Today in Techrights
      Some of the latest articles

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