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Debian 13.6 “Trixie” Released with 124 Bug Fixes and 120 Security Updates

Coming less than two months after Debian 13.5, the Debian 13.6 release is here to provide users with updated ISOs for those who want to deploy the latest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series on new hardware without downloading lots of updates after the installation or those who had issues with the previous ISO releases.

KDE Frameworks 6.28 Released with Support for New KRunner Conversion Units

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Ubuntu 25.10 Reached End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Ubuntu 25.10 was released on October 9th, 2025, and, since it’s not an Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) release, it only received support for nine months, until July 2026. Ubuntu 25.10 was powered by the Linux 6.17 kernel series and featured the GNOME 49 desktop environment series with a Wayland-only session.

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Safety Over Bans: Internet Society Challenges App Store Age Verification

Imagine having to provide a government ID before downloading an app to clock in at work, submit homework, check the weather, or access your bank account. Under a new Texas law, that could become a reality for millions of people.

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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 10, 2026

The Civil War Sketches of Adolph Metzner (1861–64)

Updated This Past Day

  1. Attacks on Techrights Make Techrights Stronger and Attract More Whistleblowers to Techrights
    The harder they attack us, the more productive we become
  2. An American War on GNU/Linux, Software Freedom, and British Investigative, Science-Based Reporting - Part III - Very Strong Legal Basis for an Appeal
    The case is now being escalated to a Foreign Secretary and former Deputy Prime Minister
  3. No Slop Found in RSS Feeds, Only in Google News
    No slopfarm will survive for very long, certainly it'll go bust as soon as readers (if it had any) know what it is
  4. What the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Action Fraud UK Have in Common
    Don't let London become the world's "crime capital"
  5. Dr. Andy Farnell on How GAFAM, NVIDIA and Others Lie to People Via the Sponsored Media to Prop Up Lies Under the Guise of "AI"
    Lots of key aspects are covered

    New

  6. The Register MS Has Just Taken Money From Google (Where the Former Chief Editor Now Works) for Femmewashing and Ponzi Scheme Promotion
    now The Register MS not only promotes a Ponzi scheme but also bags money to pretend Google respects women
  7. People at IBM Are Still Smart Enough to Understand What's Really Going on
    "I would never refer someone to work at IBM that I liked! I hope all of you have reviewed IBM on Glassdoor."
  8. European Patent Office (EPO) to "Eventually Eliminate the Tasks Performed by Formalities Officers"; EPO Run by People Without Experience in Patents
    full paper
  9. RMS is 73 Next Week
    Richard Matthew Stallman (RMS) turns 73 exactly 7 days from now
  10. Iran & FSFE: blackmailing women, from football to the French Government (CNIL)
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  11. Police investigations, lawsuits & Debian leader election candidate shortage
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  12. Richard Stallman (RMS) Has Defeated Cancel Culture, a Mostly American Phenomenon
    RMS is talking now
  13. Links 09/03/2026: Many Security Breaches and a Pandemic of Censorship
    Links for the day
  14. People Who Work or Worked at IBM Hate It
    bluewashing is only the first step
  15. Richard Stallman (RMS) Talks in 30 Minutes, Next Stop Bern (Last Stop)
    We assume he'll travel back to Boston after that
  16. IBM's Fedora as a Booster of Slop Disguised as Code or Computer Programs
    Maybe we should also stop seeing a doctor and instead ask chatbots about symptoms?
  17. Richard Stallman (RMS) Talk Five Hours From Now
    there is growing recognition for what he really did for everybody
  18. EPO Strike 10 Days From Now, Planning Assembly Tomorrow, Last Couple of Strikes Had High Participation Rates (1,500-1,600 Staff Went on Strike)
    The next strike is in 10 days' time and then there will be another strike
  19. Links 09/03/2026: GAFAM Outsourcing, "MAGA Political Meddling" in EU, Indonesia Bans Social Control Media for Children Under 16
    Links for the day
  20. Using Slop (and Slop in Articles) to Attack Copyleft 'on Budget'
    This article is pure BS from an anti-GPL and anti-RMS 'activist'
  21. Why The Register MS Sold Out to Microsoft: They're Losing Lots of Money, The Register MS is Bleeding to Death, Based on Its Own Financial Records
    With over 6 million pounds in debt (nearly 10 million US dollars) we guess it's likely some other company will take over the site (if it deems it worthwhile)
  22. Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 7 Out of 200: Like With the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Misuse of UK-GDPR to Try to Hide Embarrassing Facts
    They do and say really bad things, then allege it's a "privacy violation" to mention those things
  23. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  24. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, March 08, 2026
    IRC logs for Sunday, March 08, 2026
  25. Gemini Links 09/03/2026: Exponentials and Tailscale
    Links for the day
  26. Sloppyleft
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