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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

PostmarketOS is rebranding as Nura↗ nura.eco · HN · 60 comments · 184 points · Sep 27, 2026
Linux from Scratch↗ linuxfromscratch.org · HN · 122 comments · 385 points · Sep 15, 2026
Jellyfin 12.0↗ jellyfin.org · HN · 355 comments · 623 points · Sep 08, 2026
ReBarUEFI: Resizable BAR for almost any UEFI system↗ github.com · HN · 77 comments · 243 points · Sep 21, 2026
PS5 Linux lead quits: "a bunch of noobs using LLMs" that "they don't understand"↗ frvr.com · HN · 225 comments · 331 points · Sep 16, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Jellyfin 12.0↗ jellyfin.org · HN · 355 comments · 623 points · Sep 08, 2026
Asahi Linux on M3↗ asahilinux.org · HN · 378 comments · 563 points · Sep 06, 2026
Linux from Scratch↗ linuxfromscratch.org · HN · 122 comments · 385 points · Sep 15, 2026
PS5 Linux lead quits: "a bunch of noobs using LLMs" that "they don't understand"↗ frvr.com · HN · 225 comments · 331 points · Sep 16, 2026
ReBarUEFI: Resizable BAR for almost any UEFI system↗ github.com · HN · 77 comments · 243 points · Sep 21, 2026
PostmarketOS is rebranding as Nura↗ nura.eco · HN · 60 comments · 184 points · Sep 27, 2026
Vinix – A modern operating system written in V↗ vinix-os.org · HN · 91 comments · 111 points · Sep 17, 2026
How to bring up the Linux Kernel on a new platform↗ werwolv.net · HN · 8 comments · 103 points · Sep 03, 2026
Running Ubuntu on the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet↗ vhaudiquet.fr · HN · 42 comments · 100 points · Sep 14, 2026
Abandoning Scientific Linux Was a Mistake↗ blog.melashri.net · HN · 56 comments · 77 points · Sep 23, 2026

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