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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 14, 2023

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  13. GNU/Linux Rises to Almost 6% Market Share in Asia
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    Learn how you can create a GUI message box in Python in the most simplest way.
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  20. today's leftovers
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  21. miniDebConf in Uruguay
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  22. SavageOS: Arch Linux with Awesome Window Manager
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  23. Cyber Resilience Act and Free Software
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  24. OBS Studio 30 Released: An Essential Update for Linux Users
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  26. If you want to try BSD, GhostBSD might be your best bet
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  27. Kdenlive 23.08.3 released
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  29. Moving from Jack+Pulseaudio to Pipewire
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  30. Headbangers, the Fall Guys of Rhythm Games, Reviewed on Linux and Steam Deck
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  31. Software: MusicPod, Tabby, LibreOffice, and Netplan
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  32. Programming Leftovers
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  33. Hugin 2023.0.0 released!
    With Hugin you can assemble a mosaic of photographs into a complete immersive panorama, stitch any series of overlapping pictures and much more
  34. GNU Octave 8.4.0 Released
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  35. Security and Windows TCO
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  36. MakuluLinux Shift 2023 Released.
    The Popular MakuluLinux Shift has just had a Major updated ISO releas
  37. Audiocasts/Shows: TWIL, LINUX Unplugged, Linux Plumbers Conference, and Free Software Security Podcast
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  38. today's howtos
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  39. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 12th, 2023
    The 162nd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on November 12th, 2023.
  40. Android Leftovers
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  41. Youyeetoo X1 review - Ubuntu 22.04 on an Intel Celeron N5095 x86 SBC with a 7-inch touchscreen display
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  43. November Bulletins in Tux Machines (So Far)
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  44. Review: Fedora 39
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  45. AM62x Sitara-based SoM with Linux support
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