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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 23, 2023

Updated This Past Day

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  15. IPFire 2.27 - Core Update 181 released
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  17. Open Hardware: Librem 14, Raspberry Pi, and More
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  18. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination GNU/Linux and More
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  29. Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 2.7 Adds Support for Unified Kernel Image
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  51. today's leftovers
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