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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 15, 2023

Updated This Past Day

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  2. Kubernetes v1.29: Mandala
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  11. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  12. Programming Leftovers
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  19. GNOME 44.7 Optimizes Shell Application Search and Improves Performance
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  20. Open Hardware: ISAs, ESP32, Arduino, and MagPi (Raspberry Pi)
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  21. today's howtos
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  22. Security Leftovers and Microsoft Deception
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  23. Web Browsers: Curl and Firefox
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  24. Tetris Effect: Connected, Times of Progress, Death Stranding, Emplacement, and MoreTetris Effect: Connected, Times of Progress, Death Stranding, Emplacement, and More
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  25. Fairphone just went platinum… again
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  26. Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” to Reach End of Life on January 25th, 2024
    Canonical announced today that the Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” release will reach end-of-life on January 25th, 2024, urging users to upgrade to a newer, supported Ubuntu release.
  27. Android Leftovers
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  28. Six ways to make your headphones sound better
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  29. Thank you for supporting the FSF tech team
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  30. Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) reaches End of Life on January 25, 2024
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  31. 14 Best Free and Open Source Linux CRM Software
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  32. postmarketOS needs your help
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  33. Fat Finger Shell, Copr, and OBS
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  34. Arduino/Linux on Boards: ESP32, Mixtile, and Fairphone
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  35. Microsoft Antitrust Abuses, Taking Over Domains, Taking Over "Voice of OSI" (Blog of OSI)
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  36. Free Software and Openwashing Leftovers
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  37. 15 Tips for Debugging Issues in the AMD Display Kernel Driver
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  38. Canonical/Ubuntu Blog on OpenAirInterface and System Performance
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  39. Security Leftovers
    mostly breaches in this batch
  40. Microsoft Falling Below 60% in Jamaica's Desktops/Laptops, Below 22% Overall [original]
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  41. Today in Techrights
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  42. Qt (proprietary) releases
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  43. Security Leftovers
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  44. Programming Leftovers
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  45. today's leftovers
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  46. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Out Loud, BSD Now, and Bad Volume
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  47. today's howtos
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  48. A MariaDB Primer and MariaDB spins out SkySQL as an independent, database-as-a-service company
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  49. Laptop Power Management Issues Still Bug Linux
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  50. ’Patch Level’ Univention Corporate Server 5.0-6 Released
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  51. Games: GOG, Fortnite, and Steam
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  52. Mozilla Planning for MemoryCache Local AI Bot in Firefox
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  53. Android Leftovers
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  54. 7 Reasons Why You Should Prefer Linux OS
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  55. World Snapshot of Android Against Windows 'Market Share' Around the World [original]
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  56. Stable kernels: Linux 6.6.7, Linux 6.1.68, Linux 5.15.143, Linux 5.10.204, Linux 5.4.264, Linux 4.19.302, and Linux 4.14.333
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  57. Orbbec’s Persee N1 is an all-in-one 3D camera-computer system
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  58. Incus Project Affected by LXD’s Shift to AGPLv3 License
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  59. Geekbench ML Ported to GNU/Linux
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  60. My personally handcrafted desktop wallpapers for free as a thank you to all visitors of RealLinuxUser
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  61. Lichee Console 4A RISC-V mini laptop sells for $252 and up
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  62. Ubuntu Update Adds Support for 118 New Emoji
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  63. Xorg being removed. What does this mean
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  64. Performance engineering on Ubuntu leaps forward with frame pointers by default in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
    Ubuntu’s long standing reputation for performance is rooted in our commitment to delivering the latest code, kernels and compilers
  65. GNU/Linux and Linux Foundation Leftovers
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  66. Release of IvorySQL 3.0 and Pgpool-II 4.5.0
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  67. Devices/Embedded Linux: Timesys, Wind River, and Pimoroni
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  68. Qt Creator 12.0.1 and Adware From Qt (Proprietary Now)
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  69. Security and Windows TCO
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  70. China Launches Satellite with Real-Time Linux Kernel Subsystem Written in Rust
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  71. Security Leftovers
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  72. LWN on Rust and Linux
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  73. Debian 12.4 “Bookworm” Released with 94 Bug Fixes and 65 Security Updates
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