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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 25, 2023

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  2. A yearly review - My 52 most favorite apps for Linux for 2024
    It is that time again
  3. Linux 6.7-rc7 and a stable kernel
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  4. The Wine development release 9.0-rc3 is now available.
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  6. 10 Fun Linux Commands to Try When You’re Feeling Bored
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  7. Red Hat, SparkFun, and More
    today's leftovers
  8. Security Leftovers
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  9. NuTyX GNU/Linux 23.12.2 available with cards 2.7.2
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  11. Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: Ivan Čukić on C++, This Week in Linux (TWIL), and Hackaday
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  12. Raspberry Pi Projects and News
    3 new stories
  13. The Maps and Geo Blog: Christmas Maps 2023
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  14. Free/Libre Alternatives to Google
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  15. GNU Health Hospital Management 4.4 released!
    release of the 4.4 series from the GNU Health Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) component
  16. today's leftovers
    3 more links
  17. today's howtos
    probably last batch for a while; merry xmas
  18. GNU Parallel 20231222 ('Sundhnúkagígur')
    GNU Parallel 20231222 ('Sundhnúkagígur') has been released
  19. Programming Leftovers
    Perl and more
  20. Android Leftovers
    Google Is Giving A Surprise Android 14 Battery Boost To Pixel Users
  21. Security Leftovers
    only 3 stories for now
  22. today's howtos
    some more howtos for today
  23. Enlightenment Desktop Sees New Stable Release
    An early Christmas treat has arrived for those seeking Enlightenment — no, not spiritual concept, but the EFL-based desktop shell for Linux and BSD systems
  24. Perl Programming Leftovers
    From perl.org
  25. F39 Election Results and FSD meeting recap
    Fedora and FSF news
  26. Programming Leftovers
    Rust, Haskell, and more
  27. Microsoft and Apple Problems
    Opposition news
  28. Mozilla's Demise and Google's Insecure, Bloated Browser
    Some browser news
  29. Security Leftovers
    mostly dangers
  30. Open Hardware: Arduino and Raspberry Pi Pico
    4 new stories
  31. Announcing Agama 7 and openSUSE Tumbleweed Weekly Review
    OpenSUSE news
  32. PostgreSQL: TCapture Replication Server 1.0 Beta
    TCapture is a bidirectional multi master replication server based on a 'capture and apply' asynchronous replica engine
  33. today's howtos
    a few more for the weekend
  34. Wave: 21th Century Terminal Emulator Designed for Gen Z
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  35. autoconf-2.72 released
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