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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 18, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Wine 9.0 brings much improved Windows app and game compatibility to Linux
    finally it's out
  2. Tsurugi Linux: Tailoring user experience for digital forensics and OSINT investigations
    Tsurugi Linux is a heavily customized open-source distribution focused on supporting DFIR investigations.
  3. Wine 9.0 Major Release: Best New Features
    A new release of Wine 9.0 is now available with key improvements.

    New

  4. Android Leftovers
    Samsung announces ‘world first’ Android button that makes Google searches easier than ever
  5. Raspberry Pi 5 industrial HMI displays gain M.2 NVMe SSD, RS232/RS485 interfaces, audio input/output jacks
    EDATEC ED-HMI3020 is a family of Raspberry Pi 5-based industrial HMI displays that build upon the earlier ED-HMI3010 panel PCs
  6. Android Leftovers
    Google will add new search and browser choice screens for Android phones in Europe
  7. Flathub’s Strategic Shift to Highlight High-Quality Apps
    Flathub's new guidelines elevate app quality, ensuring a seamless experience for users seeking top-notch applications
  8. today's leftovers
    kernel and more
  9. Development Leftovers
    IBM, GNOME, KDE, and more
  10. Free Software Leftovers
    Debian, SUSE, and more
  11. Security Leftovers
    only 4 for now
  12. today's howtos and troubleshooting
    only 4 more for now
  13. MenuLibre - Advanced tool to Edit App Shortcuts in Start Menu
    Need a tool to edit your apps in the start menu, main menu, or Gnome overview search results?
  14. Android Leftovers
    Assistant with Bard on Android may be simply called Bard
  15. GEEKOM Mini Air12 mini PC review – Part 3: Ubuntu 22.04 Linux
    YouTube video streaming, and ran some benchmarks in Ubuntu 22.04, before checking out the cooling performance
  16. Accessibility and Really Simple Syndication
    Only indirectly related to Free software, 3 links
  17. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS links
  18. New programming language needed for KDE?
    I am not one of KDE's masterminds or spokespersons. I am a mere bystander with few unimportant commits
  19. Programming Leftovers
    Python, among others
  20. Open Hardware: Arduino, Retro, Raspberry Pi, and More
    mostly Raspberry Pi today
  21. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    security patches, incidents etc.
  22. today's howtos
    the first batch for the day today
  23. AV Linux MX Edition 23.1: OS for Audiophiles
    AV Linux 23.1 'Enlightened' is a significant update, including MX-23/Debian 12 base, Enlightenment 0.25.4, and PipeWire 1.0.0
  24. Defense Unicorns: Bridging the Gap Between National Security and Open Source
    All of their core technology is open source and is released under an Apache 2.0 license
  25. Games: Stream Deck, Ubisoft Outrage, winesapOS, Free Re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1
    7 stories, mostly by Liam Dawe
  26. Today in Techrights
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