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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 05, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Slackel 7.7 MATE
    Slackel 7.7 MATE has been released
  2. 4MLinux 45.0 BETA released
    almost final
  3. OPNsense 24.1 released
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  4. Vanilla OS 2 Orchid Beta is here!
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  5. SysLinuxOS 12.3 released
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  6. Orange Pi Neo is a Linux handheld gaming PC with Ryzen 7 7840U
    This week at FOSDEM in Belgium, developers from the Manjaro Linux team are showing off the first Orange Pi handheld running their GNU/Linux-based operating system
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  10. Kubuntu 24.04 LTS Is Switching to the Calamares Installer by Default
    The upcoming Kubuntu 24.04 LTS distribution is switching to Calamares as the default graphical installer and sticks to KDE Plasma 5 series.
  11. Perl Programming Leftovers
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  12. Alpine 3.19.1, Alpine 3.16.9, 3.17.7 and 3.18.6
    Four Alpine Linux releases
  13. today's howtos
    many more howtos
  14. New Linux Kernel RC Out a Day Early
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  15. Shows: Linux in the Ham Shack and The Linux Link Tech Show Episode
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  16. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    a few on Windows TCO
  17. Web Browsers Leftovers
    Some Web related links
  18. Open Hardware: Retro, Reverse Engineering, and ESP32
    Some more device news
  19. Raspberry Pi Projects and Items, Including PiDog
    4 Pi stories
  20. Debian Family: time_t transition in Debian and Debian-based Sparky Linux
    Some Debian things
  21. Events: Kubuntu Council Meeting, GNOME Asia Summit, and GTK Hackfest
    Some technical meetings
  22. Fedora Asahi Remix
    I have been following Asahi Linux for a while
  23. Reviewing GNU/Linux Gaming Predictions for 2023
    It’s already February 2024 and it’s time to review how our predictions fo GNU/Linux Gaming in 2023 did
  24. Gnuastro 0.22 released
    I am happy to share the 22nd stable release of GNU Astronomy Utilities (Gnuastro)
  25. today's howtos
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  26. EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.7 released
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  27. Programming Leftovers
    lots of picks for the weekend
  28. today's howtos
    only half a dozen for now
  29. Games: Amiga, SteamOS, and More
    Some news about gaming
  30. Today in Techrights
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