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Updated This Past Day

  1. Ubuntu Team-Kodi PPA Officially Retired
    The Linux world is shifting slowly to packaged deployments and containers
  2. Canonical to manually approve new Snap package names
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  3. Red Hat Warns Fedora Linux 40/41 and Rawhide Users About Critical Security Flaw
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  5. today's howtos
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  7. Programming Leftovers
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  8. Open Hardware: Purism, Raspberry Pi, NES
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  9. Debian vs. Arch Linux: Which is Better for You?
    So, if you need a rock-solid OS with years of support down the road, Debian just might be what you’re looking for
  10. Security Leftovers
    Security related stories and updates
  11. Samba 4.20.0 Available for Download
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  12. WordPress 6.5 Release Candidate 4
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  13. coreutils-9.5 released
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  14. Latest LWN Articles Outside Paywall: Kernel and Programming Focus
    4 out of 5
  15. today's howtos
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  16. Podman 5.0 Release and Red Hat Puff Pieces (or Purchased 'Coverage' in Media)
    Red Hat leftovers
  17. A backdoor in xz
    Andres Freund has posted a detailed investigation into a backdoor that was shipped with versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 of the xz compression utility
  18. Openwashing and Microsoft's Awful Security
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  19. Android Leftovers
    5.5G networks are here, and so are the first Android phones to support it
  20. Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB
    Some FOSS DB news
  21. Tor Browser 13.5a6 is Out and Mozilla is Rogue
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  22. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS leftovers
  23. Programming Leftovers
    lots of R
  24. today's leftovers
    5 assorted stories
  25. Open Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, SparkFun, and More
    7 hardware stories
  26. IPFire Location: On getting more data for your byte
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  27. Games: Scary Picks, Triple-i Initiative, and More
    half a dozen postss from gamingonlinux
  28. The Fairphone 4 Camera Refresh: Before and After
    “Fairphone is known for its sustainable and repairable phones that are built to last
  29. Orange Pi Developer Conference 2024, upcoming Orange Pi SBCs and products
    It will run Ubuntu, Debian, or Android 13 with Linux 5.15
  30. The 6 Best Alternatives to SketchUp for Ubuntu
    This article explores the top 6 SketchUp alternatives available for Ubuntu
  31. Top Free and Best Free Open Source Podcasts and Crystal Web Frameworks
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here
  32. today's howtos
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  33. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  34. Fedora 41 to Adopt Next-Gen DNF5 Package Manager
    A change proposal for Fedora 41 aims to bring DNF5 package manager, replacing dnf.
  35. Samba 4.20 Released: Enhancements for Seamless Integration
    Samba 4.20 Released with Improved Active Directory Compatibility and New Utilities.
  36. Microsoft and Plagiarism (in Your Face)
    More "AI" agenda
  37. Security Leftovers
    more major incidents reported
  38. KDE Plasma 6 Experience: A Practical Review
    A detailed and user-centric review of the KDE Plasma 6 desktop in terms of basic usage, first time experience and a few deal-breakers.

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