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  2. GNU-like Mobile Linux, GNU/Linux Growth, and Kernel
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  3. today's leftovers
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  4. Red Hat on x86 and Some Puff Pieces
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  5. today's howtos
    many howtos for today or past week
  6. OviOS Linux v5.0 DRACO Edition released.
    As a software defined storage operating system, OviOS Linux can be installed on commodity hardware, with support for x86_64 CPUs
  7. Peropesis 2.5: build-automation tools cmake, meson, ninja and file manager mc
    Peropesis 2.5 is released
  8. Archcraft April 2024 Release
    April 2024 ISO of Archcraft is now available to download
  9. AV Linux MX Edition 23.2 ISO Update!
    This is an ISO update to AV Linux MX Edition (AVL-MXe) that addresses a few annoying and potentially showstopping bugs that appeared in the first release of AVL-MXe 23.1
  10. MidnightBSD 3.1.4 release
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  11. Making GTK graphics offloading work
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  12. Best Linux Desktop Environments and Arch Linux Based Distros
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  13. OpenRazer 3.8 Update Brings Support for New Devices
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  14. Android Leftovers
    Carsifi review: Simple wireless Android Auto
  15. Lakka 5.0 Released for Retro Gaming Enthusiasts
    Lakka 5.0 is out! Based on LibreELEC 11.0, featuring RetroArch 1.17.0
  16. Stable kernels: Linux 6.8.6, Linux 6.6.27, Linux 6.1.86, Linux 5.15.155, Linux 5.10.215, Linux 5.4.274, and Linux 4.19.312
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.8.6 kernel
  17. Stargate – all-in-one DAW and plugin suite
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  18. Programming and Devices
    Programming and more
  19. Software Leftovers
    a handful of links about applications
  20. Moving to GNU/Linux and Linux Weekly Roundup
    Some more Linux news
  21. Recent Videos About GNU/Linux and Free Software
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  22. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
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  23. today's howtos
    many howtos for today and past week
  24. GNOME Plans for A New File Chooser Dialog
    A new file chooser portal is under works for GNOME, which might replace the GTK file choose in the future.
  25. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  26. Security Leftovers
    Security links, with Linux and Windows picks
  27. AnberDeck mod turns Anbernic RG353V game system into a handheld Linux terminal
    The Anbernic RG353V/S is a handheld game system with a 3.5 inch, 640 x 480 pixel display, a 1.8 GHz Rockchip RK3566 quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor, and support for dual-booting Android and Linux-based operating systems.
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