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Updated This Past Day

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  2. What’s new in security for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS?
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  3. Red Hat Satellite 6.15 is now available
    We are pleased to announce the availability of Red Hat Satellite 6.15
  4. QEMU 9.0 Released with Raspberry Pi 4 Support, LoongArch KVM Acceleration
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  5. For the First Time, GNU/Linux ('Proper') Crosses 4% in Taiwan According to statCounter [original]
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  6. What role community plays in free software and more

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  7. Programming Leftovers
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  8. today's leftovers
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  9. Red Hat, AlmaLinux, and Fedora
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  10. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO, Microsoft DRM Failing
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  11. Mozilla: More Rust and Firefox Nightly
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  12. NetBSD 9.4 released
    The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 9.4
  13. TrueNAS SCALE 24.04 Rolls Out with Enhanced SMB and NFS Monitoring
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  14. OSMC's April update is here with Kodi v20.5
    finalised our support for Kodi v21 and this will be the final release of Kodi v20
  15. today's howtos
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  16. Ruby Tackles CVE-2024-27282
    newly patched reeleases
  17. Android Leftovers
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  18. today's howtos
    a longish batch for noon
  19. PowerDevil in Plasma 6.0 and beyond
    Thus started a journey into the code of Plasma's power management service, internally known as PowerDevil
  20. Notifications in 46 and beyond
    One of the things we’re tackling as part of the STF infrastructure initiative is improving notifications
  21. Linux can finally run your car’s safety systems and driver-assistance features
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  22. BIGTREETECH Pi 2 SBC and CB2 module for 3D printers now feature Rockchip RK3566 SoC with Gigabit Ethernet
    The BTT Pi 1 runs the CB1 image based on Debian 11, Linux 5.16, and Klipper open-source 3D printer software
  23. Linux Candy: Fantascene – dynamic wallpaper
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  24. Linux Distributions
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  25. Unmanned Ground Vehicle Rover for Raspberry Pi 4 & 5 SBCs
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  26. today's leftovers
    4 links for now
  27. Microsoft Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Windows TCO (Security Incidents)
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  28. Games: Trackline Express, Swarm Grinder 1.0, OpenXR in Godot Engine Improved, KILLBEAT, and More
    7 stories from gamingonlinux
  29. today's howtos and software
    only a handful for now
  30. Upgrade to Fedora 40 from Fedora 39 Workstation (GUI and CLI)
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    687 /n/2024/04/18/today_s_howtos.shtml
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