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  2. Best Linux distro of 2024
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  3. Android Leftovers
    Google Play Store can now simultaneously download multiple Android apps
  4. Navidrome 0.52 Music Server Rolls Out with Key Updates
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  6. Synaptics Astra platform takes SL1620, SL1640, or SL1680 Arm CPU module for Edge AI applications
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  7. today's howtos
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  8. Open Hardware and Mobile Systems
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  9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and SaaS
  10. Programming Leftovers
    coding related links
  11. today's leftovers
    focus on GNU/Linux
  12. New Releases: Stable Clonezilla and KANOTIX
    Two new distro releases
  13. Games: Proton 9.0, SteamVR Beta, and More
    Gaming related links
  14. today's howtos
    some of them days old
  15. 10 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
    Here's the much awaited list of things to do after installing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
  16. Free and Open Source Software
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  17. Collections of Different Linux Distributions
    Because Linux is an open source operating system, combinations of software vary between Linux distros
  18. Stable kernels: Linux 6.8.8, Linux 6.6.29, Linux 6.1.88, and Linux 5.15.157
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.8.8 kernel
  19. Videos/Shows: The Linux Link Tech Show and Latest in Invidious
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