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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 30, 2024

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  12. Games: SuperTuxKart and More
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  13. Mozilla on privacy and New Tab Wallpapers
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  14. Security and Windows TCO
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  15. EasyOS Kirkstone: Two Updates
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  16. today's howtos
    many howtos
  17. TDE R14.1.2 released!
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  18. Shotcut 24.04 Rolls Out New Audio Enhancement
    Shotcut 24.04 free cross-platform video editor released with Ambisonic Encoder audio filer, improved audio/video scopes, and more
  19. Linux 6.9-rc6
    Another new RC
  20. Ubuntu 24.10 Codename Revealed
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  21. Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D0 is a low-cost dual-Core Arm Cortex-A35 microprocessor for industrial edge applications
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  22. Collections of Different Linux Distributions
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  24. Review: Fedora 40 "KDE"
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  25. Today in Techrights
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    740 /n/2024/04/22/Audacity_3_5_Released_with_Cloud_Saving_Beat_Detection_Pitch_Sh.shtml
    736 /n/2024/04/27/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    732 /n/2024/04/26/today_s_howtos.shtml
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    725 /n/2024/04/18/Kubernetes_v1_30_Uwubernetes.shtml
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    721 /n/2024/04/23/Games_Steam_Deck_Proton_Experimental_Dead_Island_2_and_More.shtml
    719 /n/2024/04/26/What_Linux_Shows_About_AMD.shtml
    712 /n/2024/04/23/Slimbook_Fedora_2_Laptops_Launch_with_Fedora_Linux_40_Workstati.shtml
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