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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 14, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. GNU/Linux in Hungary Reaches 3.5% 'Installedbase'/Share (on Desktop/Laptop) [original]
    an approach toward 4%

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  2. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux news from the past few days
  3. Security Leftovers
    Security links
  4. today's howtos
    some are older
  5. Recent EPEL dnf problems with some EL8 systems
    Last week there were several reports about various systems having problems with EPEL-8 repositories
  6. CentOS Stream 8 END OF LIFE
    CentOS Stream 8 will reach its end of life on May 31st, 2024. When that happens, the CentOS Infrastructure will follow the standard practice it has been doing since the early days of CentOS Linux
  7. Linux Lite 7.0 RC1 Released
    Linux Lite 7.0 RC1 is now available for testing.
  8. Daphile 24.05 Released
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  9. TrueNAS CORE 13.3-BETA1 is Now Available
    This release has software component updates and security fixes that are in the polishing phase.
  10. today's leftovers
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  11. Ubuntu in Wikipedia and the Military
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  12. SysGlance and Nmap 7.95 Released
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  13. Open Hardware/Modding: Amiga, Raspberry Pi, Adafruit, and More
    News about Linux-centric devices
  14. today's howtos
    many howtos for the afternoon
  15. Debian Contributions, Debian Policy
    a pair of posts about Debian
  16. Open Source Security Podcast, LINUX Unplugged, The Linux Link Tech Show, and Invidious
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  17. EuroLinux 9.4 Release Notes
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  18. /e/OS v2 live launch on Thursday May 16th
    Super happy to announce that /e/OS V2 is just around the corner and is coming with the next update! On this occasion we are going LIVE on next Thursday
  19. FreeBSD 14.1-BETA2 Now Available
    The second BETA build of the 14.1-RELEASE release cycle is now available
  20. Mozilla Firefox 126 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
    The Mozilla Firefox 126 open-source web browser is now available for download ahead of its planned May 14th official launch, so it’s time to take a closer look at the new features and improvements implemented in this version.
  21. Android Leftovers
    Google Wallet is ditching support for older Android phones and smartwatches
  22. New NXP i.MX 93-based system-on-modules launched by MYiR, Variscite, and Compulab
    It is also compatible with Linux, FreeRTOS, Greenhills, QNX, and VxWorks
  23. Rescuezilla 2.5 System Recovery Distro Is Out Now Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
    Rescuezilla 2.5 has been released today as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based “Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery” distribution based on the popular Clonezilla open-source disk imaging/cloning software.
  24. An alternative way of saving toolboxes
    A previous article in the Fedora Magazine describes how toolboxes can be saved in a container image repository and restored on the same or a different machine
  25. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 12th, 2024
    The 187th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on May 12th, 2024.
  26. GNU Linux-Libre 6.9 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers
    The GNU Linux-libre project announced today the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 6.9 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers and software freedom lovers.
  27. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftoveers
    FOSS and coding
  28. today's howtos
    a handful of howtos
  29. digiKam Recipes 2024-05-13 released
    A new revision of digiKam Recipes is available for your reading pleasure
  30. Ubuntu 24.10 Release Date Set for October 10, 2024
    Canonical has published a draft release schedule for Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’
  31. Rocky Linux sponsor offers lifeline for firms using CentOS 7
    CentOS 7 reaches its end-of-life on 30 June
  32. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  33. Collections of Different Linux Distributions
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  34. Review: Damn Small Linux 2024
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  35. Introducing the Enhanced KubuQA: Revolutionising ISO Testing Across Ubuntu Flavors
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  36. Today in Techrights
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    773 /n/2024/05/09/IBM_s_Red_Hat_SUED_over_culling_21_white_men_employees_as_CEO_v.shtml
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    751 /n/2024/05/09/Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml
    732 /n/2024/05/11/today_s_howtos.shtml
    712 /n/2024/05/06/Dillo_3_1_Open_Source_Web_Browser_Released_After_9_Year_Hiatus.shtml
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