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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 30, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

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  6. What happens to EPEL-7 when EL-7 goes EOL
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  7. Security Leftovers
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  8. Programming Leftovers
    Programming links
  9. GNU/Linux Devices and Raspberry Pi
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  10. Mozilla Buzzword Slinging and Servo
    Some Mozilla news
  11. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and More
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  12. today's howtos
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  13. Debian 12.6 “Bookworm” Released with 162 Bug Fixes and 84 Security Updates
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  14. Android Leftovers
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  15. 6 Free Apps to Edit / Annotate PDF Files in Ubuntu Desktop
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  16. Wine 9.12 Debuts with Updated Mono Engine
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    Krita 5.2.3 digital painting app is here with a reworked build system
  18. RAUC open-source OTA update solution for embedded Linux ported to Rock Pi 4 SBC
    RAUC open-source OTA update solution enabling A/B updates for embedded Linux images has recently been ported to the Radxa Rock Pi 4 Model B SBC powered by a Rockchip OP1 SoC by the project’s maintainer
  19. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  20. Mauna Linux – Debian-based distribution
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  21. This week in KDE: everything, I think
    We spent an enormous amount of time working on bug-fixing and polishing tasks for Plasma 6.1 this week
  22. Milk-V Reveals Technical Specs of Milk-V Jupiter RISC-V Mini-ITX PC
    Today, Milk-V released additional technical details about the Milk-V Jupiter, based on the SpacemiT K1/M1 SoC
  23. today's howtos
    morning howtos
  24. This Week in GNOME: #154 Pride Day!
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from June 21 to June 28.
  25. Games: STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter, Mousebusters, and More
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  26. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text.

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    905 /n/2024/06/26/Daniel_Bristot_de_Oliveira_Has_Passed_Away.shtml
    887 /n/2024/06/25/Pocket_Z_project_aims_to_build_99_Linux_PCs_that_fit_in_your_po.shtml
    864 /n/2024/06/23/The_Linux_Mint_22_Beta_is_almost_here_as_ISO_testing_gets_under.shtml
    860 /n/2024/06/26/Openwashing_Leftovers.shtml
    834 /n/2024/06/23/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml
    813 /n/2024/06/26/System76_Share_COSMIC_DE_Branding_Alpha_Release_Date.shtml
    811 /n/2024/06/23/today_s_howtos.shtml
    804 /n/2024/06/24/Tiling_Shell_Update_Adds_New_Keyboard_Shortcuts_More.shtml
    785 /n/2024/06/26/Archrebel_Tactics_Battle_Train_and_More.shtml
    775 /n/2024/06/26/Essential_Tips_for_Reliable_Linux_Backups.shtml
    773 /n/2024/06/23/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml
    771 /n/2024/06/23/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    769 /n/2024/06/24/Andrew_Tanenbaum_Honored_with_ACM_Software_System_Award.shtml
    764 /n/2024/06/26/GNOME_tablet_support_papercut_fixes.shtml
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