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  5. Whonix 17.2 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released
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  6. today's leftovers
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  7. KDE and GNOME Leftovers
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  8. today's howtos
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  9. Pushers of Microsoft's Proprietary Prison (GitHub) and Microsoft PR Inside Planet Debian
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  10. Gnuastro 0.23 released
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  11. EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.1 released
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  12. Free Software and Programming Leftovers
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  13. today's howtos
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  14. Windows TCO and Security Leftovers
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  15. Google makes Linux more secure
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  16. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  18. Parabola – distro based on Arch Linux
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  19. OpenSUSE Aeon Desktop Enhances Security With Full Disk Encryption
    Full Disk Encryption Comes to Aeon Desktop
  20. Games: PCSX2, Godot, and More
    latest from gamingonlinux
  21. RISC-V Based Lichee Pi 3A with 16GB RAM and PCIe Support
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