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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 22, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

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  6. OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 “ROME” Released with KDE Plasma 6 and Linux Kernel 6.10
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  7. Security Leftovers
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  8. Introduction to Omakub, a Curated Ubuntu Environment by DHH
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  9. Ubuntu 24.10 Wallpaper Contest Opens for 20th Anniversary
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  10. Programming Leftovers
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  11. today's leftovers
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  12. Open Hardware and Retro Leftovers
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  14. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Out Loud and GNU World Order
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  15. today's howtos
    many howtos for the day
  16. Windows TCO: Cracking, Windows Catastrophe, and Microsoft's Global Outage (Azure Also)
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  17. Rspamd 3.9 Adds New GPT Plugin for Improved Spam Filtering
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  18. siduction – desktop-oriented, rolling-release operating system
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  19. GSOC: Accident Week!
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    943 /n/2024/07/18/NVIDIA_560_Linux_Graphics_Driver_to_Fully_Adopt_Open_Source_GPU.shtml
    908 /n/2024/07/15/Ubuntu_24_04_LTS_Can_Now_Do_What_It_Should_Have_Always_Done.shtml
    874 /n/2024/07/20/Windows_TCO_Ransomware_Azure_Downtime_Bricked_Windows_People_Dy.shtml
    826 /n/2024/07/16/Audacity_3_6_Open_Source_Audio_Editor_Released_with_Master_Effe.shtml
    826 /n/2024/07/15/today_s_howtos.shtml
    812 /n/2024/07/18/postmarketOS_selected_for.shtml
    805 /n/2024/07/19/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    793 /n/2024/07/17/OpenELA_Launches_Rapid_Delivery_of_Enterprise_Linux_Build_Sourc.shtml
    785 /n/2024/07/18/today_s_howto.shtml
    757 /n/2024/07/17/SUSE_Requests_openSUSE_to_Rebrand.shtml
    751 /n/2024/07/18/Nobara_40_Debuts_with_Major_Overhauls_and_Enhanced_Stability.shtml
    748 /n/2024/07/16/KDE_Plasma_6_1_3_Improves_Flatpak_Support_in_Discover_Fixes_Mor.shtml
    738 /n/2024/07/15/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    734 /n/2024/07/15/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    723 /n/2024/07/16/Recore_A8_An_Allwinner_A64_powered_3D_printer_control_board_wit.shtml
    721 /n/2024/07/16/Warning_to_Half_a_Billion_Useds_sic_of_Microsoft_Outlook.shtml
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    702 /n/2024/07/16/today_s_howtos.shtml
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