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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 29, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.11 Release Candidate
    Linus Torvalds announced today the general availability for public testing of the first Release Candidate (RC) development milestone of the upcoming Linux 6.11 kernel series.
  2. Stable kernels: Linux 6.10.2, Linux 6.9.12, Linux 6.6.43, Linux 6.1.102, Linux 5.15.164, Linux 5.10.223, Linux 5.4.281, and Linux 4.19.319
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.10.2 kernel
  3. Windows TCO: ClownStrike Circus Not Over Yet, North Korea Takes Advantage of Windows Holes
    some ongoing chaos
  4. Tux Machines Sped Up a Bit [original]
    To some people, 3 seconds feels like eternity

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  5. Programming Leftovers
    Programming picks for the weekend
  6. today's leftovers
    half a dozen more links
  7. Android Leftovers
    Android 15 Beta 4 update released, One UI 7.0 Beta could release soon
  8. Vanilla OS 2 Orchid is a Smashing Linux Distro Release
    Are you ready to try something different? Vanilla OS 2 offers exactly that
  9. Vanilla OS 2 “Orchid” Released with Hybrid Debian Base, Here’s What’s New
    After more than a year in the works, Vanilla OS 2 “Orchid” has been released today for this Debian-based operating system built with simplicity in mind and offering a vanilla GNOME desktop experience.
  10. Review of Pironman 5 mini PC case for the Raspberry Pi 5 SBC
    SunFounder has sent me a review sample of the Pironman 5 tower PC case for the Raspberry Pi 5
  11. Audiocasts/Shows: GNU World Order and mintCast
    2 new episodes
  12. today's howtos
    5 howtos for now
  13. Open Hardware and Programming Leftovers
    Some hacking and coding
  14. today's leftovers
    IBM, software, and more
  15. today's howtos
    only 5 more howtos for now
  16. DebConf24 Starts
    a pair of updates
  17. You Can Now Upgrade Your Linux Mint 21.3 PC to Linux Mint 22, Here’s How
    Today, the Linux Mint team opened the upgrade path from Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” to the latest Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” allowing existing users to upgrade their installations.
  18. The uncertain possible futures of Unix graphical desktops
    inux is the primary target of KDE and especially Gnome, so Wayland being the future on Linux has gotten developers for Gnome to start moving toward a Wayland-only vision
  19. OPNsense 24.7 Released with Enhanced Security and Performance
    OPNsense 24.7 'Thriving Tiger' open-source firewall and routing platform rolls out powered by FreeBSD 14.1
  20. Zulip 9.0 Team Collaboration Chat Rolls Out New Features
    Zulip Server 9.0, a free and open-source Microsoft Teams alternative, brings streamlined navigation, updated channels, and faster messaging
  21. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    The software featured here is free and open source
  22. Konsole 24.12.0 Introduces Automatic Session Output Saving Feature
    For developers, system administrators, and command-line enthusiasts, Konsole has always been a reliable terminal emulator within the KDE ecosystem
  23. New Plasma Icons: A Visual Design Update
    Hey everyone! Finally a video update after 3 months of work
  24. Triaging your own project’s Bugzilla tickets
    I’ve been beating the bug triage drum for a number of years
  25. What happened to the CentOS Forums
    If you try to go to the CentOS Forums, you will instead be directed to the status page
  26. Linux Mint 22: A Look at the Best New Features
    Learn about the best new features of Linux Mint 22, "Wilma".
  27. Editor of OSNews calls for the murder of a Conservative, Jewish Tech Journalist
    Leftist Extremist OSNews says Lunduke is "Nazi" who must "die".
  28. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  29. pgmetrics, Red Hat, Free Software, and Openwashing
    today's leftovers
  30. Programming: Ruby 3.2.5 Released, This Week in GNOME, and Broken Mesa
    some development reports
  31. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
    Windows TCO incidents and more
  32. Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Open Hardware and more
  33. today's howtos
    only 4 more for now

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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    931 /n/2024/07/25/VirtualBox_7_1_Promises_Wayland_Support_for_Clipboard_Sharing_o.shtml
    910 /n/2024/07/19/Apache_Software_Foundation_Becomes_Politics.shtml
    906 /n/2024/07/23/The_final_Linux_Mint_22_ISOs_are_undergoing_final_checks_before.shtml
    811 /n/2024/07/24/today_s_howtos.shtml
    805 /n/2024/07/24/GNOME_bans_Manjaro_Core_Team_Member_for_uttering_Lunduke.shtml
    802 /n/2024/07/21/OpenMandriva_ROME_24_07_Released.shtml
    769 /n/2024/07/23/The_GNU_C_Library_version_2_40_is_now_available.shtml

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