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  1. Red Hat Leftovers
    IBM and redhat.com
  2. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More
    hardware leftovers
  3. KDE Frameworks 6.5 Released with Plasma Wayland and Dolphin Improvements
    The KDE Project released today KDE Frameworks 6.5 as the latest version of this collection of more than 70 add-on libraries to Qt that provide commonly needed functionality for the Plasma desktop and KDE apps.

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  4. Android Leftovers
    Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support
  5. First Look: Vertical Tabs and Sidebar Enhancements in Firefox
    Finally, the much-anticipated Firefox vertical tabs feature is here in Nightly 131, so don't waste your time; get a first-hand impression
  6. Canonical Announces Shift in Ubuntu Kernel Selection Strategy
    Canonical's Kernel Team is shifting policy, adopting a bold new approach to offering the latest Linux features in Ubuntu
  7. WINE shortcuts in Plasma menu are broken - How to fix
    All right. This is a somewhat niche, convoluted topic. Let me start with some background information
  8. Programming Leftovers
    Programming related leftovers
  9. Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks mostly
  10. Security Leftovers
    Security related
  11. today's howtos
    half a dozen howtos
  12. IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 187 released
    Finally it is time for another release of IPFire
  13. Mozilla: Performance, Bug Bounty Program and Buzzwords, Thunderbird, Firefox Nightly, and Rust
    Mozilla news for today
  14. today's howtos
    several more howtos for the day
  15. OpenBSD -current moves to 7.6-beta
    The release is traditionally about November 1st, but we shall see what happens this year. Snapshots are already beginning to show up on the mirrors.
  16. Open Hardware Leftovers
    Open Hardware stories
  17. Free Software
    Some FOSS stories
  18. Programming Leftovers
    Programming related links
  19. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  20. Windows TCO: 10 Stories and Cautionary Tales
    Some TCO stories about Microsoft
  21. Elevate Your KDE Plasma Experience With These 15 Essential Widgets
    Are you using these KDE Plasma widgets to enhance your user experience
  22. Top 7 Open Source CCTV/IP/Camera Monitoring Software
    Open source IP or CCTV camera monitoring software are special software that allow you to manage
  23. Xubuntu Development Update August 2024
    August marks the fourth month of development for Xubuntu 24.10, “Oracular Oriole.”
  24. I'm a pro Linux user, and this distribution is one of the most unique I've tried
    If you're looking to try something new with Linux that is not only cool-looking but also has a lot to offer users of every type, Rhino Linux is sure to impress
  25. Games: DOOM, Roblox, and More
    7 new stories from GamingOnLinux
  26. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  27. LWN Reports on Linux Kernel
    Now outside the paywall
  28. GUADEC Report and Dan Yeaw on Python in GNOME
    reports from LWN
  29. More informative kernel panics for Fedora
    The feature introduces a few tradeoffs, including currently limited driver support, so the proposal spawned a good deal of discussion
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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    614 /n/2024/08/03/This_week_in_KDE_Discover_and_more.shtml
    610 /n/2024/08/04/StarBook_7_Linux_based_laptop_now_available_with_Core_Ultra_7_1.shtml
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    601 /n/2024/08/05/GNU_Binutils_2_43_Released.shtml
    597 /n/2024/08/04/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml
    594 /n/2024/08/04/Amarok_3_1_Released_with_Updated_Last_fm_Plugin_Last_fm_Similar.shtml
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