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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 19, 2024

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  8. Medevel's Software Coverage
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  9. today's howtos
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  10. Mozilla’s New Logo Brings Back the Dinosaur Mascot (Kinda)
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  11. Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (32/2024): A Nemo Mobile Progress Report and an Unfettered Keyboard
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  12. CachyOS August 2024 Release Adds Support for the COSMIC Desktop Environment
    The August 2024 ISO snapshot of the Arch Linux-based CachyOS distribution is now available for download with various improvements, support for new technologies, and updated components.
  13. Labwc 0.8 Wayland Compositor Released
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  14. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  15. Today in Techrights
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    626 /n/2024/08/15/10_Linux_keyboard_shortcuts_I_use_every_day.shtml
    619 /n/2024/08/15/Debian_11_Bullseye_Enters_Long_Term_Support_Phase.shtml
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    590 /n/2024/08/16/today_s_leftovers.shtml
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