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  1. CachyOS ISO Release for September 2024 Brings Linux Kernel 6.11 and Optimizations
    The Arch Linux-based and KDE Plasma-focused CachyOS distribution has a new ISO release for September 2024 adding various performance improvements and optimizations across the board.
  2. Arch Linux Announces Collaboration With Valve
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  3. Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.12 Release Candidate
    Linus Torvalds announced today the general availability for public testing of the first Release Candidate (RC) development milestone of the upcoming Linux 6.12 kernel series.
  4. Monitor Linux System Performance From the Terminal With These 5 Tools
    Performance tools in the Linux terminal are great for monitoring system health and optimizing resource usage
  5. Ubuntu, Debian, and More
    today's leftovers
  6. Programming Leftovers
    a handful of coding-related picks
  7. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software News and Events
    Some FOSS picks
  8. BSD: Running more than one BSD and EuroBSDCon 2024 report
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  9. Open Hardware/Modding: Reverse-engineering, ESP32, PCB, and More
    Some hardware centric news
  10. Audiocasts/Shows: 3 New Episodes
    for the weekend
  11. Kernel: kTLS, Bootlin, and More
    Some kernel level news
  12. today's howtos
    many howtos
  13. Android Leftovers
    Android Auto is widely rolling out Google Maps incident reporting
  14. Amarok 3.1.1 released
    The Amarok Development Squad is happy to announce the immediate availability of Amarok 3.1.1
  15. today's leftovers
    half a dozen picks for today
  16. Hardware: SparkFun, Pimoroni, Raspberry Pi, Radxa
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  17. I’ve Been Using These 8 Core Linux Commands Wrong for Years
    As a veteran Linux user, I have certain habits baked into my everyday terminal use
  18. Radxa X4 review – An Intel N100 alternative to Raspberry Pi 5 tested with Ubuntu 24.04
    W’vee already looked at the Radxa X4 kit featuring an Intel N100 SBC with a design similar to the Raspberry Pi 5 and accessories including a Radxa Power PD 30W power adapter, an NVMe SSD
  19. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  20. (Updated) Radxa ROCK 2F: An Upcoming Compact 4K Computer with Rockchip RK3528A and Wi-Fi 6
    The Radxa ROCK 2F is a small computing device designed for a wide range of uses
  21. NanoPi M6: High-Performance SBC with Gigabit Ethernet and M.2 SSD Expansion
    FriendlyElec supports a range of operating systems on the NanoPi M6, including Android, Debian, Ubuntu, and FriendlyWrt, catering to both headless and display-based configurations
  22. Audiocasts/Shows and Videos About GNU/Linux
    mostly Invidious
  23. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-09-23 to 2024-09-29
    1203 /n/2024/09/22/There_s_No_Lower_Spec_Linux_Machine_Than_This_One.shtml
    819 /n/2024/09/25/Openwashing_Winamp_Collaborative_License_WCL_and_Open_Source_Jo.shtml
    744 /n/2024/09/26/Mozilla_the_Privacy_Abuser.shtml
    744 /n/2024/09/27/CVE_2024_47076_CVE_2024_47175_CVE_2024_47176_and_CVE_2024_47177.shtml
    704 /n/2024/09/26/Latest_in_the_WP_Engine_Dispute_and_Lawsuit.shtml
    643 /n/2024/09/22/Shipping_Tumblr_and_WordPress_WP_Engine_is_not_WordPress_and_Wo.shtml
    567 /n/2024/09/23/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    561 /n/2024/09/17/Fedora_Linux_41_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Linux_Kernel_6_.shtml
    561 /n/2024/09/25/_200_Why_Hyprland_a_Beautiful_Tiling_Desktop_For_Linux_Is_Worth.shtml
    549 /n/2024/09/27/Uniting_for_Internet_Freedom_Tor_Project_Tails_Join_Forces.shtml
    541 /n/2024/09/26/Our_refresh_release_Endeavour_Neo_is_available.shtml
    535 /n/2024/09/27/today_s_howtos.shtml
    531 /n/2024/09/26/today_s_howtos.shtml
    525 /n/2024/09/16/Germany_s_Sovereign_Tech_Fund_Injects_688K_into_Samba.shtml
    524 /n/2024/09/25/today_s_howtos.shtml
    519 /n/2024/09/27/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    518 /n/2024/09/21/Ubuntu_24_10_Oracular_Oriole_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Li.shtml
    518 /n/2024/09/26/Vanilla_OS_2_an_immutable_distribution_to_run_all_software.shtml
    514 /n/2024/09/21/Wine_9_18.shtml
    512 /n/2024/09/27/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    511 /n/2024/09/24/SK_Hynix_applies_CXL_optimization_solution_to_Linux.shtml

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