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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 16, 2024

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  2. New Slimbook EVO with Raw AMD Ryzen Power
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  3. today's leftovers
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  4. Programming Leftovers
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  5. OpenBSD: LibreSSL 4.0.0, OpenSMTPD 7.6.0p0, and More
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  6. Security Leftovers
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  7. Ubuntu and Canonical Leftovers
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  8. Fedora / Red Hat / IBM: Fedora Linux, InstructLab, and OpenShift
    Some Red Hat picks
  9. Community Plans Tech Summit
    Some details about SUSE event
  10. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux, Linux User Space
    3 new episodes
  11. today's howtos
    a late day batch of howtos
  12. VirtualBox 7.1.4 Adds Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.12 and Other Linux Changes
    Oracle released today VirtualBox 7.1.4 as the second maintenance update in the VirtualBox 7.1 series of this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform virtualization software for Linux, macOS, Solaris, and Windows.
  13. KDE Plasma 6.2.1 Improves Support for XWayland Games, Fixes Various Bugs
    The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.2.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment series with an initial batch of bug fixes.
  14. Fwupd 2.0.1 Adds API to Allow GNOME Firmware to Record Devices for Emulation
    Fwupd 2.0.1 has been released today as the first maintenance update to the latest fwupd 2.0 release of this open-source Linux firmware update utility for Linux-based operating systems.
  15. Clonezilla Live 3.2 Disk Imaging/Cloning Is Out Powered by Linux Kernel 6.11
    Clonezilla Live developer Steven Shiau released today Clonezilla Live 3.2 as a new version of this Debian-based, free, and open-source bootable live system for cloning disk drives.
  16. Solus 4.6 “Convergence” Released with Mesa 24.2, Experimental Software Centers
    The development team behind the Solus distribution announced the release and general availability of Solus 4.6.
  17. Security Leftovers
    Security related news picks
  18. 5 Windows-Like Linux Distros You Should Try Out
    Are you tired of Windows but scared of Linux
  19. Programming Leftovers
    Programming picks for today
  20. today's leftovers
    half a dozen picks
  21. today's howtos
    mostly idroot
  22. Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Arduino, and More
    Some hardware projects and news
  23. Solus 4.6 “Convergence” Released, Here’s What’s New
    Solus 4.6 debuts with Linux kernel 6.10, Usr-Merge, new multimedia defaults, and upgraded Mesa 24.2 for better hardware support
  24. Announcing Incus 6.6
    A slightly less busy release this time, mostly due to traveling to the Linux Plumbers Conference and associated events a few weeks ago
  25. OpenSSH Splits Again: New Authentication Binary Unveiled
    The sshd splitting progresses with sshd-auth, isolating authentication in a separate binary and reducing the pre-auth attack surface in OpenSSH
  26. 6 New Things to Look Out For in Ubuntu 24.10
    Ubuntu 24.10 is a fantastic release. Learn more about its features here
  27. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  28. Tor is Looking to Raise Money, Tor Browser Has Bugfix Release Due to Firefox Blunder
    Some Tor news
  29. Why this lightweight Linux distro won't win any popularity contests but is perfect for power users
    AntiX is a systemd-free Linux live CD distribution based on Debian Stable for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems that runs blazing fast and offers a familiar desktop
  30. It’s Halloween — pick your spooky Firefox disguise
    Halloween is creeping up on us, and this year, Firefox is getting into the spirit with a spooky twist
  31. Kubuntu 24.10 Released, KDE Snaps at 24.08.2, and I lived to tell you about it!
    Sorry my blog updates have been MIA. Let me tell you a story…
  32. Games: Steam, Streets of Rogue 2, Daily Dungeon, and More
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