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  4. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks for now
  5. Microsoft Leftovers
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  6. today's leftovers
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  7. Open Hardware/Modding: How to Homebrew A Running Shoe, PiVPN on Raspberry Pi, and RISC-V
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  8. SUSE/OpenSUSE: Tumbleweed Review and OBS
    SUSE/OpenSUSE leftovers
  9. Opera, NAS, and Task Managers
    Software news/views
  10. IBM: Red Hat, Podman, Fedora
    news about Big Blue Linux
  11. today's howtos
    last batch of howtos for today
  12. Programming, Hacking, and Openwashing
    development links
  13. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS links
  14. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux focus
  15. Android Leftovers
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  16. Leap, Tumbleweed Get Makeovers
    Branding for Tumbleweed and Leap 16.0 are moving along with the creation of a visual identity for these two distinct operating system flavors
  17. Security Leftovers
    Security links
  18. today's howtos
    many howtos
  19. These 6 Tweaks Will Make Your Linux Mint Cinnamon Desktop Pop
    Mint is no different from any other Linux distro in that it lets you customize your experience to just the way you like
  20. Games: Bundles, Steam Deck, and Brotato
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  21. Bazzite – custom image designed for Linux gaming
    Bazzite is a custom image built upon Fedora Atomic Desktops that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices
  22. Slax – distro built on Slackware or Debian
    Slax is a compact, fast, and modern Linux operating system built on either Slackware or Debian
  23. Best Linux Task Managers You Can Run Comfortably in a GUI
    Want a task manager for Linux but don't want to go the terminal way? Here are the GUI ones I explored recently
  24. This Week in GNOME: #171 Point of Interest
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from October 18 to October 25
  25. This week in Plasma: all screens, all the time
    We continued fixing bugs and making UI improvements this week
  26. PineNote Community Edition Is an Upcoming E-Ink Tablet with Community-Built OS
    PINE64 considers it a BETA phase product aimed at Linux developers with experience in embedded systems or mobile Linux
  27. Archcraft Prime Release
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  28. This Is the Best Desktop Browser to Use When You Have a Poor Network Connection
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  29. Videos and Audiocasts/Shows About GNU/Linux
    mostly via Invidious
  30. Perl Weekly Challenge and More Perl News
    perl.org's latest
  31. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks for the day
  32. today's leftovers
    Games, Open Access, and more
  33. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks for the day/Friday
  34. Databases: SQLite, PostgreSQL, and More
    Some DB-centric picks
  35. Programming Leftovers
    Programming related picks
  36. Web Browsers: Vivaldi 7.0, Mozilla Localization, and Firefox Becoming Spyware
    Web-centric news
  37. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, Jetson, and More
    gadgets and boards
  38. Fedora / Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
    OpenShift, PHP, and more
  39. BSD: FreeBSD and BSD Now
    BSD picks
  40. today's howtos
    first for the weekend
  41. Free Software: Calamares, OpenBoxLab, and More
    GNU/Linus focused software
  42. Today in Techrights
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    755 /n/2024/10/23/Parrot_OS_6_2_Ethical_Hacking_Distro_Introduces_Launcher_for_Do.shtml
    721 /n/2024/10/23/Linus_Torvalds_Rants_About_Defective_x86_Designs_and_AI_Being_J.shtml
    714 /n/2024/10/20/Linux_6_12_rc4.shtml
    699 /n/2024/10/22/Clementine_Music_Player_Released_1_4_1_Stable_after_8_Years_of_.shtml
    657 /n/2024/10/20/Slackware_Based_PorteuX_1_7_Launches_with_Linux_6_11_GNOME_47_1.shtml
    654 /n/2024/10/22/HiFive_Premier_P550_mini_DTX_motherboard_features_ESWIN_EIC7700.shtml
    625 /n/2024/10/15/Solus_4_6_Convergence_Released_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml
    620 /n/2024/10/22/System76_Unveils_the_Thelio_Astra_ARM64_Ampere_Powered_Desktop_.shtml
    571 /n/2024/10/24/today_s_leftover.shtml
    552 /n/2024/10/19/Wine_9_20_Rolls_Out_with_Improved_DirectPlay_Support.shtml
    542 /n/2024/10/20/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    520 /n/2024/10/20/LastOSLinux_Linux_for_Windows_users.shtml
    478 /n/2024/10/20/today_s_howtos.shtml
    475 /n/2024/10/22/today_s_howtos.shtml
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