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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 01, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Linux Lite 7.2 Released with Lite Theme Manager, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

   Linux Lite creator Jerry Bezencon announced today the release and general availability of Linux Lite 7.2 as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based distribution using the lightweight Xfce desktop environment.

2. Programming Leftovers

   Programming picks, a handful only

3. You Probably Don't Need to Compile a Linux Kernel Anymore

   Compiling a kernel used to be a rite of passage for many Linux users back in the '90s and early '00s

4. Network Maintenance in Tux Machines Next Week [original]

   We try to serve pages in milliseconds, not seconds

   New

5. LibreOffice 24.2.7 Is Out as the Last Update in the Series, Upgrade to LibreOffice 24.8

   The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 24.2.7 as the seventh and last maintenance update in the LibreOffice 24.2 office suite series.

6. Meson/GNOME, Ruby, and R

   programming leftovers

7. Audiocasts/Shows: Bake Your Own Linux Cake, Bitten By The Penguin

   Coder Radio and FLOSS Weekly

8. today's leftovers

   games and more

9. Distributions and Operating Systems: Alpine Linux, KolibriOS, Haiku OS

   Some OS news

10. Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Pi, and More

    Hacking on hardware, building things

11. Thunderbird for Android now available

    milestone from the project

12. KDE Fund-raising and Kwave Update

    KDE news

13. Free Software: Mousam, RSS Readers, SCONE, and More

    Free Software leftovers

14. today's howtos

    many howtos for today

15. Security Leftovers

    Security picks for today

16. Kernel Space: DKMS vs kmod, DRM Panic, LKML, and Compiling Linux

    some BSD/Linux picks

17. All You Need to Know About the GNU/Linux Rolling Release Model

    The GNU/Linux Rolling release model can be daunting at first glance. Learn what makes them tick and the pros and cons of using a rolling GNU/Linux distro today

18. today's leftovers

    a handful of more articles

19. Latest From Red hat

    redhat.com articles, latest

20. Security and Windows TCO

    Windows TCO and more

21. Android Leftovers

    This new Android phone looks like a photographer’s dream

22. GStreamer 1.24.9 Rolls Out with Bug Fixes and Security Enhancements

    GStreamer 1.24.9 multimedia framework is a bug-fix release delivering critical fixes for RTSP, latency, stream handling, and DRM

23. Tails 6.9 Now Available with Tor and Thunderbird Updates

    Tails 6.9 privacy-focused Linux distro released with the latest Tor Browser 14.0.1, Tor client 0.4.8.13, and Thunderbird 115.16

24. 10 Common Mistakes Beginners Make With the Linux Command Line (and How to Avoid Them)

    Getting started with the Linux command line can feel like diving into the deep end

25. Google Chrome Update Offers More Control Over Memory Usage

    The latest stable update to Google Chrome introduces an enhanced Memory Saver feature which could help you reduce the browser’s memory footprint

26. Interview with Newly Certified LibreOffice Developer Rafael Lima

    The LibreOffice Engineering Steering Committee (ESC) has appointed Prof. Rafael Henrique Palma Lima

27. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

28. KaOS – lean KDE-based Linux distribution

    KaOS is an independent distribution focused on Qt and KDE

29. Linus Torvalds bids farewell to gas guzzlers

    He reckons it runs Linux

30. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Beelink, and More

    Hardware-centric picks

31. Games: Steam, Luma Island, COVEN, and More

    half a dozen GamingOnLinux articles

32. Instructionals/Technical Articles From HowTo Geek

    a handful of HowTo Geek articles (HowTos)

33. today's leftovers

    a handful of stories for now

34. today's howtos

    a bit older than today

35. Happy Halloween [original]

    The coming weekend will be slow news-wise

36. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

37. Security and Windows TCO

    lots from CISA

38. Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: New in Invidious and TLLTS

    mostly new videos

39. LWN Articles on Linux and Development

    now outside the paywall

40. A look at the aerc mail client

    Email has become somewhat unfashionable as a collaboration tool for open-source projects, but there are still a number of projects—such as PostgreSQL and the Linux kernel—that expect contributors to send and review patches via emailA look at the aerc mail client

41. Free-software foundations face fundraising problems

    Python Software Foundation (PSF), KDE e.V., and the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) are seeing declines in fundraising while also being affected by inflation

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