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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 05, 2024

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  4. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Commodore 64, Beth Deck, and More
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  5. today's leftovers
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  6. Programming Leftovers
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  7. Distributions and Operating Systems: OSMC, MakuluLinux, and Mageia
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  8. today's howtos
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  9. Kernel: No Russians, Performance Gains, and VMware Workstation to Switch to KVM
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  10. Servers/Databases: Clown Computing, DuckDB, and TCapture
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  11. Hardware Leftovers
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  12. today's howtos
    5 howtos
  13. Android Leftovers
    Quick Share for Android now shows percentage while transferring
  14. And here is new MADb!
    That was fast: we have only just explained why our Mageia Application Database was offline and now papoteur tells us that new MADb is ready to be used
  15. Free and Open Source Software
    The software is built with GTK4, Libadwaita, Rust and Sqlite
  16. Review: Fedora 41 Kinoite
    About a month ago we posted a poll which asked in which version of Fedora people were most interested
  17. 9 Things I Do to Improve My Linux Computer's Security
    Want to know some quick but effective methods to keep your Linux system safe? Here are some great tips for you
  18. This Week in KDE Apps
    Dolphin's accessibility, Itinerary's travelling aids, and a bunch of new upcoming KDE apps
  19. RockChip RK3568-Based SBC for Embedded Applications with PoE+ Support
    The board is compatible with both Linux Yocto and Android operating systems, providing flexibility for developers
  20. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 3rd, 2024
    The 212th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on November 3rd, 2024.
  21. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  22. Sculpt OS, Tribblix, OpenPaX, PCLinuxOS, GNU, and More
    today's leftovers
  23. KDE: HDR and color management in KWin and upgrading Fedora KDE 40 to Fedora KDE 41 is this easy
    Some KDE picks
  24. Programming Leftovers
    Programming picks
  25. today's howtos
    only 3 for the time being
  26. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More
    hardware/device picks
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

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    479 /n/2024/10/31/today_s_howtos.shtml
    476 /n/2024/10/31/You_Probably_Don_t_Need_to_Compile_a_Linux_Kernel_Anymore.shtml
    466 /n/2024/10/28/Raspberry_Pi_OS_Now_Enables_Wayland_by_Default_on_All_Raspberry.shtml
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    447 /n/2024/10/30/today_s_howtos.shtml
    447 /n/2024/10/29/DietPi_9_8_Boosts_Support_for_NanoPi_ROCK_and_Orange_Pi_Boards.shtml

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