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  9. Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, OEM Event, and Virtual ECUs
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  10. today's howtos
    many howtos for the whole day
  11. New Steam Client Update Improves Native Linux Gaming and Fixes Many Bugs
    Valve released today a new stable Steam Client update for all supported platforms to fix a bunch of bugs and also improve native Linux gaming.
  12. I Installed Gentoo So You Don't Havtoo
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  13. KDE Plasma 6.2.3 Brings Better Support for HDR Displays, Various Bug Fixes
    The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.2.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment series with more bug fixes and various improvements.
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  15. Security and Windows TCO
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    Xiaomi 14 gets Android 15 stable update
  17. Manjaro Considers Embedding a Telemetry Tool
    Manjaro’s new MDD telemetry tool will collect user data for better metrics, yet automatic sharing concerns users
  18. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  19. Fedora Linux Flatpak cool apps to try for November
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  20. LXQt 2.1 Desktop Environment Released with Initial Wayland Support
    The development team behind the lightweight LXQt desktop environment written in Qt announced today the release and general availability of LXQt 2.1 as a major update bringing exciting new features.
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