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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 12, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Microsoft Windows at All-Time Lows [original]
    The way things sway, Microsoft will just go deeper and deeper into debt
  2. Fedora Linux Elevates KDE to Edition Status
    Fedora Linux 42 elevates KDE to Edition status alongside GNOME
  3. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 10th, 2024
    The 213th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on November 10th, 2024.

    New

  4. DXVK 2.5 Improves Memory Management in God of War and Other Video Games
    DXVK 2.5 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download as a significant update that improves support for multiple games.
  5. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks, for now...
  6. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    Games, Gentoo, and more
  7. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    Free software and sharing
  8. Radxa, Raspberry Pi, and More Hardware
    Some hardware news
  9. Programming Leftovers
    only a few for today
  10. Audiocasts/Shows: Open Source Security Podcast and This Week in Linux
    2 new episodes
  11. today's howtos
    many howtos for Monday
  12. Streamlining openSUSE Translations Upstream
    Managing localization of desktop menus and applications takes a specific tool and approach that fills a gap but leaves inconsistent upstream translations
  13. Android Leftovers
    Android 15 adds support for Wi-Fi Ranging to improve indoor navigation
  14. Putting Linux on a Tablet? 7 Distros to Try
    As convertible laptops gain popularity, many users seek to replace Windows with a Linux-based tablet experience
  15. Pop!_OS: One of the Best Linux Distros For Creators of All Types
    After a few days of using System76's Linux distribution
  16. Habits to Keep Linux Resource Usage Low
    Linux is great at using your computer efficiently, but sometimes you might find yourself on a slower or older machine
  17. 5 Linux Features That Make It More Productive Than Windows or Mac
    Most people think of Windows or macOS for productivity, but Linux desktops offer powerful customization that can boost your efficiency
  18. Auto-Match Ubuntu’s Accent Colour to Your Wallpaper
    For a pinch more personalisation of Ubuntu 24.10 check out Auto Accent Colour
  19. veraPDF – industry supported PDF/A validation
    veraPDF is a purpose-built, open source, file-format validator covering all PDF/A and PDF/UA parts and conformance levels
  20. Review: Bazzite 40, Playtron OS Alpha 1, Tucana Linux 3.1
    This week I decided to take a look at a few gaming-focused distributions on the DistroWatch waiting list
  21. This Week in KDE Apps: Adopt an App
    Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in KDE Apps"! Every week we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps
  22. Linux 6.12-rc7
    No big surprises
  23. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-11-05 to 2024-11-11
    919 /n/2024/11/06/Windows_Gets_Infected_Media_Blames_Linux.shtml
    859 /n/2024/11/06/Mass_Layoffs_at_Mozilla_Again.shtml
    742 /n/2024/11/06/The_Bitcoin_Mailing_List_and_its_history_is_erased_from_Linux.shtml
    698 /n/2024/11/06/What_s_new_for_Fedora_Atomic_Desktops_in_Fedora_41.shtml
    594 /n/2024/11/08/todaay_s_howtos.shtml
    557 /n/2024/11/05/LXQt_2_1_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Initial_Wayland_Supp.shtml
    537 /n/2024/11/08/After_Cyberwar.shtml
    512 /n/2024/11/05/Manjaro_Considers_Embedding_a_Telemetry_Tool.shtml
    501 /n/2024/11/05/KDE_Plasma_6_2_3_Brings_Better_Support_for_HDR_Displays_Various.shtml
    489 /n/2024/11/09/today_s_howtos.shtml
    486 /n/2024/11/08/Calibre_7_21_Adds_Read_Aloud_with_Sentence_Tracking_for_EPUBs.shtml
    473 /n/2024/11/07/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    473 /n/2024/11/09/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    466 /n/2024/11/07/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftoverss.shtml
    464 /n/2024/11/07/today_s_howtos.shtml
    460 /n/2024/11/09/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml
    458 /n/2024/11/09/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    456 /n/2024/11/07/Linuxfx_11_24_04.shtml
    455 /n/2024/11/07/GIMP_3_0_Release_Candidate_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing.shtml
    452 /n/2024/11/09/Microsoft_s_Embrace_Extend_Extinguish_EEE_and_Openwashing.shtml

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