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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 29, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. OpenStreetMap Now Runs on Debian
    OpenStreetMap, an open-source global map database, moved its servers from Ubuntu to Debian 12
    The Linux Mint team released today the Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment, which will be the default in the upcoming Linux Mint 22.1 (Xia) release expected in late December 2024 near the Christmas holidays.
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  3. Thanksgiving Greetings to Our American Readers [original]
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  4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks and GNOME
  5. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  6. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More
    Mostly Raspberry Pi
  7. today's howtos
    Instructional material
  8. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  9. LXD 6.2 Introduces CDI for Flexible GPU Integration
    LXD 6.2 system container manager rolls out with GPU passthrough via CDI
  10. Android Leftovers
    Android Developer Previews Are Not For You
  11. Tails 6.10 Released with Updates to Tor Browser and Thunderbird
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  12. Meet Ubuntu Studio, a Linux Distro & Software Toolbox for Creatives
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  13. A first look at the Raspberry Pi Development Kit for CM5
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  14. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  15. Windows TCO Leftovers
    true cost of Microsoft
  16. Best Free and Open Source Software
    We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux
  17. Kernel, Games, KDE, Red Hat
    today's leftovers
  18. today's howtos
    many howtos
  19. Free software is vital for the public and state-run infrastructure of a free society
    By Free Software Foundation
  20. openmamba – Linux based operating system
    openmamba is an open source Linux based operating system available with two modern and always up-to-date desktop environments
  21. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  22. Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More
    Devices and more
  23. Ubuntu 24.10 review - Oracular but not spectacular
    The more sharp-eyed among you will have noticed: I've not done an Ubuntu review in some six years
  24. Interceptor Carrier Board v2.0 Adds 4 GbE Ports for RPi CM4 and Banana Pi CM4
    It offers advanced capabilities and supports operating systems like Debian 12 ‘Bookworm’ and OpenWrt
  25. Today in Techrights
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  26. New in Warp Terminal
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  27. Linux company SUSE changes platforms’ names to boost recognition
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  28. FLTK 1.4: It now speaks Wayland and has better HiDPI support
    FLTK, one of the oldest and most stable FOSS toolkits for programming GUI apps, is back with new shiny

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