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  18. Power Profiles Daemon 0.30 Preps Support for Linux 6.14
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  20. Ubuntu LTS Users Could Soon Get Frequent Intel GPU Updates
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  26. Alexandre Oliva's Interview about Linux-libre to nixsanctuary.com
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