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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 24, 2025

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  1. EndeavourOS Mercury Neo Launches with KDE Plasma 6.3, NVIDIA 570, and Mesa 25
    The EndeavourOS team announced today the release and general availability of EndeavourOS Mercury Neo as a maintenance update to the EndeavourOS Mercury release addressing various issues and updating core components.
  2. Rescuezilla 2.6 Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery Adds Ubuntu 24.10 Build
    Rescuezilla 2.6 was released today as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based “Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery” distribution that leverages the popular Clonezilla open-source disk imaging/cloning software.

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  3. today's leftovers
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  4. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Out Loud, mintCast, Open Source Initiative Blunders
    3 new episodes
  5. Operating Systems Leftovers
    GNU/Linux and BSD, AmigaDOS etc.
  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  7. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  8. Open Hardware/Modding Leftovers
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  9. today's howtos
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  10. Applications: GDBM, Spyware, GNU Mailutils, Plasma Mobile
    FOSS picks
  11. Finally, a Linux laptop with a brilliant display and performance that rivals my MacBook
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  12. Cubic: Build a Custom Linux Distribution Based on Ubuntu
    Cubic simplifies the creation of custom Linux distributions based on Ubuntu or Debian by providing a GUI and virtual terminal environment for customizing ISO images
  13. New to Linux? Here are 7 of the best beginner-friendly distros for you to try
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  14. Linux Kernel Might Get Smarter Reboots
    Google engineers propose LUO
  15. The best-looking Linux desktop I've seen so far in 2025 - and it's not even close
    The creators of one of the coolest Linux distros just released a new version
  16. KDE Plasma 6 on FreeBSD on Framework 13
    Here are some more notes on getting KDE Plasma 6 on FreeBSD up and running on a Framework 13 AMD laptop
  17. today's howtos
    many howtos for today
  18. KDE: Font Sizes and KURLNavBar
    Some KDE picks
  19. Android Leftovers
    I tested the Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro and it's the closest Android fans can get to an iPad Pro alternative
  20. EU OS Is a New Community-Led Linux Alternative for Europe’s Public Sector
    EU OS is a new—still in the idea stage—Fedora-based Linux project designed to provide the EU public sector with secure
  21. GPU Acceleration in Linux Terminals: What It Is and Why It's Useful
    A Linux terminal does a few things, but mainly, it shows line after line of text
  22. How Linux Took Over the World (Without Anyone Noticing)
    If you're reading this, you're likely using Linux—whether you realize it or not
  23. Free and Open Source Software
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  24. Stable kernels: Linux 6.13.8, Linux 6.12.20, and Linux 6.6.84
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