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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 18, 2025

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    FOSS and more
  2. Open Document Format (ODF) and More Explained by Document Foundation
    Document Foundation leftovers
  3. Web Browsers Leftovers
    WWW stuff, FOSS centric
  4. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    kernel and distros
  5. Debian on Thinkpad X13 Gen 5 and Release of Debian-Based Grml 2025.05
    Some Debian news
  6. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  7. Games: Sausage, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, GNOME Crosswords
    Games leftovers
  8. Ubuntu 25.10 Plans and Rooming with Mark Shuttleworth
    Some Ubuntu leftovers
  9. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ZimaBoard, and More
    hardware related news
  10. Fedora / Rocky Linux / CentOS Leftovers
    Leftovers about Red Hat-like distros
  11. Applications: Kubernetes, SafeLine, Diffoscope, and More
    Software news and commentary
  12. today's howtos
    only a few for this evening
  13. Security Leftovers
    Security links aplenty
  14. Videos and Shows: COSMIC Alpha 7, Many Invidious Picks, and TLLTS
    mostly videos
  15. Debian 12.11 “Bookworm” Released with 81 Bug Fixes and 45 Security Updates
    The Debian Project announced today the release and general availability of Debian 12.11 as the tenth ISO update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series.
  16. Wine 10.8
    The Wine development release 10.8 is now available
  17. today's howtos
    many from idroot
  18. Fedora / Red Hat / IBM Leftovers (Too Many Buzzwords Again)
    many from redhat.com
  19. Android Leftovers
    Your phone's Quick Replies and Smart Actions could get a whole lot more helpful with Android 16
  20. Proprietary Holes and Windows TCO
    Windows TCO and more
  21. Clonezilla Live 3.2.2 Released with Kernel 6.12 and Enhanced Ezio Options
    The latest Clonezilla live 3.2.2-5 release brings a fresh Debian Sid base
  22. 5 Features Windows Should Steal From Linux Mint
    Windows has been lagging behind in terms of modern features to the extent that a Linux distro can offer a better user experience
  23. 6 reasons why Linux is better than ever
    If you asked PC users about the most accessible OS in the 2010s
  24. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and SparkFun
    Hardware picks
  25. elementary OS Preview Some Cool Upcoming Features
    The elementary OS 8.0.1 release back in March brought an appreciable set of improvements with it
  26. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  27. OpenBSD – multi-platform BSD-based UNIX-like operating system
    The OpenBSD project produces a free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system
  28. This Week in Plasma: HDR calibration wizard
    Welcome to a new issue of “This Week in Plasma”! Every week we cover the highlights of what’s happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor
  29. GNOME: 2025-05-16 Foundation Report
    Here’s my attempt at a more concise Foundation Report for my second official week at the Foundation
  30. Thibault Saunier: gst-dots-viewer: A New Tool for GStreamer Pipeline Visualization
    We’re happy to have released gst-dots-viewer
  31. This Week in GNOME: #200 Two Hundred
    What a milestone! We’re thrilled to celebrate the 200th post of This Week in GNOME
  32. VeraCrypt and Linux kernel encryption conflict
    I connected an external hard disk containing an NTFS-formatted VeraCrypt container to my Slimbook Titan machine running Kubuntu 22.04
  33. STARPro64 Brings 32GB LPDDR5 and 20 TOPS NPU to RISC-V SBC Platform
    Software support includes RockOS, a Debian-based Linux distribution maintained by PLCT Lab
  34. In Memoriam: John L. Young, Cryptome Co-Founder
    John L. Young, who died March 28 at age 89 in New York City
  35. Helwan O.S: Egypt’s All-Purpose Linux Distribution
    The folks who develop Helwan O.S say it’s “designed by devs for devs and creators
  36. Why Gaming with openSUSE Is A Good Move
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  37. Games: Team17 Humble Bundle, SWAPMEAT, and More
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