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Updated This Past Day

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    Some LF openwash
  2. Linux on Phones Gets a Big Upgrade With postmarketOS 25.06
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    New

  3. Android Leftovers
    Google’s Android XR glasses are called ‘Martha’ in Pixel Watch-like companion app
  4. Hyprland Launches Subscription Plan to Sustain Development
    Hyprland stays fully open source
  5. Fedora 44 Plans to Drop i686 Support and 32-Bit Multilib Compatibility
    Fedora targets Fedora 44 to remove i686 packages and multilib support
  6. From Windows to Freedom: How Zorin OS 18 Makes Migrating to Linux Seamless
    In today’s digital landscape, where privacy, customization, and performance matter more than ever
  7. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  8. KDE Plasma 6.4.1 Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes
    The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.4.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment series with various improvements and bug fixes.
  9. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux and more
  10. Red Hat, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux Leftovers
    The RHEL universe
  11. Kernel, Graphics, and Benchmarks
    Linux leftovers
  12. Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux, Destination Linux, Dead Internet Theory
    some new episodes
  13. Games: Game Preservation, Godot, Steam Deck, and More
    Games-related news
  14. Operating Systems: DESQview/X, openKylin, and More
    Some OS news
  15. Web Browsers Leftovers
    Web related stuff
  16. PostgreSQL: pgSCV 0.14.1 Released and PGDay UK 2025
    PostgreSQL news
  17. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  18. Security and FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt)
    some leftovers
  19. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Wind River Linux, and More
    hardware news
  20. GNU/Linux Leftovers and More
    GNU/Linux picks mostly
  21. today's howtos
    technical posts
  22. Oracle Linux and Red Hat Leftovers
    RHEL and Ansible etc.
  23. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Arduino Among Others
    hardware picks
  24. Android Leftovers
    Android Auto 14.7 delivers the final prep for light theme, rolling out now in beta
  25. DietPi 9.14 Adds GZDoom, Expands Support to Orange Pi 5 Ultra
    DietPi 9.14, a Debian-based Linux distro for SBCs, lands with new Orange Pi 5 Ultra images
  26. I tried Linux Mint as a lifelong Windows user, and the customization blew me away
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  27. How to switch from Windows 10 to Linux: A technical guide
    Everything you need to switch successfully from Windows to Linux
  28. Free and Open Source Software, and many more
    This is free and open source software
  29. Banana Pi Puts RZ/V2N Vision AI MPU into Embedded Platform with Jetson-Like Form Factor
    Banana Pi notes that the platform is fully open source and supports Linux-based environments including Yocto and Armbian
  30. This Linux distro routes all your traffic through the Tor network - and it's my new favorite for privacy
    I could easily see myself defaulting to Securonis when I need serious security
  31. Games: Dune, Civilization VII, and More
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    973 /n/2025/06/19/Securonis_Linux_privacy_and_security_focused_distribution.shtml
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    900 /n/2025/06/19/Kernel_News_and_Security_Lapses_Patches.shtml
    811 /n/2025/06/17/Yet_another_European_government_is_ditching_Microsoft_for_Linux.shtml
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