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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 10, 2025

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GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers

various picks
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards

mostly FOSS picks
Hardware and GNU/Linux Migrations

some more stories
Danish Ministry switching from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice

Following the example of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein
Games: Godot, FEX, and Lossless Scaling Frame Generation

Games-related picks
SUSE to roll out Sovereign Premium Support

as Microsoft takes a fall
Web Browsers: Curl, Chrom*, and Mozilla/Firefox

mostly Firefox
Open Hardware: Radxa, Pi, RISC-V, and More

Linux centric hardware
Ubuntu Pro, Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, and More

Some Ubuntu news
Debian Leftovers

Some Debian stories
Software: OCR, PhotoPrism, Blender, and syslog-ng

some software news
today's howtos

mostly idroot
Programming Leftovers

Development picks for today
Security Leftovers

patches and breaches
Windows TCO Tales

Windows very expensive to use
Security and Windows TCO Leftovers

mostly Windows TCO
PCLinuxOS and Open Hardware Leftovers

GNU/Linux and more
today's howtos

half a dozen howtos
Android Leftovers

Google Pixel Phones Receiving Android 16-Based Monthly Software Update for July 2025: What’s New
I run these 4 commands first on every fresh Linux install

When installing Linux for the first time
I Left Windows 11 for Linux—Here’s the Best Distro to Start With

Switching from Windows to Linux can feel daunting
Games: Rhythm of Resistance, Bazzite, and More

Only 4 stories from GamingOnLinux for now
Floating Mini Panel GNOME Extension Adds Auto Mode

The Floating Mini Panel GNOME Shell Extension I wrote about recently now includes an option to automatically activate the compact
Celebrating 20 Years of openSUSE

To celebrate the project’s vibrant history
GIMP Tutorial: GIMP 3.0 Review

GIMP 3.0.4 is out!
Today in Techrights

Some of the latest articles
GNU/Linux Leftovers

3 more stories
Raspberry Pi Leftovers

some Raspberry Pi projecta and news

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