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  5. GStreamer 1.26.4 Adds TAI Timestamp Muxing Support to mp4mux, Other Changes
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  6. Rescuezilla 2.6.1 Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery Adds Ubuntu 25.04 Support
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  9. Programming Leftovers
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  10. Web Browser Leftovers
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  11. Security and Windows TCO
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  12. Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers
    mostly Debian
  13. Open Hardware: RISC-V, PureOS, and More
    gadgets and other hardware
  14. Latest Red Hat Communications
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  15. LibreArts Weekly Recap and AUR Updates Fetching 30 GB of Data for Electron
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  16. Sam Thursfield and Victor Ma on GNOME
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  17. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux and What’s in the SOSS?
    2 new episodes
  18. today's howtos
    many howtos
  19. Announcing the Release of RELIANOID 7.7 (Community Edition)
    released on July 15, 2025
  20. Alpine 3.19.8, 3.20.7, 3.21.4 and 3.22.1 released
    The 3.22.1 release includes a security fix for OpenSSL CVE-2025-4575
  21. Krita 5.2.11 Released!
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  22. Android Leftovers
    Android's screen magnifier can't zoom the keyboard, but a fix is finally on the way
  23. PHP Proposes Switch to BSD-3-Clause License
    PHP may drop its legacy license in favor of BSD 3-Clause in version 9.0
  24. Games: skate, STRAFTAT, and More
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  25. Free and Open Source Software
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  26. I found a better way to transfer files between Android and Linux - and it's free
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  27. today's leftovers
    leftovers for Wednesday
  28. Security Leftovers
    Security related news
  29. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
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  30. Today in Techrights
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