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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 23, 2025

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  17. Thunderbird 141 Arrives with Archive Button, OpenPGP Expiry Warnings
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  18. Arch Linux users told to purge Firefox forks after AUR malware scare
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  23. Linux 6.16-rc7
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  24. today's howtos
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  25. HowTo Geek on Homelab, NAS, and GNU/Linux
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  26. Programming Leftovers
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  28. Garuda Linux Is Revamping Its Hardware Support
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  29. 5 reasons why BlueStar is the most beautiful Linux distro I have tried yet
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  30. Games: "Fallout: Bakersfield", Mycopunk, Xenopurge, and More
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  31. KDE Plasma Adds Rounded Bottom Window Corners to Apps
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