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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 28, 2025

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  3. Android Leftovers
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  11. Programming Leftovers
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  14. Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter and Canonical's Promotion of Proprietary Software
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  16. Rocky Linux and Red Hat Leftovers
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  17. Audiocasts/Shows: 2.5 Admins, Destination Linux, and More
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  18. GNU/Linux Applications in View
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  19. today's howtos
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  20. Despise Systemd? A New Init System Debuts as a Minimalist Process Supervisor for Linux
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  22. 3 Reasons Why Linux Made Me a Better Developer
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  25. Android Leftovers
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  27. Besgnulinux – Debian-based Linux distribution
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