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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 02, 2025

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  16. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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  18. Improving Wayland Window Activation for Kate & Konsole, Working on Range Markers in Kdenlive
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  21. Open Hardware and Retro: Banana Pi, PCBs, and More
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  22. today's howtos
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  23. Linux 6.17-rc4
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  24. Unix and FreeBSD Leftovers
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  25. Kanidm – simple and secure identity management
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  26. Review: Tribblix 0m37
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  27. Recent or Latest From XDA, HowTo Geek, and PCLOS Magazine
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  28. Desktop Environments: Latest on KDE and GNOME (or From Them)
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