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    SUSE delivers Raspberry Pi 5 U-Boot support
  2. There Would be No Linux Without GNU [original]
    It started in Boston, not in Helsinki
  3. Speaking Truth to Power [original]
    Bad actors need to be called out
  4. Join Us in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) [original]
    Those of our readers who have an IRC client or know how to install an IRC client are more than welcome to join us there
  5. Meeting Us in Person This Week [original]
    The party will be in Manchester

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  6. NVIDIA 580.105.08 Linux Graphics Driver Released with a New Environment Variable
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  7. Applications, Games, Hardware, and Distributions
    today's leftovers
  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    Mozilla and more
  9. NVIDIA Releases Linux Driver 580.105 With HDMI and Game Crash Fixes
    The new NVIDIA 580.105 Linux driver fixes HDMI FRL issues
  10. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    Our Machine Learning in Linux series focuses on apps that make it easy to experiment with machine learning
  11. NebiOS – Ubuntu-based Linux distribution
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  12. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, Destination Linux, and LINUX Unplugged
    4 new episodes
  13. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    Fedora but mostly Red Hat's site
  14. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  15. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
    a little on Windows TCO
  16. Linux Magazine's Latest Issue (301)
    mostly paywalled
  17. today's howtos
    idroot and more
  18. An Alternative to Microsoft Office: SoftMaker FreeOffice 2024
    by David Pardue (kalwisti)
  19. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS posts
  20. Android Leftovers
    Wear OS 6 seems to be pushing frequent and phony stress alerts
  21. LibreELEC 12.2.1 Media Center Arrives with Kodi 21.3 Omega
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  23. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  24. Vitalinux – Ubuntu-based Linux distribution
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  25. ZimaOS – simplified, focused and Open NAS operating system
    ZimaOS is a complete operating system with system-level support for remote access
  26. Turris Omnia NG Introduced with OpenWRT-Derived OS, Wi-Fi 7, and 10 Gbps Networking
    According to the product brief, the Turris Omnia NG runs Turris OS
  27. Leap Fuels Hands-On Learning, Exploration
    Lifelong learners and tech enthusiasts don’t view openSUSE Leap as just a stable operating system
  28. Games: Pillars of Eternity, Thrive, BallisticNG, and More
    8 new stories from GamingOnLinux
  29. Recent Valnet Articles in XDA and HowTo Geek
    mostly HowTo Geek
  30. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  31. 10 Reasons to Choose GNU/Linux, Not Apple, After End of (Vista) 10 [original]
    To take control of your life adopt GNU/Linux
  32. Rianne's Fish Have Survived Our Absence [original]
    Thankfully we won't be leaving them on their own any time soon
  33. Steam Deck Kicked Off a PC Gaming Revolution and Steam Deck's USB-C Port Has a Wild Number of Uses
    Some Steam news
  34. Self-Hosting on a Raspberry Pi, Proxmox, Homelabs, and Home Servers
    haredware projects
  35. 6 exciting and niche OS projects that are quietly growing as users leave Windows
    Zorin OS: the polished gateway from Windows to Linux

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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