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  2. First Look at Mageia 10 – Alpha Release Now Available for Public Testing
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  3. Budgie 10.10 Desktop Environment Released as the First Wayland-Only Version
    The Budgie desktop developers announced today the release and general availability of the Budgie 10.10 desktop environment, which is the last update in the Budgie 10 series and the first to go Wayland-only.
  4. Security Leftovers
    Security picks for today
  5. GNU/Linux Leftovers
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  6. Debian: Debian goes retro with a spatial desktop that time forgot and "Debian Taco'
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  7. Red Hat Promoting Hype and Microsoft, Fedora Updates
    a bit sad to watch
  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
    FOSS leftovers mostly
  9. Programming Leftovers
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  10. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Armbian, and More
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  11. OpenSUSE: Planet News Roundup and Tumbleweed's Review of the Week
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  12. GNOME Hey Hi (AI, Slop) Nonsense and GNOME Foundation Update Promoting Microsoft Stuff
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  13. today's howtos
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  14. Applications: Dockhand, diffoscope, RustDesk, and More
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  15. Kernel: Bugs' Age, QEMU 10, and Slop in Linux
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  16. Games: Steam Record for GNU/Linux, Free Software "Makes Steam Frame A Linux Playground", EU Impact on GNU/Linux Adoption for Gamers
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  17. I switched to Linux: Bye macOS and Windows
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  18. Games: Steam on ARM64 With GNU/Linux
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  19. Wine 11.0-rc5
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  20. KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Is Coming on February 17th, Here’s What to Expect
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  21. Debian 13.3 “Trixie” Released with 108 Bug Fixes and 37 Security Updates
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  22. Games: Flatpaks, Nova Roma, and More
    half a dozen picks from GamingOnLinux
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  25. Dozzle 9.0 Real‑Time Docker Log Viewer Improves Log Grouping
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  28. LMDE 7 Users Get the Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment
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  29. Steam Is Coming to ARM64 as Ubuntu Opens Testing via Snap
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  31. Turning freedom values into freedom practice with the FSF tech team
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  32. Free and Open Source Software, and Benchmark
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