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  3. XDA (Valnet) on GNU/Linux Doing What Windows Cannot, a Look at a Weak Windows Clone
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  4. Applications: Outsourcing Dotfiles to Microsoft (Proprietary GitHub), Self-hosting, and Rust Hype (Also Proprietary GitHub)
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  5. Games: Bazzite, Dumping Windows, and a Glimpse at SteamOS 3.9
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  6. Fedora / IBM: Fedora Considered Hard, Flatpak Has Serious Bug
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  7. Using Vi/Vim and ShellCheck for Code and Scripts
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  8. NAS, Proxmox, and Homelabs With Raspberry Pi
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  9. HowTo Geek (Valnet) on GNOME Defaults and Extensions
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  10. Android Leftovers
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  11. GNOME 50 is the Linux desktop update I've waited years for
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  12. Free and Open Source Software
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  13. Kader⁴² – Arch-based Linux distribution
    This is free and open source software
  14. Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Is Slated for Release on October 15th, 2026
    Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” operating system has been slated for release on October 15th, 2026, and it’s expected to come with the GNOME 51 desktop environment and Linux kernel 7.2.
  15. Debian Project Leader Election 2026 Results
    The winner of the election is Sruthi Chandran
  16. Firefox 150 Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
    Firefox 150 open-source web browser is now available for download with support for the GTK emoji picker on Linux, extended local network access restrictions, and other changes.
  17. BSD, GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems
    today's leftovers
  18. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Open Data, and Standards
    FOSS leftovers and more
  19. Web Browsers/Web Servers: Small Web, Wander, and SSGs
    Web centric news
  20. Mozilla Keeps Pushing Slop and Surveillance, Right-Wingers Change the Topic of Controversy to Pronouns
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  21. Games: The Run and New Titles for Steam Deck
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  22. Databases: PostgreSQL Events and Releases, Grafana Table Joins With SQL Expressions
    Database related picks
  23. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  24. BeagleConnect, Banana Pi, DongshanPI, and More
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  25. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged and mintCast
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  26. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  27. BSD and Linux Kernel Picks
    Kernel leftovers
  28. LXQt 2.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Wayland Improvements
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  29. Android Leftovers
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  30. Free and Open Source Software
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  31. Butterbian – Debian-based Linux distribution with XFCE
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  32. Review: Lakka 6.1
    Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a computer into a game console
  33. Today in Techrights
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  34. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026
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