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  3. Linux 7.2, Third RC (rc3)
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  4. COSMIC 1.3 Desktop Environment Released with Frosted Glass Effect
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  6. Every major Linux distro wants COSMIC, and it hasn't even finished its first year
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  7. I'm a serial Linux distro hopper - these 7 signs mean it's time to switch
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  8. Free and Open Source Software
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  9. IBM's Trouble is Also Red Hat's Problem [original]
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  10. GNU/Linux at 6% in Africa [original]
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  14. Programming Leftovers
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  16. News About Ubuntu 26.04, Ubuntu 26.10, and "NVIDIA 610 Driver Coming Soon to the Official Ubuntu Repository"
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  17. Applications: Scrcpy 4.1, Biopass, and Limine
    software in GNU/Linux
  18. today's howtos
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  19. Games: SuperTuxKart Evolution, New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, and Can Counter-Strike 2 Run on GNU/Linux?
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  20. Google Summer of Code KDE Work, This Week in GNOME, and GNOME’s Built-in Night Light
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  21. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
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  22. Open Hardware/Modding: Commodore, ESP32, and More
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  23. Fuzzing or Fuzz Hype in Relation to Linux Bugs
    recent coverage
  24. New Linux Patches Reveal What Comes Next From Intel
    3 new picks or recent news
  25. Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Disk Imaging Tool Adds Reverse-Connection Network Cloning
    Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 disk imaging/cloning tool is now available for download with reverse-connection network cloning support, Memtest86+ 8.10, improved support for netboot clients, and more.
  26. Blender 5.2 LTS Released with New Fill Tool and Thin Wall Mode, Other Changes
    Blender 5.2 LTS open-source 3D graphics software is now available for download with new Fill tool, new Thin Wall mode, new Sample Sound node, a new Bevel node, and many other changes.
  27. System76 Launches Next-Gen Adder Pro Linux Laptop with 2K OLED Display
    System76 launches new-generation Adder Pro Linux laptop with a 2K OLED display, up to 96GB RAM, up to 4TB storage, NVIDIA RTX 50 Series graphics, and Intel Core Ultra 7 356H.
  28. GNU/Linux Reaches 6% in Tanzania [original]
    That's what statCounter is seeing anyway
  29. Resilience Restored [original]
    We envision no repetition of it
  30. GNU/Linux "Market Share" Estimate Continues to Climb [original]
    Based on the estimates from statCounter, the US plays a large part in this positive trend
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  32. Games: Denuvo DRM, CorsixTH 0.70, and More
    latest from GamingOnLinux
  33. Red Hat on Slop and Kubernetes News
    redhat.com mostly
  34. KDE Plasma 6.8 will finally fix the worst part of Spectacle
    When you install Plasma, you also get excellent tools such as KDE Connect
  35. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  36. Without Open Standards, Nothing Fits
    LibreOffice’s Italo Vignoli argues that open standards are not just technical details
  37. Today in Techrights
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  38. Site Community News [original]
    We are now catching up with a backlog of online news
  39. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  40. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    Wireshark 4.6.7 Released; lots more
  41. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  42. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  43. Games: Diablo IV, DLSS, Steam, and More
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