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    Updates:

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      really bad
    2. .NET Problems and XBox 'Exclusives' Are No More
      Microsoft and games
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      eMudhra problems
    4. OpenBSD 8.0 Released
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    6. SparkyOS Unveiled as a Portable Arch Linux-Based SparkyLinux Flavor
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    8. KDE Plasma 6.8.1 Desktop Environment Released with Various Bug Fixes
      KDE Plasma 6.8.1 is now available as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and some small improvements.

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    5. today's leftovers
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      half a dozen picks
    13. today's howtos
      Instructionals/Technical leftovers
    14. Games: Steam, PS5, and More
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    15. Free is good
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    16. Debian-Based siduction 2026.1 “Big Crime” Released with Linux 7.2, KDE Plasma 6.7
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    17. Games: Raspberry Pi Guide to Retro Gaming and Latest Dozen From GamingOnLinux
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    18. Red Hat Speaks and Advertises as If It Abandoned Linux to Sell Slop Plagiarism so as to Help IBM Inflate the Stock (Based on Vapourware, False Marketing)
      redhat.com latest
    19. Africa Gravitates Towards Digital Independence With GNU/Linux and Software Freedom [original]
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    20. Android Leftovers
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    21. Free and Open Source Software
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    22. openEuler brings China's enterprise Linux ambitions to the desktop
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    23. I'd pick a 10-year-old desktop running Linux over a new $300 Windows laptop every time
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    24. AOSC OS – general-purpose Linux distribution
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    25. SnapOS – NixOS-based Linux distribution with familiar commands
      SnapOS is a NixOS-based Linux distribution designed to make declarative system management more accessible
    26. Getting ready to operate Taler in Germany
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    27. New Pair of Routers [original]
      In early 2018 we had an issue with a faulty router
    28. Today in Techrights
      Some of the latest articles

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