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  1. Today in Techrights
    one day's articles
  2. Proton 8.0-4 Released with Support for More Windows Games on Linux
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  3. Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction To The Series
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  4. Software: Incus 0.1, Sweet Home 3D, and 14 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Recovery Tools
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  5. MAILING LIST SHUTDOWN NOTIFICATION
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  6. Wireshark 4.2.0 First Release Candidate
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  7. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 8th, 2023
    The 157th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on October 8th, 2023.
  8. Debian 12.2 “Bookworm” Released with 117 Bug Fixes and 52 Security Updates
    The Debian Project announced today the release and general availability of Debian 12.2 as the second ISO update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series.
  9. Linux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re too much work
    Linux's six-year long-term support was meant to help embedded devices
  10. Programming and Spyware (Qt, 'Monetisation')
    Some coding related news
  11. today's leftovers
    Linux Foundation and more
  12. Kubernetes: CRI-O is moving towards pkgs.k8s.io, Clown-Native Developer Productivity
    Some Kubernetes posts
  13. Windows TCO and Failures
    3 stories
  14. Security Leftovers
    incidents and bugs
  15. Restricted unprivileged user namespaces are coming to Ubuntu 23.10
    Ubuntu Desktop firmly places security at the forefront, and adheres to the principles of security by default
  16. Events: LinuxDay Vorarlberg 2023 and Reclaim the Internet
    Coverage of two FOSS events
  17. Open Hardware: PureOS and KhordUino Among Other Arduino Projects
    Some devices and projects
  18. Raspberry Pi 5 Digital Signage and Waveshare RP2040-PiZero
    Some Raspberry Pi news
  19. Distro Development: ROX-Filer and Flatpak in GNU/Linux
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  20. today's howtos
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  21. Jim Whitehurst to Sell Microsoft Mono Stuff and More Red Hat Links
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  22. Ubuntu Budgie 23.10: Best New Features
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  23. Security Leftovers
    Linux focus and some FUD
  24. Running Linux on an ESP32-S3
    Clem Mayer's Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4-inspired project is a combination ESP32-S3, RP2040, and more — all on a single, compact PCB.
  25. Android Leftovers
    Cheap Android TV boxes shipped with "unkillable" malware - here's what you need to know
  26. GNOME Is Taking Steps Towards Dropping X11
    Significant changes for the GNOME! Merge requests opened to end X.Org (X11) session support, moving to a Wayland-only environment
  27. today's leftovers
    3 last additions before reboot
  28. Programming Leftovers
    4 stories more
  29. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    3 FOSS stories
  30. Open Hardware, Modding, and Restoration
    3 stories
  31. Debian: A Career Change and debputy
    Debian-related blogs
  32. Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, LINUX Unplugged, LibreOffice Conference, GNU World Order
    Some audio/videos
  33. Android Games on GNU/Linux and Pinball
    Some gaming news
  34. Postgres-related Releases: pgmetrics 1.16 and pg_dumpbinary v2.13
    two releases today
  35. today's howtos
    many howtos for the afternoon
  36. Android Leftovers
    O2 announces free messaging upgrade for millions of Android phones tomorrow – look out for alert to take advantage
  37. Lenovo introduces Android as a Windows alternative on some of its desktop PCs
    Lenovo announced a partnership with Esper Device Management this week that brings Esper's custom Android operating system to some Lenovo PCs
  38. Android Leftovers
    The Pixel 8 is a consternating phone for the Android Police podcast
  39. Add Minimize and Maximize Buttons in GNOME
    Missing the minimize button option in GNOME? Here's how you can easily bring it back
  40. Security Leftovers
    Windows TCO focus
  41. Apktool v2.9.0, Lineage, and Lenovo
    Mobile Linux
  42. Review: CROWZ 5.0
    CROWZ Is CROWZ, a distro with a 1.0GB ISO and based on Devuan, one of the best minimal distros available today
  43. Slimming down KNotifications
    As of KNotifications 5.110 it depends on the following other KDE Frameworks
  44. Ardour 8.0 Open-Source DAW Released with Launchpad Pro Support, Region Grouping
    Ardour 8.0 has been released today as a major update to this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for GNU/Linux.
  45. FSFE and Linux Foundation Leftovers
    Corporate front groups
  46. Repo Review: FreeTube
    FreeTube is an advanced open source YouTube client with a strong focus on privacy
  47. OpenStack Unleashes Bobcat: A Leap Forward in Open-Source Cloud Infrastructure
    The OpenStack community unveiled Bobcat, its 28th version, on October 4, 2023. This new Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud release came with 10,476 changes and was authored by over 580 contributors
  48. Perl Weekly Challenge and This week in PSC
    Perl news
  49. News Roundups: GNU/Linux Focus
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