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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 28, 2023

Updated This Past Day

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  2. Nitrux 3.2 Released with Aesthetic FHS, Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS, and Updated Installer
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  5. MiniDebConf Cambridge Reports
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  6. Rocky Linux 9.3 Brings Back Cloud and Container Images for PowerPC 64-Bit
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  7. Ultramarine Linux 39 Launches Featuring Fedora’s Latest Innovations
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  9. today's howtos
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  10. Nations Where Microsoft Windows Falls to Almost Single-Digit Market Share
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  11. LinuxYuck: Openwashing-as-a-Service, Even for Controversial Microsoft Back Doors on Many Computer Boards
    For those who don't know what ThreadX is and why it's so notorious (Microsoft merely bought it as a Trojan horse), research the matter
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  13. Oracle Linux 8 Update 9
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  14. History is Not an Opinion
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  15. 54 Gemini Clients You Can Use to Browse Gemini Edition (gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org)
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  16. We've Done Better Since Abandoning Twitter and Other Social Control Networks
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  17. Microsoft's Bing Has Collapsed in Pakistan Since 'ChatGPT' Hype
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  18. Releases: Data Generator for PostgreSQL, Kiwi TCMS, Notepad++
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  19. New or Updated Lists of GNU/Linux Software
    3 lists today
  20. today's leftovers
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  21. Programming Leftovers
    PHP and more
  22. Qubes OS 4.2.0-rc5 is available for testing
    5th RC for 4.2.0 is now available
  23. OpenZFS Data Loss, Linux Revisionism, and Wayland Conflict
    Kernel and graphics
  24. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
    4 stories
  25. today's howtos
    only 5 for now
  26. EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.6.4 released
    and some more news
  27. Android Leftovers
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  28. Programming Leftovers
    4 links for today
  29. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    Mastodon and curl
  30. today's howtos
    7 howtos for the afternoon
  31. Building a NetBSD ramdisk kernel
    When I used OpenBSD, I was a big fan of bsd.rd: a kernel that includes a root file system with an installer and a few tools
  32. Audiocasts/Shows: TWIL and LINUX Unplugged
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  33. Olimex launches STMicro STM32MP157 SoM and open-source hardware EVB
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  34. Anniversary release: KPhotoAlbum 5.12.0
    We're happy to announce the new release 5.12.0 of KPhotoAlbum, the KDE photo management program
  35. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 26th, 2023
    The 164th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on November 26th, 2023
  36. Open Hardware/Modding: Hacking and Raspberry Pi in Education
    3 stories
  37. Security and Windows TCO
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