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Updated This Past Day

  1. KiCad 8: The New Standard in PCB Design Software
    KiCad 8.0 launches with new features, improvements, and bug fixes
  2. Tails 6.0 Officially Released, Based on Debian 12 “Bookworm” and GNOME 43
    Tails, the Debian-based security-focused Linux distribution aimed at preserving Internet privacy and anonymity, has been updated today to version 6.0.

    New

  3. Security Leftovers
    mostly incidents
  4. today's leftovers
    only 5 more for this evening
  5. lnav 0.12 Released with Gantt Chart View of Log files
    lnav 0.12 released with exciting features and enhancements.
  6. Debian Takes Proactive Steps to Address Year 2038 Problem
    The ‘Year 2038 Problem,’ also known as the Y2K38 or the Unix Millennium Bug
  7. Android Leftovers
    Xiaomi’s HyperOS feels like Apple’s version of Android
  8. Ubuntu 24.04: Same as it ever was, but with 5 big improvements
    Ubuntu has had a refresh and these five features could make the distro stand out from the crowd
  9. Microsoft's Latest Issues
    Opposition news
  10. Events: Eleventy Meetup, FOSDEM, Free Software Directory Meeting, and More
    FOSS or FS events
  11. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  12. Social Control Media Woes
    Bluesky, Mastodon, and more
  13. Wubuntu and Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter
    Some Ubuntu news
  14. Audiocasts/Shows: GNU World Order and Late Night Linux
    2 new episodes
  15. Latest in Official Red Hat Site
    some technical articles, some not as much
  16. Programming Leftovers
    and orphaned package
  17. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi and More
    Some hardware projects
  18. Security Leftovers
    updates and Windows incidents
  19. Software: Feishin, PipeWire on PCLinuxOS, and libredwg-0.13.3
    3 FOSS stories
  20. Lists of Software for Podcasts, Command Line Browsing, and Ruby Static Site Generators
    3 new lists
  21. today's howtos
    second batch of howtos
  22. SDDM Login Manager 0.21.0 Released! Improved Qt6 & Wayland Support
    SDDM, the Simple Desktop Display Manager, announced new 0.21.0 released a few hours ago
  23. Tiny Core Linux 15: Faster, Smaller and Packed with Improvements
    Learn about the key highlights of Tiny Core Linux 15, improving Kernel and components.
  24. Testing AI and LLM on Rockchip RK3588 using Mixtile Blade 3 SBC with 32GB RAM
    The Mixtile Blade 3 ships with a Ubuntu 22.04 image
  25. CachyOS’s February Update Prepares the Stage for Plasma 6
    The latest CachyOS update offers a cleaner Live ISO
  26. Feishin – modern self-hosted music player
    Linux has so many music players. But there’s always room for one more
  27. GIMP 3 is coming! The 3 features that I'm most excited about (and why)
    Here's why GIMP 3 will be a game-changer for me and maybe you too
  28. today's howtos
    and technical posts
  29. Games: Selaco, Roblox, Kiyo, and More
    5 stories by Liam Dawe
  30. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
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