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Updated This Past Day

  1. [Meme] Microsoft Finding Out That GNU/Linux is Growing Fast [original]
    GNU/Linux exceeding 4% in "market share"
  2. Security Leftovers
    Security links for the day
  3. Microsoft to discontinue Windows Subsystem for Android
    all applications and games dependent on WSA will no longer be supported beginning March 5, 2025
  4. Linux Mint is Building a New Desktop Chat App
    A new IRC client (but don’t call it an IRC client) is being developed by Linux Mint

    New

  5. today's leftovers
    4 more links
  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers (Openwashing Too)
    FOSS picks, many for today
  7. FEX 2403 Tagged!
    FEX-Emu – A fast linux usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator
  8. Canonical turns 20 and Linux Mint's report is out
    a couple of updates from Ubuntu camp
  9. today's howtos
    half a dozen more howtos
  10. Gopeed: A High-Speed Cross-Platform Download Manager
    faster-performing and high-speed
  11. Jenny's Daily Drivers: Damn Small Linux 2024
    There was a time when the gulf between a new computer and one a decade or more old was so large as to be insurmountable; when a Pentium was the chip to have an older computer had a 16-bit 8086 or 286
  12. Privacy-Focused Google Photos Alternative 'Ente' is Now Open-Source
    Ente is fully embracing the essence of open-source
  13. Android Leftovers
    Google Play details ‘external offers’ program for Android apps in Europe
  14. Stable kernels: Linux 6.7.9, Linux 6.6.21, Linux 6.1.81, Linux 5.15.151, Linux 5.10.212, Linux 5.4.271, and Linux 4.19.309
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.7.9 kernel
  15. Linux Mint Unveils A New User Support App: Jargonaut
    In the monthly update, the Linux Mint team introduces a new app in the works: Jargonaut.
  16. KDE Plasma 5.27.11 LTS Fixes Flatpak Support in Discover, Plasma Wayland
    KDE Plasma 5.27.11 is now available as a bugfix update to the KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS desktop environment series to address more issues, crashes, and bugs.
  17. Android Leftovers
    Qt for Android Automotive 6.5.5 is released
  18. 8 Open Source Second Brain Knowledge Base Tools
    Here, I highlight the best open-source second brain knowledge base tools
  19. KDE Plasma 5.27.11, Bugfix Release for March
    Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma 5, versioned 5.27.11
  20. We’re stopping Fairphone Easy… for now
    It is with a heavy heart that we have taken the not-so-easy decision to discontinue Fairphone Easy… at the moment, at least
  21. How to Install and Use NPX on Ubuntu (Ultimate Guide) [original]
    NPX is a package manager similar to NPM, the only difference being that it allows you to execute packages without installing them first.
  22. today's howtos
    another howtos batch
  23. What Is Void Linux, and What Makes It Unique?
    Stop shouting into the void and put it on your computer
  24. Canonical, IBM, and Windows TCO
    half a dozen leftovers, 3 pairs
  25. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    Some more FOSS stories
  26. Programming Leftovers
    Programming links for today
  27. Collections of Software Applications
    Only free and open source software is included
  28. Adding systemd to postmarketOS
    As a mobile oriented OS, our main goal has always been to work for everyone
  29. Raspberry Pi and Other Linux-Friendly Devices
    Some hardware news
  30. AMDGPU driver for Linux 6.7 enforces lower power limits from vBIOS
    Starting with Linux kernel 6.7, users of the AMDGPU driver are not be able to set power limits...
  31. today's howtos
    only 5 more for now
  32. Linux Graphics and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
    3 stories about graphics in Linux
  33. Games: Pixel Wheels, EmuDeck, Retro Linux Gaming, and More
    5 gaming-related stories
  34. Linux Security and FUD Leftovers
    Security news for the night
  35. Why is Linux so spectacularly successful?
    There are likely lots of people who doubt the power and versatility of Linux
  36. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  37. Programming/Development, Open Hardware, and Kernel Work
    Some coding related links
  38. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    mostly security incidents
  39. Debian, Ubuntu, and More
    today's leftovers
  40. Events: Free Software Directory Meeting, WordCamp, and FOSDEM
    3 links about conferences
  41. KDE Icon Updates for March and 40,000+ SVG Icons
    updating and adapting Breeze icons to the 24px grid
  42. GNOME and GTK: GTK 4 Porting, Varia, and Gespeaker
    3 GNOME or GTK picks
  43. Realtek E2600 support in DragonFly and NYCBUG Today
    DragonFlyBSD news
  44. OSI Openwashing Services: Still Lobbying for Microsoft and Licence Violations
    OSI at it again
  45. Arch Linux: mkinitcpio hook migration and early microcode, Ultimate Arch, and Pacman 6.1
    Arch news for the day
  46. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, and WordPress Briefing
    3 new episodes
  47. Fedora: Packit, Go, Flatpak, Outreachy
    Fedora news and updates
  48. Software: Natron, Kubernetes, Rotki, Collaborative Editing Tools
    Some FOSS updates/overviews
  49. CapyPDF 0.9.0 released
    The most notable is probably the ability to create structured (or "tagged") PDF files
  50. Postgres: PgBouncer 1.22.1 and pg_ivm 1.8 released
    two new releases
  51. today's howtos
    only 4 more for now
  52. GStreamer 1.24.0 new major stable release
    The GStreamer team is excited to announce a new major feature release of your favourite cross-platform multimedia framework
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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