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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 07, 2024

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

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