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  1. Today in Techrights
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  2. Best Linux distro of 2024
    By Mayank Sharma
  3. Android Leftovers
    Google Play Store can now simultaneously download multiple Android apps
  4. Navidrome 0.52 Music Server Rolls Out with Key Updates
    Navidrome 0.52 self-hosted music server and streamer released with improved Subsonic support, enhancements in Jukebox mode, and more
  5. Mini review – Distraction-free writing with ghostwriter for Linux
    So with this article about the ghostwriter app, I am continuing my Mini Review series. ghostwriter is a simple but powerful distraction-free writing app for Linux
  6. Synaptics Astra platform takes SL1620, SL1640, or SL1680 Arm CPU module for Edge AI applications
    The devkit will support open Yocto Linux distribution and Synaptics AI toolkit for quick AI integration
  7. today's howtos
    only 3 for now (slow day)
  8. Open Hardware and Mobile Systems
    miniature computing mostly
  9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and SaaS
  10. Programming Leftovers
    coding related links
  11. today's leftovers
    focus on GNU/Linux
  12. New Releases: Stable Clonezilla and KANOTIX
    Two new distro releases
  13. Games: Proton 9.0, SteamVR Beta, and More
    Gaming related links
  14. today's howtos
    some of them days old
  15. 10 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
    Here's the much awaited list of things to do after installing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
  16. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  17. Collections of Different Linux Distributions
    Because Linux is an open source operating system, combinations of software vary between Linux distros
  18. Stable kernels: Linux 6.8.8, Linux 6.6.29, Linux 6.1.88, and Linux 5.15.157
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.8.8 kernel
  19. Videos/Shows: The Linux Link Tech Show and Latest in Invidious
    mostly videos
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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