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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 30, 2024

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  3. Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux “Bird of Prey” Distro Lands with KDE Plasma 6
    Arch Linux-based Garuda Linux “Bird of Prey” distribution is now available for download with latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment and other improvements.
  4. Garuda Linux Releases “Bird of Prey”
    The latest Arch-based Garuda Linux release, "Bird of Prey," features Plasma 6, major Sway updates, and a new FireDragon base
  5. Mozilla Devs Adding ‘New Tab Wallpapers’ to Firefox
    Mozilla devs are bringing more customisation options to the new tab page in Firefox
  6. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 28th, 2024
    The 185th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on April 28th, 2024.
  7. Apps, Programming, and Standards
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  8. Open Hardware and Linux Devices
    Some hardware news
  9. A Tribute to Estuary Developer and Kodi Team Member, Piers
    In 2015, Kodi’s default theme Confluence was growing long in the tooth
  10. Distributions and Operating Systems: NixOS and FreeBSD
    alternative operating systems
  11. GNU World Order and GNU Emacs for IRC
    Some GNU stuff
  12. Games: SuperTuxKart and More
    SuperTuxKart on release and some Michigan Daily articles
  13. Mozilla on privacy and New Tab Wallpapers
    some Mozilla news
  14. Security and Windows TCO
    security-centered news
  15. EasyOS Kirkstone: Two Updates
    distro update
  16. today's howtos
    many howtos
  17. TDE R14.1.2 released!
    The Trinity Desktop Environment development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the TDE R14.1.2 release
  18. Shotcut 24.04 Rolls Out New Audio Enhancement
    Shotcut 24.04 free cross-platform video editor released with Ambisonic Encoder audio filer, improved audio/video scopes, and more
  19. Linux 6.9-rc6
    Another new RC
  20. Ubuntu 24.10 Codename Revealed
    Canonical has revealed the name for its next release
  21. Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D0 is a low-cost dual-Core Arm Cortex-A35 microprocessor for industrial edge applications
    The company also shows that it supports Yocto and Buildroot build systems for Linux, secure firmware
  22. Collections of Different Linux Distributions
    A distro provides the user with a desktop environment, preloaded applications, and ways to update and maintain the system
  23. Best Free and Open Source: CNC Software, and Passive OS Fingerprinting Tools
    We only feature open source software here
  24. Review: Fedora 40 "KDE"
    Fedora often acts as a testing grounds for young technologies, particularly development tools
  25. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

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    880 /n/2024/04/15/New_Updates_in_PCLinuxOS.shtml
    786 /n/2024/04/23/Fedora_Linux_40_Officially_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_8_Here_.shtml
    740 /n/2024/04/22/Audacity_3_5_Released_with_Cloud_Saving_Beat_Detection_Pitch_Sh.shtml
    736 /n/2024/04/27/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    732 /n/2024/04/26/today_s_howtos.shtml
    728 /n/2024/04/24/TrueNAS_SCALE_24_04_Rolls_Out_with_Enhanced_SMB_and_NFS_Monitor.shtml
    725 /n/2024/04/18/Kubernetes_v1_30_Uwubernetes.shtml
    723 /n/2024/04/23/today_s_howtos.shtml
    721 /n/2024/04/21/Andreas_Tille_Is_the_New_Debian_Project_Leader.shtml
    721 /n/2024/04/23/Games_Steam_Deck_Proton_Experimental_Dead_Island_2_and_More.shtml
    719 /n/2024/04/26/What_Linux_Shows_About_AMD.shtml
    712 /n/2024/04/23/Slimbook_Fedora_2_Laptops_Launch_with_Fedora_Linux_40_Workstati.shtml
    706 /n/2024/04/25/Android_Leftovers.shtml

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