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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 22, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Microsoft Ebbing Away in Jamaica, Just Like in Most Places [original]

   15 years ago Windows was measured there at over 96%

2. Lithuania: GNU/Linux Rising Above 3% (It Used to be Below 0.5%) [original]

   Finland is at around 7.1%

3. From 0.5% to Nearly 5%: How GNU/Linux Has Fared in Mexico [original]

   taking years or a decade into account the difference is profound

   New

4. KDE Plasma 6.0.5 Released as the Last Update in the Series with More Bug Fixes

   The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.0.5 as the fifth and last maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment series fixing more bugs and adding various performance improvements.

5. Devices and Open Hardware Stories

   a handful fo hardware stories

6. today's leftovers

   many links inc. Ubuntu material

7. Programming Leftovers

   Programming links for today

8. New Plasma Edit Mode in 6.1

   Let me introduce you the improved edit mode workflow Plasma 6.1 will have

9. Fedora / Red Hat / IBM Leftovers

   Some Red Hat stuff, mostly corporate

10. Security Leftovers

    Security picks for today

11. today's howtos

    many howtos for today

12. NVIDIA 555 Beta Linux Graphics Driver Released with Explicit Sync Support

    NVIDIA released today the beta version of the NVIDIA 555 graphics driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris platforms with new features and various improvements.

13. Windows TCO Leftovers

    Windows TCO stories

14. KDE6 on OpenBSD

    Some upgrading to do

15. Games: Men of War II, Cassette Beasts, and More

    half a dozen articles from gamingonlinux

16. Elive 3.8.42 released

    The Elive Team is pleased to announce the release of 3.8.42

17. Kopia – backup/restore tool

    The best Linux backup software will keep you covered when you accidentally delete files, or when a disk bites the dust

18. 6 Best Free and Open Source Linting Tools

    This roundup picks our favourite linters. All of the software is published under an open source license.

19. New to programming? My 5 favorite Linux tools will get you up to speed faster

    If you're learning a language and Linux is your OS of choice, here are five essential tools - all free to use

20. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

21. ALT Linux – distribution based on the RPM Package Manager

    ALT Linux produces distributions for various purposes

22. NyArch Linux is the cutest distribution for fans of anime and manga

    If you love Japanese pop culture and Linux, you should check out NyArch

23. The wait is over: TUXEDO OS with Plasma 6

    On 28 February 2024, the KDE project released Plasma 6, a rock-solid release with sensible changes. We have integrated Plasma 6 into TUXEDO OS for you over several weeks and tested it extensively so that it now acts as the updated desktop environment for TUXEDO OS.

24. NST Version 40-13973 Released

    This release is based on Fedora 40

25. Release of Liya 1.0

    New distro

26. NuTyX 24.05.0 available with cards 2.7.4

    Spiky and me are happy to announce the new version of NuTyX 24.05.0 and cards 2.7.4 .

27. deepin V23 RC Is Officially Released!

    Linux-based open source desktop operating system,

28. Oracle Linux 9 Update 4 is generally available

    at last

29. today's leftovers

    a handful of articles

30. today's howtos

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31. Today in Techrights

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