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Updated This Past Day

  1. You Can Now Upgrade Ubuntu 23.10 to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Here’s How
    After a long wait of almost a month, Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur” users can now finally upgrade to the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” release.
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  3. today's leftovers
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  4. Programming Leftovers
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  5. Open Hardware: BreadboardOS, Arduino, and More
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  6. Software: Stratus, Floorp Browser in Linux, and mpv
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  7. Ubuntu in Malaysia, Games, and More
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  8. AlmaLinux, Red Hat, and Fedora
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  9. Security Leftovers
    Security matters and news
  10. today's howtos
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  11. Elon Musk Suggests Shifting 'Consumer Desktops To Linux' As Satya Nadella Promotes Microsoft's New Windows AI Feature 'Recall' With Photographic Memory
    “Maybe it is time to move consumer desktops to Linux.”
  12. Mesa 24.1 Linux Graphics Stack Released with Vulkan X11 WSI Explicit Sync Support
    The Mesa 24.1 open-source graphics stack for Linux-based operating systems is now available for download as a major update that introduces new features for supported drivers and numerous improvements for many games.
  13. Android Leftovers
    /e/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It
  14. Alpine Linux 3.20 Released with Initial Support for 64-Bit RISC-V, KDE Plasma 6
    The Alpine Linux team announced today the release and general availability of Alpine Linux 3.20 as another major update to this independent and security-oriented GNU/Linux distribution.
  15. AlmaLinux Launches Engineering Steering Committee
    ALESCo takes the helm in AlmaLinux's technical development, ensuring alignment with the community's needs and tech trends
  16. Alpine Linux 3.20.0 Released
    We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.20.0, the first in the v3.20 stable series
  17. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS links
  18. Programming Leftovers
    Programming links
  19. Windows TCO Leftovers
    Windows TCO, handful of examples
  20. Red Hat Leftovers
    Red Hat related news
  21. Devices: Raspberry Pi, SparkFun, and More
    Some hardware news
  22. today's howtos
    many howtos
  23. LibreOffice 24.8 Alpha1 is available for testing
    LibreOffice 24.8 will be released as final at the end of August, 2024
  24. Games: King under the Mountain (Mountaincore) Liberated and More
    8 picks for today
  25. Oracle Abandons Terraform in Favor of OpenTofu
    Oracle phases out HashiCorp's Terraform in favor of OpenTofu, aiming for more open infrastructure solutions
  26. Sovereign Tech Fund Backs FFmpeg Project with a €157K Infusion
    The FFmpeg project gets €157K from Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund, ensuring ongoing innovation
  27. Slack Linux App Fixes Screen Sharing Under Wayland
    If you use Slack on Ubuntu and were frustrated that screen sharing under Wayland was only showing a black screen (or crashing the entire app entirely)
  28. Best Free and Open Source Software
    We recommend the best free and open source alternatives
  29. Google thinks the public sector can do better than Microsoft’s ‘security failures’
    Google is pouncing on Microsoft’s weathered enterprise security reputation by pitching its services to government institutions
  30. Today in Techrights
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  31. RMS (Richard Stallman) and Cancel Culture - Lugcast Clips Ep. 244
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  32. Moldova is Adopting GNU/Linux, Windows Down From 99% to About 33% [original]
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  33. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Pi, and More
    devices and more
  34. Fedora, Red Hat, and Layoffs Inpending
    Some IBM stuff
  35. Coding, Kernel, and Kiwi TCMS 13.3
    Assorted links
  36. KDE Goals Sprint and Haruna 1.1.1
    Some KDE news
  37. Audiocasts/Shows: Going Linux, Late Night Linux, Destination Linux
    3 new episodes
  38. Security Leftovers
    half a dozen stories
  39. today's howtos
    4 more howtos
  40. Ubuntu Leftovers
    Ubuntu related news
  41. Linus Torvalds on Why He Does Not Like Cryptocurrencies | The Visionary Creator of the Linux Operating System Calls Crypto ‘A Great Vehicle for Scams’
    In a recent forum post, renowned Finnish-American software engineer Linus Torvalds, best known for creating the Linux operating system, expressed his skepticism about cryptocurrencies.
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    1013 /n/2024/05/22/Oracle_Abandons_Terraform_in_Favor_of_OpenTofu.shtml
    951 /n/2024/05/19/today_s_howtos.shtml
    922 /n/2024/05/18/today_s_howtos.shtml
    889 /n/2024/05/18/Winamp_Media_Player_Goes_Open_Source.shtml
    860 /n/2024/05/18/Wine_9_9_Introduces_Wow64_Mode_and_Enhanced_ARM_Support.shtml
    833 /n/2024/05/14/Manjaro_Linux_24_0_Wynsdey_Officially_Released_with_Linux_Kerne.shtml
    814 /n/2024/05/17/GNOME_OS_Migrates_to_Systemd_Sysupdate.shtml
    812 /n/2024/05/18/OpenSUSE_Announcing_Agama_8_and_Review_of_openSUSE_Tumbleweed_P.shtml

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