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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 30, 2024

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  6. today's leftovers
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    many links with FOSS focus
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    many howtos for today
  19. Rhino Linux 2024.1 Goes Live Overcoming Challenges
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  21. Games: "NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters", "Zelda 64: Recompiled", and More
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    882 /n/2024/05/23/Meet_TUXEDO_Stellaris_Slim_15_Gen6_a_Thin_and_Light_Linux_Gamin.shtml
    826 /n/2024/05/24/Qualcomm_s_ARM_Laptops_Matter_Because_Of_Linux.shtml
    824 /n/2024/05/22/Elon_Musk_Suggests_Shifting_Consumer_Desktops_To_Linux_As_Satya.shtml
    811 /n/2024/05/27/today_s_howtos.shtml
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    775 /n/2024/05/24/KDE_Plasma_6_1_Beta_Released_with_Explicit_Sync_Support_on_Wayl.shtml
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    728 /n/2024/05/26/today_s_leftovers.shtml
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    704 /n/2024/05/26/Practical_differences_between_FreeBSD_and_Linux.shtml
    703 /n/2024/05/22/You_Can_Now_Upgrade_Ubuntu_23_10_to_Ubuntu_24_04_LTS_Here_s_How.shtml
    698 /n/2024/05/23/today_s_howtos.shtml
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