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  2. GNU/Linux Devices and Open Hardware
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  4. Security Leftovers
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  6. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
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  7. Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers
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  8. today's howtos
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  9. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux, Late Night Linux, and More
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  10. HPLIP 3.24.4 Released with Debian 12 & New Printers Support
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  12. KDE Plasma 6.1 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
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  14. Android Leftovers
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  15. today's howtos
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  16. Mozilla Acquires Anonym, Pioneering Privacy in Digital Ads
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  18. Programming Leftovers
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  20. Security Leftovers
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  22. SUSE to continue supporting CentOS 7 users after Red Hat pulls the plug
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  34. today's leftovers
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