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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 11, 2024

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  4. Web Browser Leftovers
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  5. Ubuntu Leftovers
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  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  7. Programming Leftovers
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  8. Red Hat Promoting Proprietary Software and Buzzwords
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  9. Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
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  10. Godot 3.6 RC 1, WINE and Emulation
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  11. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    some stories about security
  12. today's howtos
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  13. DXVK 2.4 Released with Non-Native Refresh Rate Emulation, Direct3D 8 Support
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  15. Microchip PIC64GX is a quad-core 64-bit RISC-V microprocessor for real-time processing
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  16. Looking at Next Steps for Leap 16 Branding
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  17. Linux 6.6.38
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.6.38 kernel
  18. today's howtos
    half a dozen howtos
  19. Google extends Linux kernel support to keep Android devices secure for longer
    longer time for patching window
  20. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO Stories
    mostly Windows TCO today
  21. X11 Is No Longer Part of Fedora Workstation 41
    It's final! Fedora moves to Wayland-only GNOME, dropping X11 from its media to enhance user experience
  22. LXD 6.1 Launches with New Network Capabilities
    LXD 6.1 Linux containers manager brings enhanced VM performance, OVN auto IP allocation, and new Powerflex SDC support
  23. GNOME 47’s New Font: How to Try it on Ubuntu
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  24. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  25. Collections of Different Linux Distributions
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  26. How I manage my KDE email
    Every once in a while people ask me about my email routine, so I thought I’d write about it here
  27. Games: Preserve, Sea Sniffers, and More
    8 new stories from gamingonlinux
  28. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

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    1226 /n/2024/07/04/Booting_Linux_off_of_Google_Drive.shtml
    1055 /n/2024/07/06/LocalSend_Share_Files_and_Messages_on_the_Local_Network.shtml
    861 /n/2024/07/01/Linux_Mint_22_Beta_Released_with_Cinnamon_6_2_Based_on_Ubuntu_2.shtml
    802 /n/2024/07/06/Medevel_on_Free_Software_for_Healthcare_Service_Providers.shtml
    796 /n/2024/07/06/today_s_howtos.shtml
    767 /n/2024/07/04/today_s_howtos.shtml
    761 /n/2024/07/07/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    750 /n/2024/07/04/GNU_Direvent_5_4_and_GNU_dbm_1_2.shtml
    737 /n/2024/07/04/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    732 /n/2024/07/06/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    730 /n/2024/07/06/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    726 /n/2024/07/06/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    717 /n/2024/07/08/Mozilla_Firefox_128_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml
    715 /n/2024/07/03/An_engineer_has_created_a_system_to_run_Linux_from_Google_Drive.shtml
    712 /n/2024/07/07/today_s_howtos.shtml

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