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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 17, 2024

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8. Audacity 3.6 Open-Source Audio Editor Released with Master Effects, FFmpeg 7 Support

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16. today's howtos

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18. VirtualBox 7.0.20 Introduces Initial Support for openSUSE 15.6 and RHEL 9.5 Kernels

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19. KDE Plasma 6.1.3 Improves Flatpak Support in Discover, Fixes More Bugs

    The KDE Project announced today the release and general availability of KDE Plasma 6.1.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment series.

20. today's leftovers

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21. Android Leftovers

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22. today's howtos

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23. Recore A8 – An Allwinner A64-powered 3D printer control board with TMC2209 stepper drivers

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24. Security Leftovers

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25. Windows TCO, More Microsoft Layoffs (DEI), Microsoft Accenture to Lay off 19,000 Employees

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26. 5 ways to make the Xfce desktop more enjoyable to use

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27. OpenSSH security flaw fixed

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28. Best Free and Open Source Software

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29. OmegaLinux – lightweight distribution based on Ubuntu

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30. Alternative File Managers to Ubuntu 24.04's Default Nautilus

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31. digiKam 8.4.0 is released

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32. Plasma 6.1 review - A bit better, not enough

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33. MYIR’s New Affordable RK3568 Dev Board with M.2 SSD Slot & Dual GbE

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34. Stable kernels: Linux 6.6.40, and Linux 6.1.99

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