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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 12, 2024,
updated Oct 12, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Kubuntu 24.10, Lubuntu 24.10, Xubuntu 24.10, and More
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  2. KDE Frameworks 6.7.0
    KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 6.7.0
  3. KDE Gear 24.08.2
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  4. Gaming on Fedora Asahi Remix
    Better support for gaming on Fedora Asahi Remix has been a long standing user request
  5. KDE neon Rebased on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
    We have just switched on the upgrade for KDE neon to rebase on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

    New

  6. Red Hat Leftovers
    mostly from the original site
  7. KDE Frameworks 6.7 Released with Performance Optimizations and Improvements
    The KDE project announced today the release of KDE Frameworks 6.7 as the latest version of this collection of more than 70 add-on libraries to Qt.
  8. Why I use KDE
    So, my first operating system of ‘choice’ was MS-DOS, and to a far lesser extent Windows 3.0
  9. Debian, syslog-ng, and GNOME/Ubuntu
    more leftovers
  10. today's leftovers
    Microsoft, GNU/Linux, and more
  11. Security: CISA, DDoS, Internet Archive, and Windows TCO
    Windows TCO impacts IA
  12. today's howtos
    many howtos for the day/week
  13. Android Leftovers
    How to take pictures of the Northern Lights on Android
  14. Executive director Zoë Kooyman speaks on free software being the tech we want at The Tech We Want Online Summit on October 17 at 13:30 UTC
    Executive director Zoë Kooyman will be speaking on a panel at The Tech We Want Online Summit on Thursday, October 17 at 13:30 UTC
  15. GNUnet 0.22.1
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  16. Which Linux distro uses the least amount of RAM? I tested several to find out
    Run a lightweight server? Looking for a Windows replacement? Here are your best Linux distro options
  17. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  18. MX Linux MX-23.4 Libretto review - Slick, elegant, fun
    As you well know, I've stopped doing distro reviews, for the most part, a couple of years back. I found the lack of progress in the distro space quite disheartening
  19. Stable kernels: Linux 6.11.3, Linux 6.10.14, Linux 6.6.55, and Linux 6.6.56
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  20. Germany Puts Microsoft on Five Years Probation for Antitrust Bullying
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  21. Perl Programming Leftovers
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  22. TrueNAS 24.10 RC 2 "SCALE"
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  23. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  24. Leftovers on Distributions and Operating Systems
    Some GNU/Linux focused news
  25. Linux Foundation as Microsoft Front and More
    3 new picks
  26. FLOSS Weekly on "AI Alliance" and Makulu Linux on Electra Hey Hi (AI)
    Audiocast and video
  27. Programming Leftovers
    Programming related picks
  28. Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
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  29. Security Leftovers
    and some FUD too
  30. Release of Julia 1.11.0
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  31. Firefox Nightly Report and url bug-bounty stats
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  32. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP32, and More
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  33. BSD Leftovers
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  34. Games: TGS 2024, Board Games, and SteamOS
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  35. Today in Techrights
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  36. Software: OSS Weekly, MuseScore, QtQR, and OBS Studio
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  37. today's howtos
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    676 /n/2024/10/08/Tails_6_8_Introduces_File_System_Repair_When_Unlocking_Persiste.shtml
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    601 /n/2024/10/06/Automattic_staff_walk_with_severance_over_WP_Engine_feud.shtml
    586 /n/2024/10/05/today_s_howtos.shtml
    562 /n/2024/10/05/Kernel_and_Graphics.shtml
    562 /n/2024/10/05/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    559 /n/2024/10/08/Git_v2_47_0.shtml
    556 /n/2024/10/05/Debian_welcomes_Freexian_as_our_newest_partner.shtml
    545 /n/2024/10/05/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml
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