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  9. Community Plans Tech Summit
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  10. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux, Linux User Space
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  11. today's howtos
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  12. VirtualBox 7.1.4 Adds Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.12 and Other Linux Changes
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  13. KDE Plasma 6.2.1 Improves Support for XWayland Games, Fixes Various Bugs
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  14. Fwupd 2.0.1 Adds API to Allow GNOME Firmware to Record Devices for Emulation
    Fwupd 2.0.1 has been released today as the first maintenance update to the latest fwupd 2.0 release of this open-source Linux firmware update utility for Linux-based operating systems.
  15. Clonezilla Live 3.2 Disk Imaging/Cloning Is Out Powered by Linux Kernel 6.11
    Clonezilla Live developer Steven Shiau released today Clonezilla Live 3.2 as a new version of this Debian-based, free, and open-source bootable live system for cloning disk drives.
  16. Solus 4.6 “Convergence” Released with Mesa 24.2, Experimental Software Centers
    The development team behind the Solus distribution announced the release and general availability of Solus 4.6.
  17. Security Leftovers
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  18. 5 Windows-Like Linux Distros You Should Try Out
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  19. Programming Leftovers
    Programming picks for today
  20. today's leftovers
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  21. today's howtos
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  22. Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Arduino, and More
    Some hardware projects and news
  23. Solus 4.6 “Convergence” Released, Here’s What’s New
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  24. Announcing Incus 6.6
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  25. OpenSSH Splits Again: New Authentication Binary Unveiled
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  31. Kubuntu 24.10 Released, KDE Snaps at 24.08.2, and I lived to tell you about it!
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