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  3. Free Software, Events, and the Web
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  5. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux and LINUX Unplugged
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  7. Programming Leftovers
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  9. Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, OEM Event, and Virtual ECUs
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  10. today's howtos
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  11. New Steam Client Update Improves Native Linux Gaming and Fixes Many Bugs
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  12. I Installed Gentoo So You Don't Havtoo
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  13. KDE Plasma 6.2.3 Brings Better Support for HDR Displays, Various Bug Fixes
    The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.2.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment series with more bug fixes and various improvements.
  14. Open Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
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  15. Security and Windows TCO
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  16. Android Leftovers
    Xiaomi 14 gets Android 15 stable update
  17. Manjaro Considers Embedding a Telemetry Tool
    Manjaro’s new MDD telemetry tool will collect user data for better metrics, yet automatic sharing concerns users
  18. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  19. Fedora Linux Flatpak cool apps to try for November
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  20. LXQt 2.1 Desktop Environment Released with Initial Wayland Support
    The development team behind the lightweight LXQt desktop environment written in Qt announced today the release and general availability of LXQt 2.1 as a major update bringing exciting new features.
  21. Games: SteamOS, Gifts for 'Reviews', and More
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  22. Today in Techrights
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    487 /n/2024/10/31/today_s_howtos.shtml
    481 /n/2024/10/31/You_Probably_Don_t_Need_to_Compile_a_Linux_Kernel_Anymore.shtml
    469 /n/2024/10/23/Linus_Torvalds_Rants_About_Defective_x86_Designs_and_AI_Being_J.shtml
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