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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 13, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Operating Systems and Software Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  2. Programming Leftovers
    Development new today
  3. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks for today
  4. WWW: curl 8.11.1, WordPress, and Mozilla
    Web-related picks
  5. Fedora / Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
    news from redhat.com mostly
  6. GNOME: Tiling Shell Extension, CLI Command Tree, and GAFAM Interns on Shoestring Budget
    Some GNOME picks
  7. AnyDesk, Kodi, uCareSystem, and More
    Software news and packaging
  8. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical articles for today
  9. RISC-V, Arduino, and More Open Hardware
    Modding-friendly gear
  10. Raspberry Pi Projects and Hacks
    Raspberry Pi in focus
  11. Shallow press releases and parroting from Linux Foundation (some even computer-generated slop!)
    fake news or PR in "news" clothing
  12. 'Linux' Foundation Drops Linux Spending to Historic Lows in 2024
    Skyrocketing revenue, and no mention of "Diversity" or "Climate Change". Which, for The 'Linux' Foundation, is quite weird.
  13. LWN on Linux 6.13 and Kernel Space Coverage
    Now outside the paywall
  14. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical articles
  15. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Hardware news
  16. Release of Kubernetes 1.32
    new one out
  17. Android Leftovers
    Google Maps on Android rolls out new colors, but they're still not dynamic
  18. Proton 9.0-4: New Games Supported, Bug Fixes for AMD and NVIDIA GPUs
    Proton 9.0-4 update streamlines Linux gaming, brings new game compatibility, fixes crashes
  19. Miracle-WM 0.4 Enhances i3-IPC Support for Better Integration
    Miracle-WM 0.4 Wayland compositor rolls out with i3-IPC support, named workspaces, and better Waybar integration
  20. Programming and Systems (Leftovers)
    Development and more
  21. Advanced Weather Companion GNOME Shell Extension
    Seeing a “news peg” (as they’re called), I figured I’d use that as motivation to get around to writing about Advanced Weather Companion
  22. KDE Gear 24.12 Officially Released, Finally Ports Dolphin to Mobile Devices
    The KDE Project released KDE Gear 24.12 today, the latest stable version of this open-source software suite for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and the Linux ecosystem.
  23. Best Free and Open Source Software
    We recommend the best free and open source alternatives
  24. Pisi Linux – end-user focused distribution
    Pisi Linux is a user-focused distribution developed by the Pisi community
  25. Fedora KDE – powerful Fedora-based operating system
    The Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition is a powerful Fedora-based operating system using the KDE Plasma Desktop as the main user interface. It’s an official spin
  26. Windows TCO Leftovers
    cost of Windows
  27. Fedora Kinoite 41 review - My first taste of immutability
    Here's something I've not done before - I haven't tested an immutable AKA atomic Linux distro just yet
  28. Linux 6.6.65
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.6.65 kernel
  29. Now available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Beta
    Today, we're excited to invite you to beta-test Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10, the next major version of the enterprise operating system
  30. The end of linux-kernel as free software we trust - war on FOSS revisited
    Basically the article aims to help some of you decide on your own when and which kernel is the last “safe” kernel to use
  31. Games: Proton 9.0-4, Cyberpunk 2077, and More
    Latest fro m GoL
  32. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

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

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    583 /n/2024/12/07/GNU_Linux_Leftoverss.shtml
    573 /n/2024/12/08/_3_Security_Leftovers.shtml
    566 /n/2024/12/08/today_s_howtos.2.shtml
    556 /n/2024/12/09/Linux_6_13_rc2.shtml
    555 /n/2024/12/06/today_s_howtos.shtml
    552 /n/2024/12/07/today_s_howtos.shtml
    549 /n/2024/12/07/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    549 /n/2024/12/08/Scrcpy_3_0_Added_Virtual_Android_Display_Official_GNU_Linux_Pac.shtml
    547 /n/2024/12/08/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    545 /n/2024/12/06/Graphics_Mesa_24_3_1_NVIDIA_Driver_565_77_and_Hopalong.shtml
    541 /n/2024/12/10/The_Shepherd_1_0_0_released.shtml
    535 /n/2024/12/06/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    531 /n/2024/12/08/today_s_howtos.shtml
    531 /n/2024/12/08/Manjaro_24_2_Yonada_Released_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml
    529 /n/2024/12/07/WINE_Release_Wine_10_0_rc1_Wine_staging_10_0_rc1.shtml
    529 /n/2024/12/06/KDE_icecream.shtml
    528 /n/2024/12/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml

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