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  3. Tails 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage
    The Tails project released today Tails 6.12 as the latest version of this portable operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux that protects users against surveillance and censorship.
  4. KDE Gear 24.12.2 Improves Dolphin, Itinerary, Tokodon, and Many Other KDE Apps
    The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 24.12.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 24.12 open-source software suite series to address various issues in your favorite KDE apps.

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  5. Shortwave 5.0
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  6. Security Leftovers
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  7. Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast and Linux Matters
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  8. This Month in Redox - January 2025
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  10. Open Hardware: 3-D Printing, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
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  11. Programming Leftovers
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  13. Mabox Linux integrates Firefox 135 in the latest update alongside a new kernel and more
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  14. today's howtos
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  15. Games: Steam Deck, Hexagod, Heart of the Machine, and More
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  16. Android Leftovers
    Why Android Is My Favorite Retro Gaming Platform
  17. Debian 13 to Feature GNOME 48 Desktop Environment
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  18. Mixing Rust and C in Linux likened to cancer by kernel maintainer
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  19. Don't Be Intimidated By Linux's Notorious GRUB Bootloader
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  20. OpenWISP and iWave Systems
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  21. Free Software Awards: Choose your nominations by March 5
    The time has come for free software community members to nominate individuals and projects for a Free Software Award
  22. Free and Open Source Software
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  23. Tucana – Linux distribution built for customization
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  24. Distros and Desktop Environments, Devices
    GNU/Linux focused
  25. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS links/stories
  26. Linux and 'Linux' Foundation Leftovers
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  27. Working With Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)
    Some Web builders
  28. Mozilla Still Wasting Resources on Hey Hi (AI) Nonsense (Hype), Firefox WebDriver Newsletter is Out
    Mozilla leftovers
  29. Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers
    the IBM club
  30. Data Breach, Security, and Windows TCO
    Security leftovers
  31. Kernel Savings, Linux 6.14, and uretprobes
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  32. Programming Leftovers
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    654 /n/2025/02/03/Mozilla_Firefox_135_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml
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