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    The GNOME Project announced today the Release Candidate (RC) development milestone of the upcoming GNOME 48 desktop environment series ahead of the final release on March 19th, 2025.
  2. Clonezilla 3.2.1 Drops i686 Support, Moves to Linux Kernel 6.12
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  4. Android Leftovers
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  5. Stable kernels: Linux 6.13.6, Linux 6.12.18, Linux 6.6.81, and Linux 6.1.130
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  6. today's leftovers
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  7. today's howtos
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  8. Security Leftovers
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  9. Latest Issue of Linux Magazine
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  10. UNIX/BSD and Linux Kernel
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  11. Devices/Embedded With Linux
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  14. Programming Leftovers
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  15. today's howtos
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  16. Red Hat: AnsibleFest and Fedora Cuts, RedHat.com Leftovers
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  17. Open Hardware/Modding: Zant, Raspberry Pi, Innioasis Y1
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  18. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
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  19. Clonezilla Live 3.2.1 Disk Cloning/Imaging Tool Released with Linux 6.12 LTS
    Clonezilla Live developer Steven Shiau released Clonezilla Live 3.2.1 as a new version of this Debian-based, free, and open-source bootable live system for cloning disk drives.
  20. Games: Steam, MangoHud, and More
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  21. Android Leftovers
    OnePlus 13 Android update confusion is both hilarious and embarrassing
  22. Huawei’s New Laptops May Run Linux, not HarmonyOS Next
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  25. Today in Techrights
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