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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 21, 2025

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    Fedora Asahi Remix 42 still scheduled for release in about a month

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  2. GNU/Linux Leftovers
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  3. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  4. Retro and Linux Hardware
    Raspberry Pi and more
  5. Audiocasts/Shows: Risky Business on Risky Microsoft, LinDoz 2025 Beta 2 Teaser, and FLOSS Weekly
    Some videos and shows
  6. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
    some picks about Ubuntu
  7. Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
    mostly redhat.com
  8. today's howtos
    many howtos
  9. Security Leftovers
    Security picks for today
  10. PeerTube v7.1 is out!
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  11. Dinit on antiX now possible
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  12. Ikey Doherty’s Serpent OS Changes Name to AerynOS
    As of today, March 20th, the Serpent OS distribution created by ex-Solus founder and Budgie desktop creator Ikey Doherty changed its name to AerynOS. Here’s what you need to know about this major change!
  13. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  14. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, Arduino, and More
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  15. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  16. Android Leftovers
    PS3 emulator for Android RPCS3-Android gets a major update
  17. Games: GOG, Ruffy and the Riverside, Native GNU/Linux Games and More
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  18. Ubuntu 25.10 plans to swap GNU coreutils for Rust
    It's easier to replace bits of userland than the kernel
  19. Mecha Comet modular Linux handheld gets pre-launch upgrade, coming to Kickstarter in Q3, 2025
    After making its debut at CES in January, the Mecha Comet has undergone some changes...
  20. Chimera Linux ghosts RISC-V because there's no time for sluggish hardware
    Dev behind the GNU-free distro says boards too slow for serious work
  21. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  22. LWN Articles About Kernel: Module Integrity Checking and More
    now outside paywall
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