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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 24, 2025

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1. EndeavourOS Mercury Neo Launches with KDE Plasma 6.3, NVIDIA 570, and Mesa 25

   The EndeavourOS team announced today the release and general availability of EndeavourOS Mercury Neo as a maintenance update to the EndeavourOS Mercury release addressing various issues and updating core components.

2. Rescuezilla 2.6 Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery Adds Ubuntu 24.10 Build

   Rescuezilla 2.6 was released today as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based “Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery” distribution that leverages the popular Clonezilla open-source disk imaging/cloning software.

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3. today's leftovers

   3 picks

4. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Out Loud, mintCast, Open Source Initiative Blunders

   3 new episodes

5. Operating Systems Leftovers

   GNU/Linux and BSD, AmigaDOS etc.

6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

   FOSS leftovers

7. Programming Leftovers

   Development news

8. Open Hardware/Modding Leftovers

   Hardware picks

9. today's howtos

   3 howtos

10. Applications: GDBM, Spyware, GNU Mailutils, Plasma Mobile

    FOSS picks

11. Finally, a Linux laptop with a brilliant display and performance that rivals my MacBook

    For a laptop with Linux pre-installed

12. Cubic: Build a Custom Linux Distribution Based on Ubuntu

    Cubic simplifies the creation of custom Linux distributions based on Ubuntu or Debian by providing a GUI and virtual terminal environment for customizing ISO images

13. New to Linux? Here are 7 of the best beginner-friendly distros for you to try

    Don't let this list fool you into believing these are basic distros

14. Linux Kernel Might Get Smarter Reboots

    Google engineers propose LUO

15. The best-looking Linux desktop I've seen so far in 2025 - and it's not even close

    The creators of one of the coolest Linux distros just released a new version

16. KDE Plasma 6 on FreeBSD on Framework 13

    Here are some more notes on getting KDE Plasma 6 on FreeBSD up and running on a Framework 13 AMD laptop

17. today's howtos

    many howtos for today

18. KDE: Font Sizes and KURLNavBar

    Some KDE picks

19. Android Leftovers

    I tested the Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro and it's the closest Android fans can get to an iPad Pro alternative

20. EU OS Is a New Community-Led Linux Alternative for Europe’s Public Sector

    EU OS is a new—still in the idea stage—Fedora-based Linux project designed to provide the EU public sector with secure

21. GPU Acceleration in Linux Terminals: What It Is and Why It's Useful

    A Linux terminal does a few things, but mainly, it shows line after line of text

22. How Linux Took Over the World (Without Anyone Noticing)

    If you're reading this, you're likely using Linux—whether you realize it or not

23. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

24. Stable kernels: Linux 6.13.8, Linux 6.12.20, and Linux 6.6.84

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.13.8 kernel

25. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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