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  6. Free Software, Education, and Programming
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  8. Games: KiCad, Command And Conquer, and More
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  9. IBM's Buzzwords Spree Continues
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  10. Open Hardware/Modding: Pi, Linux, and More
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  11. Audiocasts/Shows/Videos: LINUX Unplugged, This Week in Linux, and More
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  14. DXVK 2.6.1 Improves Support for Assassin’s Creed Origins and AMD Vega GPUs
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  16. Android Leftovers
    The best ways to give your old Android a second life
  17. AlphaPlot generates 2D and 3D plots
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  18. My Linux Install Took 8 Hours Because I Missed This Simple Fix
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  20. DAT Linux is a distribution targeted at data science
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  21. Review: Trying on a Sense HAT
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  22. Tools that Just Work™ …until they don’t
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  23. EM1103B Board Integrates 0.5 TOPS NPU and 8MP ISP with RV1103B SoC
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  24. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 6th, 2025
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  25. Distro Watch on Wifislax 4.0 and Recent HowTo Geek Stories
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  26. today's howtos
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  27. Rossfest
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  28. Security Leftovers
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  29. Today in Techrights
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  30. NethServer project milestone 8.4
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