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  1. Firefox 139 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect
    With Firefox 138 promoted to the stable channel today, Mozilla promoted the next major release, Firefox 139, to the beta channel for public testing, so it’s time to take a look at what to expect.
  2. Urgent Update: Kali Linux Users Must Manually Install New Repository Key
    Kali Linux users must manually install a new archive signing key after the previous one was lost
  3. Turning 21 in 6 Weeks [original]
    getting there soon

    New

  4. Ubuntu, Free Software, and Openwashing
    today's leftovers
  5. Mozilla and Mozilla-less Firefox
    a pair of updates
  6. BSD and Kernel Leftovers
    mostly BSD
  7. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  8. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  9. KDE and GNOME: KDE Snap, LabPlot 2.12, and GNOME GitLab
    3 updates from projects/people
  10. Hardware and Games, Modders and Gamers
    some retro and more
  11. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux, LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux, and More
    half a dozen links for today
  12. Webinar Software, Mixxx 2.5.1, and GNU libsigsegv 2.15
    Software news
  13. today's howtos
    last batch
  14. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    software and more
  15. today's howtos
    first batch today
  16. Red Hat Leftovers
    from the official site
  17. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Framework, and More
    Hardware picks
  18. Android Leftovers
    I Tried This Cheap Android Phone. There's a Lot to Be Excited About
  19. Avocado OS: Open-source Linux platform for embedded systems - Help Net Security
    Peridio, a platform for building and maintaining advanced embedded products, has launched Avocado OS
  20. Turntable is a Universal Scrobbler App for Linux
    Those looking for an easy way to “scrobble” music on Linux
  21. NixOS Logo and Branding Update
    The NixOS logo was originally designed by Simon Frankau for Haskell as part of the 2009 Haskell logo contest
  22. Best Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  23. DebLight OS is a lightweight and fast Linux distribution
    DebLight OS is a lightweight and fast Linux distribution, particularly well-suited for older 32-bit PCs and 64-bit PCs
  24. Plasma Sprint 2025 – A Recap
    This year’s Plasma Sprint had a very special meaning for me
  25. Kdenlive 25.04.0 released
    We are proud to announce the release of Kdenlive 25.04.0
  26. LibreWolf is now in my Slackware repository
    Resulting from a request in one of my other blog pages
  27. While Windows 10 users panic, Ubuntu makes extending support easy - here's how
    Think you are about to lose support for Ubuntu 20.04
  28. Today in Techrights
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    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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    739 /n/2025/04/24/_GNOME_s_The_Elephant_in_the_Room.shtml
    701 /n/2025/04/25/Lenovo_Cuts_the_Windows_Tax_and_offers_Cheaper_Laptops_with_Lin.shtml
    679 /n/2025/04/24/Kubernetes_v1_33_and_Kiwi_TCMS_14_2.shtml
    669 /n/2025/04/26/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_14_4_Linux_6_12_25_Linux_6_6_88_and_Linu.shtml
    660 /n/2025/04/25/COSMIC_Alpha_7_Desktop_Adds_Pinned_Workspaces_New_Accessibility.shtml

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