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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 03, 2025

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today's leftovers

with GNU/Linux focus
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards

mostly FOSS leftovers
Open Hardware/Modding: Radxa, Olimex, Arduino, and More

Hardware picks
Red Hat Leftovers

good and bad
Updates From Debian Developers and Sparky

mostly Debian work
Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show, Chimera GNU/Linux vs XLibre, What’s in the SOSS?

some shows or recordings
Barry Kauler on PKGget in EasyOS

some updates from Barry Kauler on PKGget
Applications: Linux App Release Roundup, GNU Health Hospital Information System 5.0, GnuCash, and OsmAnd

Application-related picks
Games: Pixel Wheels, Godot 4.5 Beta 2, and Bazzite on the Steam Deck

Gaming related picks
Kernel and Graphics: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Corbet, Dave Airlie, Mike Blumenkrantz

kernel stuff
today's howtos

many howtos
Security Leftovers

patches and more
Zabbix 7.4 Open-Source Monitoring Tool Released

Zabbix 7.4 is out now, delivering new templates, enhanced TLS support
today's leftovers

half a dozen more picks
Best Free and Open Source Software

Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion. Open source software at its finest
Security and Windows TCO Leftovers

mostly Windows TCO stories
Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers

mostly Red Hat stuff
Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers

Newsletter and more
Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Purism, and More

Hardware leftovers
Games: PCSX2, Steam Deck, MangoHud, and More

half a dozen stories from GamingOnLinux

New
Today in Techrights

Some of the latest articles
First Arch Linux ISO Release Powered by Linux 6.15 Is Now Available for Download

This is your friendly reminder that there’s a new ISO snapshot available for the Arch Linux distribution that incorporates the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies, including Linux kernel 6.15.

The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
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Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
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