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    Parrot Security released Parrot OS 6.4 today as a new ISO snapshot of this Debian-based, security-oriented GNU/Linux distribution for penetration testing and ethical hacking.
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  3. Geany 2.1 Lightweight IDE Brings Smoother UI, New Filetypes, and Theming Support
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  4. Tux Machines Happy to Hear PCLinuxOS is Coming Back [original]
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  5. OBS Studio 31.1 Released with Multitrack Video Support on Linux
    OBS Studio 31.1 has been released today for this powerful, open-source, cross-platform, and free software for video recording and live streaming on Linux.
  6. Android Leftovers
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  7. openSUSE’s Agama 16 Installer Brings Wayland Support
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  11. Wayland vs X11 on an Nvidia hybrid graphics laptop
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  12. Programming Leftovers
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  13. Atlassian's "Clown Computing" Move and PostgreSQL Anonymizer 2.3
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  14. GNU/Linux Leftovers
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  15. Retro and Restoration (Also With GNU/Linux)
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  16. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, This Week in Linux
    2 new episodes
  17. Wayland 1.24 Is Now Available for Download with New Features and Improvements
    Wayland, an open-source replacement for the X11 window system protocol and architecture, has been updated to version 1.24 today with various new features and improvements.
  18. Linux Kernel and Graphics Drivers
    some kernel level updates
  19. Bug Threatens Disk Encryption (Bypass)
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  20. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  21. Linux 6.16-rc5
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  22. GNOME 49 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing, Disables X11 Session by Default
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  24. LibreELEC Might Be the Best Linux Distro for Your Mini PC
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  25. Tiling Shell makes Ubuntu multitasking feel just as good as Windows
    This GNOME extension quickly became one of the most important tools on my PC
  26. EMAC SoM-35D1F industrial SO-DIMM SoM features NuvoTon MA35D1 SoC, two GbE interfaces
    It supports Qt for GUI, all standard Linux interfaces for I/Os, and also features real-time control via the Cortex-M4 core
  27. GamerCard is a gift card-sized, Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W-powered handheld console with a 4-inch color display
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  28. Free and Open Source Software
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  29. Review: GLF OS Omnislash Beta
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  30. Kirigami Addons 1.9.0
    Kirigami Addons is a collection of supplementary components for Kirigami applications
  31. PANZER-LITE93 with Ubuntu 24.04 Ready for Compact AIoT Edge Computing
    The platform ships with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and a lightweight LXQt desktop environment
  32. Year two of freelancing
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  33. Stable kernels: Linux 6.15.5, Linux 6.12.36, Linux 6.6.96, and Linux 6.1.143
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  35. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 6th, 2025
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