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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
    Geany 2.1, a lightweight and user-friendly IDE
  4. Tux Machines Happy to Hear PCLinuxOS is Coming Back [original]
    Catastrophic event caused the sites to go offline with a lot of data destroyed

    New

  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
    How I bulletproof my Android phone against theft
  7. openSUSE’s Agama 16 Installer Brings Wayland Support
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  8. 6 Alternative CLI Tools I Immediately Install on Linux
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  9. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    There is a free and open source version
  10. TravelerOS – Linux distribution built for USB drives
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  11. Wayland vs X11 on an Nvidia hybrid graphics laptop
    Yo, remember when I did my Wayland vs X11 benchmarks on an AMD-powered machine
  12. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks, only 3 for now
  13. Atlassian's "Clown Computing" Move and PostgreSQL Anonymizer 2.3
    postgres stuff
  14. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    security and more
  15. Retro and Restoration (Also With GNU/Linux)
    3 stories
  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)
    in several distros
  20. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  21. Linux 6.16-rc5
    it's out now
  22. GNOME 49 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing, Disables X11 Session by Default
    Today, the GNOME Project announced the alpha version of the upcoming GNOME 49 desktop environment series for public testing, giving us a first taste of the new features and enhancements.
  23. Proprietary Pushers: WSL, DAWs, Packet, and Let’s Encrypt
    software and more
  24. LibreELEC Might Be the Best Linux Distro for Your Mini PC
    When everyone talks about minimalist Linux distros
  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
    The GamerCard can run thousands of games from various classic systems through emulators available on OS images such as Recalbox
  28. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  29. Review: GLF OS Omnislash Beta
    Developed by a French-speaking community called Gaming Linux FR (GLF)
  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
    It was exactly two years ago today that I left my day job as Engineering Manager of LXD at Canonical and went freelance
  33. Stable kernels: Linux 6.15.5, Linux 6.12.36, Linux 6.6.96, and Linux 6.1.143
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.15.5 kernel
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  35. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 6th, 2025
    The 247th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on July 6th, 2025.

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

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