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    With the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) release, Canonical plans to achieve a fully functional desktop session on the RISC-V architecture.
  2. GStreamer 1.28 Promises Vulkan H.264 Encoder, AMD HIP Plugin, and More
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  6. Linux Kamarada 15.6: integrated to your smartphone and complete with utilities
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  7. today's leftovers
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  13. GNU and Linux Leftovers
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  15. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
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  16. This Week in GNOME and Parental Controls in GNOME
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  17. today's howtos
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  18. Kernel: Lustre at Google, RDNA 3.5 by AMD
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  19. Operating Systems: Outline of Distros in Use, EasyOS Containers, and MINIX
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  20. The price of software freedom is eternal politics
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  21. Release of Wine 10.12
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  22. Android Leftovers
    Leak reveals Samsung Auto DeX as an alternative to Android Auto for over 8,500 vehicle models
  23. The software we have to use at work must respect our freedom
    Many free software supporters worldwide are forced to give up their freedom when they log in or go to work
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  26. today's leftovers
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  27. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux
    Hardware picks
  28. today's howtos
    idroot mostly
  29. Videos About GNU/Linux and Free Software
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  30. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  31. This Week in Plasma: tablet dials and day/night cycles
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  32. Radxa Fanless Network Router Offers 4 GbE Ports and NVMe Storage Up to 4TB
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  33. Games: Fanatical, SuperWEIRD, Steam Deck, and More
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  34. Today in Techrights
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