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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 19, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

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    After being in beta phase during the past month, the Firefox 142 open-source web browser is now available for download ahead of its official unveiling on August 19th, 2025.
  2. Kdenlive 25.08.0 released
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  3. Default Wallpapers for Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka Revealed
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  4. We All Need to Promote GNU/Linux (Human Rights Depend on This) [original]
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  5. Site Housekeeping and Backup Day [original]
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    New

  6. Android Leftovers
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  7. Ventoy 1.1.06 Brings TrueNAS Scale Support
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  8. Zulip 11.0 Team Chat Brings Message Reminders, Channel Folders
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  9. Free and Open Source Software
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  10. After using Gentoo Linux and KDE for 15 years I have switched to Lubuntu (LXQt)
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  11. LabPlot 2.12.1 released
    Today we are announcing the availability of the minor patch release 2.12.1
  12. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux though
  13. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks for today
  14. Slackware: New Site for Blog and GRUB Theme
    Slackware leftovers
  15. Debian Leftovers
    Debian stories
  16. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
    2 picks from Joey Sneddon
  17. 5 reasons to switch to an immutable Linux distro today - and which to try first
    Immutable Linux distros are getting more popular
  18. This Linux distro puts more than 20 desktops a click away
    Sparky Linux 8 also gives you plenty of browsers to pick from
  19. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  20. Fedora Community Blog: Simplifying Package Submission, Progress
    Fedora news
  21. Games: Steam News, "The King is Watching", and Amiga Hacking
    gaming related news
  22. Videos and Audiocasts/Shows: History of UNIX, LINUX Unplugged, This Week in Linux, mintCast
    new ones out now
  23. today's howtos
    many Monday howtos
  24. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Name That Ware, One Hertz Challenge
    hardware picks
  25. Linux 6.17-rc2
    new RC last night
  26. BSD and GNU/Linux Leftovers
    3 more stories, some kernel and BSD also
  27. Shotcut 25.08 Video Editor Arrives with Key Fixes
    Shotcut 25.08 video editor update resolves issues from 25.07
  28. What to Expect From TrueNAS 25.10 Open-Source Storage
    TrueNAS 25.10 "Goldeye" open-source NAS is on the way
  29. macOS vs. Linux: Which Is Best for Your Homelab?
    Are you torn between running macOS or Linux in your homelab
  30. Sparky 9 code name and repos
    The new, upcoming Sparky 9 code name and repos is set
  31. Best Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  32. Review: Debian 13 "Trixie"
    Debian is one of the world's oldest surviving distributions
  33. Cubie A7A with Allwinner A733 & LPDDR5 RAM Launches, Starting at $28.70
    The board is supported by Debian Linux, Android, and Buildroot-based distributions
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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