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Updated This Past Day

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  2. Archinstall 3.0.10 Fixes PipeWire Issue, Improves GRUB-Btrfs Setup
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  3. CrowdSec 1.7 Intrusion Detection and Prevention System Released
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  4. I finally found an Arch-based Linux distro even newbies can run
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  5. This new Linux desktop is almost a dead ringer for OS X
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  6. 3 Reasons I Avoid Manjaro Even Though I Love Arch Linux
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  7. Minimal distro Linux From Scratch 12.4 launches with 49 package updates and the 6.16.1 kernel
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  8. Free and Open Source Software
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  11. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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  12. NVIDIA 580.82.07 Supports NVIDIA Smooth Motion on GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs
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  13. Security Leftovers
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  14. Linux From Scratch 12.4 Released
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  15. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  16. Web Browsers: Curl, Direct Editing of Pages, and Release of Tor Browser 15.0a2
    WWW leftovers
  17. Release of EasyOS 7.0.6
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  18. Raspberry Pi, Linux, and Android on Devices
    some hardware leftovers
  19. Ubuntu: Weekly Newsletter, Automated Upgrades, and More
    3 new picks
  20. Debian: SparkyLinux and Debian Development Reports
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  21. today's howtos
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  22. CLI: SuperFile Terminal File Manager, Nushell, and CLI Corner on rsync
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  26. OpenSSL 3.6 Promises LMS Signature Verification Support, Alpha Out Now
    OpenSSL 3.6 is now in public testing with a first alpha release, promising new features and improvements for this open-source, cross-platform, and free software library that provides secure communications over computer networks for applications and websites.
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    Take a look at the new features and changes you'll see in the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 release
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  32. Long-Term Thinking and Long-Term Vision [original]
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  33. Open Source Pogocache Pushes Beyond Redis and Memcache
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