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  1. openSUSE’s Agama Installer 17 Released with UI Improvements
    openSUSE's new Agama installer v17 brings improved storage UI
  2. LMDE 7 Will Be Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”, Linux Mint 22.3 Planned for December
    Linux Mint leader Clement Lefebvre revealed today in the project’s monthly newsletter that the team is working on the LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 operating system.

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  3. Security Patches and More
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  4. GNU/Linux Leftovers
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  5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  6. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  7. BSD News and Shows
    FreeBSD, OpenBSD, BSDNow
  8. Kernel: BSD, Proxmox/VB for VMs, Fixing False Positive Soft Lockups in net/sched Fuzzing
    some kernel level work/news
  9. Barry Kauler on Latest EasyOS Work, Focus on overlayfs
    overlayfs mostly
  10. Open Hardware/Modding: SparkFun, Raspberry Pi, and More
    Hardware picks
  11. Fedora Family / Red Hat's Latest Marketing Pitch and "Hey Hi" Drivel (AI)
    mostly redhat.com
  12. today's howtos
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  13. KDE Frameworks 6.18 Lets You Use Your Laptop’s Copilot Key for Launching Apps
    The monthly KDE Frameworks releases continue with KDE Frameworks 6.18, published today by the KDE Project as a companion update to the recent KDE Plasma 6.4.5 desktop environment and KDE Gear 25.08.1 software suite releases.
  14. Android Leftovers
    Samsung Galaxy phones may get 3D capture ahead of Android XR headset debut
  15. Dash to Panel GNOME Shell Extension Gets GNOME 49 Support and New Features
    A big update to the popular GNOME Shell extension Dash to Panel is rolling out today with new features, bug fixes, and support for the soon-to-be-released GNOME 49 desktop environment series.
  16. VirtualBox 7.2.2 Maintenance Update Brings USB, Networking, and GUI Fixes
    VirtualBox 7.2.2 fixes crashes, GUI freezes, and USB/IP issues
  17. Fwupd 2.0.16 Released with New Search Feature
    Fwupd 2.0.16 introduces a new search feature and fixes FreeBSD update issues
  18. VirtualBox & vmugfx unsupported hypervisor error
    Recently, I encountered a weird little problem. An inconsistent little problem, too. On a Linux host
  19. Q4OS 6.1 Distro Is Out Based on Debian 13 with KDE Plasma and Trinity Desktops
    The Q4OS project announced today the release and general availability of Q4OS 6.1 as the newest stable (and LTS) version of this lightweight, KDE-oriented distribution featuring the latest KDE Plasma and Trinity desktop environments.
  20. Introducing The ASF’s New Logo
    going "woke"?
  21. Games: DOOM, Capcom Retro Revival Pack Humble Bundle, and More
    GamingOnLinux mostly
  22. This Linux-based operating system is the perfect secondary OS for your PC
    Choosing a Linux-based secondary operating system can feel overwhelming, especially with so many excellent Linux distributions available
  23. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  24. Happy with the Framework 12 Laptop
    I managed to put it together and install KDE Neon on it
  25. Stable kernels: Linux 6.16.7, Linux 6.12.47, Linux 6.6.106, Linux 6.1.152, Linux 5.15.193, and Linux 5.10.244
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.16.7 kernel
  26. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    4 more links
  27. Games: Godot 4.5 RC 2, Steam’s Sept Client Update, and More
    gaming related news
  28. Linux Lite 7.6: Plenty for Windows Refugees, But Too Dumbed Down for Comfort
    Though feature-rich, Linux Lite 7.6 might come off as patronizing to new users abandoning Windows 10
  29. Hardware Leftovers
    Hardware and Linux
  30. Free, Libre Software, LibreOffice, and Openwashing by Microsoft OSI
    FOSS leftovers
  31. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
    holes and more
  32. today's howtos
    5 howtos
  33. FreeBSD Foundation Reports and Keeping Data Safe with OpenZFS
    BSD picks
  34. Debian: Gunnar Wolf, Sven Hoexter, and Dirk Eddelbuettel on Technical Work
    some Debian picks
  35. Programming Leftovers
    Development stories
  36. Videos/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, What’s in the SOSS?, and LWN's Jonathan Corbet
    3 new ones
  37. New Release of EasyOS and Some EasyOS Updates
    EasyOS roundup
  38. Debian stable updates explained: security, updates, and point releases
    Debian stable updates work through three main channels
  39. Today in Techrights
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