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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 29, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Linux Kernel 6.17 Officially Released, This Is What’s New
    Linux kernel 6.17 is now available for download, featuring enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to file systems and networking, and more.

    New

  2. today's leftovers
    mostly Valnet
  3. HowTo Geek on Devices and Hardware Projects
    hardware leftovers
  4. HowTos From HowTo Geek and XDA
    Valnet articles
  5. Recent GNU/Linux and Development Picks
    catching up with some
  6. New Releases: Security Onion 2.4.180 and IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 197
    2 new releases
  7. Recently in Fedora Magazine
    3 misc. picks
  8. Recent GNU/Linux Videos
    From Invidious
  9. SysLinuxOS 13 Mate released
    SysLinuxOS 13 is now available with several enhancements and new features. Some of these improvements are under the hood, providing additional functionality
  10. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  11. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  12. Applications and Games on GNU/Linux
    mixture of 4 stories
  13. Highlights and Talks at Akademy 2025
    a pair of belated or related blog posts
  14. Open Hardware/Modding: Router, Raspberry Pi, and RISC-V
    Hardware picks
  15. today's howtos
    idroot and more
  16. FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4 Now Available
    The fourth alpha build of the 15.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available
  17. Android Leftovers
    I use these Android apps for creating content instead of a laptop
  18. This tool helped me create a USB image with everything I need for the perfect Linux setup
    The endless customizability is one of my favorite features of the Linux ecosystem
  19. 5 Linux Distros That Play Nice With Brand-New Hardware
    Are you building a new PC and want to install Linux on it
  20. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  21. DietPi September 2025 Update Brings Faster Backups and Roon Server Early Access
    DietPi is a lightweight, Debian-based operating system optimized for single-board computers and embedded devices
  22. Independent Distro KaOS Linux 2025.09 Arrives with Linux 6.16, KDE Gear 25.08
    KaOS Linux 2025.09 has been released as the latest ISO snapshot for this independent Linux distribution built on top of the latest KDE software and using Arch Linux’s pacman package manager.
  23. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    several more stories
  24. Distributions and Operating Systems: EasyOS and ZimaOS
    mostly EasyOS today
  25. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
    Devices and more
  26. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 4.0 International
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