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  3. Budgie 10.10 Desktop Environment Released as the First Wayland-Only Version
    The Budgie desktop developers announced today the release and general availability of the Budgie 10.10 desktop environment, which is the last update in the Budgie 10 series and the first to go Wayland-only.
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  5. GNU/Linux Leftovers
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  6. Debian: Debian goes retro with a spatial desktop that time forgot and "Debian Taco'
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  7. Red Hat Promoting Hype and Microsoft, Fedora Updates
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  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
    FOSS leftovers mostly
  9. Programming Leftovers
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  10. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Armbian, and More
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  11. OpenSUSE: Planet News Roundup and Tumbleweed's Review of the Week
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  12. GNOME Hey Hi (AI, Slop) Nonsense and GNOME Foundation Update Promoting Microsoft Stuff
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  13. today's howtos
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  14. Applications: Dockhand, diffoscope, RustDesk, and More
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  16. Games: Steam Record for GNU/Linux, Free Software "Makes Steam Frame A Linux Playground", EU Impact on GNU/Linux Adoption for Gamers
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  17. I switched to Linux: Bye macOS and Windows
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  18. Games: Steam on ARM64 With GNU/Linux
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  19. Wine 11.0-rc5
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  20. KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Is Coming on February 17th, Here’s What to Expect
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  21. Debian 13.3 “Trixie” Released with 108 Bug Fixes and 37 Security Updates
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  28. LMDE 7 Users Get the Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment
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