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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 19, 2026

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  13. Games: SCOPECREEP, Astro Protocol, and More
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  19. Android Leftovers
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  20. The 14th Anniversary of Our Foundation
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  29. Someone Just Made an Immutable Gentoo-Based Distro Tailored for Gaming
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  30. KDE 6_26.02 for Slackware-current
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  31. Mrhbaan Syria! Fedora now available in Syria
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