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Updated This Past Day

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    That in recent years GNU/Linux has been hovering around 5% territories is rather telling
  2. Proxmox, Home lab, Mini PC and Many More
    Proxmox has a built-in ACME manager, and I haven't dismissed a browser security warning in my home lab in a year
  3. Ubuntu LTS is the best Proxmox LXC base, even though Debian seems like the obvious choice
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  4. Tux Machines Growing Bigger [original]
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  5. Xfce was supposed to be the last safe house for X11 holdouts, and it just started packing up
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  6. Android Leftovers
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  7. CachyOS rebuilds every package the 'wrong' way, and my Steam library runs faster for it
    There's a set of unwritten rules that every Linux distribution follows
  8. KDE Plasma became the best Linux desktop, but it's terrifying for new users
    I daily-drive KDE Plasma on CachyOS, and I got here the same way a lot of people did recently...
  9. Zorin Connect does three things that finally made me stop opening multiple apps
    So when I started using Zorin OS, I wanted to see whether Zorin Connect could handle those small everyday tasks without adding more hassle
  10. Linux makes old computers feel faster, not actually faster
    Linux is often hailed as a magic fix for performance issues, especially on older hardware
  11. In Some Sense, GNU/Linux Already Measured at 20% in Sweden [original]
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  12. Appliances Got Scarce and Expensive [original]
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  13. Reversal of Narratives by "MAGA Americans" [original]
    We are besieged by horrible people
  14. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux and more
  15. Security Leftovers
    a few more picks
  16. CubicleNate on OpenSUSE and Linux Saloon Episode
    a pair from Nate
  17. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and WWW Stories
    FOSS and more
  18. Release of Brave 1.92
    Brave 1.92 is out
  19. Release of GNU C Library 2.44
    GNU C Library 2.44 is out
  20. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  21. Demands of Rootkits Keep Marvel Tōkon Away From GNU/Linux
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  22. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  23. Slop Contaminating Codebases
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  24. Games: Valve, GE-Proton, and More
    4 stories for today
  25. The Bootable USB Creator Ventoy 1.1.17 added Athena OS & EulerOS Support
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  26. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  27. Linux 6.12.98
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.12.98 kernel
  28. Mobile/Open Hardware/Modding: Jolla, PinePhone, and More
    hardware picks
  29. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
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