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    Updates:

    1. KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing
      KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment is now available for public beta testing with various new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
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      3 picks
    3. Tackling Crime [original]
      DDoS attacks are cyber crimes

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    3. Ubuntu’s Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview
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      more leftovers
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      2 picks
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    17. Kernel: GPIO, /proc, AMD
      Linux picks
    18. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Saloon and Wonders of Web Weaving
      2 new ones
    19. Mozilla Firefox 158 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
      Mozilla Firefox 158 open-source web browser is now available for download with improved PDF handling, New Tab page updates, improved form filling in the Smart Window, and more.
    20. Linux 7.3-rc7
      Shortlog appended
    21. How-To Geek: Linux Terminal and Linux Commands
      The best Linux terminal isn't something you can download, you have to build it yourself like this
    22. Free and Open Source Software
      This is free and open source software
    23. Blunux – Arch-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma
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      Abora OS is a Linux distribution based on NixOS
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    27. Programming Leftovers
      Development picks
    28. Stable kernels: Linux 7.2.10, and Linux 6.18.56
      I'm announcing the release of the 7.2.10 kernel
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    30. Going to London [original]
      We'll go there again soon
    31. Today in Techrights
      Some of the latest articles
    32. North America: GNU/Linux Touches 21% This Weekend [original]
      average of 14% "market share" for GNU/Linux this weekend
    33. netsplit.de Back Up [original]
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    995 /n/2026/10/07/Debian_14_Forky_Artwork_Proposals_Are_Now_Open_for_Submission.shtml
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