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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 17, 2024

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today's leftovers

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Ubuntu, games, BSD, and more

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Forget Microsoft Windows 11, the Chinese-made deepin Linux 23 is the operating system you really want

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deepin, the renowned Linux distribution from China

New

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Mesa 24.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Defaults to New Shader Cache

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The Mesa 24.2 open-source graphics stack for Linux-based operating systems has been officially released as the second major update in the Mesa 24.x series.

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Applications and Free Software Leftovers

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FOSS picks

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NIST Releases First Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithms

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Some new standard (Standards/Consortia picks)

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Programming Leftovers

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Programming related stories

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Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More

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hardware picks

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Red Hat Leftovers

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mostly from the official site

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PostgreSQL: Pigsty Supplementary APT/YUM Repository, Pgpool-II, and WAL-G

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psql-related stories

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Mozilla's Latest "AI" Puff (Meaningless Nonsense) and Weekly Rust Report

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Some Mozilla picks

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Audiocasts/Shows: BSD Now and mintCast

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2 new episodes about BSD and Linux

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Tails 6.6 Improves Persistent Storage and Adds Support for Newer Hardware

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The Debian-based Tails amnesic incognito live system has been updated to version 6.6, a release that brings support for newer hardware, updated components, and bug fixes.

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Security Leftovers

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Security stories

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today's howtos

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many howtos

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I Discovered This Tiny Feature in Ubuntu 24.04 and I Love it

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A tad bit of improvement to my organized computing life.

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Radxa ROCK E20C “Mini Network Titan” features 2.0 GHz Rockchip RK3528A SoC, dual GbE, metal case

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Software-side, it’s also more versatile with support for Debian with XFCE, Flippy OpenWrt, and iStoreOS

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Windows TCO Leftovers

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half a dozen new stories/examples

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Stellaris, Godot Engine, Dwarf Fortress, and More

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7 latest games-related articles in GamingOnLinux

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Robbins Changed His Mind, Funtoo Shifts to “Hobby Mode”

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Last month, Daniel Robbins announced the cessation of Funtoo Linux

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Free and Open Source Software

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Mesos is built using the same principles as the Linux kernel, only at a different level of abstraction

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Paying for development from the donations for the first time!

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As mentioned in our previous blog post, thanks to your donations we do not only have enough to pay the server bills

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Why I should be running Debian unstable right now

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So a common theme on the Internet about Debian is so old

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Today in Techrights

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