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Linux Kernel 6.16 Released with Minor Fixes
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FreeBSD Promises a Full Desktop Installer
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Linux Hits an Important Milestone
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Plasma Bigscreen Returns
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CachyOS Now Lets Users Choose Their Shell
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Wayland 1.24 Released with Fixes and New Features
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Bugs Found in sudo
Two critical flaws allow users to gain access to root privileges.
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Fedora Continues 32-Bit Support
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Linux Kernel 6.17 Drops bcachefs
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