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more »AlmaLinux Will No Longer Be "Just Another RHEL Clone"
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more »elementary OS 8 Has a Big Surprise in Store
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more »OpenELA Releases Enterprise Linux Source Code
Nov 06, 2023With Red Hat restricting the source for RHEL, it was only a matter of time before those who depended on that source struck out on their own.
more »Experimental Wayland Support Planned for Linux Mint 21.3
Oct 30, 2023As with most Linux distributions, the migration to Wayland is in full force. While some distributions have already made the move, Linux Mint has been a bit slower to do so.
more »Window Maker Live 0.96.0-0 Released
Oct 25, 2023If you're a fan of the Window Maker window manager, there's a new official release of the Linux distribution that champions the old-school user interface.
more »Fedora 39 Prepares for Release
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more »Fedora Project and Slimbook Release the New Fedora Slimbook
Oct 16, 2023If you're a fan of the Fedora Linux distribution and are in the market for a new Linux laptop, Slimbook might be what you need.
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