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How To Install Java JRE on Ubuntu 24.04

This tutorial will help you install Java Runtime Environment or JRE on Ubuntu 24.04. We will use the free software version, the GNU GPL licensed one, from the popular OpenJDK Project. JRE is required by a lot of software applications coming from both our Free Software Community as well as custom ones made in your organization. Now let's start installing!

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Calibre 7.25 Adds Support for Importing KFX Files from 2024 Kindle Devices via MTP

Highlights of Calibre 7.25 include support for importing KFX files from 2024 Kindle devices that use the MTP protocol and a new option to adjust the size of the link and note icons in Book details, which you can access from Preferences > Look & feel > Book details.

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New Release: Tor Browser 14.0.6

This version includes a fix to the crash issue found on older versions of macOS.

Arti 1.4.0 is released: onion services, RPC, relay development, and more

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Media in San Francisco Discovers Microsoft's Imminent Divestment and Shrinkage

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 24, 2023

Dolphin with ring over nose

THE mass layoffs that we alluded to quite a lot yesterday seem to be happening, just like the rumours said [1, 2].

For sure Microsoft will try to belittle or at least obfuscate what's happening.

Microsoft getting smaller and smaller is good news for GNU/Linux. They will have less capacity and budget assigned to attacking GNU/Linux.

The screenshot below is of a report only a few hours old.

Microsoft tries to dump office space at one of S.F.’s tallest towers: Microsoft has listed up to 49,000 square feet for sublease in one of San Francisco’s tallest towers, 555 California St. The tech giant is offering sublease space as small as 4,500 square feet up to 49,000 square feet, with a term through May 2029, according to marketing materials viewed by the Chronicle. The move comes weeks after the company opened a new artificial intelligence lab in the offices, where it is offering free co-working space for clients in the fast-growing industry. Microsoft-owned LinkedIn also just listed part of its 222 Second St. offices for sublease in South of Market and laid off 668 employees.

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