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PeaZip 10.3 Archive Manager Improves Integration with GNOME and KDE Plasma

Coming almost two months after PeaZip 10.2, the PeaZip 10.3 release automates context menu integration in the service menus of the KDE Plasma desktop environment and the scripts subfolders of the Nautilus file manager of the GNOME desktop environment. It also modernizes the Qt 6 binary packages and adds a new Tux-Alt theme for Linux systems.

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Raspberry Pi-Like Board Incorporates RK3568 CPU, GbE Port, and M.2 2242 Slot

Graperain’s RK3568 single board computer is a compact platform for embedded applications, powered by a quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU at 2.0GHz. It supports Android 11, Linux, Ubuntu, and Debian, features an ARM G52 2EE GPU for 4K video decoding, and offers versatile connectivity for industrial, consumer, and commercial use.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 24, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Gemini Links 23/02/2025: Respectful Platforms Manifesto and Internet Archive
    Links for the day
  2. The Significance of the Timing of the Ridiculous Letters From Brett Wilson LLP, Acting on Behalf of People From Microsoft
    A preliminary look at the timeline and what it tells us

    New

  3. The So-called 'IT' Industry Became Somewhat of a Fraud Where People Equate Usage and Power Wasted With "Value" or "Success"
    When did 'IT' become a weapon rather than technology/science?
  4. Things to Like About London
    Many important or "powerful" people leave near there

    New

  5. Links 23/02/2025: Democracy Backsliding and German Election
    Links for the day
  6. Joining APRIL(.org), AGM weekend, Paris, 15-16 March 2025
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  7. Links 23/02/2025: Zuckerberg Despised, US Government Does Not Obey Judges, France Grapples With Terrorism
    Links for the day
  8. Links 23/02/2025: Apple Back Doors, Ukraine Updates, and Gemini Leftovers
    Links for the day
  9. Recent Improvements in Techrights
    minimalism works fine when the main goal is to relay information
  10. Slopwatch: Brian Fagioli, Brittany Day (linuxsecurity.com), and Microsoft Misinformation, False Marketing
    Serial Sloppers
  11. Censored: Debian Zizian transgender vigilante comparisons in open source Linux communities
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  12. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  13. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, February 22, 2025
    IRC logs for Saturday, February 22, 2025
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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