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GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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Applications
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ZDNet ☛ My new favorite note-taking app for MacOS and Linux checks this crucial box - and it's free
Note-taking apps are a dime a dozen. Go to your device's app store and you'll find myriad apps for this purpose; some of them are good and some of them are not.
Many note-taking apps check almost every box, but there's one feature I want that only a select few offer: local sync.
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Distributions and Operating Systems
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Make Use Of ☛ Don't switch to these 5 Linux distros when you finally leave Windows 10
Whether you like it or not, Windows 10 is going away, and it's time to pick a new OS. When Windows 10 support ends, I'm leaving Windows for good. But the only viable option is Linux, and there are dozens of distros to choose from.
Plenty of these Linux distros are easy to use, even if you've never used Linux before. However, Linux as an OS does give you a lot more control over every aspect of your computer. So if you're jumping ship to Linux, don't switch to any of these distros until you know what you're doing.
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BSD
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MWL ☛ 100: The First Rule of System Administration
I can’t believe I’ve done 100 of these silly things. Anyway, here’s a tidbit from my next FreeBSD Journal Letters column.
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Debian Family
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Collabora ☛ Debian Trixie: the 2025 flavor release
The Debian Trixie release is jam-packed with new features thanks to the efforts of many. See where Collabora contributed to upgraded GNOME components, newer PipeWire versions, and more!
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Canonical/Ubuntu Family
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Ubuntu ☛ What our users make with Ubuntu Pro – Episode 2
How Vaultara achieved FedRAMP compliance with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu Pro helps businesses worldwide to innovate and shape the future. In this edition of What our users make with Pro, we talk to Dave Monk, CTO of Vaultara, a FedRAMP approved data-sharing platform trusted by the US government. Dave shares how Ubuntu Pro became a cornerstone […]
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Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications
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LWN ☛ How FOSS Projects Handle Legal Takedown Requests (F-Droid)
The F-Droid project has some
advice for free-software projects on how to deal with takedown
requests.
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