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GNU/Linux Leftovers
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XDA ☛ We're just a few years away from Windows being considered a Linux distro [Ed: Complete nonsense trying to rebrand Windows as "Linux" and seed confusion]
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Server
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Support for Istio 1.26 ends on 19 December, 2025
According to Istio’s support policy, minor releases like 1.26 are supported until six weeks after the N+2 minor release (1.28 in this case). Istio 1.28 was released on the 5th of November, 2025, and support for 1.26 will end on the 19th of December, 2025.
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The New Stack ☛ How Kubernetes Became the New Linux
Once upon a time, major banks built their own Linux kernels because there were no distros yet. They were pioneers who knew they wanted Linux but had to figure everything out themselves. Now, though, it’s just the way the world works.
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Audiocasts/Shows
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Hackaday ☛ FLOSS Weekly Episode 855: Get In The Minecart, Loser!
This week Jonathan chats with Kevin, Colin, and Curtis about Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead! It’s a rogue-like post-apocalyptic survival game that you can play in the terminal, over SSH if you really want to! Part of the story is a Kickstarter that resulted in a graphics tile-set. And then there’s the mods!
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Instructionals/Technical
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idroot
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ID Root ☛ How To Install MySQL Workbench on Rocky GNU/Linux 10
MySQL Workbench stands as Oracle’s premier visual database design and administration tool, offering database administrators, developers, and analysts a comprehensive graphical interface for managing MySQL databases. This powerful application streamlines database operations through an intuitive visual environment that simplifies complex database tasks.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install MySQL on Fedora 43
MySQL stands as the world’s most popular open-source relational database management system, powering millions of web applications, data-driven platforms, and enterprise solutions globally.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install MariaDB on Fedora 43
MariaDB stands as one of the most popular open-source relational database management systems, serving as a powerful drop-in replacement for MySQL. For Fedora 43 users seeking a robust, scalable, and reliable database solution, MariaDB offers enterprise-grade features without the proprietary licensing costs.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install FFmpeg on Fedora 43
FFmpeg stands as the most powerful open-source multimedia framework available for GNU/Linux systems today. Whether you’re converting video formats, extracting audio streams, or processing media files for professional projects, FFmpeg provides the essential tools needed for comprehensive multimedia manipulation on Fedora 43.
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ID Root ☛ How To Install PrestaShop on Fedora 43
PrestaShop stands as one of the most powerful open-source e-commerce platforms available today, offering merchants a feature-rich solution to build and manage online stores without licensing fees. Installing PrestaShop on Fedora 43 provides a robust, secure, and high-performance foundation for your e-commerce business, combining Red Hat’s enterprise-grade GNU/Linux distribution with cutting-edge web technologies.
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Games
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HowTo Geek ☛ Linux is getting this popular game library manager next year
The developer of the popular open source Playnite game library manager, which has so far been limited to Windows, announced that we can expect the first Linux release in 2026. This coding push is part of the developer's personal interest in leaving Windows in favor of Linux as an operating system.
Playnite's lead developer, Josef Nemec, evidently wants to make Linux their daily driver, but they're being held back from the move thanks to the lack of support for their own software.
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