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Thanks, Debian!

Today is Debian’s 17th birthday*, and with that comes Debian Appreciation day!  Do you want to give them some thanks for the super work that they do?  Just head over to thank.debian.net, and leave them a few words to express your gratitude. You can even search for your favorite package, team, or packaging team, and [...]

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More Xfce-based choices for users

The Fedora folks continue to update their Xfce live-cd spin.  Since their initial efforts using Fedora 8, they’ve made some changes in the look of the spin – for example, using the default Fedora wallpaper and the Mist icon set.  Application selection (seemingly an on-going issue with Xfce-based distros – trying to balance being lightweight while still [...]

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