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Dash to Panel Maintainer Quits
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Gnome’s Dash to Panel Extension Gets a Massive Update
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Linux Mint Retools the Cinnamon App Launcher
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New Linux Tool for Security Issues
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Ubuntu 25.04 Coming Soon
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Gnome Developers Consider Dropping RPM Support
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