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Debian Turns 21, KDE Plasma 5 Review, & Munich Reversal

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Tuesday 19th of August 2014 07:49:34 AM Filed under
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It looks like the big story today, picked up by many news carriers, is Munich's decision/pondering a return to Windows. Also tonight, Debian celebrates 21 years and a Linux Migrant looks at new Pisi Linux 1. SymphonyOS is back from the grave and appropriately calling itself "Phoenix". OMG!Ubuntu! says Ubuntu is the "Superman" of Linux distros and a review of Plasma 5 tops the KDE news. All this and so much more are in tonight's Linux news recap.

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