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๐ŸŽ‰ Happy Birthday, @ubuntu! ๐Ÿง๐ŸŽ‚ In April 2004, Mark Shuttleworth invited a dozen @Debian developers to his London flat to create a community-driven #Linux distro. Today, Ubuntu powers millions of PCs and laptops, as well as #servers, #IoT devices, robotic systems, and more around the world! #FOSS @Canonical
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Get LPI #SecurityEssentials Learning Materials in Japanese for free! ๐Ÿง A big thank you to Naoki Asano, Takashi Sugimoto, Hiroharu Nagahara, and others for their collaboration on the translation. Learn more: lpi.org/87vg #FOSS #LPILearningMaterials @LPIConnectJA
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LPI is proud to support Hacktoberfest Hack Day Banjul 2026 on Oct. 31 in The Gambia! ๐Ÿง๐Ÿ’ช Participants get 20% off LPI exams, and the winner gets a free voucher for the #LinuxEssentials exam! Learn more: lpi.org/8cyk @odsi_africa @osca_hq #Hacktoberfest2026
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Join it-sa Expo&Congress 2026, a leading trade fair for #ITSecurity, in Nuremberg, Germany, Oct. 27โ€“29! Stop by LPIโ€™s shared booth with @NewElements & @LPI_CE to explore #FOSS partnerships and see how #FOSS can help you upskill in #cybersecurity. lpi.org/pkog #itsaexpo
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Join S2N 2026 in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 3โ€“4! #LPI is a Media Partner for the conference on #storage, #server, & #network, organized by @iXmagazin & @dpunkt_verlag. ๐Ÿง๐Ÿ’ช Speakers include Werner Fischer & Fabian Thorns from the #LPI community! โ†’ lpi.org/e313 #s2n
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Join developers, technologists, & educators for talks, workshops, deep dives, & more at @AllThingsOpen 2026, a leading #opensource conference in the U.S., Oct. 19โ€“20 in North Carolina. #LPI is a Media Partner, offering exam discounts. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง โ†’ lpi.org/4my3 #AllThingsOpen
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Hear from experts from the LPI community at @linuxdayitalia 2026! ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿง @1Lpic, Simo Bertulli, & others to share insights on #WebDevelopment, #DigitalSovereignty and more at events across Italy on Oct. 24. Get 20% off LPI exams! โžœ lpi.org/e9n7 #LinuxDay2026
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๐Ÿง ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜… ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ.๐Ÿฌ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ! #LPI has released a major update to its #LinuxEssentials certificate, featuring revised exam objectives, updated Learning Materials, and new topics reflecting today's #Linux environments. Explore what's new: lpi.org/60u8
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Take paper-based #LPI exams for free at @SFScon 2026 at NOI Techpark in Bolzano, Italy, Nov. 13! ๐Ÿง Choose from #LinuxEssentials, #SecurityEssentials, #LPIC, #DevOps, #BSD, & more. Seats available on a first-come, first-served basis! ๐Ÿ‘‰ lpi.org/422f #SFSCON26
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๐ŸŽ‚ ๐ŸŽ‰ Happy 30th Birthday, @kde! ๐Ÿ’™ Founded by Matthias Ettrich, #KDE is a global #FOSS community behind #KDEPlasma, #Krita, #Kontact, and more. KDE software powers #NASA, #CERN, schools, governments, and offices around the world. #opensource #LPI #freesoftware
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See you at #20ENISE in Leรณn! ๐Ÿง๐Ÿ” Meet Elzbieta Godlewska at the shared #LPI and @nanfor booth, Oct. 21โ€“23, to learn how Linux skills and #LPI #cybersecurity certifications can support your career in #IT. Learn more: lpi.org/thm7 @INCIBE #SecurityEssentials
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Save 20% on LPI exams! Grab the discount at @AllThingsOpen 2026, the largest #opensource conference on the U.S. East Coast, Oct. 19โ€“20 in North Carolina. LPI is a Media Partner! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง lpi.org/4my3 #AllThingsOpen
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LPI and Channel Partner @LPI_CE are excited to invite LPI Training and Academic Partners to a partner conference in Kassel, Germany, on Oct. 20! Learn more and register: lpi.org/yq1r #FOSS #LPI #opensource #OSC
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LPI is glad to support @NewElements, an LPI Training Partner, at it-sa Expo&Congress in Nuremberg, Oct. 27โ€“29! ๐Ÿง Visit LPIโ€™s shared booth with New Elements & @LPI_CE to learn about #FOSS certs, training, & partnerships. โ†’ lpi.org/pkog #itsaexpo #cybersecurity
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Linux freed #hardware, provided researchers with a rich source of data on collaboration, and sparked interest in #crowdsourcing! ๐Ÿง Dive into the final part of this LPI series by @praxagora to see how Linux changed our lives: lpi.org/7bpy #LPI #freesoftware #FOSS
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๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Two days. Deep dives. Workshops. Open source. Join @AllThingsOpen 2026 in North Carolina, Oct. 19โ€“20, for sessions on #AI, #DevSecOps, community leadership, & more. #LPI is a Media Partner. Attendees get 20% off #LPI exams! โ†’ lpi.org/4my3 #AllThingsOpen
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LPI is proud to be a Media Partner for S2N 2026, the heise conference on #storage, #server, & #network, in Berlin, Nov. 3โ€“4! ๐Ÿง๐Ÿ’ช Organized by @iXmagazin & @dpunkt_verlag, the event features presentations, keynotes, panels, & more! โ†’ lpi.org/e313 #s2n-heise #LPI
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What makes a #processor the right choice? It depends on the workload. x86, ARM, RISC-V and LoongArch can serve different needs, while #Linux provides a consistent operating environment across different architectures. Read Simone Bertulliโ€™s article to learn more: lpi.org/tcny
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Free Learning Materials for LPI #SecurityEssentials are now available in Japanese! ๐Ÿง๐Ÿ” Learn the basics of #cybersecurity and prepare for the LPI SecurityEssentials exam in your native language. Learn more: lpi.org/87vg #LPI #LPILearningMaterials @LPIConnectJA
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The centralization of advanced computing, which includes #AI, powerful new #chips, and #quantumcomputing, is one of the trends threatening our digital freedom, says our author @praxagora. Explore Part 1 of this #LPI series to learn more: lpi.org/kihi #FOSS
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