The 217th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here, bringing you the latest significant updates from the Linux community for the week ending December 8th, 2024.
This week was highlighted by the announcement of Linux kernel 6.12 as a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, new NVIDIA 565 graphics drivers, the unveiling of Debian 13’s default theme, and the end of life for both Linux kernel 6.11 and 4.19. Additionally, NVK has achieved Vulkan 1.4 conformance, and Nitrux 3.8 has emerged as one of the first distributions to utilize the Linux kernel 6.12 LTS.
Several noteworthy applications and distributions were also released during the week, including updates for the Qt Creator IDE, Alpine Linux, openSUSE Leap Micro, OBS Studio, and the GNOME desktop environment.
Hot news of the week
- Qt Creator 15 open-source IDE arrives with Axivion support, new themes
- Nitrux 3.8 is here with Linux kernel 6.12, better support for NVIDIA users
- First Look: This is the default theme of Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie”
- NVIDIA 565 Linux graphics driver is now available for download with various changes
- It’s official: Linux kernel 6.12 will be LTS, supported for “multiple years”
- Linux 4.19, the last supported kernel of the Linux 4.x series, reaches end of life
- Alpine Linux 3.21 arrives with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, initial LoongArch64 support
- Linux kernel 6.11 reaches end of life, it’s time to upgrade to Linux kernel 6.12 LTS
- Fwupd 2.0.3 Linux firmware updater adds power quirk for Framework laptops
- NVK open-source driver for NVIDIA GPUs reaches Vulkan 1.4 conformance
- openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 is out with simplified and smoother upgrades
- OBS Studio 31.0 arrives with NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur
- GNOME 47.2 was officially released with various bug fixes and improvements
Other GNU/Linux news of interest
- Manjaro Linux 24.2 releases with Linux kernel 6.12, GNOME 47, and KDE Plasma 6.2
- System76 rolls out Alpha 4 of the upcoming Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment
Coming up next week
- GNOME 46.7
- KDE Gear 24.12
- KDE Frameworks 6.9
Stay tuned for more exciting news and software updates in the coming weeks.