Welcome to the 212th edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for the week concluding on November 3rd, 2024. This roundup keeps you informed about the key developments in the Linux universe. If you didn’t catch last week’s 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup, you can find it with all the essential GNU/Linux/Open Source updates here.
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This week brings some exciting news and releases, including Fedora Linux 41, Firefox 132, TUXEDO OS 4, and a new update for Raspberry Pi OS, each introducing a host of thrilling changes. We also received new releases of the Nitrux and Linux Lite distributions, along with updates for Shotcut and Audacity software.
This week, I dive into the exciting details regarding the upcoming GNOME 48 desktop environment, along with insights about the anticipated Ubuntu 25.04 and Linux Mint 22.1 distributions. Below, you can discover this week’s trending news and links to all the distribution and package downloads that were released during the week in the 9to5Linux weekly roundup for November 3rd, 2024.
Hot news of the week
- Raspberry Pi OS now enables Wayland by default on all Raspberry Pi models
- Mozilla Firefox 132 is now available for download with experimental tab groups feature
- GNOME 48 desktop environment release date slated for March 19th, 2025
- Firefox 133 enters beta testing with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux
- Fedora Linux 41 is here with Linux kernel 6.11, DNF5, GNOME 47, and more
- Shotcut 24.10 open-source video editor is out with AI-powered speech-to-text
- TUXEDO OS 4 launches with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base and Linux kernel 6.11
- Audacity 3.7 open-source audio editor is out to improve Linux compatibility
- Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” is slated for release on April 17th, 2025
- Linux Lite 7.2 arrives with Lite Theme Manager, based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- LibreOffice 24.2.7 is out as the last update in the series, upgrade to LibreOffice 24.8
- Immutable distro Nitrux 3.7.1 is out with Linux kernel 6.11, NVIDIA 565, and more
- Linux Mint is getting a Night Light feature in Cinnamon, Framework Laptop support
Linux distributions released this week
- Bluestar Linux 6.11.6
- Arch Linux 2024.11.01
- 4MLinux 46.1
- Nitrux 3.7.1
- Pisi Linux 2.4
- Tails 6.9
- BackBox Linux 9
- TUXEDO OS 4
- Linux Lite 7.2
- Fedora Linux 41 Workstation
- Fedora Linux 41 Server
- Snal Linux 1.34
- Fedora Linux 41 KDE Plasma
- Fedora Linux 41 KDE Plasma Mobile
- Fedora Linux 41 Xfce
- Fedora Linux 41 Cinnamon
- Fedora Linux 41 Budgie
- Fedora Linux 41 LXQt
- Fedora Linux 41 LXDE
- Fedora Linux 41 MATE/Compiz
- Fedora Linux 41 MiracleWM
- Fedora Linux 41 Sway
- Fedora Linux 41 i3
- Fedora Linux 41 SoaS
- Raspberry Pi OS 2024-10-22
- BakAndImgCD 47.0
Linux apps, drivers, desktops, and kernels released this week
- DBeaver 24.2.4
- PPSSPP 1.18
- GTK 4.16.5
- VueScan 9.8.38
- FileZilla 3.68.0
- Linux kernel 6.11.6
- Linux kernel 6.6.59 LTS
- Linux kernel 6.1.115 LTS
- Linux kernel 5.15.170 LTS
- MAME 0.271
- AMDVLK 2024.Q4.1 (RPM)
- AMDVLK 2024.Q4.1 (DEB)
- GStreamer 1.24.9
- Mesa 24.2.6
- Audacity 3.7.0
- Tor Browser 14.0.1
- Mozilla Thunderbird 128.4.0 ESR
- LLVM 19.1.3
- Shotcut 24.10
- GnuPG 2.4.6
- Xwayland 24.1.4
- xorg-server 21.1.14
- qBittorrent 5.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox 132.0
Coming up next week
- Ubuntu Touch OTA-6
- KDE Plasma 6.2.3
- KDE Gear 24.08.3
- KDE Frameworks 6.8
- …and hopefully many other exciting Linux news and releases
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