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This week brings an array of exciting updates, featuring the KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment and the upcoming Ubuntu 24.10 distribution. In addition, we have numerous updates to KDE software, a significant release of the KDE neon distribution based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, along with new releases of Tails and openSUSE Leap Micro.
This week, I’ll be highlighting the end of support for Linux kernel 6.10 while sharing the exciting new features in Inkscape 1.4 and the upcoming release of OBS Studio 31. Be sure to check out this week’s top stories and access all the latest distro and package downloads released over the past week in the 9to5Linux weekly roundup for October 13th, 2024.
Hot news of the week
- KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment officially released with new features and enhancements
- Tails 6.8 anonymous OS introduces file system repair when unlocking Persistent Storage
- openSUSE Leap Micro 6.0 now available with self-install and full disk encryption images
- OBS Studio 31.0 introduces NVIDIA Blur filter/background blur and refactored NVENC
- Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” is now available for download featuring Linux kernel 6.11
- Linux kernel 6.10 has reached end of life; now’s the time to upgrade to Linux kernel 6.11
- KDE Gear 24.08.2 releases further enhancements for your favorite KDE applications
- TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen6 Linux laptop launched as a premium desktop replacement
- KDE Frameworks 6.7 is released featuring performance optimizations and improvements
- KDE neon 6.2 is now available with KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop, based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Inkscape 1.4, the open-source SVG editor, is out with a new Filter Gallery, modular grids, and more
Linux distributions released this week
- Bluestar Linux 6.11.3
- Tails 6.8.1
- KDE neon 20241010
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu Server 24.10
- Kubuntu 24.10
- Xubuntu 24.10
- Lubuntu 24.10
- Edubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu Studio 24.10
- Ubuntu Unity 24.10
- Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.10
- Ubuntu Budgie 24.10
- Ubuntu MATE 24.10
- Ubuntu Kylin 24.10
- Manjaro Linux 24.1.1 Xfce
- Manjaro Linux 24.1.1 KDE Plasma
- Manjaro Linux 24.1.1 GNOME
- GnoppixNG 24.10 LTS
- TUXEDO OS 3-20241008
Linux apps, drivers, desktops, and kernels released this week
- Distrobox 1.8.0
- Inkscape 1.4
- Linux kernel 6.11.3
- Linux kernel 6.10.14
- Linux kernel 6.6.56 LTS
- Mozilla Thunderbird 131.0.1
- Tor Browser 13.5.7
- Wireshark 4.4.1
- Mozilla Firefox 131.0.2
- Chromium 129.0.6668.100
- systemd 256.7
- CMake 3.30.5
- Apache Subversion 1.14.4
- Qt 6.8
- BleachBit 4.6.2
- Python 3.13.0
- Git 2.47.0
- RPM 4.20.0
- Docker 23.0.15
Coming up next week
- KDE Plasma 6.2.1
- GNOME 47.1
- GNOME 46.6
- …and hopefully many other exciting Linux news and releases
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