The 206th edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup has arrived, covering the week ending September 22nd, 2024. Stay informed with the most significant developments in the Linux community. If you missed the roundup from the previous week, you can catch up on all the major GNU/Linux/Open Source news here.
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Although this week has been quieter in terms of news and releases, we witnessed some notable updates including the GNOME 47 desktop environment, which is slated to arrive soon in the stable repositories of your preferred GNU/Linux distributions, and the GNU Linux-libre 6.11 kernel, a crucial release for those aiming to establish a completely free computer.
We also received updates for MX Linux 23 and Zorin OS 17 media, along with beta versions of the soon-to-arrive Fedora Linux 41 and Ubuntu 24.10 releases, plus a new Proton update that enhances support for additional Windows games on Linux platforms.
In addition, the Linux Mint developers introduced a redesigned Cinnamon theme and AlmaLinux announced their new hardware certification scheme. You can discover the latest significant updates and access downloads for the various distributions and packages from the past week in the 9to5Linux weekly roundup for September 22nd, 2024.
Hot news of the week
- MX Linux 23.4 arrives with Linux kernel 6.10, based on Debian 12.7
- GNU Linux-libre 6.11 kernel is here for software freedom lovers
- Fedora Linux 41 enters public beta testing with Linux kernel 6.11 and GNOME 47
- GNOME 47 “Denver” desktop environment arrives with exciting new features
- Zorin OS 17.2 is out now powered by Linux kernel 6.8 from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Proton 9.0-3 brings support for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Farlight 84
- GNOME 46.5 arrives with Mutter and GNOME Shell improvements
- Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” enters public beta testing with Linux 6.11, GNOME 47
Other GNU/Linux news of interest
- Linux Mint teased a revamped theme for Cinnamon 6.4 and updated APT utilities
- AlmaLinux announces the AlmaLinux Certification SIG and Hardware Certification Program
Linux distributions released this week
- DragonOS R37.1
- Zorin OS 17.2 Core
- Zorin OS 17.2 Lite
- Zorin OS 17.2 Education
- TUXEDO OS 3-20240919
- KDE neon 20240918
- SparkyLinux 7.5 Xfce
- SparkyLinux 7.5 LXQt
- SparkyLinux 7.5 KDE Plasma
- SparkyLinux 7.5 MATE
- SparkyLinux 7.5 MinimalGUI
- SparkyLinux 7.5 MinimalCLI
- Qubes OS 4.2.3
- EasyOS 6.3.1
- IPFire 2.29 Core Update 188
- SDesk 19.1
- MX Linux 23.4 Xfce
- MX Linux 23.4 Xfce (AHS)
- MX Linux 23.4 KDE Plasma
- MX Linux 23.4 Fluxbox
Linux apps, drivers, desktops, and kernels released this week
- DBeaver 24.2.1
- Mozilla Thunderbird 128.2.3 ESR
- Docker 27.3.0
- Proton 9.0-3
- PipeWire 1.2.4
- Audacity 3.6.4
- GStreamer 1.24.8
- snapd 2.65.3
- Mesa 24.2.3
- Linux kernel 6.10.11
- Linux kernel 6.6.52 LTS
- Linux kernel 6.1.111 LTS
- BIND 9.20.2
- Ghostscript 10.04.0
- cURL 8.10.1
- GNU awk 5.3.1
- ppp 2.5.1
- Chromium 129.0.6668.58
- btrfs-progs 6.11
- LLVM 19.1.0
- Mir 2.18.0
- qBittorrent 4.6.7
- Mozilla Firefox 130.0.1
Coming up next week
- COSMIC Alpha 2
- Linux kernel 6.12 Release Candidate
- …and hopefully many other exciting Linux news and releases
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