The 200th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on August 11th, 2024, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world. If you missed last week’s 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup, catch up with everything GNU/Linux/Open Source here.
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This week we got some cool news and releases, starting with the Firefox 129 web browser and System76’s Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment, and continuing with the first 3-in-1 convertible Linux laptop from TUXEDO Computers and Canonical’s decision to ship the very latest Linux kernel in future Ubuntu releases.
On top of that, we got new KDE Plasma and GNOME point releases, as well as new KDE Frameworks and HandBrake updates. Below you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in 9to5Linux’s Linux weekly roundup for August 11th, 2024.
Hot news of the week
- Mozilla Firefox 129 is now available for download with an improved Reader View
- KDE Plasma 6.1.4 desktop arrives with various improvements and bug fixes
- Firefox 130 promises to enable overscroll animations on Linux, Firefox Labs
- TUXEDO Computers unveils their first 3-in-1 convertible Linux laptop
- System76 launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with COSMIC Alpha desktop environment
- KDE Frameworks 6.5 is out with Plasma Wayland and Dolphin improvements
- HandBrake 1.8.2 video transcoder adds FFmpeg 7.0.2 support and fixes bugs
- GNOME 46.4 desktop improves connecting to WPA2 Enterprise networks
- Future Ubuntu releases will ship with the latest and greatest Linux kernel
Linux distributions released this week
Linux apps, drivers, desktops, and kernels released this week
- Shotwell 0.32.8
- Linux kernel 6.10.4
- Linux kernel 6.6.45 LTS
- Linux kernel 6.1.104 LTS
- HandBrake 1.8.2
- NetworkManager 1.48.8
- Firebird 4.0.5
- Python 3.12.5
- Mozilla Thunderbird 129.0
- Qt Creator 14.0.1
- exfatprogs 1.2.5
- OpenZFS 2.2.5
- Tor Browser 13.5.2
- Chromium 127.0.6533.99
- fwupd 1.9.23
- DBeaver 24.1.4
- Mozilla Firefox 129.0
Coming up next week
- Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
- GNOME 47 beta
- and hopefully many other exciting Linux news and releases
Last updated 18 hours ago