Category: News
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Starting 2024 with SparkyLinux: Introduction of MLVWM Macintosh-Like WM and Calamares 3.3
The developers of SparkyLinux have begun 2024 with a new ISO snapshot of this Debian-derived distribution, based on the soon-to-be-released Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” operating system series. Equipped with the Linux 6.6 LTS kernel series, SparkyLinux 2024.01 signifies the first update of the SparkyLinux Rolling series in 2024, integrating all package updates from the Debian…
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Valve Experiences Challenges Due to Canonical’s Steam Snap
Canonical may be ramping up its efforts to improve the Ubuntu gaming experience — yasss — but it seems their Steam snap package is causing a few headaches for Valve. Timothée Besset, a software engineer who works on the Steam client for Valve, took to Mastodon this week to reveal: “Valve is seeing an increasing…
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Introducing Wine 9.0: Now Released with an Experimental Wayland Graphics Driver
Wine 9.0 is the most recent incarnation of this free and open-source compatibility layer designed to allow the execution of Windows-based apps and games on Unix-style operating systems. Standout elements of Wine 9.0 encompass an innovative Wayland graphical driver, providing features such as elementary window management, high-DPI scaling, relative motion events, and Vulkan support, as…
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KDE Plasma 6.0 Shines with Its Winning Default Wallpaper
The winner of the KDE Plasma 6.0 wallpaper competition has been announced. In August of the previous year KDE developers initiated a contest that was open to the community to select a new default wallpaper for KDE Plasma 6.0. The contest attracted quite a bit of interest, receiving numerous remarkable submissions from a variety of…
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Announcement: openSUSE Leap 16 Confirmed and Set to be Based on SUSE’s Innovative Adaptable Linux Platform
The openSUSE Project confirmed today the successor to its openSUSE Leap 15 operating system series as openSUSE Leap 16, which will be based on SUSE’s new Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP). Those of you relying on the well-tested openSUSE Leap operating system will be happy to learn that the openSUSE Project is working on its successor,…
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Introducing KDE Frameworks 5.114: Enhanced Quality Settings for AVIF Images and Additional Bug Fixes
KDE Project has released KDE Frameworks 5.114, which is the latest edition of their collection comprising of over 80 add-on libraries for Qt. These libraries offer functionality needed for the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment and various KDE apps. Some noteworthy features of KDE Frameworks 5.114 include enhanced quality settings for the AVIF image format,…
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Unveiling the Official Release of Linux Mint 21.3: Discover the New Features
Linux Mint 21.3 is now available to download — the first version to offer Wayland support in the Cinnamon desktop. Following a successful bout of bug-busting in last month’s beta release, Mint devs have gone ahead and rubber-stamped a stable release. Thus, you can reasonably expect to not encounter any major issues when installing or…
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Unveiling the New Features of the Just Released GNOME 46 Alpha Desktop for Public Testing
The GNOME Project released today the alpha version of the upcoming GNOME 46 “Kathmandu” desktop environment series for early adopters, application developers, and Linux enthusiasts who want to get an early taste of the new features and improvements. Highlights of the GNOME 46 alpha release include headless remote logins via GDM (GNOME Display Manager), a…
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New Libreboot Update: Open-Source Firmware Now Compatible with HP EliteBook 820 G2 Laptops
The Libreboot open-source and free BIOS/UEFI firmware developers have introduced support for another laptop model, namely, the HP EliteBook 820 G2. You can even order this model with Libreboot pre-installed. If you’re a fan of open-source BIOS/UEFI firmware, Libreboot is an excellent choice. Their most recent addition incorporates support for new mainboards for laptops and…
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Introducing Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia”: Discover What’s New in the Latest Release
The eagerly awaited Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” edition can now be downloaded from various Linux Mint project mirrors globally, before its official launch later in the week. Nicknamed “Virginia”, the Linux Mint 21.3 showcases the most recent Cinnamon 6.0 desktop environment for its key editions. It introduces an experimental Wayland session for those who prefer…
