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Microsoft Extends VS Code’s Compatibility with Ubuntu 18.04 Until 2025
Microsoft has announced a temporary reprieve for developers who use VS Code to connect to servers, clouds, container, and other devices running on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. As I covered last week, Microsoft pushed out an update to VS Code that bumps its glibc requirement, dropping support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (which uses an older version…
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New Update in Papirus Icon Pack Adds Over 50 Icons
If you use the Papirus icon theme in Ubuntu you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download. Papirus’s first update in 2024 adds more than 50 new and updated apps icons, and makes a handful of other changes to existing icons, including updating icon names and symlinks. This updates removing a…
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Kubuntu 24.04 LTS Makes the Leap to Calamares Installer as Default
Today, the Kubuntu development team announced some of their plans for the upcoming Kubuntu 24.04 LTS release and beyond. As you may know, Canonical will launch its 10th Ubuntu LTS release this year, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS a.k.a. the Noble Numbat, and most of the official Ubuntu flavors will follow suit and also offer an LTS…
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Step-by-Step Guide to Enabling Experimental Features of Bluez in Ubuntu
Bugged by a Bluetooth device you use not showing battery levels in Ubuntu? There is a something you can try that may get it to appear. Ubuntu, like most desktop Linux distributions Ubuntu, use Bluez as its Bluetooth stack. This powerful, open-source tech works with a wide range of bluetooth devices including mice, keyboards, gamepads,…
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Announcement: Tails 6.0 Anonymous OS, Based on Debian 12 Bookworm, Officially Launching on February 27th
The team responsible for the Tails security-oriented GNU/Linux distribution which is Debian-based aim to maintain internet privacy and anonymity. They’ve made a call for testing Tails 6.0, the upcoming major release which is based on Debian Bookworm. The extant Tails 5 series runs on Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye”, it was about time for the upgrade…
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KaOS Linux 2024.01 Unveiled: Embracing a Pure KDE Plasma 6-Based Environment
The independent development team behind KaOS Linux distribution has initiated 2024 with a new ISO release that unveils the first purely Plasma 6-based environment for a pre-launch experience of the much-anticipated KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment set to be released later this month. “What you will see on this ISO is a pure Plasma 6…
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System76 Revamps Serval WS Linux Laptop with Advanced 14th Gen Intel CPU
System76, a Linux hardware vendor, has announced a refresh of their powerful Serval WS laptop. This update equips the laptop with a high-end 14th-generation Intel Core processor. System76’s mission is to update its entire Linux laptop lineup to 14th Gen Intel CPUs. After updating the Bonobo WS laptop, they have now furnished the Serval WS…
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VSCode Ends Support for Ubuntu 18.04: Devs Express Discontent
Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has discontinued support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS — a decision resulting in problems for numerous developers. The ‘January 2024’ update (VS Code 1.86) has seen Microsoft raise the essential build requirements for the text editor’s widely used remote dev tools to ≥glibc 2.28 — an upgrade which is incompatible…
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Step-by-Step Guide: Upgrading from Zorin OS 16 to Zorin OS 17 Now Made Possible
The Zorin OS team announced today that the upgrade path from Zorin OS 16 to Zorin OS 17 is now open for Zorin OS Core and Pro users through the Zorin OS Upgrader utility. Zorin OS 17 arrived last year on December 20th and introduced new features like a Quick Settings menu in the toolbar,…
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Revealing the Codename & New Cinnamon Feature of Linux Mint 22
Linux Mint developers have conveyed a few details about the forthcoming major release, anticipated to arrive in the early summer. The first revelation is the codename: the successor of Linux Mint 21, i.e., Linux Mint 22, will be named ‘Wilma’. This wasn’t a complete shock; the codenames for all subsets of the Linux Mint 21.x…
