Last week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian 13 "Trixie" released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, RISC-V 64-bit support, APT 3.0, HTTP Boot support, 2k38 issue resolved, run0 included, and more:
https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-trixie-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

Debian 14 will bring LoongArch CPU support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-14-Loong64-LoongArch

Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" available for public beta testing, with HWE (Hardware Enablement) kernel, fingerprint authentication support with Figwit, theme updates, Ubuntu 24.04.3 base, Linux kernel 6.14:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-zara-is-available-for-public-beta-testing-download-now

Tails 7.0 available for testing, with Debian 13 base, GNOME 48, obsolete Network Connection option removed from the Welcome Screen, some packages removed from the ISO, updated packages, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-0-now-available-for-testing-based-on-debian-13-trixie-and-gnome-48

openSUSE Leap 16.0 enters RC phase, with new installer, Wayland session for Xfce, YaST components replaced by Myrlyn, SELinux instead of AppArmor, new repository structure, 32-bit binary execution support removed from default install (can be added back manually):
https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Leap-16.0-RC

AlmaLinux 9 and 10 get native NVIDIA GPU support:
https://news.itsfoss.com/almalinux-native-nvidia-support/

GNOME Shell 49 beta available with restart/shutdown options and media controls on lock screen:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Meda-Lock-Screen
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-49-Beta

GNOME Mutter 49 beta available with pointer warp protocol, snippet caching support added back, fixed drag-n-drop for X11 clients using a tablet stylus, Wayland improvements, bug fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-49-Beta

KDE Frameworks 6.17 released with performance improvements for QtQuick-based programs (System Settings, Discover, Spectacle), KRunner taking frequency of use into account in search results, various bug fixes, accessibility improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-17-is-out-to-improve-performance-of-all-qtquick-based-kde-apps

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Linux Mint 22.2 Beta veröffentlicht: Das bringt Version „Zara“ https://fosstopia.de/linux-mint-22-2-beta-iso/ #LinuxMint #LinuxMint22.2 #LinuxMInt22.2Zara #LinuxMintNews

𝗩𝗠𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is distinguished as a robust virtualization tool because it allows users to run many operating systems on a single computer.

This guide will teach the process of installing VMware Workstation on Linux Mint 22, explaining every step thoroughly.

Read the article:
https://greenwebpage.com/community/how-to-install-vmware-workstation-on-linux-mint-22/

Dis moi masto, tu as déjà installé (avec succès) une Linux Mint cinnamon sur un vivobook F750QA-BX240T ?
#LinuxMint22 #asus #vivobook #question

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian 13 final freeze set for 27 July, official release for 9 August:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.0-Release-Date-Aug-9

KDE Plasma 6.4.3 released with improved automatic screen scale calculator on Wayland, accessibility improvements, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-3-improves-the-automatic-screen-scale-calculator-on-wayland

KDE Plasma 6.5 will include rounded bottom corners for windows:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Rounded-Bottom-Corners
(Rounded corners are everywhere. You can't escape them lol)

Plasma Bigscreen sees active development again, thanks to Plasma Mobile contributor Espi:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv

Clear Linux OS shutting down due to financial issues of Intel:
https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716
("Rest assured that Intel remains deeply invested in the Linux ecosystem, actively supporting and contributing to various open-source projects and Linux distributions to enable and optimize for Intel hardware." Shutting down Clear Linux OS isn't the only thing affecting Linux though. See next linked article.)

Intel WMI Slim Bootloader "SBL" firmware update driver for Linux being orphaned due to departures:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SLM-Driver-Orphaned

Linux Mint monthly report: Linux Mint 22.2 planned with HWE kernel, fingerprint authentication, theme updates, accent color support, improved libAdwaita compatibility, improved Wayland support; LMDE 7 planned with Debian 13 base, OEM support; blog comment moderation made more strict to eliminate politics:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4860

Hyprland 0.50 released with new render scheduling, legacy renderer dropped, explicit sync support always used by default, "no screenshare" option to black out any window during screen-sharing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.50-Released

Slackware turns 32:
https://ostechnix.com/celebrating-slackware-linux-32nd-anniversary/

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Beta zu Linux Mint 22.2 steht bevor
https://linuxnews.de/beta-zu-linux-mint-22-2-steht-bevor/ #linuxmint22 #lmde7 #linux

Hat von Euch jemand Linux Mint auf Proxmox am laufen, stürzt bei mir immer nach ein paar Tagen ab. Dann hilft nur ein Hard Reset.

Linux Mint 22.2 rückt näher. Auch LMDE 7 blitzt am Horizont auf https://fosstopia.de/linux-mint-22-2-lmde-7/ #LinuxMint #LinuxMint22.2 #LinuxMInt22.2Zara #LinuxMintDebianEdition #LinuxMIntDebianEdition7 #LinuxMIntDebianEdition7Gigi #LinuxNews #LMDE #LMDE7 #LMDE7Gigi

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Ubuntu 24.10 will reach EOL on July 10, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-eol-july-2025

Ubuntu 25.10 (shipping GNOME 49) will remove GNOME X11 session:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-to-remove-the-gnome-on-xorg-x11-session

Linux Mint 20 reached EOL, upgrading to 22 is recommended:
https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20-eol/

Linux Mint 22.2 adds out-of-the-box fingerprint authentication support with Fingwit app:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-will-feature-fingerprint-authentication-with-fingwit-app

Nitrux drops the Plasma-based NX desktop for Hyprland, due to the discontinuation of Plasma LTS released:
https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-drops-its-kde-plasma-based-nx-desktop-for-hyprland
(It's a bit weird choice that they ditched a full DE for a standalone compositor, which is tiling in fact, and requires editing some config files manually, not sure if DE users want that.)

Kali Linux 2025.2 released with revamped Kali Menu, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 8.3, 13 new tools (including Azurehound, binwalk3, bloodhound-ce-python etc.):
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-2-released-with-revamped-kali-menu-13-new-hacking-tools

GNOME 49 Alpha 0 available with preparations for disabling X11 by default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alpha-0-Packages

Sway 1.11 released with explicit sync support, support for the ext-image-copy-capture-v1 and ext-image-capture-source-v1 protocols for improved screen capture, support for the alpha-modifier-v1 protocol for setting an alpha multiplier for a surface, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/sway-1-11-tiling-wayland-compositor-adds-support-for-explicit-synchronization

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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME Foundation has a new executive director, Steven Deobald, an experienced software developer, who plans to focus on transparency about the operation of the foundation:
https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05/06/introducing-myself/

GNOME 49 will include Showtime instead of Totem as the default video player:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-49-replaces-totem-video-player-with-showtime
(It's time to make the switch I guess, Totem didn't really work, at least for me, it couldn't open videos, crashed quite a lot.)
(I remember a dev making an April's FOols joke that Showtime finally shows the time as the name suggests lol)

Linux Mint 22.2 will include new default theme with more blue-ish gray colors, to ensure that Adwaita programs look better on the system, XDG Desktop Portal XApp is tweaked to ensure that Adwaita programs follow accent colors:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/linux-mint-22-2-default-theme-changes
(Oh no Mint, you accept the widely hated GNOME standards? What are you doing? lol)

Linux Mint 22.2 and LMDE 7 codenames revealed, 22.2 will be called "Zara", 7 will be called "Gigi":
https://betanews.com/2025/05/08/linux-mint-22-2-and-lmde-7-codenames-revealed/

openSUSE removes Deepin desktop from community repos due to lack of package maintenance consistency and security concerns:
https://news.itsfoss.com/opensuse-deepin-desktop-removal/

Ubuntu plans to ditch regular sudo for sudo-rs (written in Rust):
https://betanews.com/2025/05/06/ubuntu-linux-sudo-rust-sudo-rs/

Ubuntu 25.10 daily build are available for download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/ubuntu-25-10-daily-builds-download-testing

KDE Plasma 6.3.5 released with improved multi-screen support, NVIDIA GPU fixes, various other bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-3-5-improves-support-for-multi-screen-setups-nvidia-gpu-users

KDE Frameworks 6.14 released with support for some archaic units for KRunner, revamped New Files dialog for the Dolphin file manager and other KIO-based apps, other improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-14-revamps-new-files-dialog-expands-krunner-unit-conversion

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Endlich geschafft: Linux Mint installiert.
Jetzt das Notwendigste einrichten und dann mal intensiver damit auseinandersetzen
Gewisse bisherige "Workflows" (z.B. Windows + . => öffnet Emotion-Picker) müssen noch angepasst/geändert/eingerichtet werden. Spannend wird auch der 15 Jahre alte Brother-Drucker

Das Cinnamon-Menü von Linux Mint erhält ein neues Design https://fosstopia.de/cinnamon-neues-menu/ #Cinnamon #CinnamonDesktop #LinuxMint #LinuxMint22.2 #LMDE #LMDE6

Ich bin #Windows-Nutzer seit den 90ern, habe nie ein anderes OS genutzt.
Vor ca. 4 Wochen bin ich nun auf ein anderes umgestiegen: #Linux (#Mint). Und was soll ich sagen, ich ärgere mich ...und zwar darüber, dass ich das nicht viiiiel früher getan habe. Ich bin super glücklich damit!

Bin übrigens absolut kein IT-Experte o.ä.
Allen, die keine Lust haben, die derzeitige Entwicklung bei #Microsoft mitzugehen, würde ich den Wechsel zu Linux definitiv empfehlen!

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Fedora 41 Workstation drops X11 session from installer:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-41-gnome-wayland/
(GNOME's going to do the same thing next year, so what's the purpose here? )

Linux Mint 22 release delayed due to critical bugs affecting usability:
https://betanews.com/2024/07/07/linux-mint-22-to-release-in-july-despite-extended-beta-phase/

COSMIC gets new features: inactive window styling, custom keyboard shortcuts, Super+Tab window switcher, screen mirroring etc:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/7/cosmic-adds-inactive-window-styling-custom-shortcuts-and-more-ahead-of-alpha-release/

GNOME 46.3 released with improved multi-monitor performance, legacy X11 cursor support, other smaller improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-46-3-desktop-environment-released-with-various-improvements

GNOME to change default font from Cantarell to Inter or Noto Sans (still under discussion):
https://news.itsfoss.com/gnome-default-font/
(Why change the font? I think Cantarell looks better than Inter, and Noto Sans is by Google...)

KDE Frameworks 6.4 released with ColorScheme-Accent and JXR (JPEG XR) image format support, other improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-4-is-out-now-with-colorscheme-accent-and-jxr-support

Ubuntu 23.10 reaches EOL, it's recommended to upgrade to 24.04 LTS:
https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-23-10-eol/

Bottles 51.12 released with Direct3D 8 support and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/7/bottles-51-12-released-with-direct3d-8-support-for-running-windows-apps-and-games-on-linux/

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