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1 • terminal (by Bob on 2021-08-30 00:27:32 GMT from United States)
Termite terminal is a favorite of mine.
2 • Terminal use. (by vmclark on 2021-08-30 01:09:19 GMT from United States)
Don't see a lot of differences between xfce, gnome, kde, etc as far as using a terminal. I use bash, and all my aliases work the same. I do know about the split screen and all the other features. I normally don't use those features.
3 • Terminal (by Guido on 2021-08-30 01:37:37 GMT from Philippines)
At the moment I use Tilix, which has many options for different profiles, tabs, bookmarks etc. But the others are also good.
4 • Linus (by Charlie on 2021-08-30 02:11:06 GMT from Hong Kong)
For someone who are new to Linux, Linus himself seldom writes codes nowadays. His main job is reading mailing lists and doing code review.
Development job of the kernel has been shifted to different dvelopers for a long time.
5 • Where's URxvt (by aaro on 2021-08-30 02:27:58 GMT from Venezuela)
How's that URxvt is not in that list? Got QTerminal? Got Terminology? but not URxvt? Come on!!!...
6 • Micromanagement details are going, thank goodness. (by Greg Zeng on 2021-08-30 03:02:00 GMT from Australia)
With each new technology, Linux included, the pioneers are micro focused. When these details are settled (which terminal, which personnel, etc), automatic details (systems, legal structures, management succession, etc) are automated enough to remove micro uncertainties.
Linux did this well. Will Apple or Microsoft "buy" Linux, the way that IBM bought Redhat? Hopefully, these macro-management details will not kill the philosophical dreams that avoid short term materialism.
Loyalists to Distrowatch now are concerned about the important role that this publication plays in the Linux world. What will happen next, in developments & future management? Are there similar protections?
7 • Which Linux Terminal (by Jules on 2021-08-30 03:16:11 GMT from Australia)
I use Xfce terminal as I like Xfce Desktop Environment as a whole.
When I install a linux distro in a VM with or without Xfce DE,
I always install a Xfce Terminal to see if it runs. If I have issues,
then I throw the towel in.
I am always willing to tryout new terminals where possible.
Gnome terminal is 2nd best favourite.
Cheers
Long Live Linux..
8 • Yakuake & such (by M.Z. on 2021-08-30 03:36:25 GMT from United States)
My main terminal is Yakuake, so I decided to vote for Konsole, which is what it is based on from what I can tell. Maybe not enough for that to not be counted as 'other' in the pole, but I think that could go either way.
@6 "...Will Apple or Microsoft "buy" Linux, the way that IBM bought Redhat?"
Doesn't the entire question miss the point of the GPL software license? What on earth would be the point if it could just be forked by the kernel devs from other parts of the project, given the hundreds of devs mentioned in the QA section? Such a fork would be legally required to maintain a GPL license & organizations like the Free Software Foundation would certainly sue if corporate players tried to keep what was developed in part by the free software community out of the hands of the community.
If contract laws & previous legal precedents involving the GPL mean anything, then GPL software like Linux is distributed under a license that protects the rights of its users to own the code as much as anyone could. So long as there are devs in the kernel team who care about the rights of users to ensure that they can still access Linux, or organizations like FSF who care, or courts protecting licenses like the GPL, users will have access to Linux. If those all magically disappear, you may be too busy with a time machine or space ship or some such thing to worry about that for the moment, or you're in a post apocalyptic wasteland & no longer care anyway.
9 • Guake + Fish Combo (by Jimbo in NZ on 2021-08-30 03:43:34 GMT from New Zealand)
Guake + Fish combo - is the standard for me
Guake is old school HUD style prompt (like Quake).
Fish auto senses better than Bash.
10 • Terminal (by kekePower on 2021-08-30 04:51:27 GMT from Norway)
At the moment I use Kitty. It works just as I like it, has tabs, no annoying bugs, is in active development and is quick enough.
11 • Terminal (by yetanothergeek on 2021-08-30 04:52:22 GMT from United States)
@5: Agreed.
Depending on resources and availability, either rxvt-unicode or mrxvt for me.
12 • Terminal (by Black_Codec on 2021-08-30 05:00:36 GMT from Italy)
I like terminator, tab and multi window on same tab (like tmux with split screen option).
13 • Terminal (by nsp0323 on 2021-08-30 05:02:10 GMT from Sweden)
Voted xterm but, that's not the whole truth, as I use alacritty as well.
14 • Terminal (by adi on 2021-08-30 05:18:31 GMT from Indonesia)
I don't mind what Terminal is as long as it has clean interface and a "paste" on right click.
15 • Terminal (by Romane on 2021-08-30 06:01:03 GMT from Australia)
Xfce terminal. but simply because that comes default with Xfce. Have tried Termit as that came defaulted with one of the distro's have trialed. Have used the standard terminal in KDE/Plasma, and other terminals (just from curiosity) at various times. Only really one thing that can say - for _my use-case_, a terminal is a terminal is a terminal
16 • Zorin (by Valsu on 2021-08-30 06:01:54 GMT from Germany)
As good a distribution as Zorin may be, I really wish they would rework their branding. The default theme is bland and uninspired and their logo - frankly speaking - looks quite amateurish (imo).
17 • Terminal (by Kazlu on 2021-08-30 08:00:19 GMT from France)
I voted Xfce terminal, but a more accurate answer would have been "whatever is my distribution's default". Considering my basic usage of the terminal, I don't really care which virtual terminal I use as long as the job is done. I don't look for alternatives. I manage my wife's computer (Linux Mint MATE) with the default terminal installed there, which is not the same. Absolutely fine.
18 • Debian - Wayland - Gnome (by tomas on 2021-08-30 09:24:43 GMT from Czechia)
I must come back to last weeks' review on Debian.
Some of us here would prefer that the review took some other desktop than Gnome.
Having tested my prefered ones I found out that Gnome seems to be the only one running on Wayland. Those that I have tried run on X.
So I can understand the choice for the review.
On the other hand I'd like to know if there are any distributions running other desktops on Wayland.
There was also some discussion on the role of the installer program.
I was rather surprized to find out that, depending on the media used, giving the same input (whenever asked) I got three quite different results.
19 • Terminal (by James on 2021-08-30 10:01:33 GMT from United States)
I use the default terminal for whatever OS I am using, which right now is the MATE Terminal, default terminal for Ubuntu Mate.
20 • XFCE terminal (by Simon on 2021-08-30 10:01:38 GMT from New Zealand)
I'm interested to see that this is now such a widely used terminal...which (as a guess and also judging from the posts) simply suggests that XFCE is now a very widely used desktop. When I first switched to it, it was a fairly obscure light desktop for people who liked GTK but found GNOME (2 in those days, I think) too heavy. I guess I was still expecting to see GNOME terminal or Konsole as the main terminals because my perception was the GNOME and KDE were still the main desktop environments for Linux...but maybe that's no longer the case? I have noticed XFCE being used more and more as a distro default. Anyway it's been my DE, and its terminal my terminal, for many years now, and across many years on different distros: as others have commented, I like its terminal but am not sure that I'd have chosen it if it weren't part of XFCE. Maybe...it does, like other components of XFCE, feel about right to me in terms of the balance between simplicity and useful features...so maybe if I were cobbling together a GTK desktop from various (not integrated as a DE) bits and pieces, I'd still opt for xfce4-terminal.
21 • zoring (by fonz on 2021-08-30 10:40:41 GMT from Indonesia)
zorin is pretty underrated IMHO, its a much better starting point than most mainstreamers. along with the usual 3 Ms (mint MX, and manjaro) i often also suggest zorin. truth be told i havent used zorin for ages, but i did remember having a better experience than when upgrading ubuntu to 16. oh and look endeavor sharply rose on the PHR, grats to them, i was never lucky when trying out antergos, but hopefully endeavorll actually install (calamares FTW). wonder if haikus ready for noobs too....
back then i used to love terminator because of all the bells and whistles, now im just using boring old st, but with tmux. yeah its like vim, lots of 'unique' defaults, but it does make transitioning (like using another PC) without my configs much easier that way.
22 • Terminal (by Tim on 2021-08-30 12:14:08 GMT from United States)
I have been using zutty for the past couple of months. Prior to it, I had used rxvt-unicode for many years.
23 • terminal (by wally on 2021-08-30 12:53:16 GMT from United States)
I run Mate, so Mate-terminal
24 • Terminal (by Dan on 2021-08-30 13:19:22 GMT from United States)
The different terminals all seem the same to me, but since I use Bodhi Linux, it's Terminology all the way.
25 • Terminal (by Aladár on 2021-08-30 14:37:53 GMT from Hungary)
Other: Tilda drop-down terminal
26 • terminal (by Gavin on 2021-08-30 14:44:20 GMT from Chile)
@5 Quite right. Urxvt on i3 for those of us who live in the shell!
27 • Terminal (by Nathan on 2021-08-30 15:28:25 GMT from United States)
I've been enjoying alacritty on i3 for a while. Never been a fan of built-in tabs and such in a terminal emulator; that's what the desktop's for! My only beef with alacritty is actually with most distros' /etc/profile, which typically have a hardcoded list of acceptable $TERM strings in order to enable certain shell features such as color. Since alacritty is too new to the scene to be part of that elite list, I just export TERM=xterm and call it a day.
28 • Terminal Choice (by sananab on 2021-08-30 15:35:23 GMT from Canada)
I use XFCE terminal even when I'm not using XFCE because it starts up quickly and has a few features involving fonts and colours that I like. There was another one I used to use, but it was written in Java and took a few seconds to start. Things may be different now, though, since it's been a few years since I've tried anything else.
29 • Terminal (by Robert on 2021-08-30 15:46:40 GMT from United States)
I use the guake dropdown terminal. Voted 'other' but I don't know if it runs gnome terminal under the hood or does it's own thing. Similarly I use yakuake when on KDE.
They all run bash (or zsh or whatever) so one terminal emulator is much the same as another as far as I'm concerned. As long as I can get a drop down I'm happy.
30 • Terminal? What terminal? (by Friar Tux on 2021-08-30 16:31:35 GMT from Canada)
And now a word from the other side of the coin. I DON'T use a terminal. Caution:- personal opinion ahead... I think terminals are like jungle drums - old and primitive. I can do more quicker and easier with an app/program than constantly typing commands and hitting Enter (and having one wee typing error screw it all up). In my book, if it can't be done with a GUI, it doesn't need doing. After all, we are in the twenty-first century. There's an app/program for everything. Point and click, the only way to go. /end of rant.
31 • Terminal (by DaveT on 2021-08-30 16:52:44 GMT from United Kingdom)
xterm for routine stuff but I always install the Mate Terminal too for working in multiple terminals controlling multiple servers. You can easily switch between different profiles. I have tried lots of other terminals over the years, Mate wins!
32 • Zorin (by ED on 2021-08-30 17:12:13 GMT from United States)
I tried the latest Zorin. Not bad but Mint is much better and more configurable to mimic Windows, which ultimately is what they are striving for in getting Win users to migrate. Coming along quite nicely though,
33 • Zorin (by Mike Simms on 2021-08-30 17:41:00 GMT from United Kingdom)
I installed Zorin on my Parents PC a couple of years ago and haven't had any major complaints about it from them or complications to deal with. The previous core version which is what they have featured highly integrated emulation for Windows software that meant a program installer would work by simply double-clicking on the EXE and I'm surprised the latest build doesn't.
Regarding Zorin Connect, if you use standard GNOME on any distribution there is an equivalent called GSConnect, it's not quite as polished as Zorin Connect but it works fine. Both interface very nicely with KDE Connect on Android.
34 • terminal (by dave on 2021-08-30 17:43:54 GMT from United States)
used to use xterm or urxvt but when I'm using Xfce (like nowadays) I tend to just use its default terminal.
35 • Terminal (by buckyogi on 2021-08-30 18:52:00 GMT from United States)
Terminator since very soon after I adopted Linux, but a few have been mentioned here I haven't heard of, and I will check them out.
36 • terminal (by Postertom on 2021-08-30 19:22:59 GMT from United States)
MATE terminal is simple but capable. The defaults are just right - setting don't have to be tweaked. System Monitor says that it uses 41 MiB. Is 41 MiB a lot for a terminal?
37 • Terminal (by Tad Strange on 2021-08-30 19:37:04 GMT from Canada)
most popular subject line ever?
I use whatever comes default, which is usually Konsole. I just use it for simple maintenance tasks.
I prefer the old green on black look, personally
38 • The XFCE desktop. (by luvr on 2021-08-30 19:37:41 GMT from Belgium)
@20 I assist four families to maintain their laptops, and after trying out a few distributions, I settled on Xubuntu. Initially, I went for Ubuntu with GNOME2, later on I tried Debian with GNOME2, Debian with XFCE, Mint with Cinnamon, Ubuntu with Unity. I quickly dropped Ubuntu with Unity, since that got the least favourable reaction of them all.
One of the issues that mainly elderly people seemed to have, was understanding the directory hierarchy (or "folder" hierarchy, if you will). They kept getting confused about the idea of having folders containing folders containing more folders, etc. They kept asking me where again their "Documents" or "Videos" or their "Holiday Videos" were to be found, and I really couldn't keep coming up with inspiration to explain the hierarchy to them in yet another way, in the hope that they would finally understand.
Then I decided to try XFCE for a change, to see how they would react to that. I placed the "Directory Menu" item on the panel, and casually mentioned it to them when I introduced this new desktop environment to them, ... and lo and behold: the directory hierarchy suddenly caught on!
Personally, I had never thought much of that "Directory Item" until then and I found it superfluous, but out of curiosity, I began to use it too, and frankly: it's a great idea once you get used to it!
Lastly, about the choice between Debian with XFCE and Xubuntu: they found Debian quite nice, but when I introduced them to Xubuntu, it really wowed them.
39 • Terminal (by Alessandro di Roma on 2021-08-30 20:33:36 GMT from Italy)
I use Xubuntu with all the Xfce tools, included Xfce Terminal, with one exception only: as a file manager I like Nemo more than Thunar because its integrated search capability.
40 • Terminal (by Daniel Martinez on 2021-08-30 21:17:37 GMT from United States)
I chose Konsole in the poll because I mainly use KDE. But I'm not partial to any particular terminal emulator, just what ever works.
41 • Default terminal (by Frenchie on 2021-08-30 22:11:53 GMT from France)
I mostly use Linux (Ubuntu) as an enduser environment at home. So i rarely need to open a terminal. I mostly do so just for fun, to do stuff i can and most usually do with the default graphical tools.
Consequently the default terminal app (GNOME Terminal) is just enough for me. And probably for any user. After all, what you need most to run a shell is the shell and command manual pages. Any kind of Unix/Linux shell will probably run with the default terminal app of any desktop environment.
You probably only *really* need to use another app :
- if you are a shell power user (then you may find specific splitiing-screen terminal apps more convenient than running several windows or tabs of the default terminal app)
- or if you need to connect to some very exotic systems like old-technology mainframes (they often require specific page mode terminal emulators, but i donot know if there are open source tools of this kind on Linux because my colleagues who work on mainframes use commercial Windows terminal emulators).
42 • XFCE (by Mike Simms on 2021-08-30 22:38:32 GMT from United Kingdom)
@38 check out Zorin Lite. It may be a handy alternative to have in your collection for introducing new users to linux and assisting them going forwards. It's based on the same K.I.S.S. principles as Zorin Core but uses a highly polished XFCE desktop environment (it actually makes XFCE look modern)
43 • AlpsOS (by namish on 2021-08-30 23:45:31 GMT from Canada)
AlpsOS - nice Debian-based distro by a techish company. Though its only included "security" features seem to be Firefox ESR & a couple of encryption apps.
44 • Terminal (by Beastie on 2021-08-30 23:56:16 GMT from Switzerland)
I don't use the Xfce desktop anymore (switched to LXQt) but I kept using xfce4-terminal in drop-down mode as my default terminal. I just works and it's really convenient.
45 • Terminal (by Al Per on 2021-08-31 01:58:03 GMT from United States)
I think that the terminal subject is related to the Destop Environment preferred which in my case is Xfce. I have a multi-boot setup which also includes OS's with Mate or KDE (I definitely can't stand Gnome; it's too rigid to my taste) and in each of them I add both the Xfce4-terminal and Thunar without deleting the original terminals (mate terminal or Konsole).
I like KDE, but my complaint with it is that Dolphin can't run as root whereas Thunar can.
I like the Mate Desktop too, but as I keep my personal files in an external disk, I've found that Thunar presents this disk in a handier position (more easily accessible) than Caja does.
46 • openSUSE has Dolphin running as root, it's SYSTEM > File Manager Super User Mode (by SlantFan on 2021-08-31 04:53:15 GMT from United States)
The KDE version of openSUSE has Dolphin running both as the regular user as well as the root user. You go to the System menu and it's called File Manager Super User Mode. It's very handy and I use it frequently.
47 • Another vote for mate-terminal (by AdamB on 2021-08-31 05:36:06 GMT from Australia)
Most of my machines with a Desktop Environment are running MATE, and I am very happy with mate-terminal. One of the choices on my multi-boot machine is Q4OS-Trinity, and I use Konsole on that, though I have to do some configuring to make it work in a familiar way.
There are circumstances where I regularly use a "real text console", directly or indirectly:
- accessing any machine via SSH;
- accessing virtual machines which are running a GUI-less server distribution;
- temporarily connecting a keyboard amd monitor to one of my Raspberry Pis which are running Raspbian Lite.
48 • Happy 30th Birthday Linux! (by penguinx86 on 2021-08-31 10:13:49 GMT from United States)
I use Xfce terminal with Linux Mint Xfce. I like Linux Mint because it's the only distro that works with the Wifi adapter in my laptop. I would consider using other distros, if they provided better laptop hardware compatibility.
49 • Which terminal do you use? (by R. Cain on 2021-08-31 10:58:15 GMT from United States)
guake.
50 • Re: Poll (by Dave on 2021-08-31 13:33:18 GMT from United States)
In Linux I used Gnome Terminal, because my desktop is Gnome. Terminal is okay, but I so wish it were more like iterm2 that I use on my MacBook.
51 • Why emulate when you could use hardware? (by Kyle on 2021-08-31 14:06:21 GMT from United States)
This week's poll reminded me of a YouTube video, "Using a 1930 Teletype as a Linux Terminal" by CuriousMarc. He built an interface device to convert between low-voltage RS232 and high-voltage Baudot, started a terminal session on the serial port, and had a working mechanical terminal. It was horribly limited by the character set, but it worked!
As for me, I usually stick with whichever software terminal emulator integrates best with my desktop environment. Lately, that has been KDE Plasma and Konsole. I did recently give Alacritty a try, and while I admire its simplicity, it didn't offer as pleasant of an interaction with the GUI as I have come to expect from windowed terminal emulators.
52 • Terminal (by far2fish on 2021-08-31 14:28:38 GMT from Denmark)
Terminator or Gnome Terminal.
53 • Terminal (by Tony Agudo on 2021-08-31 17:17:46 GMT from United States)
As I like to use MATE as a preferred desktop environment, I use MATE Terminal with a green on black theme, so I voted "other". It would be nice though to have a login session option rather than a keystroke to bring up the text console for those times I wanna work with zero graphical distractions.
54 • terminal emulator (by Trihexagonal on 2021-08-31 17:26:36 GMT from United States)
I use urxvt as a terminal emulator and have an instance open with the desktop that stays open as long as it's up.
When I compile ports I exit Fluxbox to the login terminal and work from there.
55 • Konsole (by Mike Simms on 2021-09-01 18:56:38 GMT from United Kingdom)
I use Konsole very occasionally which is standard for KDE Plasma. I tried Yakuake in the past as an autostart item but didn't really need drop down access to a terminal running all the time on my machine so ditched it.
I don't mind switching tty and using terminal itself but it is more comfortable for me to use Konsole now for the reason below.
The font used in any terminal or emulator window is more important to me these days as I've lost sight in one eye. I have settled on the Airbus cockpit derived B612 Mono font. It has very clear and easily distinguishable glyphs and decent spacing which means I'm not straining to read it with the sight I have left in the other eye.
56 • no love for CRT? (by Laubster on 2021-09-02 00:16:18 GMT from United States)
I love running "cool retro term" for my terminal app. Its appearance closely resembles hardware I used decades ago.
57 • CRT (by Mike Simms on 2021-09-02 00:44:58 GMT from United Kingdom)
If I could, I would use something like that. However, I still have the real thing in the attic and drag it out occasionally to make sure it's not rotting up there and to have a bit of fun with it. An AMSTRAD CPC6128, that consumed some of my misspent childhood and taught me programming via the instruction manual games and also some magazines written specifically for it. CPC World and AMSTRAD Action...
58 • CRT (by Tad Strange on 2021-09-02 14:21:19 GMT from Canada)
Ah, a great reminder of why I junked that old gear and never looked back. They were bad enough back then, never mind now when I'm into progressive lenses.
Must admit that I never gave Zorin a look. I tend to take a hard pass on these "commercial" distributions.
I spun up a VM of Core and of Lite and through the lens of a new user, they both seem to get one going.
I had previously been playing with Mint XFCE and Theme Twister on a 2011 Acer Celeron laptop that I just threw an SSD and memory at to make it usable. The fake Windows look/feel works well enough, and is good for a giggle, but that's a crutch compared to something that has been well thought out to provide a smooth platform transition.
Well done.
59 • Mint and themes... (by Friar Tux on 2021-09-02 17:00:19 GMT from Canada)
@58 (Tad) "I had previously been playing with Mint XFCE and Theme Twister..." Twister must only work with XFCE as I'm on Mint/Cinnamon and can't seem to open it. HOWEVER, I do use the Oomox Theme Builder on Cinnamon and love the results. I absolution despise those ugly dark grey themes trending these days. Quite hideous looking. I prefer a bit of colour. Oomox does a great job and I wouldn't be without it. (Though, if you want more prominent borders, you'll manually have to edit the .css, .scss, and .xml theme files.)
60 • @59 (by Tad Strange on 2021-09-03 13:26:45 GMT from Canada)
Yes - Twister is an XFCE only thing. I had been trying it on the Raspberry Pi and figured I'd give it a go on x86. It's really a gimmick, unless you like Windows and Mac desktops throughout the past 25 years. I tend to prefer Plasma desktop anyway these days.
I'm on the fence with dark themes. Whatever it is, it has to be easy on the eyes, so far as eyestrain goes. Too dark is just as bad as too light.
The neutral, more corporate grey, type (generic 1990's desktops) might have been dull and industrial looking, but they certainly were kind to the retinas.
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| • Issue 1079 (2024-07-15): Ubuntu Core 24, hiding files on Linux, Fedora dropping X11 packages on Workstation, Red Hat phasing out GRUB, new OpenSSH vulnerability, FreeBSD speeds up release cycle, UBports testing new first-run wizard |
| • Issue 1078 (2024-07-08): Changing init software, server machines running desktop environments, OpenSSH vulnerability patched, Peppermint launches new edition, HardenedBSD updates ports |
| • Issue 1077 (2024-07-01): The Unity and Lomiri interfaces, different distros for different tasks, Ubuntu plans to run Wayland on NVIDIA cards, openSUSE updates Leap Micro, Debian releases refreshed media, UBports gaining contact synchronisation, FreeDOS celebrates its 30th anniversary |
| • Issue 1076 (2024-06-24): openSUSE 15.6, what makes Linux unique, SUSE Liberty Linux to support CentOS Linux 7, SLE receives 19 years of support, openSUSE testing Leap Micro edition |
| • Issue 1075 (2024-06-17): Redox OS, X11 and Wayland on the BSDs, AlmaLinux releases Pi build, Canonical announces RISC-V laptop with Ubuntu, key changes in systemd |
| • Issue 1074 (2024-06-10): Endless OS 6.0.0, distros with init diversity, Mint to filter unverified Flatpaks, Debian adds systemd-boot options, Redox adopts COSMIC desktop, OpenSSH gains new security features |
| • Issue 1073 (2024-06-03): LXQt 2.0.0, an overview of Linux desktop environments, Canonical partners with Milk-V, openSUSE introduces new features in Aeon Desktop, Fedora mirrors see rise in traffic, Wayland adds OpenBSD support |
| • Issue 1072 (2024-05-27): Manjaro 24.0, comparing init software, OpenBSD ports Plasma 6, Arch community debates mirror requirements, ThinOS to upgrade its FreeBSD core |
| • Issue 1071 (2024-05-20): Archcraft 2024.04.06, common command line mistakes, ReactOS imports WINE improvements, Haiku makes adjusting themes easier, NetBSD takes a stand against code generated by chatbots |
| • Issue 1070 (2024-05-13): Damn Small Linux 2024, hiding kernel messages during boot, Red Hat offers AI edition, new web browser for UBports, Fedora Asahi Remix 40 released, Qubes extends support for version 4.1 |
| • Issue 1069 (2024-05-06): Ubuntu 24.04, installing packages in alternative locations, systemd creates sudo alternative, Mint encourages XApps collaboration, FreeBSD publishes quarterly update |
| • Issue 1068 (2024-04-29): Fedora 40, transforming one distro into another, Debian elects new Project Leader, Red Hat extends support cycle, Emmabuntus adds accessibility features, Canonical's new security features |
| • Issue 1067 (2024-04-22): LocalSend for transferring files, detecting supported CPU architecure levels, new visual design for APT, Fedora and openSUSE working on reproducible builds, LXQt released, AlmaLinux re-adds hardware support |
| • Issue 1066 (2024-04-15): Fun projects to do with the Raspberry Pi and PinePhone, installing new software on fixed-release distributions, improving GNOME Terminal performance, Mint testing new repository mirrors, Gentoo becomes a Software In the Public Interest project |
| • Issue 1065 (2024-04-08): Dr.Parted Live 24.03, answering questions about the xz exploit, Linux Mint to ship HWE kernel, AlmaLinux patches flaw ahead of upstream Red Hat, Calculate changes release model |
| • Issue 1064 (2024-04-01): NixOS 23.11, the status of Hurd, liblzma compromised upstream, FreeBSD Foundation focuses on improving wireless networking, Ubuntu Pro offers 12 years of support |
| • Issue 1063 (2024-03-25): Redcore Linux 2401, how slowly can a rolling release update, Debian starts new Project Leader election, Red Hat creating new NVIDIA driver, Snap store hit with more malware |
| • Issue 1062 (2024-03-18): KDE neon 20240304, changing file permissions, Canonical turns 20, Pop!_OS creates new software centre, openSUSE packages Plasma 6 |
| • Issue 1061 (2024-03-11): Using a PinePhone as a workstation, restarting background services on a schedule, NixBSD ports Nix to FreeBSD, Fedora packaging COSMIC, postmarketOS to adopt systemd, Linux Mint replacing HexChat |
| • Issue 1060 (2024-03-04): AV Linux MX-23.1, bootstrapping a network connection, key OpenBSD features, Qubes certifies new hardware, LXQt and Plasma migrate to Qt 6 |
| • Issue 1059 (2024-02-26): Warp Terminal, navigating manual pages, malware found in the Snap store, Red Hat considering CPU requirement update, UBports organizes ongoing work |
| • Issue 1058 (2024-02-19): Drauger OS 7.6, how much disk space to allocate, System76 prepares to launch COSMIC desktop, UBports changes its version scheme, TrueNAS to offer faster deduplication |
| • Issue 1057 (2024-02-12): Adelie Linux 1.0 Beta, rolling release vs fixed for a smoother experience, Debian working on 2038 bug, elementary OS to split applications from base system updates, Fedora announces Atomic Desktops |
| • Issue 1056 (2024-02-05): wattOS R13, the various write speeds of ISO writing tools, DSL returns, Mint faces Wayland challenges, HardenedBSD blocks foreign USB devices, Gentoo publishes new repository, Linux distros patch glibc flaw |
| • Issue 1055 (2024-01-29): CNIX OS 231204, distributions patching packages the most, Gentoo team presents ongoing work, UBports introduces connectivity and battery improvements, interview with Haiku developer |
| • Issue 1054 (2024-01-22): Solus 4.5, comparing dd and cp when writing ISO files, openSUSE plans new major Leap version, XeroLinux shutting down, HardenedBSD changes its build schedule |
| • Issue 1053 (2024-01-15): Linux AI voice assistants, some distributions running hotter than others, UBports talks about coming changes, Qubes certifies StarBook laptops, Asahi Linux improves energy savings |
| • Issue 1052 (2024-01-08): OpenMandriva Lx 5.0, keeping shell commands running when theterminal closes, Mint upgrades Edge kernel, Vanilla OS plans big changes, Canonical working to make Snap more cross-platform |
| • Issue 1051 (2024-01-01): Favourite distros of 2023, reloading shell settings, Asahi Linux releases Fedora remix, Gentoo offers binary packages, openSUSE provides full disk encryption |
| • Issue 1050 (2023-12-18): rlxos 2023.11, renaming files and opening terminal windows in specific directories, TrueNAS publishes ZFS fixes, Debian publishes delayed install media, Haiku polishes desktop experience |
| • Issue 1049 (2023-12-11): Lernstick 12, alternatives to WINE, openSUSE updates its branding, Mint unveils new features, Lubuntu team plans for 24.04 |
| • Issue 1048 (2023-12-04): openSUSE MicroOS, the transition from X11 to Wayland, Red Hat phasing out X11 packages, UBports making mobile development easier |
| • Issue 1047 (2023-11-27): GhostBSD 23.10.1, Why Linux uses swap when memory is free, Ubuntu Budgie may benefit from Wayland work in Xfce, early issues with FreeBSD 14.0 |
| • Issue 1046 (2023-11-20): Slackel 7.7 "Openbox", restricting CPU usage, Haiku improves font handling and software centre performance, Canonical launches MicroCloud |
| • Issue 1045 (2023-11-13): Fedora 39, how to trust software packages, ReactOS booting with UEFI, elementary OS plans to default to Wayland, Mir gaining ability to split work across video cards |
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