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1 • Archcraft (by Steve K on 2024-05-20 01:28:03 GMT from United States)
What an awful, dismal desktop environment! Nothing but shades of dark grey and black. How depressing. Makes me sick. I wouldn't touch this distro with a ten-foot pole.
2 • Use trash cli! (by trash cli user on 2024-05-20 01:30:00 GMT from United States)
Good advice on rm pitfalls. I recommend trash-cli, which interfaces with the XDG trash folder, so I can always pop open my file manager later to handle the trash with the mouse.
3 • "...small home projects..." (by R. Cain on 2024-05-20 02:11:27 GMT from United States)
“...I want to start a series of how-to articles which will explore setting up small home projects on a minimal device like a Raspberry Pi, old laptop, or PinePhone...”
Please stick to projects using old laptops. The Raspberry Pi is a fine device, but has never been as pervasive (IMHO), nor made the inroads into the general Linux computing community (this is a Linux website, after all) as ALL those older computers which still exist--specifically because of excellent, lightweight Linux distributions. Pinephone? Tried accessing the Pine64 Blog lately ( https://pine64.org/blog/ ), or even not-so-lately? Everything Pine seems to have been on life support for a very long time now (Pine’s LATEST blogs are dated Mar 17, 2024; Jan 21, 2024: Aug 15, 2023. ALL user comments have been stripped from Community Blogs as far back as I wanted to waste my time on checking). Again, strictly IMHO, much more fertile, interesting, and *productive* options exist outside the area of considering the Pinephone as the basis of a “...small home project...”. Just sayin'.
4 • 3 • "...small home projects..." (by R. Cain on 2024-05-20 02:17:15 GMT from United States)
Oooops...
This is in response to an entry in Jesse Smith's
“Website News” / “A little housekeeping"
5 • Housekeeping (by Vinfall on 2024-05-20 02:54:25 GMT from Hong Kong)
Regarding the website update, I noticed that the stylesheet was not loaded in my area (SE Asia). Looking at the network tab in developer tools it says the CSS has a NS_ERROR_NET_INTERRUPT error. Probably a Firefox bug with http3 web server, I'm not very sure. All I can say is this does not happen on MSEdge or Chromium.
As a side note, I'm experimenting the same recently and it at least saves me a few bucks by dropping several unnecessary servers with my "local prioritized" strategy. It's a bit annoying I have to swap SD cards during full backup (rsync/zsync works great for small ones though) as I don't like BTRFS, so I'm also trying to set up hypervisor (VM) and eventually use snapshots instead.
So speaking of "small home projects", I think it's fine to try new distros on low-end machines or even embedded devices, but anything beyond that would (IMHO) sound a bit off-topic on a site named "DistroWatch".
6 • Small home projects... (by Michael on 2024-05-20 03:19:09 GMT from Australia)
One project I've had on my to-do list for a while, but haven't yet got around to, is building a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) to replace my Topfield when it finally dies.
The reason I think this will be an interesting project is that it combines an atypical hardware build (a low power, low noise device with some digital TV tuners and with the primary control device being a remote control rather than a keyboard) with a single-purpose software environment (MythTV running on top of a minimal Linux build).
In some ways this is a server build (akin to a NAS or media server) but also a client device (requiring user interaction to browse, select and record programs, and to watch them after recording).
It's definitely a niche project, but I'm going to enjoy doit it.
7 • not just for CLI (by Titus Groan on 2024-05-20 05:17:35 GMT from New Zealand)
When creating a script ,and as I am not a script-kiddie, by any means ( My google-fu has improved no end), I will make a copy of the original, and then work on the copy. When the copy works closer to intended, and or I have run out of time for the day, then I will rename the original ( usually just add a numeric suffix ) and then rename the copy to the original.
I then to try and break it, and then fix it so it is harder to break, so I can end up with quite a few iterations.
repeat until complete.
A script can take me some time until I am happy with its operation.
This way, if I screw up the script, I can go back to an earlier iteration and try something else.
8 • Congratulations. (by Pete on 2024-05-20 07:41:31 GMT from United Kingdom)
Well done on 23 years of service to the Linux community. I too remember everything coming on discs and good old 56 k dial up! Here in the UK you could get ISP discs free from supermarkets (and other places)! Oh , how I miss watching websites loading up a line at time! Anyway keep up the good work and here's to the next 23 years
9 • Housekeeping (by Jules on 2024-05-20 08:11:18 GMT from Australia)
Excellent work for the last 23 years of service to the Linux and BSD community. I remember when everything came on CDs, snail mail and/or dial up modem. Here in Australia, todays technolgy allow us to get things quick, whereas years ago (say 23 years), it took 2 - 4 weeks to get this on CDs or snail mail.
If you need help, I am a retired Oracle, MS SQL and My Sql DBA, so drop me a line if you need SQL done accross these platforms or need programming in Unix/Linux scripting. I know some other programming as well, but I will not show off here. I am willing to be a off-shore volunteer in any Distrowatch upcoming projects. Let me know.
Cheers to the next 23 years.
10 • @1 Stevie relax a tad (by Simmer on 2024-05-20 08:23:47 GMT from Sweden)
You can change stuff like that to whatever you yourself prefer. And some people like the tones of gray - No need to get so worked up about it :D
11 • Small home projects (by Mr B on 2024-05-20 08:57:59 GMT from United Kingdom)
I'd like to add my congratulations and thanks for 23 years of good work from Distrowatch too.
Regarding your idea of small home project articles: I think it's a good idea in principle. However, do remember that the bar is set very high for information of the type you describe. Can you compete with detailed YouTube videos as well as years' worth of articles in MagPi magazine and the like? You will have to pull something special out of the bag to do that, I think. That said, if you go ahead I would read your ideas.
I think a series of articles showing how to repurpose old PCs and laptops would appeal to those of us that hate waste. For example, I have an old laptop that is at least 15 years old with just 1GB of RAM and it runs the latest version of Daphile flawlessly. Having tried various other things, I settled on Daphile as my main music server/player. I think the reason it's not more widespread is the lack of documentation available for it. That would be a great article to do. So would building a NAS (for backup) in a PC where there is only space for a single hard disk (eg SFF desktop PCs). Setting up a simple appliance such as those offered by the Turnkey Linux project would be good too.
For Raspberry Pi there are loads: Server running UmbrelOS Server running CasaOS NAS running OpenMediaVault LibreELEC or OSMC media player Volumio/Moode Audio/piCorePlayer music player Home Assistant setup Any way to use a Pi Zero 2W without buying extra bits -eg HATs, OTG cables etc Desktop distros for Pi - Ubuntu, MX Linux, openSUSE, RaspiOS...
It's good that you are seeking ideas from elsewhere. There must be a lot of talented Distrowatch readers. I think you should do the same with the opinion polls. Some topics are interesting, some are really obscure and some are just plain silly. Ask the commenters what they want to know about other Linux users. It's clear from reading the comments that readers want that.
Good luck with it all.
12 • Know what is what (by Breh on 2024-05-20 09:13:41 GMT from Bulgaria)
That's not a 'desktop environment'. That's a WALLPAPER.
13 • preferred system installer style (by Knightron on 2024-05-20 09:29:10 GMT from Australia)
I honestly don't care what style is used but I appreciate customisation. For this reason, I've found that openSUSE's and Slackware's installers to be the best I've used. One of these is graphical and the other, text menu. Slackware is the only installer I've used with text menu, so I have nothing else to compare it with. I've used many others with a graphical installer however and none have been near as good as the one used for openSUSE. Not all installers are the same, even if they possesses the same style.
14 • House keeping (by kc1di on 2024-05-20 10:53:08 GMT from United States)
Congratulations on the 23 years of DW. It's been a great journey so far. As for the small home projects I vote for older computers. Rasberry Pi's get a lot of attention already.. Thanks for being there as a good place to get info on Linux distros.
15 • Polls (by Jesse on 2024-05-20 12:24:53 GMT from Canada)
@11: "I think you should do the same with the opinion polls. Some topics are interesting, some are really obscure and some are just plain silly. Ask the commenters what they want to know about other Linux users. It's clear from reading the comments that readers want that."
A lot of our polls do come from reader suggestions. The questions are often e-mailed to us.
16 • Housekeeping - small home projects (by Too many laptops on 2024-05-20 12:27:49 GMT from United Kingdom)
I have too many laptops - because: people use smartphones to do everything; laptops are put away in the attic; some won't run windows 11 - although a clean install using rufus would get round that; etc.
What might I do with them?
17 • Congratulations! (by Pope Alexandṛ on 2024-05-20 12:38:55 GMT from Brazil)
I wish I knew you when I was experimenting with Linux distros 17 years ago, but you helped me at least once. Anyway, 23 is an odd number!
18 • Housekeeping / Old Laptops (by Nathan3 on 2024-05-20 12:52:34 GMT from United States)
For #16. How about putting a simple lite linux distro such as WattOS, Peppermint Mini etc. on the old laptops and adding Firefox, Chromium and the Zoom client to each. This would simulate "roughly" a Chromebook laptop. These devices could be donated to school students. Another possibility is donating to your local Senior Center for those seniors who cannot afford "Market Priced" laptops.
19 • Preferred system installer method (by Alvaro on 2024-05-20 13:03:06 GMT from Italy)
My favorite installer is the text-based Debian installer: easily understandable, configurable and fast.
20 • Housekeeping article (by Tim on 2024-05-20 13:08:53 GMT from United States)
Kudos on your housekeeping article. I have been using Distrowatch for longer than I can remember. I like the site the way it is and I'm glad you maintain it rather than revamp it. I probably won't make another 23 years, but I hope you and Distrowatch do.
21 • Home projects (by Pogi Americano on 2024-05-20 13:13:40 GMT from United States)
I'm just a user, I don't know much about Linux other than how to install MXLinux from an ISO. I also have a couple of old PCs (16 & 32bit) collecting dust in my attic. They work fine, they were just not good enough to run the next generation Windows. I would like to read about using minimal distros and distros like Raspberry that would let me use the old pcs for things like word processing and maybe one that I can connect to Utube for my tunes while doing word processing on another old pc. Even if I can only get them going with a single purpose, at least they are being used and not collecting dust. Also, maybe with your vast knowledge of Linux in general, you could publish a list of resources for learning new ways of using old pcs. ... Can I also give a shout out to MXLinux folks, GREAT WORK, thank you!
22 • Housekeeping/Home Projects (by PuceLev on 2024-05-20 14:28:44 GMT from Canada)
Congratulations on the 23 years! @21 (@Pogi Americano), FYI Raspberry (Pi) is not a distro but a small computer.
23 • Linux virtualization on a Mac with ARM processor (by penguinx86 on 2024-05-20 14:47:50 GMT from United States)
This weekend, I successfully got Debian to run as a virtual machine on my Macbook Air with an M1 ARM processor. I used the FREE version of UTM virtualization software available here:
https://mac.getutm.app/
The UTM version on the Apple store costs about $10 for the same thing. Installing it and using it is fairly straitforward, similar to using Virtualbox.
The M1 processor uses the ARM64 architecture also known as 'aarch64'. I downloaded the Debian small CD net install ISO for ARM 64 architecture. I installed it using the Virtualization option in UTM with the Xfce GUI. The only giltch was having to un-attach the ISO file 'CD' before it would boot from the newly installed OS virtual HD. Once I got Debian to boot, it was fast and ran great.
UTM can also emulate x86 processors on a Mac M1 ARM processor, but I didn't try it. It probably runs slower in emulation mode than with native virtualized ARM64 aarch64 mode.
24 • 1, congrats etc & Archthing (by Someguy on 2024-05-20 15:04:55 GMT from United Kingdom)
Reciprocating thanks and congrats for DW, Ladislav & Jesse.
As for the Archthing review, let's not waste more of Jesse' s valued time & expertise? It's same old same old DSL scenario. Plenty of genuinely SMALL distros around - try some of those from the Puppy, EasyOS kennels, for example. Contributors may wish to add their own favourite SMALL offerings.
25 • Congrats on the last 23 years (by Victor on 2024-05-20 16:08:15 GMT from Canada)
As someone who's been visiting the site for just over 17 years I wanted to wish my congrats of the 23 years of service Distriwatch has provided the Linux community. I still remember coming here daily in the early years as I was experimenting with the vast array of choices in the open source world, and this sure was an invaluable source of information and inspiration for ideas on what to try next.
Now that my distro hopping days are mostly behind me I still visit for my weekly dose in the regular newsletter and my Sunday evenings wouldn't be the same without it.
Thanks guys, cheers!
26 • Raspberry Pi Desktop for PC and Mac (by Raspberry Pi Desktop on 2024-05-20 16:11:11 GMT from Singapore)
@22 There is a version of Raspberry Pi Desktop for PC and Mac.
27 • small home projects (by lincoln on 2024-05-20 18:38:11 GMT from Brazil)
“...I want to start a series of how-to articles which will explore setting up small home projects on a minimal device like a Raspberry Pi, old laptop, or PinePhone...”
I would suggest a series of projects exploring the aspects of distributed systems in a heterogeneous cluster between the Raspberry Pi, an old laptop and a PinePhone... I would check the feasibility and performance of peer-to-peer systems, shared memory systems, distributed data management, distributed intelligence (multi-agent systems), P2P-IPS for stored content, ... Testing distributed optimization: convex optimization, stochastic optimization, online learning, ... Evaluate techniques such as: data replication, data partitioning, distributed time, cluster management, communication between nodes, ... Experimenting with: role-based grid architecture, service-based grid architecture, event-based architecture, ...
28 • 17 • Congratulations! (by Pope Alexandṛ ...) (by R. Cain on 2024-05-21 02:00:35 GMT from United States)
"...Anyway, 23 is an odd number! "
It's also a Prime number.
Congratulations to all you people who are responsible such an enduring and outstanding publication. Very apropo for such a prime effort. Six more years and you do it again! ------------------------------------------------------ Mathematician: "3 is prime; 5 is prime; 7 is prime...by induction, all odd numbers past two are prime." Physicist: "3 is prime; 5 is prime; 7 is prime; 9 is pri...oops--experimental error. 11 is prime..." Engineer: "3 is prime; 5 is prime; 7 is prime; 9 is prime; 11 is prime..."
29 • Good job! (by Max on 2024-05-21 14:21:15 GMT from France)
I will not pretending that I'm regularly reading distrowatch for 23 years (I wasn't aware that Linux existed by then) but it's many years that I'm grateful about this website, and the amount of work regularly done. So thank you! I've got not idea how this website is actually any good from an accessibility pov (a subject much more important today than 20 years ago) but since it's basic HTML/CSS and, for my part, no JS at all, I guess it's pretty accessible. I've got one remark: I recently being looking for different distro to install on some people I know (since October 2025 seems the new end of world date for some) and since _many_ don't want to bother with updating their OS (except one or two times a decade for major versions), I was looking for some informations about distro lifecycles (rolling aside). I know that is kind of difficult since every distro get their own estimate (LTS, ELTS, entreprise grade, etc.) and can support many version at the same time, but adding the estimated lifetime of the current version(s) for major distro on their pages could be great.
30 • @ 30 • Good job! (by Max... (by R.Cain on 2024-05-21 15:28:46 GMT from United States)
First thing for you to do is read this article ...
https://www.ocsmag.com/linux-2017-the-road-to-hell/
Then install the latest xxxx-POINT THREE version of MX-Linux (or the last xxx.3 version you can find), and don't *ever* look at it--or take any questions about it--again.
31 • estimated lifetime of the current version(s) for major distro (by estimated lifetime on 2024-05-22 05:25:23 GMT from Singapore)
@30 End of support dates could be found on the pages at Wikipedia of the respective distros.
32 • 23 years.... (by mihail from romania on 2024-05-22 05:54:37 GMT from Romania)
bravo for 23 y.o. and many thanks to DW.
I always liked the simple an clean old looking websites, so easy to find and read information...
modern ones *need* to display fancy methods of pulling the text from under your eyes, spin it and hit you with it either from left side or... also some drop down menus are to sensitive and just dont stay in their handle...
best wishes!
33 • upcoming series (by jazzfelix on 2024-05-22 09:52:21 GMT from Germany)
I would love to read about maintenance! Setting something up is kind of easy. There are many projects providing fully setup systems with simple GUI configurations, like truenas. Also Ubuntu provides a lot of packages which are easy to setup (gitlab-ce). Maintaining those and keeping them up to date for a few years is much harder than setting them up. Also in my experience running a service 24/7 on a system without ECC RAM is very challenging. I ran a Nextcloud on CentOS. I started on 7.0, migrated to Alma Linux later and kept that up to date until 8.7. Then I abandoned it because it got too complicated to keep it up to date (dnf had some problems and it seemed to me that a fresh install on another platform was more time efficient than fixing it). It'd been basically the same for my desktop. Fresh install every 2 years. Now I am running FreeBSD which was the smoothest transition for a major version bump yet (from 13 to 14).
34 • Life cycle (by Jesse on 2024-05-22 10:31:46 GMT from Canada)
@29: " I was looking for some informations about distro lifecycles (rolling aside). I know that is kind of difficult since every distro get their own estimate (LTS, ELTS, entreprise grade, etc.) and can support many version at the same time, but adding the estimated lifetime of the current version(s) for major distro on their pages could be great."
If you're wondering which distributions have longer support cycles, you can visit our Search page and, under Release Model, select "Fixed LTS".
https://distrowatch.com/search.php?ostype=All&category=All&origin=All&basedon=All¬basedon=None&desktop=All&architecture=All&package=All&rolling=Fixed+%28LTS%29&isosize=All&netinstall=All&language=All&defaultinit=All&status=Active#simple
Alternatively, almost all distributions which publish a formal support life cycle have it listed in their feature table, under "End of life" on their information page. A lot of distributions do not have a specific end date, those that do, we list them. You'll find projects with at least 3 years of support or more by using the "Fixed LTS" tag.
35 • 23 years, thank you for all this (by Otis on 2024-05-22 12:37:13 GMT from United States)
A lot to like here if one is a Linux or BSD enthusiast. I also appreciate very much the site operator's habit of asking the users here about suggested or planned changes to Distrowatch.
Generally we've asked that it be kept very much the same for all this time: Simply attractive and easy to navigate the hordes of information here. Once again, thank you!
36 • re: A Little Housekeeping (by Will on 2024-05-22 20:14:49 GMT from United States)
Thanks for sharing the maintenance note. It's not talked about much, but it's more commonly a developer's life than greenfields.
As for what to write about - either old laptop or raspberry pi projects of manageable scope would be fantastic. Lots of people have these devices, the pinephone, not so much. Just my 2 cents. I'd probably lean towards pi, cuz it's more accessible and what's already written is usually very fringe projects - weather balloons, motor control, matrix style camera effects and whatnot - rarely do they give something practical and doable with just the pi itself. Laptop stuff is fine, too.
Will
37 • Home projects (by Jesse on 2024-05-22 20:22:55 GMT from Canada)
> "As for what to write about - either old laptop or raspberry pi projects of manageable scope would be fantastic. Lots of people have these devices, the pinephone, not so much."
I want to address something that's come up a few times in the comments. A few people read my idea for doing a series of projects on a low-spec devices (like an old laptop, PinePhone, or Raspberry Pi) and assumed it was an either/or situation.
Any projects I would be doing would work the same way on each of the three devices, this isn't an exclusive choice. The steps to set up a web servers, file share, seed box, media streamer, etc are the same on each of the three devices.
In other words, I wasn't suggesting I'd do a project exclusively for the Pi or the PinePhone or old laptops. Any series of projects I do will work the same on all three because the underlying Linux systems and the commands required would be identical on all three. Readers could follow along on whichever device they had.
38 • Preferred installer (by Nate on 2024-05-22 21:43:22 GMT from United States)
I often hear or read reviews about Linux distributions which to me place too much importance on the installer. Let me preface my thoughts on the subject with the fact that the three OSes I regularly use are Arch Linux, Void Linux and FreeBSD. The first two are rolling releases, and FreeBSD has fixed releases with a clear upgrade procecdure and rolling releases for ports and packages. What this amounts to is that installation becomes something that you do ONCE in the entire lifetime of your computer. For that reason I always thought Arch did it right by focusing on literally everything else. The installation might not have been for the faint of heart, but since it only ever need be done once, basically who cares? As per usual the wiki is so good that it covers just about any conceivable issue you might have installing the OS.
Now, if you don't want to use a rolling release distro for one reason or another, I still find it silly that people even care what the installer looks like, just that it does the right thing and doesn't surprise you or damage your system. When I installed Void to a Raspberry Pi 4 I was able to just extract a tarball onto the SD card, configure the files and boot. You get to create your own partitions. I find this preferable to an installer that does everything for you but wipes out partitions that you might have wanted to keep, or installs a bootloader without asking your permission.
39 • Installers (by Reyfer on 2024-05-23 01:13:09 GMT from Venezuela)
As nice as Calamares and other graphical installer may be today, I personally believe nothing beats Debian's net install "expert" mode, for control over what gets actually installed
40 • Suggestion for an Opinion Poll, and right here--in these comments. (by R. Cain on 2024-05-23 16:11:13 GMT from United States)
From this week's Reader Comments (with Comment number):
11 "...I think a series of articles showing how to repurpose old PCs and laptops would appeal to those of us that hate waste...Ask the commenters what they want to know about other Linux users..."
14 "...As for the small home projects I vote for older computers..."
15 "...A lot of our polls do come from reader suggestions..."
16 "...I have too many laptops...What might I do with them?"
36 "...either old laptop or raspberry pi projects of manageable scope would be fantastic. Lots of people have these devices, the pinephone, not so much..." ------------------------------------------------------------
Suggested Opinion Poll:
"Of the Following List of Devices, How Many of Each Do You Own?--
a) old laptop / notebook /netbook b) Raspberry Pi c) Pinephone"
41 • Poll suggestion (by Otis on 2024-05-24 12:33:30 GMT from United States)
@40 Good idea, but perhaps the whole population of devices DW users own would be more useful in the poll:
a) Old Laptop, Notebook, Netbook, PC b) Raspberry Pi c) Pinephone d) Newer Laptop, Notebook, Netbook, PC e) Other
Number of Comments: 41
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• Issue 1086 (2024-09-02): Vanilla OS 2, command line tips for simple tasks, FreeBSD receives investment from STF, openSUSE Tumbleweed update can break network connections, Debian refreshes media |
• Issue 1085 (2024-08-26): Nobara 40, OpenMandriva 24.07 "ROME", distros which include source code, FreeBSD publishes quarterly report, Microsoft updates breaks Linux in dual-boot environments |
• Issue 1084 (2024-08-19): Liya 2.0, dual boot with encryption, Haiku introduces performance improvements, Gentoo dropping IA-64, Redcore merges major upgrade |
• Issue 1083 (2024-08-12): TrueNAS 24.04.2 "SCALE", Linux distros for smartphones, Redox OS introduces web server, PipeWire exposes battery drain on Linux, Canonical updates kernel version policy |
• Issue 1082 (2024-08-05): Linux Mint 22, taking snapshots of UFS on FreeBSD, openSUSE updates Tumbleweed and Aeon, Debian creates Tiny QA Tasks, Manjaro testing immutable images |
• Issue 1081 (2024-07-29): SysLinuxOS 12.4, OpenBSD gain hardware acceleration, Slackware changes kernel naming, Mint publishes upgrade instructions |
• Issue 1080 (2024-07-22): Running GNU/Linux on Android with Andronix, protecting network services, Solus dropping AppArmor and Snap, openSUSE Aeon Desktop gaining full disk encryption, SUSE asks openSUSE to change its branding |
• 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 |
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