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1 • Immutable (by Miko Bootstraps on 2024-10-21 00:26:50 GMT from United States)
I run SteamOS, so my distro is an immutable distro
2 • review (by grindstone on 2024-10-21 01:24:01 GMT from United States)
Thanks for the work and taking the time to really examine your impressions of the distro. While I'm very-much not a KDE-person (I last-liked 2.2), that's exactly why I appreciate info on what I'd never consider loading, myself.
3 • Atomic vs. Immutable (by Immutable Mr. T on 2024-10-21 01:44:29 GMT from United States)
Thank you for the explanations. Now, I understand the difference!
I have two HP desktops. One runs Endless OS (Immutable), the other Fedora Silverblue (Atomic). Both are daily drivers, running for the last year. My favorite is Endless OS, Silverblue took more effort to setup, but has many more options and features.
I like the security features these distributions offer on a wired network. I run Whonix XFCE in VirtualBox in a wireless network on a USB 256GB drive for wifi security.
4 • review (by kubuntu fan on 2024-10-21 01:58:07 GMT from Australia)
Thanks for the review as always Jesse - I am an LTS guy so this doesn't give me any motivation to move off 24.04 which I really like (still on Plasma 5 thankfully).
Have always found Kubuntu to be the best distro for me and wouldn't dream of using anything else so hopefully these issues are ironed out by 26.04.
5 • Kubuntu 24.10 review (by Wedge009 on 2024-10-21 02:38:53 GMT from Australia)
Good to know that Wayland integration has improved - admittedly it was a long time ago but the last time I tried Wayland in Kubuntu it was broken for me.
A shame your experience with Plasma 6 was rough - like #4, I'm using Kubuntu 24.04 which stayed with Plasma 5.
Some typos:
* Usually I *experiences* crashes...
* During my *trail* I found myself...
6 • review of Kubuntu 24.10 (by Bobbie Sellers on 2024-10-21 03:30:14 GMT from United States)
Thanks for your cogent remarks.
Only quibble is how do they get all the 1400 MB into
the Live Distribution of
porteux-v1.7-current-kde-6.2.1-x86_64.iso (551 MB)
I understand compression but this is not that much
bigger than the other versions of Porteux. Of course
Porteux is using KDE Plasma 6.2.1 maybe it was
put on a diet?
Thanks again for cooling our lust for Plasma 6.?
bliss
7 • Q4OS (by InvisibleInk on 2024-10-21 03:35:16 GMT from United States)
Conclusion:
"Usually, at this point, I'd say something like "If you are already a fan of KDE Plasma then you will be happy to know Kubuntu is one of the most pure Plasma experiences and it is backed by Ubuntu's vast software repositories and strong hardware support." However, that doesn't feel true. I've been a big fan of KDE for 24 years, even the questionable KDE4 releases where things were more intriguing from the design possibilities than for the overall experience. But Plasma 6.1 broke my fandom. Maybe people who want to tweak and configure in depth will appreciate what Plasma 6 has to offer, but for me it was just too much - too many features enabled, too may bugs, too resource hungry, and too many options buried too deep.
Technically speaking, Kubuntu is a fine distribution with a lot to offer. It's just a shame it's saddled with this overly complex and overly noisy desktop environment."
Her, here! Newer is not always better. Please review Q4OS with its legacy Trinity desktop environment.
8 • KDE (by Punpino on 2024-10-21 05:31:07 GMT from Australia)
Major new versions of KDE tend to be like beta software, and it's only when a couple of minor updates have occurred that it becomes usable. Kubuntu shipped with 6.1, though the current version is 6.2.1.
If you compare KDE to Xfce, a new release of Xfce is typically rock solid. I find Xfce so much more responsive than KDE and Cinnamon, regardless of the distro.
9 • KDE 4 vs Plasma 6 (by BlueIV on 2024-10-21 05:51:35 GMT from United States)
I can't fault someone for there honest opinion, however I find it amusing that Plasma 6 was the straw that broke Jesse's back in regards to his "fandom." My feeling was that KDE 4 was simply far more of a disaster than Plasma 6, regardless of any design possibilities of the former. But again people have different perceptions; thanks for the review.
10 • Kubuntu (by rhtoras on 2024-10-21 07:48:30 GMT from Greece)
I don't really know what's the point of kubuntu... i mean what's the new thing bringing to the table ? I would say nothing... Ubuntu is @#$% so is KDE and in combination we get a full mess. That's it guys!
OK KDE is a matter of choice and preference, i can see that, but anyways... why starting with wayland, why the need of so many packages and why it forces udisks2 and other systemD components ? In that regard trinity desktop is far better (PCLinuxOS and exegnu linux use it). Trinity is based back on KDE 3 version which better than both 4 and 5 versions. For those interested there is Katana Desktop based on KDE 4 but i don't see any benefit since KDE 4 might be the worst version ever. Why sacrifice the freedom for some bells and whistles is my question. And till now KDE has no answer!
Hope to have better days as FOSS, because linux is dying slowly everyday.
11 • Atomic? (by David on 2024-10-21 08:28:42 GMT from United Kingdom)
PCLinuxOS has a utility to make a custom installation medium that will boot to a replica of your system and reinstall it if necessary. Does that count as atomic? Obviously you have to choose to run that program before updating, but it does ensure that you can always boot,
12 • PorteuX (by Linuxist Revolution on 2024-10-21 08:48:22 GMT from Canada)
--- i have just tried PorteuX (as introduced here on this forum by Distrowatch) which i truly would like to thank to, as I found PorteuX highly fascinating!
My only wish is that PorteuX integrate great features of SlatAz, too into itself, as SlatAz, is an extremely speedy, and very lite Linux distro.
13 • Kubuntu vs. KDE Neon. Latest "bugless" Linux kernel, 11.4" (by Greg Zeng on 2024-10-21 09:09:29 GMT from Australia)
Both are based on the last Ubuntu LTS, but claim to have trials on the latest KDE system. Both avoid Synaptic Package Manager, which can allow a GUI-type Neon, installation of Flatpak, and appimage.
Both avoid Gparted, since it is not standard KDE. Most (all?) other Ubuntu-based distros choose to avoid so many (inferior) KDE applications, if possible.
Personally, I found that the very regular updates given in recent KDE Plasma are buggy in KDE Neon, so prefer avoiding bleeding edge updates on my main working systems. This week's Distrowatch review shows some bugs in this non-LTS version of Ubuntu.
Unfortunately, Ubuntu is no longer providing a compiled version of the latest Linux kernels. Tarballs can be user-compiled from the raw source code instead. Today's latest is ver 11.4, which might correct ver 11.0, released by Ubuntu, "2024-09-15 16:44".
Another way to get the latest Linux kernel:
"Steven Barrett has released another Liquorix kernel based on Linux kernel 6.11.4.
"There are improvements to Bluetooth and Netfilter in the new version. For example, but can now handle external suspend requests, xtables can now stop NFPROTO_UNSPEC, Bluetooth will reconnect after suspension, and typos that stopped IPv6 targets from loading have been fixed.
"The Liquorix Linux kernel is an enthusiast Linux kernel that is optimized for low latency computing in audiovisual production, reduced frame time variations in games, and unparalleled responsiveness in interactive systems. It is available for Debian, Ubuntu, and Arch Linux. ".
Another Kernel update is also frequently available with "XanMod Linux Kernel".
14 • Re: Kubuntu vs. KDE Neon. Latest "bugless" Linux kernel, 11.4 (by Pumpino on 2024-10-21 09:40:05 GMT from Australia)
@13 I use Xanmod's kernel on my Xubuntu and LMDE installations. I find it receives updates slightly faster than Liquorix.
15 • Is your main distro atomic or immutable? (by James on 2024-10-21 09:46:47 GMT from United States)
I want neither. The reason I use Linux is to have full control of my machine. I also don't want flatpaks or snaps, but will run an appimage if I absolutely have too.
16 • Kubuntu 24.10 review (by Carlos Felipe on 2024-10-21 11:04:02 GMT from Brazil)
I think KDE is beautiful, but I can't use it. I don't know, it doesn't seem fluid, a bit heavy, I remember that every time I restarted it asked for the wifi password, that was quite annoying, I don't know if kwallet still has this behavior. My first contact with Linux was with KDE (Kurumin Linux), in 2005, but in the last decade I haven't used it for more than 2 or 3 days.
17 • Kubuntu 24.10 and Plasma 6.1 (by Nicola on 2024-10-21 13:00:20 GMT from Italy)
On another distribution with KDE Plasma 6.2.1, the reliable 'LXTask' indicates me 1153 MB of used RAM (with no open application) on 8000 MB of total RAM. It seems to me quite normal for Plasma Desktop.
18 • KDE Plasma Desktop (by Ruggero on 2024-10-21 13:11:55 GMT from Italy)
@8 (KDE by Pumpino)
"If you compare KDE to Xfce, a new release of Xfce is typically rock solid. I find Xfce so much more responsive than KDE and Cinnamon, regardless of the distro."
You should compare KDE to GNOME (on Wayland), and you should compare Xfce to LXQt/LXDE (on X11).
19 • KDE (by HeroicPenguin on 2024-10-21 14:03:57 GMT from Croatia)
kde is so awesome
I don't know why other desktops exist at all, they are useless because of KDE
20 • KDE (by Tony Hopscotch, Sr. on 2024-10-21 15:03:26 GMT from Denmark)
Nice review Jesse.
I share your frustration with KDE. In my eyes 4 was a disaster, 5 was really good and so far 6 is a disappointment. Maybe they'll clean it up, we'll just have to wait and see.
21 • Immutable, atomic (by Robert on 2024-10-21 15:47:28 GMT from United States)
Are immutable distros not a subclass of atomic distros? As the main root filesystem is read only it can only be updated as a single unit, so atomic. Atomic distros are not necessarily immutable as you say, but it seems to me that immutable distros are necessarily atomic.
Unless of course they just can't be updated at all, but who wants that?
For me, I use Arch which is by default neither. I do make use of LVM snapshots when updating though, so I suppose you could consider my personal install atomic.
22 • KDE, Poll, etc... (by Otis on 2024-10-21 15:53:03 GMT from United States)
Thank you for that thorough and clear explanation of "atomic" vs "immutable" systems. It also gave me a better understanding of what is going on when updates happen. I have no preference 'tween the two though.
KDE has reminded me of Gnome from time to time. Not because they resemble one another much, but because both have given me over the years the impression that each project is unstable, at least unreliable as to what to expect of them from version to version.
KDE is pretty and can be configured nicely. Gnome has both of those qualities, but with a different approach. I've had to abandon both more than once and go scurrying back to XFCE, which has never, in my experience, shown that lack of predictability and well-grounded stability. XFCE has always made me wonder why I tried those two others in the first place.
23 • Kubuntu (by RetiredIT on 2024-10-21 15:57:49 GMT from United States)
Kubuntu has always been in a different world of Linux. One has to go through a steep learning curve in order for it to become their daily driver. I tested it a few times through the years but always went back to the GNOME2/MATE desktop which I believe is the easiest and most efficient way to use the Linux OS and get work done.
24 • KDE 4,5 and 6 and K/Ubuntu (by vw72 on 2024-10-21 16:07:30 GMT from United States)
I know the general consensus was that KDE 4 was a disaster, but to be fair, distros pushed included it even though it wasn't yet a production release. That was in the days of trying to get the latest version of software in a distro come hell or high water.
When KDE 5 was released, the distros listened to the developers and didn't really push it out until the developers said it was ready. But still, there were several point releases needed before it was solid.
KDE 6, I think, was pushed out to quickly, similar to KDE 4, however, since it was less of a paradigm shift, still functioned fairly well with most bugs being related to switching to QT6 and a lack of widgets available for it.
That said, it hasn't really become stable until KDE 6.2.1. I think Kubuntu's problem is that they have to ship what Ubuntu has in the repositories at the time of it's feature freeze. So, we get a buggy lack luster KDE. In the past, to get around this, Kubuntu would maintain a backports ppa to get the current version, but that doesn't seem to be the practice anymore.
In the end, Canonical is focused on Ubuntu. The users of the other flavors have to live with the decisions made for Ubuntu. As can be seen in the review, those choices often lead to a lackluster experience.
25 • Atomic and immutable (by Jesse on 2024-10-21 17:08:55 GMT from Canada)
@21: "Are immutable distros not a subclass of atomic distros?"
No, these are different concepts.
"Atomic distros are not necessarily immutable as you say, but it seems to me that immutable distros are necessarily atomic."
This is not the case.
"Unless of course they just can't be updated at all, but who wants that?"
This is, certainly, one example of a distribution which is immutable, but not atomic.
Running UBports in some environments is another example. The filesystem is, by default, read-only, but the package management actions are not atomic. The admin can disable the immutable (read-only) feature, install packages with APT, then turn the immutable flag back on. This demos a situation where the OS is immutable, never atomic, and it is also upgradable.
> I do make use of LVM snapshots when updating though, so I suppose you could consider my personal install atomic.
That's sort of atomic, or at least adds an atomic layer. The pacman package manager's operations are not atomic so it can bork an update. LVM snapshots give you the power to roll back, so it is a recovery option and it's in the family of atomic operations. You've basically added an atomic layer on top of a non-atomic system.
26 • KDE 6 (by NiftyBottle on 2024-10-22 05:54:01 GMT from United States)
It’s interesting to see that you had so many issues with Plasma 6.1; my experience has been pretty different - most of your issues did not occur with any of my installs running KDE 6.1, including my primary daily driver of Arch with KDE. The only issues I’ve encountered were trying to do more esoteric things, like making custom menu entries for running scripts (fixed an issue with a second of poking) or trying to make the pinned quick launch distinguish between instances of the same program running with different launch parameters (I got it to launch ok but I’m still working on it not grouping the instances together while they’re running). A couple things do occur but don’t bother me - beeping to show the new volume is pretty standard and for me reassures me the volume changing is working (aka I’ve not broken my sound driver).
27 • atomic and immutable (by andrabt on 2024-10-22 08:50:46 GMT from Indonesia)
Imo, atomic is always refers to system behaviour when applying changes on their data, especially update or upgrade. For example, NixOS builds new generation when run nixos-rebuild and home manager switch. The newest state (profiles) is always independent (which is special when we talk about its feature, rollback) from the previous state (although they can share same libraries).
Doing some snapshot or create new installable image is not atomic since the newest update can overwrite the previous file (while snapshot of entire previous state is a clone and can be reload automatically/manually). Cmiiw
28 • Kubuntu and Plasma (by JS on 2024-10-22 11:16:52 GMT from Germany)
As always, a nuanced, fairly written review. I've had the best experiences with Kubuntu; the LTS version in particular is very trustworthy. With KDE, the number of options is actually a bit too much for me, but on the other hand, I don't change anything, don't play around, and just deactivate all effects. It runs quickly and the search function is excellent. What I really like about Plasma 6.1.5 in Kubuntu 24.10 is the stress-free Wayland experience. I don't know if it's exaggerated, but for security reasons I wouldn't want to miss Wayland anymore. When Xfce or LxQt eventually support Wayland in a stable way, things might look different, but at the moment that's just Gnome and KDE. Window managers aren't enough for me personally.
29 • Kubuntu KDE Plasma transparency (by Daniel on 2024-10-23 14:36:16 GMT from Czechia)
Transparency is not feature, it is upstream mesa bug since 23.2 if you use software LLVM for graphics acceleration. On real HW or in virt-manager with virgl that is not transparent.
30 • Great advert for Cinnamon (by Plasma 6 overdoing it on 2024-10-23 16:37:54 GMT from United Kingdom)
I haven't tried it, but it sounds like Plasma 6.1 is a great advert for the oven ready simplicity of Cinnamon.
31 • KDE (by Andy on 2024-10-23 20:20:45 GMT from United States)
I have been a longtime KDE user but am also getting disillusioned with it. Buggy and overly complex, IMO. Gnome is, of course, unusable without installing and configuring a bunch of extensions to restore a sane workflow. I've found myself gravitating toward XFCE. Fast, stable, predictable - YES PLEASE!
32 • YES!!! (by falcon52 on 2024-10-24 00:07:15 GMT from United States)
Andy @31 I couldn't agree more. XFCE has every thing I need!!! It just works and has never let me down.
33 • KDE Plasma 6 (by Wally on 2024-10-24 02:40:07 GMT from Australia)
Been running Plasma 6 on Tuxedo OS for a few months now and it's been flawless, first on KVM and then on disk. I had dropped KDE 5 after Latte was abandoned. I like my desktop set up in my pwn way. Even with KDE's many settings, Gnome gave me better options. KDE 6 has made it easier, so I'm back using it along with Gnome.
I'm puzzled by some of the complaints. The "beeping sound" can be muted by clicking on the panel sound icon and going to sound settings from there with another click. Doesn't seem overly complicated. Have to do the same more or less in Gnome and others. I suppose it could have been muted by default, but it's not a big deal. The file handling and transparency issues must apply to Kubuntu's own defaults. I didn't encounter them. RAM use is heavy, especially on Wayland. In my case, with 16 GB available, I really don't notice. Just tried the Newest Neon with Plasma 6.2 on a VM, and it also works fine so far.
34 • Kubuntu 24.10 review (by Luau Lou on 2024-10-24 06:46:06 GMT from United States)
"Technically speaking, Kubuntu is a fine distribution with a lot to offer. It's just a shame it's saddled with this overly complex and overly noisy desktop environment." If it weren't, then it would be Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Unity or some other 'buntu, since Kubuntu is just Ubuntu with the KDE DE, no more and no less.
35 • Recensione di Kubuntu 24.10 (by Derrick on 2024-10-24 12:33:45 GMT from Italy)
@34 Luau Lou
It sounds strange to me to hear that KDE Plasma is heavy. I use Kubuntu 24.04 LTS on a 9 year old PC and I find it lighter than Lubuntu 24.04 LTS. I think the problem with KDE is the configuration: surely you have to disable file indexing to improve performance.
36 • immutable use case - in another role (by Rik on 2024-10-24 13:59:40 GMT from United States)
In a weather related role, we used to network boot and run the OS from a readonly NFS share. This was for both Solaris and Linux.
Everything that could be was from the RO filesystem. /tmp and parts of /var was local storage. /home and a couple other directories under /var were read write NFS.
37 • @35, heavy KDE (by Wally on 2024-10-24 14:30:56 GMT from Australia)
@36, I was the one who mentioned KDE being heavy (@33). The reference was not to performance issues like lagging or CPU usage. I was referring strictly to RAM use. KDE 6.1 uses 1.3 to 1.5 GB at idle on Wayland, and around 1.2 in X11 on my PC. Yes, the file indexer is enabled, but it's idling. No difference if I suspend it. KDE 5 was up to around 1 GB on X11 last I used it. Can't speak about Lubuntu since It's not something I'd use.
38 • KDE 6 (by Explosive Sheep on 2024-10-24 15:55:41 GMT from Argentina)
I'm surprised about KDE taking 1,4 GB of RAM. I'm using KDE on Opensuse TW, and it never goes beyond 750 MB idle...And the Suse folks are on KDE 6.2 already.
39 • Sticking with KDE (by nightflier on 2024-10-24 18:08:08 GMT from United States)
I found the transition from KDE 5 to 6 to be quite trouble free. Most things look and work the same. Performance seems to have improved. As far as memory used, that seems very dependent on the total amount of RAM available. On a 32G system, it will show more used than on a 4G system. In any case, my web browser will use a lot more than the system itself.
Kubuntu seems to be on the heavy side in the KDE world. When I was installing 22.04 I thought it was not working, it took so long to boot from USB. It finally loaded after about 15 minutes. After that, it ran fine.
If you want a solid, lean and fast KDE, use Q4OS Plasma. Based on Debian and not on the cutting edge, it is beautifully boring.
One of the reasons I like KDE is that it can still give me old fashioned scrollbars with fixed width and up/down stepper buttons. Those narrow overlays without buttons are not nearly as useful.
40 • Sticking with KDE 5 (by Bulatox on 2024-10-24 20:41:29 GMT from Italy)
Htop in Kubuntu 24.04 LTS indicates 992 MB of RAM consumed (with no active applications). I will stay on KDE 5 until April 2026: it seems stable and responsive even on an old computer like mine. As for KDE 6 I'd steer clear of it for the time being.
41 • @39, Sticking with KDE (by Wally on 2024-10-25 00:28:19 GMT from Australia)
@39, "As far as memory used, that seems very dependent on the total amount of RAM available." Not in my experience. KDE 6 running on a VM with 4GB RAM uses pretty much the same as on my 16 GB PC.
42 • KDE RAM use follow-up (by Wally on 2024-10-25 10:24:04 GMT from Australia)
Had some time and was curious, so went looking for RAM hogging culprits on KDE 6. Started with Settings>Autostart and removed anything not essential. Then to /etc/xdg/autostart. Discover updater and accessibility got moved. I don't use KDEConnect, so out it went. I suppose there are other things there one can do without, but I quit there. RAM use is down to 917 on "top" and 998 on "top". More like old times.
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| • 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 |
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