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1 • Typo in Q&A & Reinstall Suggestions (by Vinfall on 2024-11-04 01:42:10 GMT from Hong Kong)
The command to backup flatpak list should be (wrong redirect):
flatpak list | awk -F '\t' '{print $2}' > package-list.txt
Also, to reinstall flatpak on a new machine:
flatpak install $(tr '\n' ' ' < package-list.txt)
Some distros also offer a way to create live CD with custom packages (architect for Arch/Manjaro, void-mklive for Void etc.), which you can install as a VM to test the changes before you wipe everything on disk.
(PS: actually with Ventoy & vtoyboot/vlnk plugin, you can just install the system inside a large VDI and boot via Ventoy, no need to reinstall.)
By the way on fresh install you definitely want to backup those "dotfiles" to avoid tweaking all the other settings.
2 • Installing applications on a new system (by Guido on 2024-11-04 01:44:03 GMT from Philippines)
MX Linux has its own small application to generate the list of user installed applications. If you make an upgrade you shall use this list. Haven't tried it yet.
3 • Typo in Q&A (by Vinfall on 2024-11-04 01:48:47 GMT from Hong Kong)
Ok I made a typo myself too...
The command to backup flatpak list is actually:
flatpak list | awk -F '\t' '{print $2}' | uniq > package-list.txt
Runtime packages like Mesa share the same package name, it does no harm to just make the list unique since they are sorted already.
4 • Rebuild system (by Name on 2024-11-04 02:14:56 GMT from France)
In NixOS you simply rebuild your system from a configuration file to get all the packages you want. This can be stored in a git repository and used for each machine, etc… if not on NixOS you can do the same using the Nix package manager. Super easy way of keeping your list of desired packages around (and up to date).
5 • *my* "cloning" approach (by InvisiDude on 2024-11-04 02:18:58 GMT from United States)
I'll expand/gloat on the app @Guido (#2) mentions. It's called "MX User Installed Packages".
Mostly, I use it to chronicle changes to my (new) system, but it has another useful feature: open any saved list (they're plain text) on another MX box and check/uncheck which packages you'd like installed. Super convenient!
(exceptions: [1] AppImages and [2] the package is longer available)
I don't claim MX is perfect but they sure get alot things right.
6 • Install packages from a list (debian) (by Salman on 2024-11-04 04:07:54 GMT from Indonesia)
It's easier if using xargs
cat package-list.txt | xargs sudo apt install -y
7 • Installed to Live (by Salman on 2024-11-04 04:26:32 GMT from Indonesia)
MX-Linux and antiX-Linux offer a way to create liveCD/USB from the running system. You can boot it, run it live, and you can install it on another system (or fresh install in your case). Kind of remastering system.
8 • Linux list of running, installed programs. (by Greg Zeng on 2024-11-04 04:39:05 GMT from Australia)
Most Distrowatch users seem to be CLI, instead of GUI USERS. Gkrellm is the easiest way to GUI show, on the desktop in real time, the top three CPU demanding applications at any time, with percentages. Various 'system monitoring' applications exist for most medium or larger systems. These show current running applications, in various choices of details. Most popular 'table' presentation is via 'HTOP'. Logging or listing these details for off-screen viewing is another issue.
The 'extensions' and 'add-ins for the larger Desktop Environments offer real time desktop tracing of installed apps, with or without percentages included. Gnome has many posssibilities, but with so many updats, the older system mintors may not work with the latest updates. KDE Plasma is more stable with its choices.
The GUI "tables" for installation are easy ways to determine currently installed applications. 'Synaptic Package Manager' does this table format for Ubuntu-based and PCLOS. 'Discover' now offers this application in later versions, for Flatpak, OEM repositories, and sometimes Snap repositories. But latest versions of 'Discover' do not include Appimage and the many tiny support utilities included by Synaptic Package Manager.
Saving these listings as a file, to be examined much later is similar to keeping a long record of the operating system. This requires other logging type of applications.
9 • Kinoite - "missed opportunity" (by Andy Prough on 2024-11-04 05:17:58 GMT from Switzerland)
Jesse called it a "missed opportunity" in the Kinoite review when noting that the Kinoite website claimed the distro has the advantages of fine-grained permission-setting from Flatseal, but the distro itself does not come with Flatseal installed.
I think the term "missed opportunity" is being overly kind - it's really a falsehood to claim a benefit knowing that it is not included by default.
10 • Framework computers can be purchased without Windows (by Framework fan on 2024-11-04 06:38:06 GMT from United States)
Framework notebook computers only come with Windows installed if you buy a pre-built Framework notebook. If you buy a Framework DIY Do-It-Yourself notebook, you can order it without an operating system so you don’t have to pay for a copy of Windows if you’re only planning to run Linux. It is quite easy and only takes about 15 minutes to assemble a DIY Framework and the Framework comes with the only tool you need to assemble it (a Torqx T5/PH0 double-sided bit). You can also save money with the DIY Framework computers because you can supply your own RAM and SSDs which can be cheaper than buying them from Framework. Most Linux distros run well on the Framework computers, including openSUSE Linux Slowroll and Framework officially supports several Linux distros. Framework computers are the only notebooks which the end user can easily repair and upgrade so over time they are cheaper than other comparable computers.
11 • List of programs (by AdamB on 2024-11-04 07:01:56 GMT from Australia)
In the introduction to the opinion poll, you ask "do you manually keep a list of all the important applications you installed?"
This is what I have been doing for the last couple of years. I have kept a text file listing the applications and utilities which I add to default installations.
Recently, I have expanded this to a table which includes details of which distros have these programs in their repositories. For instance, not all of my favourites are available in Void; some of my favourites are not currently present in Debian Testing.
I am also keeping notes about individual problems; for instance, in Debian Testing and Devuan Testing, Shotwell is pulling in more of Gnome than it used to.
12 • new system (by dr.j on 2024-11-04 07:36:43 GMT from Germany)
even though pacman can do it (make a list of installed programs and install it on a new device), I never have done so. A new system means a new device and that means: new ssd out, old ssd in. Works now for more than a decade. If the ssd will come to its end of life I clone it with dd or ddrescue.
Furthermore, this only effects the host, because my workstation is a virtualmachine which always remains the same.
13 • New system (by David on 2024-11-04 09:20:50 GMT from United Kingdom)
PCLinuxOS has a utility to create an installation medium from your current system: that runs like a normal installer but creates a clone of your old system.
14 • @8 "Most Distrowatch users seem to be CLI, instead of GUI USERS." (by Elcaset on 2024-11-04 09:35:43 GMT from United States)
Has there been a poll on Distrowatch, asking if users prefer to mainly use a GUI or the command line? If not, that would probably be a useful poll. I wouldn't assume to know what the percentages would be.
15 • List of Programs for restore if needed. (by DachshundMan on 2024-11-04 10:04:27 GMT from United Kingdom)
I use the mintbackup tool, this allows backing up of the home directory and also writing out a software list that can be used to restore the installed software. If used on a new system a software restore installs the latest versions from the repositories.
16 • How do you set up applications on a new computer? (by James on 2024-11-04 10:27:54 GMT from United States)
"I install everything manually as I need it: 323 (61%)"
That's not to say I won't find another software program I need for a specific purpose sometime in the future.
17 • Kinoite (by Jesse on 2024-11-04 11:53:21 GMT from Canada)
@9: "I think the term "missed opportunity" is being overly kind - it's really a falsehood to claim a benefit knowing that it is not included by default."
The claim is not false, really. Technically the user can set permissions on Flatpak bundles using the command line tools. It is just awkward to do it that way and most people don't. Typically a person would use a GUI tool like Flatseal. So they aren't lying, just incredibly un-user-friendly.
18 • New system (by Vukota on 2024-11-04 11:54:50 GMT from Serbia)
In the question about "new system" there is a missing piece for what kind of use?
If it is for individual use on a newer version of the same distro with potentially different hardaware, there is no good reason to bring old packages as is, as there are always packages that are not going to work on different hardware, different/newer desktop, newer version of the distribution or may have different set of dependencies. And newer distro may always bring better alternatives for the job at hand. Here would be more important question how do you move data/configuration from the applications you really care about like email, browsers, pictures, theming, etc. In example, I never move all configurations and settings to the new system, but just for the applications I care about an know have good upgrade path.
If it is not for individual use, but more like serial installation, on predetermined hardware and same distro version, then any of the methods are in the game and it depends on the need. It is unwise to generalize, as different needs provide different results using different methods. Is it for the same user? Is it for the replacement system or additional? Is it for the few installations or more than just a few?
19 • SLACKEL (by rhtoras on 2024-11-04 11:56:10 GMT from Greece)
last time i read a review for Slackel here was back in 2017 and was not by Jesse
i wonder if you could make a review almost 8 years later to see what changed and what remained the same...
THANKS Jesse...
20 • New system (by crayola_eater on 2024-11-04 12:37:08 GMT from United States)
Looking at the handy suggestions I have a couple thoughts.
If I run a command/application to list all of the running programs (ie ps, htop ...) that will create a list. However, if I want it to list all the things I wish to install in a new fresh install, I will need to actually be running all the programs I desire. Not an easy thing to be sure, even if your hardware can do it.
Or I can create a list of all my installed programs, or do a remaster of my system. That will indeed capture all my desired applications for a new fresh install, as well as all the chaff that I would rather disregard. So what would be the point of this.
Me, I have a fluid list of the basics that I need in a system to get it up and running a stable desktop. Then I add all the major 'I run them every day' applications, and I can get down to business. Additional programs will get added as needed, along with new bits that may or may not be chaff in the next round.
21 • Apps list (by Friar Tux on 2024-11-04 13:34:20 GMT from Canada)
Like others, here. I keep a separate text file (manually made) of any apps/programs I consistently use (VLC, Cherrytree, Pinta and Krita), though, by now I pretty well know them by heart. I have found that most apps backup programs don't seem to account for hardware and/or OS version changes, so I usually end up using the Software Manager anyway. Also, time-wise it appears to take the same amount.
By the way, Fedora was my first foray into Linux somewhere around 2001. It scared me back to Windows as I stopped working a couple of days later. I tried Mandrake next (bought the CD from a company in California). It lasted about a month then quit. Finally found Mint/Cinnamon about 2014, and it haven't died yet.
22 • Slackel (by Jesse on 2024-11-04 13:34:31 GMT from Canada)
@19: "Last time i read a review for Slackel here was back in 2017 and was not by Jesse
i wonder if you could make a review almost 8 years later to see what changed and what remained the same..."
I reviewed the most recent version of Slackel last year: https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20231120#slackel
23 • Wine, virus risk (by Jan on 2024-11-04 13:55:52 GMT from The Netherlands)
I have recently been fiddling with Wine and running Win-applications. And succeeded on a few distros and my preferred Win-applications.
However I stumbled over messages in which there was a severe warning w.r.t. virus risk.
Where in Windows there is some virus-protection w.r.t. applications, under Wine this is fully absent and also no protection from the Linux distro.
An improvement couuld be to use the Linux-app Bottles, at which each Win-app runs in a container. However I found that a Win-filemanager can not access any other other directories, so this is useless.
I wonder if anybody has an advise on this.
24 • Poll (by Otis on 2024-11-04 14:40:46 GMT from United States)
80% of users so far manually install packages either as needed or all at once. The rest of the option choices in single digits at this point (on Monday).
I think that more and more Linux users sort of celebrate the universe of customizing and tweaking we can do with our distros as opposed to the spoon-fed nature of Windows and Mac.
So, as we move along with doing things by hand we think of this or that app or package and that becomes part of the personalization process a bit more than if we were to script or throw it all in as part of some import schema. Not all of us, just most of us.
25 • Installing applications on a new system (by Chris Whelan on 2024-11-04 14:48:56 GMT from United Kingdom)
MX Linux has a tool to create a list of user installed packages. The same tool can be used to reinstall all or some of those packages.
It works really well.
https://mxlinux.org/wiki/help-files/help-mx-user-installed-packages/
26 • Installing applications on a new system (by MC on 2024-11-04 15:23:46 GMT from United States)
Gentoo makes this very easy: just copy the contents of /var/lib/portage/world and (optionally) any of your use flags from /etc/portage/package.use/
27 • Flatpak permissions in Kinoite (by Jasper on 2024-11-04 16:31:50 GMT from The Netherlands)
@9 and @17 it is included - the flatpak permissions can be set in KDE System Settings. I usually prefer Flatseal anyway, but it works.
28 • Flatpak permissions (by Jesse on 2024-11-04 16:38:45 GMT from Canada)
@27: This is true, if you're willing to dig through the System Settings panel for a while you can find a limited GUI for managing Flatpak permissions. It's not as powerful/flexible as Flatseal, but it is there, under Application Permissions - Flatpak Permissions.
29 • Wine, virus risk (by user123 on 2024-11-04 16:44:45 GMT from Germany)
@23: I wouldn't be too concerned about that topic. Nevertheless you probably feel more comfortable with ClamAV (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/ClamAV) installed.
30 • version info with new releases? (by Geoff on 2024-11-04 18:41:39 GMT from New Zealand)
Please excuse the "noob" question, but hopefully the answers might help other people.
Is there and easy way to see in the various distros, some of the things they advertise in the release notes? It is obvious in (most) actual apps to finf Help, About and see a version or pet name. But what about the "internal" components?
For example, in Manjaro, where can you see if you have 'Wynsdey' or now 'Xahea' and their version numbers 24.whatever? Or sitting down to someones machine running Mint, how to tell which release? Something like plasma or cinnamon runs the desktop - where can you see what version it is?
31 • Version (by Friar Tux on 2024-11-04 19:18:15 GMT from Canada)
@30 (Geoff) In Linux Mint/Cinnamon, open System Settings, scroll down to System Info, and click on the icon. Everything is there version-wise. I would hazard a guess that Manjaro is similar.
32 • New Computer (by Nifty Bottle on 2024-11-05 03:37:06 GMT from United States)
Generally speaking there are a core of applications I install on new computers, and from there I install as needed. I tend to view new computers as an opportunity for spring cleaning, so I’m reluctant to automate the process.
I do use ninite for Windows computers, though I’m slowly moving towards Chris Titus’ WinUtil, since it has a larger variety of available software as well as various tweaks I would need to be running on Windows these days anyway. I don’t use anything similar on Linux, and I neither need nor want to, as Linux has dramatically better package management, installed default programs, and a distinct lack of ads and AI uselessness shoehorned in.
33 • Kinoite, package file lists (by Wally on 2024-11-05 09:45:29 GMT from Australia)
Kinoite: Tried it along with Silverblue and other immutables. Maybe in a few years, but for now I don't see any benefits to equal or exceed the limitations, not for my own use. To run container GUI apps as if they were on the host, I found Distrobox with Podman to be superior to Toolbx/Toolbox. Both can be installed without needing root access. I used a Debian container, which worked well. Others are available of course.
Package File lists: I'm not sure I follow what this is about. I don't have so many things installed that I can't keep in my own biological memory, such as it is. Should the system I'm using be borked beyond repair, I'm sure I could pretty much re-create it in a matter of minutes on a new machine. Done it before, sometimes on a whim. I suppose keeping a list I can paste into the terminal after the package manager install command would save me some typing, but other wise I see no need. Personal data is another matter, and I keep little of that on the disk holding the OS.
34 • @30 - Version (by Brad on 2024-11-05 11:20:00 GMT from United States)
In Manjaro, find "Manjaro Hello" - that will give you some basic info regarding the version. In System Settings, "About This System" will give you information about the running software, as well as hardware info.
Of course there's always the trusty command "inxi" - use the various switches offered to see as much (or as little) as you want.
35 • Linux Lite, live-usb, browser does not start. (by Jan on 2024-11-06 14:53:24 GMT from The Netherlands)
I tried the new Linux Lite from a Ventoy usb-stick.
The given Chrome browser does not start, there is a short time a circle in the mouse pointer, and that ends with nothing.
I downloaded Firefox in the live session, it did also not start.
Thunderbird did start. So there seems something wrong with any browser.
36 • 30 • version info with new releases (by Greg Zeng on 2024-11-07 02:30:28 GMT from Australia)
This is listed automatically in every introduction page of Distrowatch. Select the Distro page listed in Distrowatch. Scroll down the page, clicking on: "Full Package List"
This list is created automatically be a Distrowatch internal batch file, for each list of the initially available distro. Jesse did describe this batch file, long ago. When the distro is installed, it can be updated to the latest versions, online, during or after the installation. This also works for 'live', uninstalled distros, and for virtual distros, I think. So the immediately available Distrowatch link is inaccurate, after these updated applications are applied.
The later derived Distros try to avoid the copyright bound and untypical applications. For example, Kubuntu uses Kpart, rather than the user friendly Gparted.
Most distros avoid full Wayland, Snap and appimage. Some are 'advanced enough' to use 'Calamares' installation of the distro, and any of aa few versions of 'swap partitions'. Most reviewers of Distros do not care about user friendliness of Linux distros, so do not mention these methods of expanding away from the 4% geeks in computer usage. Elitisism and snobbery is an essential part of using Linux, instead of the others: Windows, Apple and Android, in my opinion.
37 • My own CLI tool, teaching myself C++ (by Dirk on 2024-11-07 08:12:33 GMT from Germany)
I turned a very simple bash script into a personal C++ program, finally learning the language and the concepts coming with it. I was also fiddling around with a Python version, but I was more intruiged by the use of C++ for my very own purposes. So, my little CLI tool became my way to set up my most basic selection for packages from a distro repo, my favorite Flatpaks, installing additional fonts and setting up Synth Shell. And I continue to extend my tool with things I always wanted to try, like connecting a database from my Linode instance. It's fun, my 50 year old brain learns new things and I come to love my PopOS workstation more and more. :)
38 • @30, version info (by EL Guapo on 2024-11-07 11:12:58 GMT from Mexico)
@30, "About and see a version" In KDE or Cinnamon, on the menu search bar type "info". In Gnome, type "about". Both Mint and Manjaro include neofetch, a little utility which gives basic info. Open the terminal and type "neofetch". Note that Manjaro won't show a version number or name because it is a rolling release.
39 • BD PROCHOT, Throttlestop, undervolt, freezing (by Jan on 2024-11-08 00:28:34 GMT from The Netherlands)
I came along a discussion about uncomprehensieve power/performance throttling.
There was an advice, when the throttling at a notebook was caused by a not original power supply, to disable BD PROCHOT, using Techpowerup Throttlestop. Throttling because of a not original power supply is considered to be a sneaky misuse by the notebook manufacturer.
This Throttlestop program (Windows) has a elaborate explanation how to use.
It advises NOT to disable BD PROCHOT because another electrical component than the CPU can have reached a max temperature.
In the manual I found in the section Undervolt (to be able to increase the performance) that at too much undervolting, the notebook/PC starts to show freezes.
I wonder if the Linux-distro-complains about freezing are caused by an distro-build-in undervolting (and BD PROCHOT disabling) to get a performance maximizing of the distro.
In my fiddling with different distros I found a few with amazing good performance (a.o. a few KDE-distros). And I found a few distros with annoying freeze-problems, mostly KDE.
Am I correct with the above ?
40 • Reviews. (by F on 2024-11-08 18:58:00 GMT from Canada)
Hey, Jesse, just an idea. A couple of weeks ago, you asked for suggestions for reviews. I realize you meant distro reviews, and I'm not sure if you even touch Desktop Environments, but I thought I would suggest a couple of interesting DEs, to get your opinion.
The first is called Eagle Mode. I think it may be more of a window manager. Once active you simply zoom in on your files to read, or view, them. It's like a perpetual zoom. It also has a few other trinkets to play with.
The second is the LCARSDE, which is, of course, the Star Trek DE. This one I haven't got working, yet. It appears there are a couple of files missing, I think.
Again, just a thought.
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| • 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 |
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