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Ubuntu 24.04 Going to Drop the Games from Installer

Ubuntu has a few offline games out-of-the-box. Now, the developer team is going to remove them from the installer in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Since Ubuntu 23.10, Ubuntu Desktop no longer provides ‘Minimal installation‘ option in the installer. Instead, it’s “re-named” to “Default installation” with just the essentials, web browser and basic utilities. User can choose […]

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GNOME 46 to Ship with Experimental Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) Support

The upcoming GNOME 46 desktop environment series will finally ship the long-awaited variable refresh rate (VRR) feature, eliminating stuttering or tearing and enabling smooth display of the source.
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Fwupd 1.9.14 Fixes Updating the Fingerprint Reader on Framework 13 & 16 Laptops

Fwupd 1.9.14 open-source Linux firmware updater is now available for download, with improved updating of the fingerprint reader on the Framework 13 and 16 laptops, as well as improved detection of ARM32 and RISC-V UEFI binaries.

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KDE Releases Plasma 6 for Mobile Devices With Revamped Homescreen

Plasma Mobile 6 comes with a refreshed default home screen with customizable pages that allow users to organize their favorite apps in a grid and group them in folders, an app drawer and KRunner search, support for importing and exporting homescreen la…

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Armbian 24.2 Adds Xiaomi Mi 10, Orange Pi Zero 3 & ASUS Tinker Edge R Support

Armbian 24.2 is here two months after Armbian 23.11, and it’s also the first release of the project in 2024. The new release brings support for more devices, including the ASUS Tinker Edge R single-board computer for AI applications, the Orange Pi Zero 3 development board, the Radxa ROCK S0 SBC, and the Xiaomi Mi […]

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Mesa’s NVK Open-Source Vulkan Driver for NVIDIA Hardware Is Now Stable

The NVK open-source Vulkan graphics driver for NVIDIA hardware in the Mesa graphics stack is no longer experimental, and it’s now ready for prime time.

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LibreOffice 24.2.1 Office Suite Is Out With More Than 100 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 24.2.1 is now available for download as the first point release in the LibreOffice 24.2 office suite series, fixing more than 100 bugs for improved stability and robustness.

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Distrobox 1.7 Improves NVIDIA Support, Wolfi Containers, and Adds New Flags

Distrobox 1.7 tool for running any Linux distro inside a terminal emulator is now available for download with various new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new!

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KDE neon 6 Distro Now Available with the KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Environment

KDE neon 6 distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment, KDE Gear 24.02, and KDE Frameworks 6.

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Rent a Cloud-Based Sever Running Open-Source RISC-V CPU’s for $17.29 Monthly

France-based cloud provider Scaleway is now offering bare-metal access to its homegrown EM-RV1 servers running open-source RISC-V CPUs.
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VS Code 1.87 Released with Voice Dictation in Editor

Visual Studio Code announced version 1.87 as the new February 2024 release! The release features voice dictation support in editor. With VS Code Speech extension installed, user can use voice to dictate directly into the editor. It can be started by pressing Ctrl+Alt+V on keyboard, and stop via Escape key. Or, press and hold the […]

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Canonical Has Given Launchpad’s Homepage a Facelift

Next time you stop by Launchpad.net you’ll notice it has a new look. Canonical’s designers have given Launchpad’s landing page a lithe new look that allows text to breathe and is more in-keeping with Canonical’s other websites. …

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Kali Linux 2024.1 Penetration Testing Distro Is Here with Linux 6.6 LTS, New Look

Kali Linux 2024.1 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with a fresh new look and feel, new tools, and a new kernel.

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Flock to Fedora 2024 Moves to Rochester Instead of Mexico City as Originally Announced

This year’s Fedora Flock event was slated to take place in Mexico City. Then organizers hit a roadblock that made it a bridge too far.
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KDE Releases Plasma 6 for Mobile Devices with Revamped Homescreen

KDE Plasma Mobile 6 is now available for mobile devices based on the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment series and bringing new features and improvements.
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Armbian 24.2 Adds Xiaomi Mi 10, Orange Pi Zero 3, and ASUS Tinker Edge R Support

Armbian 24.2 distribution for ARM devices is available with support for ASUS Tinker Edge R, Orange Pi Zero 3, Radxa ROCK S0, and Xiaomi Mi 10 devices.
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The Odd-Looking ‘App Center’ Icon in Ubuntu 23.10 is Being Fixed

About a week ago I noticed the icon for App Center (the Flutter-based software store-front that replaced Ubuntu Software in 23.10) had changed — and not for the better! At first I assumed it was a snafu caused by me. See, I only noticed the change when…

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Flock to Fedora 2024 Moves to Rochester Instead of Mexico City as Originally Announced

This years Fedora Flock event was slated to take place in Mexico City. Then organizers hit a roadblock that made it a bridge too far.
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It’s Game Over for GNOME Games in Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu developers have decided to stop shipping games in future installs. Since Ubuntu 23.10 the distro defaults to a minimal install, which preinstall only core software essentials (like a terminal and web browser). But users can opt for a “full…

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LibreOffice 24.2.1 Office Suite Is Out with More Than 100 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 24.2.1 is now available for download as the first point release to the LibreOffice 24.2 office suite series fixing more than 100 bugs for improved stability and robustness.
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