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Linux Firmware Update Utility Fwupd Will Use Zstd Compression for Future Releases

Linux firmware update utility fwupd is moving away from XZ Utils and will use zstd (Zstandard) for future releases for compressing metadata.
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Thunderbird Progresses with Exchange Compatibility

March 2024’s Thunderbird Digest reveals Exchange Autodiscovery and OAuth compatibility improvements in the latest update.
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KDE Unveils WYSIWYG Note-Taking App

KDE’s Marknote 1.0 is out now! With Markdown format and personal touches, you can effortlessly manage your notes and keep them handy.
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System76’s Oryx Pro Linux Laptop Gets 14th Gen Intel HX-Class CPU and More RAM

It’s been more than nine months since System76 updated the Oryx Pro laptop and the latest version, which launches officially on April 2nd, 2024, ships with a 14th Gen Intel i9-14900HX processor with up to 5.8 GHz clock speed, 36MB cache, 24 total…

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Nitrux Moves to Maui Shell, Bids Farewell to KDE Plasma

The just-released Nitrux 4.3 ‘pl’ continues with Plasma 5.27, but by late 2024, Maui Shell will become its sole desktop environment.
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Latest CachyOS Release Fixes Crucial XZ CVE, Transitions Back to X11

CachyOS’s latest release tackles XZ CVE, revives X11 for stability, and revamps the boot with Plymouth and a new Refind partitioning layout.
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Nitrux 3.4 Released, the systemd-Free Distro Now Uses KDE Software from Debian

The monthly Nitrux releases continue and Nitrux 3.4 is here as another release shipping with the KDE Plasma 5.27.10 LTS desktop environment series, which will continue to be Nitrux’s default graphical environment throughout 2024 until the devs sw…

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Linux Mint Devs to Ship Thunderbird as a DEB Package in Linux Mint 22

Linux Mint lead developer Clement Lefebvre published a new monthly newsletter where he shares more details about some of the major changes coming to the next Linux Mint 22 release related to Thunderbird, PipeWire, and other components.
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System76’s Oryx Pro Linux Laptop Gets 14th Gen Intel HX-Class CPU and More RAM

System76’s Oryx Pro Linux-powered laptop has been updated with a 14th Gen Intel HX-Class CPU and up to 96GB DDR5 5200MHz RAM.
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Samba 4.20 Released: Enhancements for Seamless Integration

Samba, the popular open-source software suite that provides file, print, and authentication services for SMB/CIFS networks, has announced the release of Samba 4.20.0. This release comes after six months of development and includes several new features …

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Red Hat Warns Fedora Linux 40/41 & Rawhide Users About Critical Security Flaw

Red Hat has issued an urgent security alert for Fedora Linux 40, Fedora Linux 41, and Fedora Rawhide users about a security flaw (CVE-2024-3094) in the XZ Utils 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 packages that could allow unauthorized remote access via SSH.
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Fedora 41 to Adopt Next-Gen DNF5 Package Manager

Fedora 41’s proposed DNF5 will replace dnf, offering enhanced performance, fewer dependencies, and a Python API wrapper. Approval pending.
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Linux Mint 22 Adopts PipeWire, New Linux Kernel Cadence

A slew of modernisation are set to ship in next version of Linux Mint, which will be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. First up, Linux Mint 22 will switch to using Pipewire as its default sound server. Most major Linux distros now use Pipewire. The tech moder…

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Tumbleweed Users Face Urgent 2,000+ Package Updates

openSUSE rebuilds the entire codebase of Tumbleweed after a backdoor discovery in the xz library. Immediate update required!
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Nitrux 3.4 Released, the systemd-Free Distro Now Uses KDE Software from Debian

Debian-based and systemd-free Nitrux 3.4 distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS desktop environment and Linux kernel 6.7.11.
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Latest Arch Linux ISO Release Brings Linux Kernel 6.8, Updated Installer

For those of you who want to install Arch Linux, there’s a new official ISO snapshot available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.8 and featuring an improved installation experience.
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Flowblade 2.14 Multitrack Non-linear Video Editor Released

Flowblade 2.14’s highlights include a USB shuttle feature, advanced title editing, slowmo playback, and more.
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Linux Mint Devs to Ship Thunderbird as a Native DEB Package in Linux Mint 22

Linux Mint 22 will ship with the Mozilla Thunderbird email client as a DEB package rather than a Snap app, PipeWire as the default sound server, localization improvements, and other goodies.
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Latest Arch Linux ISO Release Brings Linux Kernel 6.8, Updated Installer

Arch Linux 2024.04.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for April 2024 powered by Linux kernel 6.8 and featuring an improved installation experience.
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Access ChatGPT Prompt in your Linux Terminal

In this article, you will learn how to use the chatGPT-shell-cli script to access the OpenAI ChatGPT prompt in your Linux terminal and use its prompt for questions or generating images.
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