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Fedora Project<p>KDE Plasma 6.4 is available on your Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop!</p><p>With it comes improved tiling, screenshots, accessibility, and color management.</p><p>Congrats on the release, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention">@<span>kde</span></a></span>! </p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kde.org/announcements/plasma/6</span><span class="invisible">/6.4.0/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
in_sympathy<p>Updating to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedora42" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora42</span></a> on one of my older machines 🎉</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a></p>
Fedora Project<p>Fedora KDE Edition 42 Beta, as well as a few other areas, can use your help with testing!</p><p>* Fedora KDE 42 Desktop and Apps: Mar 31 - Apr 7<br />* Upgrading from 41 to 42: Apr 2-6<br />* Virtualization: Apr 5-7</p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/contribute-to-fedora-42-kde-virtualization-and-upgrade-test-days/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedoramagazine.org/contribute-</span><span class="invisible">to-fedora-42-kde-virtualization-and-upgrade-test-days/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>This week's Linux and FOSS news:</p><p>LINUX NEWS</p><p>GNOME 48 "Bengaluru" released with dynamic triple buffering to boost the performance on low-end GPUs, Wayland color management protocol support, new Adwaita fonts, HDR (High Dynamic Range) support, new Wellbeing feature with screen time tracking, new Display Control utility, new windows centered by default, OSD notifications for headphone connections, new Papers app as the default document viewer, notifications grouped by apps, improvements to Nautilus and Software, Loupe got image editing support etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-bengaluru-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/gnome-48-bengalu</span><span class="invisible">ru-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new</span></a></p><p>Serpent OS changes name to AerynOS, because of "serpent" having a negative association:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/ikey-dohertys-serpent-os-changes-name-to-aerynos" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/ikey-dohertys-se</span><span class="invisible">rpent-os-changes-name-to-aerynos</span></a><br>(Instead of a "negative" name, now it has a name that's hard to spell correctly, judging from how many people spell Python incorrectly lol)</p><p>Fedora 42 Beta available with new KDE edition (not spin anymore!), COSMIC spin, refreshed Anaconda installer, DNF5 improvements etc.:<br><a href="https://betanews.com/2025/03/18/fedora-linux-42-beta-asahi-kde-cosmic-new-features/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">betanews.com/2025/03/18/fedora</span><span class="invisible">-linux-42-beta-asahi-kde-cosmic-new-features/</span></a></p><p>Kali Linux 2025.1 released with Xfce 4.20, KDE Plasma 6.2, refreshed theme, new keyboard shortcuts, kernel update, new partition layout etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-1-ethical-hacking-distro-is-here-with-xfce-4-20-refreshed-theme" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-</span><span class="invisible">1-ethical-hacking-distro-is-here-with-xfce-4-20-refreshed-theme</span></a></p><p>Lead developer of the Dash to Panel GNOME extension quits due to drama around the animated heart icon with a donation message:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/dash-to-panel-drama/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/dash-to-panel</span><span class="invisible">-drama/</span></a><br>(Linux isn't Linux without a drama each week...)</p><p>PINE64 RISC-V tablet (PineTab-V) gets new Debian-based distro, new accelerometer, a fix for a slow charging issue, an LED status indicator light, and a unique identifier for the PineTab-V in the EEPROM:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/pinetab-v-upgrade/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/pinetab-v-upg</span><span class="invisible">rade/</span></a></p><p>(FOSS news in comment)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GNOME48" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME48</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GNOMEDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNOMEDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/SerpentOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SerpentOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/AerynOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AerynOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Fedora42" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora42</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Kali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kali</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KaliLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KaliLinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GNOMEExtension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNOMEExtension</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DashToPanel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DashToPanel</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/PineTabV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineTabV</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/PineTab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineTab</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Pine64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pine64</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/RISCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RISCV</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDistro</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDistribution</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DesktopLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesktopLinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DesktopEnvironment" class="mention 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Feike<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastos.online/@nicholasr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nicholasr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nixCraft</span></a></span> only on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> they make it more difficult to setup. Because you typically want a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swappartition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swappartition</span></a> not a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zram</span></a> or whatever <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> uses. I installed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedoraKDE</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/btrfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>btrfs</span></a> subvolumes for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/timeshift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>timeshift</span></a>, made a big <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swappartition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swappartition</span></a>, then searched on the inter webs how to remove <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zram</span></a>. Then it works. <br>`systemctl hibernate` is the command, btw.</p><p><a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/hibernation-in-fedora-36-workstation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedoramagazine.org/hibernation</span><span class="invisible">-in-fedora-36-workstation/</span></a></p>
Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>This week's Linux and FOSS news:</p><p>LINUX NEWS</p><p>Manjaro introduces opt-out telemetry with Manjaro Data Donor (MDD), utilizing inxi system information tool:<br><a href="https://ostechnix.com/manjaro-data-donor/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/manjaro-data-don</span><span class="invisible">or/</span></a><br>(I get that they need some system information to address issues, but they could do it more transparently. For example they could ask in the installer if the user is ok with sending some system information to devs, and also show a sample JSON string like what's shown in the article. Existing users should get a notification asking for it.)</p><p>Fedora KDE gets elevated to edition status, it will be promoted as a main edition, starting from Fedora 42:<br><a href="https://ostechnix.com/fedora-kde-elevated-to-edition-status/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/fedora-kde-eleva</span><span class="invisible">ted-to-edition-status/</span></a></p><p>Linux Mint monthly news: built-in Night Light feature in Cinnamon (instead of RedShift), Clutter Dialogs, partnership with Framework:<br><a href="https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4762" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4762</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Debian 12.8 released with several bug fixes and security updates:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/debian-12-8-bookworm-released-with-68-bug-fixes-and-50-security-updates" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/debian-12-8-book</span><span class="invisible">worm-released-with-68-bug-fixes-and-50-security-updates</span></a></p><p>KDE Plasma 6.2.3 released with better support for HDR displays, various bug fixes:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-2-3-brings-better-support-for-hdr-displays-various-bug-fixes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-2-3</span><span class="invisible">-brings-better-support-for-hdr-displays-various-bug-fixes</span></a></p><p>KDE Frameworks 6.8 released, adding Breeze icons for Typst files, inappropriately colorful symbolic icons are changed to monochrome:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-8-adds-breeze-icons-for-typst-files-and-fixes-many-bugs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6</span><span class="invisible">-8-adds-breeze-icons-for-typst-files-and-fixes-many-bugs</span></a></p><p>KDE Gear 24.08.3 released with bug fixes, improvements for K3b, Kate, KDE Itinerary, Tokodon, KTorrent:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-24-08-3-released-with-more-fixes-for-your-favorite-kde-applications" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/kde-gear-24-08-3</span><span class="invisible">-released-with-more-fixes-for-your-favorite-kde-applications</span></a></p><p>GNOME 48 release schedule is published, some potential new features include changing default font to Inter, performance-enhancing triple-buffering support in Mutter, extended accent color support:<br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/gnome-48-release-date-and-features" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/gnome-</span><span class="invisible">48-release-date-and-features</span></a></p><p>LXQt 2.1 released with experimental Wayland session, LXQt Panel and Fancy Menu updates:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-1-desktop-environment-released-with-initial-wayland-support" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-1-desktop</span><span class="invisible">-environment-released-with-initial-wayland-support</span></a></p><p>UBports (Ubuntu Touch) 20.04 OTA-6 released with support for newer generations of Android HAL (hardware abstraction layer) to support newer devices like Fairphone 5:<br><a href="https://ubports.com/en/blog/ubports-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-6-focal-release-3942" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ubports.com/en/blog/ubports-ne</span><span class="invisible">ws-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-6-focal-release-3942</span></a></p><p>1/2</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Manjaro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Manjaro</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ManjaroDataDonor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManjaroDataDonor</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KDEPlasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDEPlasma</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LXQt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LXQt</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/UBPorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UBPorts</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DesktopEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DesktopEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDistro</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDistribution</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GNOMEDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNOMEDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FosseryTech</span></a></p>
Fedora Project<p>Fedora KDE 41 brings many exciting features and developments!</p><p>* <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention">@<span>kde</span></a></span> Plasma 6.2<br />* Creative settings for drawing tablets and color management<br />* Accessibility improvements in Wayland</p><p>But that&#39;s not all!</p><p>* NEW Fedora KDE for Arm spin<br />* NEW Fedora KDE Plasma Mobile spin &amp; Kinoite Mobile spin<br />* Many of the same improvements of Workstation like the IPU6 camera support</p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-41/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-i</span><span class="invisible">n-fedora-kde-41/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Fedora Project<p>Catch the latest episode of the Fedora Podcast! We spoke with Fedora KDE SIG Chair <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Conan_Kudo" class="u-url mention">@<span>Conan_Kudo</span></a></span> all about Fedora KDE, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention">@<span>kde</span></a></span> Plasma 6.2, and what the future holds for this spin.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpelku2MpAg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=zpelku2MpAg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Audio: <a href="https://fedoraproject.fireside.fm/39" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fedoraproject.fireside.fm/39</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraPodcast</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kinoite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kinoite</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Universal Blue<p>Aurora users, expect <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention">@<span>kde</span></a></span> Plasma 6.2 with the update tomorrow! You may already be using it if you&#39;re on the `latest` channel.</p><p>Thanks to the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@fedora" class="u-url mention">@<span>fedora</span></a></span> KDE SIG for turning this around so quickly!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/uBlueAurora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uBlueAurora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/uBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uBlue</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kinoite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kinoite</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraAtomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraAtomic</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Fedora Project<p>Fedora KDE users, you may want to check your updates. Plasma 6.2 should be waiting for you. :)</p><p>The Fedora KDE SIG is working on getting everything updated. If you don&#39;t have it available yet it should be there by the end of the week.</p><p>Thanks to the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention">@<span>kde</span></a></span> community and our Fedora KDE SIG members specifically! :fedora: ❤️ :kdenew: </p><p>Learn more about KDE Plasma 6.2: <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.2.0/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kde.org/announcements/plasma/6</span><span class="invisible">/6.2.0/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kinoite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kinoite</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDEPlasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDEPlasma</span></a></p>
Verse<p>It has been a handful of months, and I'm not going back. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedoralinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedoralinux</span></a></p>
fosstopia 🇩🇪<p>Kann Fedora auch KDE? <a href="https://fosstopia.de/kann-fedora-auch-kde/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosstopia.de/kann-fedora-auch-</span><span class="invisible">kde/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FedoraKinoite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FedoraKinoite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FedoraSilverblue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FedoraSilverblue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FedoraSpins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FedoraSpins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a></p>
Fedora Project<p>Fedora KDE is working on increased support for Arm, with this change aiming to make Arm versions of Fedora KDE release blocking. Targeting Fedora 41!</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Fedora_KDE_AArch64_ReleaseBlocker" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes</span><span class="invisible">/Fedora_KDE_AArch64_ReleaseBlocker</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Arm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arm</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/aarch64" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aarch64</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Dave Thacker<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@seanb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>seanb</span></a></span> When re-purposing a Windows laptop, I have used both <a href="https://techtoots.com/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> or a <a href="https://techtoots.com/tags/fedorakde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedorakde</span></a> respin on a Dell. I've had no major complaints. However, I'd recommend a minimum of 16gb RAM. I can stall out my 8gb <a href="https://techtoots.com/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> laptop if I open up too many browser tabs.</p>
Fedora Project<p>Second, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention">@<span>kde</span></a></span> Plasma 6.1 is released for Fedora KDE! Check out all the details below.</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.1.0/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kde.org/announcements/plasma/6</span><span class="invisible">/6.1.0/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Fedora Project<p>If Fedora 40 had a headlining change, it might be <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention">@<span>kde</span></a></span> Plasma 6. The KDE SIG have brought over all the hard work from that community to give you a solid desktop experience from day 1. </p><p>We&#39;re also pushing technology forward by making this release Wayland-only, though X11 apps will still work!</p><p>Plasma 6 is also available for our Kinoite users. :kinoite: </p><p>Give the Fedora KDE 40 spin a try today!<br /><a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-40/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-i</span><span class="invisible">n-fedora-kde-40/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kinoite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kinoite</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Plasma</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDEPlasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDEPlasma</span></a></p>
Fedora Project<p>Today is day one of Texas Linux Fest! Come say hi at our booth and be on the lookout for three great talks from Fedora contributors <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Conan_Kudo" class="u-url mention">@<span>Conan_Kudo</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@carlwgeorge" class="u-url mention">@<span>carlwgeorge</span></a></span>, and David Duncan.</p><p>Bringing Fedora Linux to Apple Silicon Macs with Asahi Linux<br /><a href="https://2024.texaslinuxfest.org/talks/bringing-fedora-linux-to-apple-silicon-macs-with-asahi-linux/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2024.texaslinuxfest.org/talks/</span><span class="invisible">bringing-fedora-linux-to-apple-silicon-macs-with-asahi-linux/</span></a></p><p>The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the RHEL ecosystem<br /><a href="https://2024.texaslinuxfest.org/talks/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-rhel-ecosystem/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2024.texaslinuxfest.org/talks/</span><span class="invisible">the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-rhel-ecosystem/</span></a></p><p>Building a Fedora KDE image for use with Public Cloud Providers<br /><a href="https://2024.texaslinuxfest.org/talks/building-a-fedora-kde-image-for-use-with-public-cloud-providers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2024.texaslinuxfest.org/talks/</span><span class="invisible">building-a-fedora-kde-image-for-use-with-public-cloud-providers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TXLF" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TXLF</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TexasLinuxFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasLinuxFest</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Asahi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Asahi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a></p>
Fedora Project<p>Have you thought about setting up a powerful Fedora KDE desktop in the cloud? Attend David Duncan&#39;s talk at Texas Linux Fest on April 12 to learn how custom Fedora KDE images are optimized for Public Cloud Providers. </p><p>➡️ <a href="https://2024.texaslinuxfest.org/talks/building-a-fedora-kde-image-for-use-with-public-cloud-providers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2024.texaslinuxfest.org/talks/</span><span class="invisible">building-a-fedora-kde-image-for-use-with-public-cloud-providers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TXLF" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TXLF</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TexasLinuxFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TexasLinuxFest</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraCloud</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Fedora Project<p>Super excited about <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention">@<span>kde</span></a></span> Plasma 6 releasing today! It won&#39;t be too long before the beta for Fedora 40 becomes available for testing, which will include Plasma 6 for Fedora KDE and Kinoite.</p><p>For those looking for ways to contribute to KDE on Fedora, here&#39;s a ticket you can start with! It&#39;s for updating Fedora KDE Flatpaks to the KF6 runtime from KF5.</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://pagure.io/fedora-kde/SIG/issue/472" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pagure.io/fedora-kde/SIG/issue</span><span class="invisible">/472</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fedora</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraKDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraKDE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kinoite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kinoite</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FedoraAtomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FedoraAtomic</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Vihorlat Media<p>Despite being the most visited on <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/distrowatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distrowatch</span></a> , I was not impressed with <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mxlinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mxlinux</span></a> .<br>I will continue with <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fedorakde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedorakde</span></a> for a while, and if I am not content, I will go back to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/lmde6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lmde6</span></a> with a few KDE apps I like.<br>And with the new <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ssd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ssd</span></a> disc installed...yeah, now we're talking about booting fast!</p>