This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Ubuntu 25.04 released with Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48, improved hardware support, improved dual-boot support for the installer etc.:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/ubuntu-25-04-release-now-available-for-download
("OS installer – better dual-boot support, ‘replace Ubuntu’ option + more" - oh yeah! Just replace Ubuntu with Linux Mint or Debian lol)
(Sry, I couldn't resist)

Fedora 42 released with Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48, new Anaconda WebUI installer, KDE edition no longer a spin, new COSMIC spin, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-42-is-out-now-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-14-and-gnome-48-desktop

Fedora Asahi Remix 42 released with KDE Plasma 6.3, FEX integration providing better x86 and x86-64 emulation, microphone support for MacBooks, GNOME version with GNOME 48, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/fedora-asahi-remix-42-released-for-apple-silicon-macs-with-kde-plasma-6-3

Nitrux project introduces NX AppHub, a new AppImage "repository" and software center to build AppImages from curated YAML recipes:
https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-project-introduces-nx-apphub-a-new-system-to-provide-apps-for-nitrux
(It will be for Nitrux-only though which kind of defeats the purpose of AppImage to be a global, portable format imo)

MX Linux 23.6 released with Debian 12.10 base, Xfce 4.20, improved Package Installer, new UEFI Manager, updated kernel, etc.:
https://betanews.com/2025/04/14/debian-12-mx-linux-236-windows-11-alternative-dreams/
("Windows 11 feels more like a marketing platform than an operating system" - the article made a really good point here lol)

Manjaro 25 released with GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, Xfce 4.18, Linux kernel 6.12:
https://betanews.com/2025/04/15/manjaro-25-zetar-linux-release-gnome-plasma-xfce/

GNOME 48.1 released with improved HDR support, support for Mutter to announce workspace changes to the screen reader, Mutter updated to 48.2 to fix more bugs etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-1-desktop-is-out-to-improve-hdr-support-and-fix-various-issues

GNOME 47.6 released with fix for black screen issue on multi-monitor setups with NVIDIA driver, other bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-47-6-fixes-black-screen-issue-on-multi-monitor-setups-with-nvidia-driver

(more Linux and FOSS news in comment)

GNOME 47.6 veröffentlicht: Stabilität und wichtige Fixes https://fosstopia.de/gnome-47-6/ #Gnome #Gnome47 #GnomeShell #LinuxDesktop

#GNOME47.4:

#Verbesserungen und #Fehlerbehebungen im Anflug.

Das #GNOME #Projekt hat die Verfügbarkeit von GNOME 47.4 bekannt gegeben. Dies ist das vierte Wartungsupdate der GNOME 47 “Denver”-Serie und bringt zahlreiche Optimierungen.

Fast einen Monat nach GNOME 47.3 verbessert die neue Version u.a. das Löschen von Dateien in Stapeln und beschleunigt die rekursive Suche in Nautilus.

https://fosstopia.de/gnome-47-4-und-gnome-46-9/

GNOME 47.4: Verbesserungen und Fehlerbehebungen im Anflug https://fosstopia.de/gnome-47-4-und-gnome-46-9/ #Gnome #Gnome46 #Gnome47 #GnomeShell #GnomeShellUX

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

KDE Plasma 6.3 released with improved fractional scaling, pixel-perfect zoom, improved Night Light, redesigned Drawing Tablet settings page, System Monitor has lower resource consumption, GPU monitoring now also works on FreeBSD, notification if an apps stops due to running out of memory, Discover can open Flatpak URLs, highlight changed permissions, and indicates whether app is from original devs etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/kde-plasma-6-3-released/

KDE Frameworks 6.11 released with search providers for Nix packages, Docker Hub and Mozilla Developer Network in KRunner, option to undo changes text in filename field for open/save dialogs in KDE apps, keyboard navigation and accessibility improvements to Plasma Discover and Kirigami UI components etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-11-adds-search-providers-for-nix-packages-docker-hub-and-more
(Pretty cool stuff, especially the extra search providers for KRunner. I use MDN quite a lot during the development of FosseryWeb)

GNOME 48 Beta is available for public testing with Adwaita fonts, improved screen time limit support, new GNOME Display Control (gdctl) utility, GDM (GNOME Display Manager) no longer requires Xwayland if it’s installed in a Wayland-only environment, support for opening Flatpak URLs in Software etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-beta-is-now-available-for-public-testing-with-adwaita-fonts-new-wallpaper

GNOME 47.4 released with performance improvements for Nautilus, bug fixes for other GNOME programs:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-47-4-released-with-performance-improvements-for-nautilus-bug-fixes

GNOME website is updated with new design, more colors, simplified header, simple animations:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/gnome-website-revamp-goes-live

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So this Gnome 41 Device Security settings/options in settings are cool but I'm getting this error with kernel Linux 6.12.11-200.fc41.x86_64.

I have seen several posts saying this is a bug with this kernel but I want to make sure there is nothing I can do to remedy this now. #linux #fedora #fedora41 #gnome47 #Thinkpad_T14_Gen3

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Linux kernel 6.13 released with AMD GPU improvements, Nouveau driver fixes, improved network stability, memory leak fixes, security updates etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-13-released/

GNU Linux-Libre kernel 6.13 released with rtw8812a, rtw8821a, bmi270, aw88081, ntp8835 and ntp8918 drivers removed:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-13-kernel-released-for-software-freedom-lovers

GNOME 48 alpha available for public testing, with OSD notifications for headphone connections, support for screen time and health breaks, support for screen time limits, various improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-alpha-is-now-available-for-public-testing-heres-whats-new

GNOME 47.3 released with improved frame rate for monitors attached to secondary GPUs, improved input-output latency of cursor movements, enhanced Xwayland support, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-47-3-improves-frame-rate-for-monitors-attached-to-secondary-gpus

GNOME 46.8 released with quicker thumbnail loading in Nautilus, improved support for the Trisquel GNU/Linux distro in Boxes, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-46-8-release-speeds-up-thumbnail-loading-in-the-nautilus-file-manager

Archinstall 3.0.2 released with support for Wayfire Wayland compositor, improved Btrfs support, improved local and remote mirror list parsing etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-installer-archinstall-gets-support-for-the-wayfire-wayland-compositor

Solus 4.7 released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, Budgie 10.9.2, GNOME 47, KDE Plasma 6.2, Xfce 4.20, out-of-the-box support for more NVIDIA GPUs, updated packages:
https://9to5linux.com/solus-4-7-released-with-linux-6-12-lts-gnome-47-kde-plasma-6-2-and-xfce-4-20

Rhino Linux 2025.01 released with Linux kernel 6.12.3, dynamic workspaces, Hello Rhino app with project links, new GRUB theme, new Rhino Stampede package for testing latest features, Pacstall updates:
https://ostechnix.com/rhino-linux-2025-1-released/

Wine 10.0 released with full support for the ARM64EC architecture, improved high-DPI scaling, support for Vulkan child window rendering under X11, compatibility with Vulkan 1.4.303 etc.:
https://betanews.com/2025/01/21/wine-10-linux-windows-apps/

(FOSS news in reply)

#GNOME 46.8 und 47.3: Wichtige Updates für aktuelle Gnome Versionen

Das #GNOME Projekt hat zwei bedeutende Updates veröffentlicht: #GNOME46.8 und #GNOME47.3. Beide Versionen bringen zahlreiche Fehlerbehebungen und Verbesserungen. Nutzer können sich über optimierte Performance, neue kleinere Funktionen und erweiterte Hardwareunterstützung freuen. Diese Updates zeigen erneut das Engagement der GNOME-Entwickler für eine moderne und verlässliche Linux Desktop Umgebung.

https://fosstopia.de/gnome-46-8-und-47-3-erschienen/

Es ist wirklich erstaunlich, was sich die GNOME-Entwickler dabei gedacht haben. Eigene Tastaturkürzel funktionieren auf einem leeren Desktop einfach nicht – ein Beispiel ist das GNOME-Terminal. Erst wenn ich das Terminal manuell per Mausklick öffne, werden die entsprechenden Tastenkombinationen akzeptiert. Dafür fehlen mir die Worte...

@gnome

I am looking for #help trying to understand #Debian versioning, because I am considering to switch to it from #Fedora, but to be honest I want a bit of the new stuff, and I am too much of a nerd to stay stuck for two years with the same version of a desktop environment.

For example, my main concern is #GNOME. Right now, I am using #GNOME47 on #Fedora41, but if I were to switch to Debian, what would be the most recent GNOME version I could use with it?

As far as I understand, it seems to me that even on Debian Sid the latest GNOME version available is 44…

https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/gnome-desktop

Bis #Fedora 39 war es mir möglich, Fehler über den Bugtracker von #GNOME zu melden. Doch seit der Neuinstallation von Fedora 40ff scheint meine Konfiguration nicht mehr akzeptiert zu werden. Die Optionen im GNOME Bugtracker sind begrenzt, so dass es kaum Spielraum für Fehler gibt – oder vielleicht entgeht mir einfach etwas.

Finally made some progress on a small #gtk utility using #gjs

Still in very early stage development
Written in #TypeScript
uses #adwaita widgets.

https://github.com/revathskumar/bender

Anpassung der Seitenleiste in Nautilus (Sidebar)

Das erwähnte Problem betrifft mich ebenfalls, und ich kann kaum nachvollziehen, warum es von den #GNOME- und #GTK-Entwicklern unbeachtet bleibt. Gelegentlich beschleicht mich das Gefühl, dass die Entwickler ihre eigenen Anwendungen nicht aktiv nutzen. In einer älteren GNOME-Version vor 3 war diese Funktionalität noch vorhanden.

@gnome #GNOME #GNOME4 #GNOME47 #Sidebar

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/issues/3010

"Beginner's guide to the GNOME desktop environment for Linux", AKA " for newbies"

Inspired by a post from @mynameistillian, this is a blog covering the basics of using GNOME for someone fresh from Windows or Mac. How to navigate, how to access your applications, how to run startup & shutdown commands, how to use Activities and virtual desktops, etc.

If you're new to Ubuntu/Fedora or another Linux distribution, and you're not sure how to get started, this will (hopefully) help.

For long-term users: please let me know if there's anything you think I should add!

https://aires.fyi/blog/beginners-guide-to-gnome/

Hello everyone.
In today's article we are reviewing the released 2024.4 version of Kali Linux.

I wish everyone good reading and work.
https://denizhalil.com/2024/12/17/kali-linux-2024-4-features-tools/

@fedaykin

Komme eben dazu auf dein Posting zu Antworten.

Mein Skalierungsfaktor beträgt 1,40 und ich finde es ist ein guter Kompromiss für die Größe und Platz. Sollte eigentlich langen aber die #GNOME eigene Darstellung ist nicht so gelungen.