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:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Hey all.. </p><p>I have forgotten to mention an ongoing issue with the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gnome</span></a> edition of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a>. </p><p>Find out more here, will be addressed in upcoming release in June.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/XeroLinuxDev/xero-build/blob/main/Changelog.md#issue" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/XeroLinuxDev/xero-b</span><span class="invisible">uild/blob/main/Changelog.md#issue</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Happy Sunday everyone ⛅ </p><p>We hope you are enjoying your weekend. This is to announce that we have just updated the Distro Wiki with an FAQ that should answer most common questions you might have.</p><p>Please go through them before deciding if you should or shouldn&#39;t grab yourselves a copy. </p><p>FAQ :<br /><a href="https://wiki.xerolinux.xyz/distro/#faq-answers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.xerolinux.xyz/distro/#faq</span><span class="invisible">-answers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FAQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FAQ</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Am back on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@BrodieOnLinux" class="u-url mention">@<span>BrodieOnLinux</span></a></span> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TechOverTea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TechOverTea</span></a> podcast </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg665dkgmhE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=pg665dkgmh</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Celebration time 🎉🥂</p><p>Just reached 1K followers.. Thank you for that. I sure hope we keep growing. Without you we wouldn&#39;t have reached our 1st milestone!</p><p>More good things to come... </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/XEROLINUX" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XEROLINUX</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Wanna have fun ? 🎨 </p><p>I have written a guide answering the age old question : &quot;How can I transform my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gnome</span></a> or <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KDE</span></a> setup to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> without having to donate for ISOs?&quot;</p><p>Check it out here and enjoy !<br /><a href="https://xerolinux.xyz/posts/vanilla-to-xero/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xerolinux.xyz/posts/vanilla-to</span><span class="invisible">-xero/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Happy Sunday everyone</p><p>Added a new option for those of you testing Arch with toolkit in a VM.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpnSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpnSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Here&#39;s a preview of my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gnome</span></a> settings if you were wondering</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Note to all toolkit users :</p><p>Make sure you are on r345.xx version as I just ironed out some bugs... </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arch</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Job done</p><p>You can now apply the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gnome</span></a> settings on any vanilla install via the toolkit, just as promised. </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arch</span></a> ArchLinux</p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>... Work never stops</p><p>In my spare time, I have been hard at work on a script that will be combining all DE install scripts into one, with exception of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Cosmic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cosmic</span></a> which will remain standalone for now. Instead I added <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XFCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XFCE</span></a>. </p><p>Once testing is complete, will update the Wiki with new instructions.</p><p>P.S : No, there are no plans to create an XFCE spin of the Distro.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arch</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Happy Sunday everyone...</p><p>With the GPU situation behind us, thanks to every single one of you who has shown your unwavering support for the project, without you Xero would have been in Limbo. My humble thanks .</p><p>But it&#39;s now time to address the whole monitor situation. Time to set a new goal I&#39;d say. To know more please check link below.</p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/xerolinux/goal?g=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/xerolinux/goal?g=0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/Funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Funding</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>A small announcement...</p><p>We have just published a self-hosted instance of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fider" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fider</span></a> so if you have any suggestions for us that&#39;s the place to post them if you dislike Discord. </p><p>Just read the welcome message before suggesting anything. </p><p>Visit it here<br /><a href="https://fider.xerolinux.xyz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fider.xerolinux.xyz</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>New day new post 🚀 </p><p>In light of the current situation with the various browsers and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Firefox</span></a> we have come to a decision that will hopefully help us avoid any political wars. </p><p>Unfortunately poll wasn&#39;t as helpful as we hoped. Decision is final. </p><p>Read this article to know more... <br /><a href="https://xerolinux.xyz/updates/browser-situation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xerolinux.xyz/updates/browser-</span><span class="invisible">situation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Happy weekend everyone.</p><p>Here&#39;s a sneak peek at what&#39;s coming in June for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gnome</span></a> edition. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arch</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ptyxis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ptyxis</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LibreWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LibreWolf</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Ok so the people have spoken, the overall winner of the poll was <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LibreWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LibreWolf</span></a>. So in the upcoming ISOs moving forward it will be the default browser.. You can always replace it with whatever you prefer later on. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arch</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Hey everyone </p><p>In light of the whole situation with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> / <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Firefox</span></a>, I am running this poll, to see which browser you would like me to replace it with on the Distro, or keep it as is.</p><p>Change according to the results will be taking place on the next ISOs in **June**.. If yout want me to keep Firefox please reply saying so.</p><p>Thanks 😉</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>browser</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poll</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>And we got liftoff 🚀</p><p>New ISOs have been uploaded. From this moment on release schedule will be quarterly as mentioned before. So next announcement will be in June. </p><p>And as usual ISOs are only intended to new users if you already are using our Distro you are good to go... </p><p>Site<br /><a href="https://xerolinux.xyz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xerolinux.xyz</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Changelog <br /><a href="https://github.com/XeroLinuxDev/xero-build/blob/main/Changelog.md" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/XeroLinuxDev/xero-b</span><span class="invisible">uild/blob/main/Changelog.md</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arch</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Here at go 🎉</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@distrotube" class="u-url mention">@<span>distrotube</span></a></span> has done it again! Here&#39;s a quick look at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gnome</span></a> edition... </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/a7iAdiE7wcg?si=IZ8vEsKcReoWowgm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/a7iAdiE7wcg?si=IZ8vEs</span><span class="invisible">KcReoWowgm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arch</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>..New toolkit fixes </p><p>Just leaving this here. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</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/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>New feature added !</p><p>In next toolkit update you will be able to change ParallelDownloads value to suite your needs !!! I have to credit Erik from <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArcoLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArcoLinux</span></a> for the idea, I just made it more interactive. </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XeroLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XeroLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arch</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>