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The open-source community, especially fans of lightweight desktop environments, has something exciting to look forward to: the Xfce 4.20 pre-release 2 is finally here, gearing up for the stable release on December 15.

The post Xfce 4.20 Pre2 Unveiled: Stable Release Just Around the Corner appeared first on Linux Today.

Some of the highlights of the Linux 6.13 kernel series include support to run Linux in a protected virtual machine (a.k.a. realm) under the Arm CCA and the user Guarded Control Stack (GCS), support for 6-node sub-NUMA clustering on Intel, a new ACPI backlight quirk for Apple MacbookPro11,2 and Air7,2, and a new feature in the character device uAPI to notify the user-space about changes triggered by in-kernel users.

The post Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.13 Release Candidate appeared first on Linux Today.

Coming more than four months after Qt Creator 14, the Qt Creator 15 release is here as a hefty update that introduces a visual refresh for enhanced usability with new light and dark themes that feature higher contrast and optimized spacing. Users can switch between the new themes from Preferences > Environment > Interface > Theme.

The post Qt Creator 15 Open-Source IDE Released with Axivion Support, New Themes appeared first on Linux Today.

The monthly Nitrux release cycle continues and Nitrux 3.8 is here with the latest and greatest Linux 6.12 kernel by default and better support for NVIDIA users by enabling NVIDIA Dynamic Boost and the creation of NVIDIA device nodes, along with new udev rules for NVIDIA hardware.

The post Nitrux 3.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12, Better Support for NVIDIA Users appeared first on Linux Today.

7-Zip 24.09 open-source file archiver enhances compression with larger default dictionaries, new hash checksums, improved APM/HFS support, and bug fixes.

The post 7-Zip 24.09 File Archiver Enhances LZMA Compression appeared first on Linux Today.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (container-tools:rhel8, kernel, kernel-rt:4.18.0, kernel:4.18.0, pam, pam:1.5.1, perl-App-cpanminus, perl-App-cpanminus:1.7044, python-tornado, tigervnc, tuned, and webkit2gtk3), Debian (needrestart and webkit2gtk), Mageia (firefox, glib2.0, krb5, and thunderbird), Red Hat (firefox, postgresql, postgresql:12, postgresql:13, postgresql:15, postgresql:16, and thunderbird), SUSE (editorconfig-core-c, kernel, php7, php8, python, python-tornado6, python3-virtualenv, python310, python39, thunderbird, wget, and wireshark), and Ubuntu (firefox and haproxy).

Lutris 0.5.18 open-source game manager for Linux brings default dark theme, advanced search tags, new game sources, DXVK v2.4 support, and more.

The post Lutris 0.5.18 Brings Default Dark Theme and Cover-Art Display appeared first on Linux Today.

Proxmox Backup Server 3.3 brings faster backups, “push” sync jobs, removable data stores, webhook notifications, and more.

The post Proxmox Backup Server 3.3: Push Sync, Webhooks, and Optimized Backups appeared first on Linux Today.

LXD 6.2 system container manager rolls out with GPU passthrough via CDI, enhanced VM migration, TLS fine-grained access, and more.

The post LXD 6.2 Introduces CDI for Flexible GPU Integration appeared first on Linux Today.

Calibre 7.22 ebook manager introduces improved Read Aloud features, system tray restart action, and bug fixes for Windows, macOS, DOCX, and PDF input.

The post Calibre 7.22 Introduces System Tray Restart Option appeared first on Linux Today.

Arch Linux 2024.12.01 is out now as the first Arch Linux ISO snapshot to include the latest and greatest Linux 6.12 kernel series by default, which should give you a boost when detecting hardware, especially on newer devices but also older ones where previous Arch Linux ISOs didn’t detect some of your components.

The post Last Arch Linux ISO Release for 2024 Brings Linux Kernel 6.12 and Archinstall 3.0 appeared first on Linux Today.

After 18 years on Ubuntu, OpenStreetMap (OSM) migrates its servers to Debian 12 Bookworm for a faster, more stable mapping experience.

The post OpenStreetMap Migrates to Debian 12 for Enhanced Performance appeared first on Linux Today.

The most recent version of NixOS, 24.11, was released on November 30. It contains GNOME 47, Plasma 6.2, LLVM 19, and lots more: The 24.11 release was made possible due to the efforts of 2669 contributors, who authored 49079 commits since the previous release. Our thanks go the contributors who also take care of the continued stability and security of our stable release.

NixOS is already known as the most up to date distribution while also being the distribution with the most packages. This release saw 8141 new packages and 20975 updated packages in Nixpkgs. We also removed 3970 packages in an effort to keep the package set maintainable and secure.

We got a lot of cool news this week, starting with the Firefox 133 web browser and Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment, and continuing with the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, elementary OS 8, Ubuntu Touch OTA-7, NixOS 24.11, Armbian 24.11, and the first RC of the upcoming Linux 6.13 kernel.

On top of that, this week brought us a new KDE Plasma 6.2 point release, new Mixxx and HandBrake releases, as well as a new Arch Linux ISO snapshot. Below you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in the 9to5Linux weekly roundup for December 1st, 2024.

The post 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 1st, 2024 appeared first on Linux Today.

NixOS 24.11 “Vicuna” has been released with over 8100 new packages, GNOME 47, Plasma 6.2, and Darwin SDK updates. Here’s more on that!

The post NixOS 24.11: Plasma 6.2, GNOME 47, and a Massive Package Overhaul appeared first on Linux Today.

Recently, both Weston 14.0, and 14.0.1 (bug fix) were released. Here’s at look at some of the highlights and changes for this latest release of Wayland’s reference compositor.

The post Weston 14.0: DRM-Backend, Color Management, and Output Mirroring appeared first on Linux Today.

HandBrake 1.9 open-source video transcoder brings Intel QSV VVC decoding, AV1 SCC support, ALAC encoding, and improved subtitles.

The post HandBrake 1.9 Adds Intel QSV VVC Decoder and AV1 Enhancements appeared first on Linux Today.

Coming three months after Armbian 24.8, the Armbian 24.11 release introduces support for new single-board computers like the Radxa ROCK 5B+, Radxa E20C, ArmSoM-CM5, ArmSoM-Sige3, OrangePi 5 Max, OK3568-C, NanoPi M6, Retro Lite CM5, CherryBa M1, LUCKFOX Core3566, and Turing RK1.

The post Armbian 24.11 Released with Support for OrangePi 5 Max and Radxa ROCK 5B+ appeared first on Linux Today.

UBports announces Ubuntu Touch OTA-7, addressing security flaws that could let apps access microphones without consent. Here’s more on that!

The post UBports Launches Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-7 appeared first on Linux Today.

If you’re going to use eBPF for security, it’s good to know that eBPF itself is secure.

The post eBPF Foundation Releases Security Threat Model and Audit Reports appeared first on Linux Today.