Ubuntu Flavors Will Stop Using Flatpak (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
In a surprise move, Ubuntu developers have agreed to stop shipping Flatpak, preinstalled Flatpak apps, and any plugins needed to install Flatpak apps through a GUI software tool in the default package set across all eight of Ubuntu’s official flavors, as of the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04 release.
Laptop Brands with GNU/Linux Preinstalled (floss.social)
Chimera is a new Linux distro using musl libc, Dinit, and a FreeBSD userland (www.theregister.com)
X.Org is now pretty much an ex-org: Maintainer declares the open-source windowing system largely abandoned (www.theregister.com)
Old, and most probably already seen....
Wine Wayland driver (gitlab.winehq.org)
Clipboard just got an update that makes copying 100x faster! Now you can copy literal gigabytes of files every second (github.com)
video of it in action v.redd.it/92eh1qf68eia1/DASH_1080.mp4
Wine 8.0 Compatibility Layer Is Out Now for Running Windows Apps on Linux (9to5linux.com)
The Wine team is proud to announce that the stable release Wine 8.0 (www.winehq.org)
Nobara Project - the gaming distro (Fedora Silverblue style) (github.com)
Building your own custom Fedora Silverblue image (www.ypsidanger.com)
Nix Package Manager Advice
When using the Nix Package Manager on Debian 11, I have seen that it doesn’t automatically create .desktop files for GUI programs. This would have been fine if I was using nix to install one or two programs, but I was looking forward to use it a regular package manager. Does anyone know how to automate the process?
Snap actually sucks. This isn't even a meme.
Upgraded Ubuntu to 22.04, where Firefox is Snap by default. Wasn’t going to fight it, especially since Canonical has made 3 blog posts talking about how much faster they made Firefox on Snap....
Desktop environment Ram consumption: Cinnamon, Gnome, KDE, Mate, LXDE, LXQT (lemmy.ml)
The host is Archlinux with virt-manager. Desktop environments are Fedora spins. Virtual machines are given 5.7 GB. If you want any other test to be run let me know!
What is it with r/pcmasterrace and anti-Linuxism? (lemmy.ml)
redd.it/v8l8vi...
A new tool 'unsnap' helps you move from Snaps to Flatpaks (www.gamingonlinux.com)
5 Great Web Browsers For Linux (thekernal.xyz)
The authors of node-ipc have pushed malware in an update, which wipes your disk if you happen to have Russian or Belorussian IP address. This affects some large projects [@bantg, Twitter] (nitter.net)
Relevant reading:...
Pacstall, The Aur For Ubuntu (thekernal.xyz)
Terminal emulator features and compatibility (lemmy.ml)
Source: github.com/muesli/termenv#compatibility
[poll] Which one is the best GNU/Linux for a new user? (norze.world)
Why Linux is better than Windows or macOS for security (www.computerworld.com)
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How do I introduce Linux to my mom?
My mom has a business and mostly uses Windows and Mac OS X; I mentioned Linux because it could help save money....
Ads may be coming to KDE, the popular Linux desktop (www.neowin.net)
QT Press Announce...
A quote about Linux
Using Linux is more than just using an operating system. It’s something bigger. Using Linux means fighting the evil big companies like Microsoft that operate in our over-commercialized world. Using Linux is like raising your voice for a noble utopia. Using Linux is freedom.