elementary OS now allows updates without admin permission
As part of the ongoing work to reduce authentication fatigue, the elementary OS team are going over everything with a fine-tooth comb to ensure asking for admin / root permission makes sense.
Category: Distro News
Linux Mint votes no on Snap packages, APT to block snapd installs
The Linux Mint distribution team put out another of their monthly updates, and this month was quite interesting.
SteamOS-like Linux distribution GamerOS has a new release up
GamerOS, a Linux distribution based originally on Arch with a firm focus on an out of the box experience for gaming on your couch (much like Valve's original idea with SteamOS) has a new release.
Raspberry Pi 4 goes 8GB, plus new 64bit OS
The highly versatile Raspberry Pi 4 now has a new 8GB model and their official Debian-based operating system has a new 64bit version for you to play with.
Linux Mint 20 "Ulyana" due in June with fractional HiDPI scaling, brighter icons and better performance
The team behind popular Linux distribution Linux Mint have a monthly update out to go over what their plans are and their funding, and it's all sounding great.
Linux distribution Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS from System76 is out now with awesome Auto Tiling
Hardware vendor System76 have just released Pop!_OS 20.04, their Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 20.04 with all their fancy tweaks and it's a brilliant release.
Red Hat sponsored Linux distribution Fedora 32 released
The Red Hat sponsored Linux distribution, Fedora, has a brand new release today with Fedora 32 showing off some of the latest of what open source has to offer.
Manjaro Linux 20.0 Lysia released with Xfce, KDE and GNOME editions - Snap and Flatpak support included
Manjaro Linux 20.0 Lysia has been released today, as the latest major refresh for this Arch Linux based distribution.
Lenovo are to start shipping Fedora Linux as an option on their ThinkPad laptops
As a nice win for open source, hardware vendor Lenovo are going to begin offering Fedora Linux on their ThinkPad line.
Distro News - Ubuntu 20.04 'Focal Fossa', Ubuntu MATE and other flavours released
Today is the big day for Canonical and their partners. Ubuntu 20.04 'Focal Fossa' is officially released as their new LTS (Long Term Support) edition along with other desktop flavours like Ubuntu MATE.
Manjaro needs testers for the upcoming Manjaro GNOME 20.0 release - Snap and Flatpak support OOTB
Manjaro Linux is getting ready for their major release, and they're looking for your help to make sure the GNOME edition for Manjaro GNOME 20.0 is as smooth as possible.
The 'GameMode' performance tool from Feral Interactive makes it into Ubuntu 20.04
As possibly the last feature to be accepted and implemented before the big release, Feral Interactive's GameMode performance tool has been added officially into Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
GNOME's Mutter gets 'fullscreen unredirect' supported on Wayland
In upcoming versions of GNOME, one quite big change had now been merged in for those of you using it with Wayland.
Linux distribution 'Pop!_OS' has a Beta release for the upcoming 20.04 with automatic window tiling
Pop!_OS, the Linux distribution based on Ubuntu from the folks at System76 is also getting in on the fun with a Beta release of the upcoming Pop!_OS 20.04.
KDE's window manager KWin gets forked with 'KWinFT' to accelerate the development and better Wayland
Stick a fork in it! KDE's window manager KWin officially has a full fork with a new project called KWinFT, with an aim to support modern development practices and further expand Wayland support.
Couch-based Linux 'GamerOS' shows how SteamOS could be done - with a new release up
While SteamOS had a nice idea to bring Linux gaming to the living room, it's currently on hold (although Valve may return to it). Now, there's another choice with the simply named GamerOS.
Ubuntu 20.04 has hit Beta (as have all the extra flavours) - help make it a release to remember
Ah Ubuntu, it's like a warm cuddly blanket or a favourite jumper. There's others in your wardrobe but nothing is quite like the comfy and safe feel of it. A major new version is approaching with Ubuntu 20.04 which is a "Long Term Support" release.
Distro news: Arch gets a new leader and Manjaro has a new release
Today we're starting off with a little double-dose of distribution news, helping you to keep up with the wider community around Linux and gaming.
Linux Mint and the Cinnamon desktop progressing well, all-time high donations
Linux Mint's Clement Lefebvre wrote another of their monthly progress reports on how Linux Mint and their Cinnamon desktop are doing and it's all great news.
Solus 4.1 is out with upgraded drivers, ESync support for better Linux gaming and more
Solus, the independently developed Linux distribution that also houses the Budgie desktop environment has a big new released tagged with Solus 4.1 Fortitude.
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