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Linux Mint Devs Announce Partnership with Mozilla to Improve Firefox in Linux Mint

Linux Mint Devs Announce Partnership with Mozilla to Improve Firefox in Linux Mint

January 10, 2022January 10, 20220

Linux Mint developers announce partnership with Mozilla to improve the Firefox web browser in the Linux Mint distribution. Here’s what you need to know about this transition.

Collabora Brings Flicker-Free Multi GPU Boot and Rockchip H.264 Decoder to Linux 5.15

Collabora Brings Flicker-Free Multi GPU Boot and Rockchip H.264 Decoder to Linux 5.15

November 19, 2021November 19, 20210

Collabora’s contributions to Linux kernel 5.15 include improvements to the Panfrost GPU driver, an H.264 decoder for Rockchip SoCs, and firmware update support for NXP K20 microcontrollers.

Happy 30th Birthday, Linux!

Happy 30th Birthday, Linux!

August 25, 2021August 25, 20210

Linux turns 30 today. so join me in celebration of 30 freaking awesome years of Linux and the many more years to come of Linux awesomeness.

GUADEC 2021 Online Conference Kicks Off for the GNOME 41 Desktop Environment

GUADEC 2021 Online Conference Kicks Off for the GNOME 41 Desktop Environment

July 21, 2021July 21, 20210

GUADEC 2021 conference kicks off today until July 25th as a virtual event to shape up the future of the GNOME desktop environment. Here’s what you need to know about the GUADEC event and how to attend!

Here are Collabora’s Contributions to Linux Kernel 5.12

Here are Collabora’s Contributions to Linux Kernel 5.12

May 4, 2021May 22, 20210

Collabora’s contributions to Linux kernel 5.12 targeted the closing of the gap between hardware support on vendor trees and the mainline kernel tree.

GNOME’s GUADEC 2021 Conference Will Take Place July 21–25 to Future-Proof FOSS

GNOME’s GUADEC 2021 Conference Will Take Place July 21–25 to Future-Proof FOSS

April 26, 2021April 26, 20210

GUADEC 2021 conference will take place between July 21-25 as an online event to future-proof FOSS and plan the new features of the upcoming GNOME 41 desktop environment release.

Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) Testing Week Kicks Off on April 1st for All Flavors

Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) Testing Week Kicks Off on April 1st for All Flavors

March 30, 2021March 30, 20210

Ubuntu flavors are planning an Ubuntu Testing Week and seek help from the Linux community to test the upcoming Hirsute Hippo release, due out in late April 2021. Here’s how you can help!

Canonical, Collabora, and Nextcloud Deliver Work From Home Solution to Raspberry Pi Users

Canonical, Collabora, and Nextcloud Deliver Work From Home Solution to Raspberry Pi Users

March 25, 2021March 25, 20210

Canonical, Collabora, and Nextcloud joined forces to deliver a work from home solution to Raspberry Pi and enterprise ARM users with the Ubuntu-based Nextcloud Appliance with Collabora Online integration.

Collabora Adds New Features to Their Wayland Driver for Wine

Collabora Adds New Features to Their Wayland Driver for Wine

February 19, 2021February 19, 20210

Collabora improves their experimental Wayland driver for Wine with support for copy and paste actions, drag and drop support, and support for changing the display mode.

Collabora Continues to Improve Chromebook and Windows Games Support in Linux 5.11

Collabora Continues to Improve Chromebook and Windows Games Support in Linux 5.11

February 17, 2021February 17, 20210

Collabora’s contributions to Linux kernel 5.11 enabled long-term support for more modern Windows games by compatibility layers like Wine, better Chromebook support, and much more.

Collabora Shows More Love for Rockchip in Linux 5.10, Adds Bifrost GPU Support in Panfrost

Collabora Shows More Love for Rockchip in Linux 5.10, Adds Bifrost GPU Support in Panfrost

December 14, 2020December 14, 20200

Collabora’s contributions to Linux kernel 5.10 LTS include support for Mali Bifrost GPUs in the Panfrost driver, more love for Rockchip media driver, improvements to the Cedrus open-source driver, and much more.

Happy 29th Birthday, Linux!

Happy 29th Birthday, Linux!

August 25, 2020August 25, 20200

Happy birthday, Linux! On August 25th, 2020, Linux turns 29 years old since Linus Torvalds made the famous announcement on the MINIX news group: “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu.”

DebConf20 Debian Conference Kicks Off Today for Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye”

DebConf20 Debian Conference Kicks Off Today for Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye”

August 23, 2020August 23, 20200

The DebConf20 Debian conference kicks off today until August 29th, 2020, for the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” operating system. Here’s how to attend and what you need to know!

Debian GNU/Linux 11 (Bullseye) Artwork Contest Is Now Open for Entries

Debian GNU/Linux 11 (Bullseye) Artwork Contest Is Now Open for Entries

August 12, 2020August 12, 20200

The Debian Project officially open the artwork contest for the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 11 (Bullseye) operating system series. It calls for all talented artists and designers to create a beautiful desktop look and feel.

Collabora’s Contributions to Linux Kernel 5.8 Were Their Biggest Yet

Collabora’s Contributions to Linux Kernel 5.8 Were Their Biggest Yet

August 6, 2020August 6, 20200

Collabora reveals that their contributions to the latest Linux 5.8 kernel series were their biggest and most significant yet. Check them out!

Ubuntu 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” Artwork by Sylvia Ritter Looks Astonishing, Made with Krita

Ubuntu 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” Artwork by Sylvia Ritter Looks Astonishing, Made with Krita

August 4, 2020August 5, 20200

Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla inspired artwork was published by talented artist Sylvia Ritter, created with the Krita digital painting software. You can use it as your wallpaper for your laptop, tablet or mobile phone.

GUADEC 2020 Kicks Off Today as GNOME’s First Virtual Conference

GUADEC 2020 Kicks Off Today as GNOME’s First Virtual Conference

July 22, 2020July 22, 20200

GNOME’s GUADEC 2020 (GNOME Users And Developers European Conference) opens its doors today to the Linux community. The event will take place from July 22 until July 28 as an online conference anyone can attend.

KDE’s July 2020 Apps Update Improves KTorrent, KMyMoney, KDiff3, and Others

KDE’s July 2020 Apps Update Improves KTorrent, KMyMoney, KDiff3, and Others

July 9, 2020July 9, 20200

KDE’s July 2020 Apps update is now available as KDE Applications 20.04.3. This is the last point release in the series and brings various improvements to KTorrent, KMyMoney, KDiff3, and many other KDE applications.

Meet Fosshost, a Free Hosting Provider for Your FOSS Projects

Meet Fosshost, a Free Hosting Provider for Your FOSS Projects

June 28, 2020June 28, 20200

Meet Fosshost, a not-for-profit hosting provider that wants to help the free and open source software community by providing them with semi-dedicated virtual private servers, shared mirrors and domain registration.

Canonical Launches the Ubuntu Appliance Initiative for Raspberry Pi and PC

Canonical Launches the Ubuntu Appliance Initiative for Raspberry Pi and PC

June 17, 2020June 17, 20200

Canonical launched the Ubuntu Appliance initiative to transform Raspberry Pi devices or personal computer into secure, self-updating solutions, free of charge.

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