Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Laptop Now Comes with Fedora Linux or Ubuntu
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 laptop is now available for purchase with the Fedora Linux Workstation operating system pre-installed.
Collabora’s Wayland Driver for Wine Gets Vulkan and Multi-Monitor Support
Collabora’s Wayland driver for Wine gets support for the Vulkan graphics API, multi-monitor support, HiDPI support, cursor clipping and relative mouse movement, and Wayland keymap handling.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 6th, 2021
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 6th, 2021, brings news about the release of Firefox 89, Cinnamon 5.0, Kali Linux 2021.2, openSUSE Leap 15.3, as well as all the latest distro and app releases.
Rescuezilla 2.2 Supports Disk Cloning and NFS/SSH Shares, It’s Based on Ubuntu 21.04
Rescuezilla 2.2 is now available for download. This major release is based on Ubuntu 21.04 and comes with support for cloning disks, support for virtual images, as well as many other improvements.
Hands-On with System76’s COSMIC Desktop for Pop!_OS Linux 21.04
A first look at the COSMIC desktop environment developed by System76 for its upcoming Pop!_OS Linux 21.04 distribution release and based on the GNOME 3.38 desktop environment series.
Blender 2.93 Is Here as a Long-Term Supported Release, This Is What’s New
Blender 2.93 open-source and free 3D modeling software is now available for download. This release comes with numerous new features and improvements, and it’s supported for the next two years!
openSUSE Leap 15.3 Officially Released with Xfce 4.16, Sway Tiling WM for Wayland, and More
openSUSE Leap 15.3 operating system is now available for download. This release is based on SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 and comes with the Xfce 4.16 desktop environment as an installer option and many other improvements.
NixOS 21.05 Released with GNOME 40 and Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS
NixOS 21.05 distribution is now available for download. This release comes with the GNOME 40 and KDE Plasma 5.21 desktop environments, as well as the Linux 5.10 LTS kernel series.
OBS Studio Open Source Live Streaming and Screen Recording Software Gets Wayland Support
OBS Studio 27.0 open-source and free live streaming and screen recording software is now available for download with Wayland support on Linux, as well as various other improvements.
Kali Linux 2021.2 Released for Ethical Hackers with New Tools, Raspberry Pi Improvements
Kali Linux 2021.2 ethical hacking and penetration testing distro is now available for download. This release comes with new tools, theme enhancements, better Raspberry Pi support, and much more.
Arch Linux’s First ISO Release Powered by Linux Kernel 5.12 Is Out Now
Arch Linux 2021.06.01 is now available for download as the first ISO release to be powered by the latest and greatest Linux 5.12 kernel series.
Cinnamon 5.0 Desktop Environment Released with Support for Updating Spices, More
Cinnamon 5.0 desktop environment is now available for download. This major release comes with the ability to update Cinnamon spices, as well as numerous other improvements.
NeoChat 1.2 Released with Bubbles, Inline Replies, Account Switcher, and Much More
NeoChat 1.2 open-source Matrix chat client for the KDE Plasma desktop environment is now available for download. This release comes with many new features and improvements.
Clonezilla Live 2.7.2 Disk Cloning Tool Released with Many New Features and Improvements
Clonezilla Live 2.7.2 disk imaging and cloning live Linux system is now available for download. This release coems with many new features and improvements.
Anonymous OS Tails 4.19 Improves Automatic Upgrades, Adds Password Feedback for sudo
Tails 4.19 amnesic incognito live system is now available for download. This release comes with Tor Browser 10.0.17, Mozilla Thunderbird 78.10, as well as various improvements around the automatic upgrader.
Xfce’s Apps Update for May 2021 Brings Improvements to Thunar, Mousepad, and More
Xfce’s apps update for May 2021 brings improvements to the Thunar file manager, Mousepad text editor, and several plugins. Here’s the roundup!
Linux Mint 20.2 “Uma” Announced with New Bulk Renaming App, Beta Is Coming Mid-June
Linux Mint 20.2 “Uma” is coming soon based on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa), and a beta version will be available for public testing in mid-June.
Firefox 89 Is Now Available for Download with Fresh New Look, Improved Privacy
Firefox 89 web browser is now available for download. This release introduces a fresh new look, improved privacy settings, as well as various other changes.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 30th, 2021
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for May 30th, 2021, brings news about the release of AlmaLinux OS 8.4 and Oracle Linux 8.4, Fedora 32 end of life, as well as all the latest distro and app releases.
StarLabs’ LabTop Mk III and Mk IV Linux Laptops Now Support Coreboot 5 Firmware
StarLabs adds support for the latest Coreboot 5 open-source firmware to its Star LabTop Mk III and Star LabTop Mk V Linux-powered laptops. Customers can now update their machines!