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The KDE Plasma 5.20.5 update is now available and it’s coming soon to a GNU/Linux distribution near you. This release includes a few bug fixes and it’s the last in the KDE Plasma 5.20 desktop environment series.
The second alpha release of the upcoming Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 4 distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” and featuring the Xfce 4.16 desktop.
Puppy Linux 7.0 “Slacko64” distribution is now available for download. This release is based on Slackware 14.2 and comes with 64-bit and 32-bit UEFI boot capability, as well as many other improvements.
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for January 3rd brings news about the launch of the Deepin 20.1 distribution, KDE’s plans for 2021, first Arch Linux ISO release powered by Linux 5.10 LTS, and all the latest distro and app releases.
BleachBit 4.2 open source system cleaner is now available for download. This release introduces support for cleaning Chromium snap, as well as support for Ubuntu 20.10 and 20.04 LTS, and Fedora 32 and 33.
The Nitrux 1.3.6 distribution is now available for download. This release ships with the latest KDE Plasma 5.20.4 desktop environment, Linux 5.10. LTS as alternative kernel, and more AppImages.
Slackel 7.4 distribution is now available for download. This release comes with Linux kernel 5.10 LTS, installation support for USB drives, and all the latest updates from Slackware’s ‘Current’ tree.
The KDE Project promises production-ready Plasma Wayland session, improved fingerprint support, redesigned Kickoff application launcher, and much more in 2021 for the Plasma Desktop and Apps.
Arch Linux 2021.01.01 is now available for download. This is Arch Linux’s first ISO release in 2021 and also the first ISO release powered by the latest and greatest Linux 5.10 LTS kernel series.
Septor Linux 2021 distribution is now available for download. This release comes with the KDE Plasma 5.20.4 desktop environment, KDE Applications 20.12 and KDE Frameworks 5.77 software suites, Tor Browser 10.0.7, and Linux kernel 5.9.
OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 Release Candidate is now ready for public testing. The final release arrives in early 2021 with full support for ARM64 devices, Linux kernel 5.10 LTS, and KDE Plasma 5.20 desktop environment.
Deepin 20.1 Linux distribution is now available for download. This release comes with performance improvements, an enhanced Deepin Desktop with new apps, Linux kernel 5.8, and all the updates from Debian GNU/Linux 10.6 “Buster.”
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for December 27th brings news about the launch of the Xfce 4.16 desktop environment, the end of life of the Linux 5.9 kernel series, and all the latest distro and app releases.
The first Release Candidate of the upcoming Linux 5.11 kernel series is out and ready for public testing, as announced by Linus Torvalds. Go out and test!
Darktable 3.4 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download. This release comes with a revamped tethering view with histogram, new module grouping feature, and many other changes.
The Xfce 4.16 desktop environment arrives with numerous new features and improvements, including client-side decorations (CSD) for all Settings dialogs, fractional scaling, dark mode for the Panel, and much more.
IPFire 2.25 Core Update 153 Linux firewall distro is now available for download. This release adds support for WPA3, patches yet another Intel security vulnerability, and brings all the latest updates.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and CentOS 7 users receive an important Linux kernel security update that addresses 7 security vulnerabilities and numerous other issues. All users are urged to update their systems immediately!
The Linux 5.9 kernel series has reached end of life and it will no longer receive updates and security fixes. All users are urged to upgrade to Linux kernel 5.10 LTS as soon as possible!
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for December 20th brings news about the launch of the Firefox 84 web browser, the beta version of Linux Mint 20.1, the release of GTK 4.0, and all the latest distro and app releases.
