9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 11th, 2021
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for July 11th, 2021, brings news about the release of Linux Mint 20.2, Solus 4.3, Escuelas Linux 7.0, Nextcloud Hub 22, as well as all the latest distro and app releases.
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The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for July 11th, 2021, brings news about the release of Linux Mint 20.2, Solus 4.3, Escuelas Linux 7.0, Nextcloud Hub 22, as well as all the latest distro and app releases.
The upcoming Linux 5.14 kernel series is now available for public testing, as Linus Torvalds announced the first Release Candidate milestone. Go out and test!
Solus 4.3 distribution is now available for download. This third installment in the Solus 4 “Fortitude” series comes with the latest Budgie, KDE Plasma, GNOME, and MATE desktops, and it’s powered by Linux kernel 5.13.
KDE Frameworks 5.84 open-source software suite is now available for download. This release coems with a new expandable tooltips feature, performance improvements, and much more.
Ubuntu Touch OTA-18 is coming on July 14th with performance improvements, updated apps, and various other changes for Ubuntu Phones. It’s now ready for public testing!
Linux Mint 20.2 “Uma” operating system is now available for download based on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa) and powered by Linux kernel 5.4. It ships with the Cinnamon 5.0, Xfce 4.16, and MATE 1.24 desktops.
Tor Browser 10.5 anonymous web browser is now available for download to improve the user experience of connecting to Tor and bring other changes.
KDE Plasma 5.22.3 desktop environment update is now available with improvements to Flatpak apps, Plasma Wayland, Plasma System Monitor, Plasma Audio Volume, Media Player applet, and more.
Nextcloud Hub 22 is now available for download. This release comes with approval workflows, knowledge management, and decentralized group administration.
Escuelas Linux 7.0 educational-oriented distro is now available for download. This major release comes with new and updated apps, and it is based on the Bodhi Linux 6.0 distribution.
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for July 4th, 2021, brings news about the launch of the TUXEDO Stellaris 15 Linux gaming laptop, Nitrux 1.5 and Pop!_OS Linux 21.04 releases, as well as all the latest distro and app releases.
Darktable 3.6 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download. This release comes with numerous new features and various improvements, as well as better camera support.
Ardour 6.8 open-source digital audio workstation is now available for download. This release comes with support for importing M4A files, DSP low level metering, as well as various improvements.
OpenZFS 2.1 advanced file system and volume manager for Linux is now available for download. This release comes with support for Linux kernel 5.13, InfluxDB, and distributed spare RAID.
The Mageia 7 Linux distribution reached end of life on June 30th, 2021, and all users are now urged to upgrade to the latest Mageia 8 release. Here’s how to do it right now!
KaOS Linux 2021.06 is now available for download. This release comes with the latest KDE Plasma 5.22 desktop environment, and updated installer, and various up-to-date components.
Xfce’s apps update for June 2021 brings improvements to the Ristretto image viewer, Xfce Settings, and several libraries. Here’s the roundup!
System76’s Pop!_OS Linux 21.04 distribution is now available for download. This release comes with the brand-new COSMIC desktop environment and it’s based on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo).
Mixxx 2.3 open-source and free DJ software is now available for download. This major release comes with a new default skin, new codecs, and support for new controllers.
Deepin Linux 20.2.2 is now available for download. This release makes Deepin the first Chinese distribution to support Secure Boot, and it also introduces a brand-new App Store with support for Android apps.