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Debian Votes for One Installer ISO with Non-Free Firmware
The results are out. Debian’s team voted for one single ISO installer with non-free firmware included. Read more
Good News! Mesa Package with Hardware Acceleration is Arriving in RPM Fusion
The popular RPM Fusion repo brings the recently disabled Mesa package. Read more
DebugPoint Weekly Roundup #22.07: KDE on Apple M1, Ubuntu 22.10 Beta and More
Here’s the weekly roundup #22.07 for you across the GNU/Linux and tech world. Read more
Linux Mint 21.1 Code Name Revealed, Coming Up on Christmas
Linux Mint 21.1 is announced, and it’s releasing on Christmas this year. Read more
Xfce 4.18 Arriving on Christmas, After Two Long Years
An early Christmas gift for Xfce desktop fans. Per the new Xfce 4.18 announcement, the new release is planned for later this year. Read more
Oh, Dear! Fedora 37 Drops the Hardware Accelerated Video Decoding
A recent change in open-source Mesa package config file in Fedora 37 disables the decoding of h264dec, h264enc, h265dec, h265enc, vc1dec via GPU. Read more
Oh No! There Won’t Be A Pop OS 22.10 Release
Pop OS 22.10 release won’t be available in October 2022; the team plans to concentrate on developing the new Rust-based COSMIC desktop. Read more
DebugPoint Weekly Roundup #22.06: NVIDIA Open Sources CV-CUDA, Rust-Based FreeBSD Kernel and More
Here’s the weekly roundup #22.06 for you across the GNU/Linux and tech world. Read more
Systemd is Now Available in WSL, a Few Days After Systemd Creator Joins Microsoft
The Systemd service is now available in Windows 11 via WSL. Read more
GNOME 43 Arrives & There’s No Place Like “GNOME”!
GNOME 43 shines further today, bringing GNOME 43 polished desktop for Ubuntu, Fedora, SUSE and more distros. Read more
GSoC 2022 Brings New Features to Thunar, Screenshooter in Xfce Desktop
New features were implemented as part of GSoC 2022 in Xfce applications and are now merged into the main branch. Read more
DebugPoint Weekly Roundup #22.05: New Web Browser Ladybird, Plasma for TV and More
Here’s the weekly roundup #22.05 for you across the GNU/Linux and tech world. Read more
KDE Announces “Plasma Bigscreen” for TV UI, Brings 5.26 Beta
The KDE team announces a new user interface Plasma Bigscreen for smart TVs and brings Plasma 5.26 BETA for testing. Read more
Fedora 37 BETA is Out for Testing and Installation
Fedora 37 beta is now available to download, upgrade and test. Here’s a summary of the new changes. Read more
Facebook Transfers PyTorch AI Framework to Linux Foundation for Governance
The Linux Foundation will now oversee the PyTorch AI framework from a project governance level. Read more
DebugPoint Weekly Roundup #22.04: DNA-Based Storage, Deepin Teases Testing Channel + More
Here’s the weekly roundup #22.04 for you across the GNU/Linux and tech world. Read more
GNOME 43 Misses Window to Merge Ubuntu’s Triple Buffering Patch
Upcoming GNOME 43 will not feature Ubuntu’s patch related to Triple buffering. Read more
KDE’s Kaidan Messaging App Plans for Encrypted Audio and Video Calls
Kaidan XMPP messaging app plans for audio and video calls with end-to-end encryption. Read more
DebugPoint Weekly Roundup #22.03: Ubuntu Unity Becomes Official + More
Here’s the weekly roundup #22.03 for you across the GNU/Linux and tech world. Read more
Ubuntu Team Accepted Unity As the Official Flavour
Ubuntu Unity is now an official Ubuntu flavour, and the first release will be Ubuntu Unity 22.10. Read more
OBS Studio 28.0 Released with HDR Encoding, Apple Silicon Builds
The latest instalment of OBS Studio 28.0 brings native Apple Silicon support and many new features. Read more
Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu Wallpaper Competition is Now Open
Unleash your photography skills and get a chance to feature in the Ubuntu 22.10 installer images. Read more
Homecoming? Ubuntu Unity Remix Submitted Proposal for Official Flavour Tag
Missing Unity? Your wait might get over with Ubuntu Unity 22.10 as the team submitted a proposal to be accepted as the next official Ubuntu flavour. Read more
Budgie Desktop is Almost ready for Fedora Rawhide
The Budgie dev team submitted the Budgie desktop packages to be included in Fedora Rawhide. Read more
MX Linux 21.2 Released with Kernel 5.18 and 5.10
Lightweight distro MX Linux “keeping the lights on” with the new maintenance release: MX Linux 21.2 “Wildflower”. Read more
Debian Proposes Better Discovery of non-free Firmware Images
Debian team announced three proposals to distribute the “non-free” firmware via the official ISO images. Read more
GIMP 2.99.12 Released with Huge Updates, But No Date of v3.0 Yet
GIMP 2.99.12 is released with new features, updated Photoshop compatibility. Read more
DebugPoint Weekly Roundup #22.02: Linux Birthday, Earn via Flatpak and More
Here’s the weekly roundup #22.02 for you across the GNU/Linux and tech world. Read more
Deepin 23 Plans to Leave Debian, Aims to Become Independent
The upcoming Deepin 23 will not be based on Debian at its core. Read more
Kdenlive 22.08 Scores Sizable Update with Subtitle Styling, Audio Recording
Kdenlive 22.08 arrives with the most requested features in this release. Read more
PeaZip 8.8.0 is Released with Updated GUI and Customization
PeaZip 8.8.0 is now available for download. Read more
DebugPoint Weekly Roundup #22.01: GNOME 43 Beta, Deepin 23 and More
Here’s the weekly roundup #22.01 for you across the GNU/Linux and tech world. Read more
LibreOffice 7.4 Released with 16K Column Support + More
LibreOffice 7.4 Community arrives with a massive set of new features, Microsoft Office compatibility and more. Read more
Canonical Officially Announced .NET Availability in Ubuntu 22.04
Canonical and Microsft jointly announce official .NET SDK and runtime availability in Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. Read more
Ubuntu 22.04.1 Arrives in Style with Rock Solid Updates
The much awaited first point release of Jammy Jellyfish – Ubuntu 22.04.1 is now available for download. Read more
Fedora 37 Plans to Introduce New Anaconda Web UI Installer
The new Anaconda Web UI installer will be available as an option with Fedora 37 release. Read more
Kali Linux 2022.3 Release Brings First Ever Discord Channel + Test Lab
We round up the Kali Linux 2022.3 release, which introduces the Discord channel, Test Lab and other features. Read more
Fedora 37 Default Wallpaper Looks Refreshing
Fedora 37 default wallpaper is revealed, and it features a refreshing look. Read more
Lubuntu Introduces Backport PPA to Experience Latest LXQt Desktop
Enjoy the latest LXQt desktop version via the Lubuntu backport PPA. Read more
Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” Arrives. And It Looks Minty-Fresh
Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” is now officially released. Here’s what’s new. Read more
GNOME 43 Feels More Polished with New Features [First Look]
Treat your eyes to the shiny new GNOME 43 (Alpha) feature. Read more
Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” BETA is Now Available for Testing
We round up the Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” BETA release in this post and give you instructions on how you can download and test it. Read more
LibreOffice 7.4 RC1 is Now Available for Download and Test
The first release candidate of LibreOffice 7.4 RC1 is available for you do download and test. Read more
Fedora 37 Plans for Unfiltered Access to all Flathub Apps
The upcoming Fedora 37 may give you access to the entire Flathub repo. Read more
Ubuntu 22.10 Introduces a New “Ubuntu Desktop” Settings Panel
A new settings panel in Ubuntu 22.10, “Kinetic Kudu”, consolidates the desktop options. Here’s how it looks. Read more
Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” Disables systemd-oom, BETA Arriving Soon
The Linux Mint team decided not to feature the “systemd-oom” in Linux Mint 21 service due to the recent user reports in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Read more
GNOME Web (Epiphany) Gets WebExtension Support, Coming in GNOME 43
GNOME desktop’s native web browser Web gets the much-needed web extensions support and plans for release on upcoming GNOME 43. Here are the details. Read more
Thunderbird 102 Gets Makeover with New Colourful Icons, Redesigned UI
Thunderbird 102 is now available for download for Linux, Windows and macOS. Read more
EndeavourOS Artemis Released with Better ARM Support and Updates
The EndeavourOS team brings the June 22.06 release (“Artemis”) with much-better ARM support, the latest Kernel and more. We round up the release in this post. Read more