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Trisquel 11 LTS Released As Ubuntu-Based, FSF-Approved Linux Distribution
Trisquel 11 LTS Released As Ubuntu-Based, FSF-Approved Linux Distribution

Trisquel 11 is now available as the latest major release for this one of a few Free Software Foundation (FSF) approved Linux distributions that is "100% libre" and meets all of the fully free software requirements. Trisquel 11 is re-based against Ubuntu 22.04 LTS while making various other changes in the process.

21 March 2023 - Trisquel 11 - 18 Comments
Serpent OS Build Infrastructure Launched
Serpent OS Build Infrastructure Launched

Serpent OS as the new Linux distribution project by Solus Linux founder Ikey Doherty has made public its build infrastructure as it begins building more packages and opening up packaging work to outside contributors.

19 March 2023 - Serpent OS Build Infrastructure - 13 Comments
Vanilla OS 2.0 Shifting From Ubuntu Base To Debian Sid
Vanilla OS 2.0 Shifting From Ubuntu Base To Debian Sid

One of the newer Linux distributions that has been making waves is Vanilla OS as an immutable and atomic version of Ubuntu Linux that aims to provide a pleasant Linux desktop experience, close to upstream, and is augmented by the growing selection of Flatpak packages. Now though the project has decided to move from Ubuntu Linux as its base over to Debian Sid.

8 March 2023 - Vanilla OS - 19 Comments
A Non-GNU Linux Distribution Built With LLVM & BSD Software Aims For Alpha Next Month
A Non-GNU Linux Distribution Built With LLVM & BSD Software Aims For Alpha Next Month

In development now for nearly two years is Chimera Linux as a "non-GNU" Linux distribution built with the LLVM Clang compiler, leveraging musl libc, and commonly relying on BSD user-space software components. After a lot of work on bringing up Chimera Linux as well as getting a Wayland-based deskttop going, the project is aiming for its alpha release within the next month.

6 February 2023 - Chimera Linux - 88 Comments
CentOS Automotive SIG Making Progress On Linux For Cars With AutoSD
CentOS Automotive SIG Making Progress On Linux For Cars With AutoSD

In addition to the CentOS Hyperscale SIG making great progress on adapting CentOS Stream for hyperscaler needs, at the opposite end of the table is the CentOS Automotive SIG with their "AutoSD" platform they continue working on adapting to make CentOS Stream suitable for use within vehicles.

12 January 2023 - AutoSD - 2 Comments
The Linux OS Originally Known As Lindows Is Out With Linspire 12 Alpha
The Linux OS Originally Known As Lindows Is Out With Linspire 12 Alpha

Linspire as the Linux distribution whose roots go back two decades ago to when it originally started out as "Lindows" is preparing a new major release. The current incarnation of Linspire though started five years ago when PC/OpenSystems acquired the Linspire and Freespire rights from Xandros. Linspire claims to be "the easiest desktop Linux" and are looking to improve things further with their v12 release.

6 January 2023 - Linspire 12 Alpha 1 - 19 Comments
Serpent OS Infrastructure & Tooling Almost Completed
Serpent OS Infrastructure & Tooling Almost Completed

Back during the summer was news that Ikey Doherty was going to work full-time on Serpent OS, a new Linux distribution he started. Ikey Doherty as a reminder previously created the Solus Linux distribution, worked for Intel on Clear Linux, and has other software accomplishments to his name. It's been a quiet few months for Serpent OS but it turns out they've been busy establishing their build infrastructure and tooling.

19 November 2022 - Serpent OS - 28 Comments
Mageia 9 Alpha 1 Released With A Smaller Footprint, Many Updates

It's been a year and a half already since the release of Mageia 8 for this Linux distribution whose roots trace back to Mandriva and before that the legendary Mandrake. Mageia 9 will be out as the next iteration of this desktop Linux distro in the months ahead while this weekend there is the release of Mageia 9 Alpha 1.

12 November 2022 - Mageia 9 - 3 Comments
CentOS Hyperscale SIG Continues Adapting CentOS Stream For Large Scale Deployments

For the past nearly two years the CentOS Hyperscale effort has been working on adapting CentOS Stream to make it more applicable for use within large scale deployments like those at Twitter, Facebook/Meta, and other large companies. This week the special interest group published their latest quarterly report outlining their activities.

7 October 2022 - CentOS Hyperscale 2022Q3 - Add A Comment
Linux Mint Improving Its Driver Manager
Linux Mint Improving Its Driver Manager

The Ubuntu-based Linux Mint operating system has been working to enhance its Driver Manager utility for dealing with proprietary and other out-of-tree kernel hardware drivers.

30 September 2022 - Linux Mint Driver Manager - 1 Comment
VFX & Animation Studios Urged To Upgrade To RHEL 9 Or Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux 9
VFX & Animation Studios Urged To Upgrade To RHEL 9 Or Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux 9

VFX Reference Platform as a standards body that aims to help standardize software platforms in the realm of digital content creation (DCC) has published a detailed report for studios to consider in choosing their next Linux platform. Their new recommendations for visual effects and animation studios about moving to newer Linux distributions over the next year -- especially with many still relying on CentOS 7 -- is for moving to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 otherwise one of the downstreams like Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux. Close behind in their recommendations and as a longer-term objective is also tossing some support behind Ubuntu Linux.

16 August 2022 - VFX Linux Recommendations - 29 Comments
OpenSUSE Developers Continue Discussing x86_64 Microarchitecture Feature Levels
OpenSUSE Developers Continue Discussing x86_64 Microarchitecture Feature Levels

Ahead of the upcoming openSUSE/SUSE Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP), whether to raise the x86_64 micro-architecture feature level required by the Linux OS continues to be evaluated and what options there are for making use of newer x86_64 instruction set extensions without necessarily forcing tightened CPU requirements / eliminating old hardware support.

16 August 2022 - Newer CPU Requirements - 31 Comments
Linux Mint 21 Is Going To Avoid systemd-oomd
Linux Mint 21 Is Going To Avoid systemd-oomd

Linux Mint 21 is working its way toward release this summer as the latest version of this desktop OS that is being built atop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Unlike Ubuntu 22.04 upstream that is now using systemd-oomd by default on the desktop to try to improve the low memory / system memory pressure experience, Linux Mint has now decided to avoid this daemon due to user criticism.

2 July 2022 - No OOMD - 40 Comments

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