Xubuntu Development Update March 2023
In February, Xubuntu Minimal went live, Flatpak was removed, and Xubuntu joined Mastodon. Get the latest details here.
Tux Machines
Do you waddle the waddle?
Do you waddle the waddle?
KDE Frameworks 6.18 introduces the ability to use the Copilot key on your laptop for launching your favorite apps or for any other action in places where you can set up keyboard shortcuts, in combination with other keys. Right now, you can’t re-bind the Copilot key to emulate another key, but the devs are working to support that too.
Dash to Panel is probably the most used GNOME Shell extension, offering a unified, single desktop panel that’s fully customizable. The latest release, version 69, introduces support for the GNOME 49 desktop environment, and this alone is big news for those of you who plan on upgrading your GNOME desktops this September.
Based on the latest and greatest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series, Q4OS 6.1 (codename Andromeda) ships with the KDE Plasma 6.3.6 and Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) 14.1.5 desktop environments. As with previous releases, the KDE Plasma edition uses the stock look from upstream.
With Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” hitting the streets earlier this month, the Linux Mint devs will now focus their efforts on the Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 (codename Gigi) release, which will be based on the Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series and offer all the new features that were implemented in Linux Mint 22.2.
The device is powered by a Rockchip RV1106G3 processor featuring a single ARM Cortex-A7 core running at 1.2 GHz. It includes 256 MB of DDR3 memory and 8 GB of onboard eMMC storage, with additional expansion available through a MicroSD card slot.
The system is equipped with the Intel Processor N97, a quad-core SoC with a 12 W TDP. It supports up to 32 GB of DDR5 memory via a single SO-DIMM slot running at 4800 MHz. Storage options include one M.2 M-Key slot (PCIe 3.0 x2 or SATA III) for NVMe SSDs and one M.2 E-Key slot for wireless modules, providing flexibility for different application needs.
The board is built around the Texas Instruments AM3358 processor, an ARM Cortex-A8 running at 1 GHz with a NEON SIMD coprocessor and dual-core PRU-ICSS for deterministic, real-time control. It integrates 512 MB of DDR3L RAM and expands onboard storage to 16 GB eMMC, a fourfold increase compared to the earlier BeagleBone Green.
In February, Xubuntu Minimal went live, Flatpak was removed, and Xubuntu joined Mastodon. Get the latest details here.