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How To Install Tor Browser on Ubuntu 24.04

 This tutorial will help you install Tor Browser, the anonymity-promising web browser derived from Firefox, on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat". We also included below how to update, how to make desktop shortcuts, and even how to contribute back to this amazing Free Software project. Now let's begin and happy surfing!

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GNOME 46.5 Released with Mutter and GNOME Shell Improvements

GNOME 46.5 is here five weeks after the GNOME 46.4 release and fixes smartcard logins, adds user permissions to new Wi-Fi connections for restricted users, fixes the showing of pending PAM messages on the login screen, and fixes the “Locate Pointer” accessibility option when the “Reduce Animation” option is turned on.

Proton 9.0-3 Released with Support for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Farlight 84

Proton 9.0-3 is here more than three months after the Proton 9.0-2 release to add support for even more Windows games, including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (desktop only), Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer!, Banyu Lintar Angin, Dinner with an Owl, Farlight 84, Flatout 3, KinitoPET, and Owl Observatory Demo.

Zorin OS 17.2 Is Out Now Powered by Linux Kernel 6.8 from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Coming after Zorin OS 17.1, the Zorin OS 17.2 release is powered by the Linux 6.8 kernel series from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) to provide users with better support for newer hardware when installing Zorin OS. This release supports Intel Core Ultra and AMD Zen 5 CPUs, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20, 30, and 40 series GPUs, Lenovo laptop keyboards, Logitech peripherals, and various gamepads.

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