Breeze Icon Updates for KDE and COSMIC Updates
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Breeze Icon Updates for April 2024 – with a Little Heart for You!
Hey everyone! Here is a new video explanation of the changes we have done. This time we tackled Labplot, maps, and media icons! Can you believe it? We are now officially past the mid-way for the icons. So exciting!
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System76 ☛ April Tools: Hammering out new COSMIC Features
While Pop!_OS technically follows Ubuntu’s release cycle, we keep the core technologies updated on a semi-rolling release basis. This month, the official release of Pop!_OS has been updated with version 6.8.0 of the Linux kernel, which includes driver support for Intel Xe and Intel Arc graphics, as well as drivers for a future AMD Zen 5 chipset and additional networking optimizations.
As a result, systems like the new Lemur Pro running Pop!_OS now support Intel’s new line of Core Ultra Series processors. Meanwhile, Phoronix benchmark testing on the Thelio Major with AMD Ryzen Treadripper 7980X revealed a significant performance boost over the 6.6.6 kernel.
Kernel 6.8.2 is currently in testing along with Mesa 24.0.3, and both will be released when ready! The new Mesa driver implements new Vulkan and OpenGL APIs, keeping Pop!_OS current with the best Linux gaming experiences available.