This Week in GNOME: #146 Editing Markdown
Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from April 26 to May 03.
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Powered by an Intel Core i9-14900HX processor with 24 cores and 32 threads, the TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen6 notebook features up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics with 16 GB GDDR6 VRAM, up to 64 GB DDR5 SO-DIMM RAM, and up to 8 Terabytes PCIe 4.0 high-speed SSD storage.
Coming a month after KDE Gear 24.08.1, the KDE Gear 24.08.2 release is here to improve the Dolphin file manager by ignoring trailing slashes when comparing place URLs and fixing displaying of filename ampersands in actions, the Konsole terminal emulator by addressing a crash that occurred when sending OSC 4 (RGB) color outside the 256 range, and the Kate text editor by fixing the session restore of tabs/views of untitled documents.
Linux kernel 6.10 was released on July 14th, 2024, introducing new features like a new mseal() system call for memory sealing, Rust language support for the RISC-V architecture, Zstandard compression support for the EROFS file system, shadow stack support for the x32 subarchitecture, TPM bus encryption and integrity protection, initial support for setting up PFCP (Packet Forwarding Control Protocol) filters, and more.
Powered by the latest Linux 6.11 kernel series, Ubuntu 24.10 features the latest and greatest GNOME 47 desktop environment for the Ubuntu Desktop flavor with additional patches for Mutter and GNOME Shell to enhance stability and performance. In addition, the Ubuntu Dock now visualizes Snap refreshes and includes better handling for PWAs installed via the Chromium Snap.
Mozilla is aware of this attack being used in the wild against Tor Browser users.
This version includes important security updates to Firefox:
This version includes important security updates to Firefox:
The Sipeed Tang Mega 138K Dock is an advanced and compact FPGA development platform designed to meet both high-performance requirements and cost-effective solutions. Featuring the GOWIN GW5AST RISC-V FPGA, this platform includes a development board with key features such as PCIe x4, a GbE port, and multiple I/Os.
The ESP32-P4 Function EV Board, powered by the ESP32-P4 chip, is designed for developing cost-effective, networked audio and video applications that demand low power and high performance, including smart displays, network cameras, and digital signage.
The Infineon XENSIV Game Controller combines XENSIV magnetic position sensors and the PSoC 6 BLE microcontroller to create a precise, low-power, plug-and-play device ideal for gaming and control applications.
Today, Thundercomm introduced RUBIK Pi at an industry event in Austin, Texas. This development board, built on Qualcomm SoC platforms, is the first Pi product to offer AI capabilities tailored for high-performance application development.
Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from April 26 to May 03.