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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 8th, 2024

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GNOME 47 Release Candidate Is Now Available for Public Testing

The Release Candidate of GNOME 47 comes two weeks after the beta version and introduces experimental color management protocol support in the Mutter window and composite manager, adds initial PipeWire explicit sync support, and exposes the new backlight API to gnome-settings-daemon.

KDE Slimbook Plasma VI Linux Ultrabook Launches with AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS

KDE Slimbook Plasma VI is powered by an AMD Ryzen 8845HS CPU with 8 cores and 16 threads, up to 5.1GHz, and 24MB cache, along with the AMD Radeon 780M integrated GPU with 12 cores and RDNA 3. The machine also comes with an NPU (neural processing unit) of up to 10 TOPS, making it ready for local AI workflow.

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MNT Pocket Reform: Linux-Powered Mini Laptop with Rockchip RK3588 or Amlogic A311D CPU Modules

The MNT Pocket Reform is now officially available for purchase, following the successful delivery of crowdfunded units via Crowd Supply. This 7″ modular mini laptop offers a range of customization options, making it a suitable option for open-source enthusiasts and developers.

NanoPi R3S is a $30 Router Board with Dual GbE and FriendlyWrt OS Support

The FriendlyElec NanoPi R3S is an open-source platform designed for IoT applications such as NAS systems and other network-intensive tasks. The device runs on the FriendlyWrt operating system, which is based on OpenWrt.

LILYGO T3 S3 LR1121: Low-Power LoRa Transceiver for IoT Applications

The LILYGO T3 S3 LR1121 is a development board that supports low-power, long-range wireless communication using LoRa technology. It features the ESP32-S3 System-on-Chip, which offers 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity, making it suitable for various IoT projects.

RDK X3 Development Board: Raspberry Pi 4B Form Factor with 5TOPs BPU

The D-Robotics RDK X3 Development Board, recently showcased by Waveshare, is a versatile platform designed for edge AI applications, offering a powerful combination of processing and inference capabilities. The board comes in a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi 4B, including a 40-pin GPIO for easy expansion.

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Vanilla OS 2 “Orchid” Released with Hybrid Debian Base, Here’s What’s New

posted by Marius Nestor on Jul 28, 2024,
updated Jul 29, 2024

Completely rewritten using OCI images and powered by Linux kernel 6.9, Vanilla OS 2 “Orchid” features a pure GNOME 46 desktop and includes a hybrid Debian base as the system has been transitioned from Ubuntu to a mix of Debian packages and Vib modules, which should offer users increased flexibility and control over updates and configuration.

The new release also features LVM (Logical Volume Management) for efficient disk space usage, PolKit policies for secure privileged operations, improved support for atomic transactions, a built-in method to edit the configuration, the ability to generate local images with extra packages, the ability to rollback and re-generate the initramfs, as well as support for installing DEB and APK packages with the Sideload utility.

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OMGOMGOMG!Joey:

Vanilla OS 2 Released, This is What’s New

Looking for a sweet new GNU/Linux distro to try? Vanilla OS 2 ‘Orchid’ has been released. >

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