This Week in GNOME: #169 Wrapped Boxes
Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from October 04 to October 11.
Do you waddle the waddle?
Based on a long-term supported Ubuntu release and featuring the latest KDE software and Plasma desktop environment, the KDE neon distribution uses a rolling release model where users do not have to download new ISO images or reinstall their systems.
Highlights of KDE Frameworks 6.7 include support for adding templates to the “Create New…” menu of the Plasma desktop and Dolphin file manager by placing files in the ~/Templates directory, a redesigned “sleep and screen locking are inhibited” icon, and support for showing elided text labels in a tooltip on hover throughout System Settings’ grid views.
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.
The Minix Z300-0dB delivers efficient, quiet performance with a fanless passive cooling design that eliminates the need for traditional fans. Powered by the Intel Alder Lake-N N300 octa-core processor, it features Kimtigo premium RAM and a PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD for fast read and write speeds, enhancing productivity and response times.
The Trenz Electronic AXE5-EAGLE-ES Agilex5 Devkit, powered by Intel’s Agilex 5 E-series SoC FPGA, supports a range of FPGA applications across industries such as wireless communication, video broadcast, and defense. Its scalable architecture offers engineers a reliable platform for testing designs with advanced FPGA technology and flexible expansion options.
The Challenger+ RP2350 Wi-Fi6/BLE5 IPEX3 development board showcases the dual-core Cortex-M33/RISCV RP2350 microcontroller from Raspberry Pi. With 8MB of Flash and RAM, it’s optimized for developers creating embedded solutions that demand high-performance memory and wireless capabilities.
Mozilla is aware of this attack being used in the wild against Tor Browser users.
Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from October 04 to October 11.