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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 3rd, 2024

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Linux Mint Is Getting a Night Light Feature in Cinnamon, Framework Laptop Support

Linux Mint 22.1 is in the works, slated for release this December, and it will come with the soon-to-be-released Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment, which will introduce a brand-new theme and a Night Light feature to help reduce eyestrain when working at night on your computer.

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(Updated) WIZnet Reveals New Enhanced Raspberry Pi Pico Boards with Ethernet Functionality

The W5500-EVB-Pico2 features the W5500 Ethernet Controller, which supports eight independent hardware sockets. This allows for handling multiple network connections simultaneously. Additionally, it includes 32 Kbytes of internal memory for TX/RX buffers, which is beneficial for managing larger data packets efficiently.

RockChip RK3568-Based SBC for Embedded Applications with PoE+ Support

Engicam has showcased a single-board computer based on the RockChip RK3568 series, targeting a range of embedded and industrial applications. This high-performance board offers dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, including one with PoE+ support, as well as an HDMI port capable of up to 4K resolution at 60Hz.

Luckfox Omni3576 Board with Rockchip RK3576 Running Debian 12

Luckfox recently introduced the Omni3576 Development Board, built around the Rockchip RK3576 octa-core processor with a big.LITTLE architecture. With features like dual Gigabit Ethernet and dual CSI camera ports, this board is designed for diverse applications in industrial control, automotive electronics, and cloud terminal products.

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GNOME OS to Become a General-Purpose Linux Distro?

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Nov 03, 2024

Quoting: GNOME OS to Become a General-Purpose Linux Distro? —

As I write this, I can’t shake off a sense of déjà vu. And it couldn’t be otherwise, given that just yesterday, I published almost the same news, with the same concept behind it, about a new distribution using the same under-the-hood technologies. Namely, about the KDE developers’ project to create their distribution called (well, are you surprised) KDE Linux.

Now, we’re seeing a similar idea emerge, but this time, it is about the other leading desktop environment (come on, System76, give us COSMIC finally), GNOME. As you’ll see in the following lines, this “coincidence” is anything but random. But let’s start a little further.

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