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Solus 4.7 Released with Linux 6.12 LTS, GNOME 47, KDE Plasma 6.2, and Xfce 4.20

Coming more than three months after Solus 4.6 and powered by the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel and Mesa 24.3 graphics stacks, the Solus 4.7 release is dubbed “Endurance” and ships with the latest Budgie 10.9.2, GNOME 47.3, KDE Plasma 6.2.5, and Xfce 4.20 desktop environments.

Shotcut 25.01 Video Editor Adds Native Wayland Support on Flatpak for Linux

Coming more than two months after Shotcut 24.11, the Shotcut 25.01 release introduces native Wayland support (yes, without Xwayland) in the Flatpak bundle for Linux. So if you’re using a GNU/Linux distribution with a Wayland session, it is recommended that you install Shotcut as a Flatpak app from Flathub.

GNOME 48 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing, Here’s What’s New

The alpha version of GNOME 48 is here with OSD notifications for headphone connections, support for screen time and health breaks, support for screen time limits, systemd-sysext support to toolbox tooling, convenience logging API for extensions, support for configuring monitors as for-lease, support for the system bell protocol, built-in renderdoc support, xdg-toplevel-drag-v1 protocol support, wp_viewport support for cursor surfaces, and support for the commit-timing-v1 and fifo-v1 protocols.

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How To Install Clementine Music Player on Ubuntu 24.04

This tutorial will help you install Clementine Audio Player on your Ubuntu computer. Clementine is a modified version of the legendary player KDE Amarok, written in Qt technology and loaded with modern features. We use Ubuntu 24.04 as an example here and you can practice this with any other Ubuntu version. Now let's begin installing and playing some audio!

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FRDM-IMX93 with Arm Ethos U-65 MicroNPU Runs on Debian Linux

The NXP Semiconductors FRDM-IMX93 Development Board is a development platform designed for industrial and IoT applications. Key features include dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, multiple display and camera interfaces, and support for CAN bus communication.

ESP32-S3 Development Board with 2-Inch Display, Camera Interface, and 6-Axis IMU

The ESP32-S3-LCD-2 is a compact development board based on the ESP32-S3R8 processor. It integrates features such as wireless connectivity, a small LCD display, and various interface options, including a battery connector for portable applications.

Super Watchdog Raspberry Pi HAT with Battery Backup Gains Multi-Chemistry Support

The Super Watchdog HAT with UPS Battery Backup provides power management and reliability for mission-critical Raspberry Pi applications. It supports all Raspberry Pi models, ensuring uninterrupted operation, data protection during outages, and system monitoring.

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A Promising New KDE Linux Distro Is Coming, But Who’s It For?

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Dec 05, 2024

Quoting: Why is KDE Developing Its Own Flagship Linux Distro? —

If you love the Plasma desktop and don’t mind a little more distro fragmentation, I have good news and I have great news. KDE is developing its own flagship Linux distribution, currently code-named “Project Banana,” with the goal of presenting it as “The KDE operating system.” And there’s already a prototype.

But what exactly is Project Banana, how will it distinguish itself from the plethora of great KDE Plasma-powered distros already in existence, and why does it need to exist at all?

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