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Fedora Linux 41 Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux Kernel 6.11 and GNOME 47

Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.11 kernel series, the Fedora Linux 41 beta is here to showcase the soon-to-be-released GNOME 47 desktop environment on the flagship Fedora Workstation edition, which is now Wayland-only and once again supports installing the NVIDIA drivers with Secure Boot enabled, as well as the latest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment on the Fedora KDE Spin.

GNU Linux-Libre 6.11 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers

Based on the just-released Linux 6.11 kernel branch, the GNU Linux-libre 6.11 kernel is here to clean up the AMDGPU isp, tn40, rtl8192du, cs40l50, rt1320, and pcie-rcar-gen4 drivers, as well as new AArch64 (ARM64) devicetree files.

MX Linux 23.4 Released with Linux Kernel 6.10, Based on Debian 12.7

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7 things I never do after I install Linux (and why you shouldn't either)

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 03, 2024

Quoting: 7 things I never do after I install Linux (and why you shouldn't either) | ZDNET —

You can find the "X things to do immediately after installing Linux" articles everywhere. I even penned one myself.

What you don't always see are articles telling you what not to do after installing the open-source operating system and I'm here to end that drought. Why?

Isn't Linux about the possible and not the impossible? It most certainly is. But that doesn't mean new users shouldn't be warned about certain things. With such warnings, new users are better prepared to have a positive experience with Linux and that's why I do what I do.

Here's what not to do after you install Linux.

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