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OBS project threatens Fedora with legal action because the 3rd-party OBS Studio package in the Fedora Flatpak repo is broken, poorly maintained, users report issues to OBS instead of Fedora project because they think it's the official package, the Fedora project refused to do anything about it:
news.itsfoss.com/obs-studio-fe
(This whole software distribution thing is pretty broken on Linux in general, it isn't just an issue the OBS Flatpak on Fedora. There should be some indication for the users if a package isn't maintained by the original devs, e.g. including "unofficial" in the package name. Flathub's approach to verify package maintainers is also pretty good approach. Of course this would be hard to implement in the whole Linux platform because of its fragmented nature but would be nice towards the devs of programs if they wouldn't need to deal with packaging issues they can do nothing about.)

openSUSE Tumbleweed ditches AppArmor for SELinux:
news.itsfoss.com/opensuse-ditc

Ubuntu 24.04.2 delayed to next week:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/ubuntu

EndeavourOS Mercury available with Linux kernel 6.13, Xfce 4.20, KDE Plasma 6.2.5, DE sessions now use dark theme by default, Xfce theme is now closer to the default, GNOME session can automatcally set light/dark wallpapers, memory test for EFI systems on the live ISO, bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/arch-linux-based

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It's FOSS News · Open Sue! OBS Studio Threatens Fedora With Legal ActionAnother day, another Linux-related drama. This time, it's OBS Studio and Fedora going at it.
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME 48 will include sidebar for Text Editor, new default fonts, Digital Health / Wellbeing functionality:
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Text-E
(After FosseryWeb sidebar, get ready to have a sidebar in Text Editor too lol)

GTK 5 drops X11 support, introduces Android backend for the toolkit:
phoronix.com/news/GTK-X11-Now-
(Meanwhile on Wayland, many video chat services don't support screen sharing, video recording is still problematic (at least on Debian), but no problem, just drop X11 and ignore the mentioned use cases...)

KDE Gear 24.12.2 released with improvements for Dolphin, Itinerary, Tokodon, Kate, Kamera, Kdenlive, NeoChat etc.:
9to5linux.com/kde-gear-24-12-2

CachyOS ISO snapshot for February includes Linux kernel 6.13, NVIDIA 570 driver, KDE Plasma 6.2.5, enabled tap-to-click by default for the X11 session etc.:
9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snap

Tails 6.12 released with security fixes for Tor circuits and persistent storage, bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/tails-6-12-anony

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www.phoronix.comGNOME Text Editor Gains A Sidebar, GTK's Android Backend & Other Excitement This Week
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian project leaves X, due to it being "a place where people they care about don't feel safe":
news.itsfoss.com/debian-logs-o

openSUSE Tumbleweed offers Linux kernel 6.13, GIMP 3.0 RC2, other updated packages:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/

System76's Meerkat Mini Linux PC is back with Intel Core Ultra CPUs and Faster RAM:
9to5linux.com/system76s-meerka

Maintainer of Linux wireless drivers, Qualcomm ATH12K Wireless Driver, Qualcomm Atheros ATH10K Wireless Driver, Qualcomm Atheros ATH11K Wireless Driver and Atheros ATH Generic Utilities, Kalle Valo, steps down:
news.itsfoss.com/linux-wireles

FreeDesktop.org is looking for a new cloud provider, as support from Equinix ends:
phoronix.com/news/2025-XOrg-Fr

postmarketOS v25.06 will include Systemd support, mobile config for Thunderbird, official support for Lomiri IU, postmarketOS edge now supports 13 new devices:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/

Ubuntu development discussions are moving from IRC to Matrix:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/ubuntu
(Yeah they're finally stuck in the Matrix. Hopefully will stay there for some time lol)
("Oh no! I'm stuck in the Matrix! Someone please help! I can't move!")

Hyprland 0.47 released with HDR support, color management, changes to memory safety, the renderer, and the animation system:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/

KDE Plasma 6.3 will include Flatpak URL (flatpak:/) support for Discover, 6.4 will include easier time zone selection using visual map which also works offline:
ostechnix.com/new-features-in-

NVIDIA driver 570 beta available iwth VRR support on multi-monitor setups, support for querying Dynamic Boost status, 32-bit compatibility support for the NVIDIA GBM backend etc.:
9to5linux.com/nvidia-570-linux

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It's FOSS News · Debian is Ditching X (Twitter) Citing These ReasonsThe Debian Publicity Team is stepping away from X/Twitter, citing concerns over values and diversity.
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Das neue #LinuxMint 22.1 "Xia" setzt auf Ubuntu 24.04. Die wohl sichtbarste Neuerung ist der #Cinnamon-Desktop in Version 6.4. Außerdem gibts drei verschiedene Modi, je nachdem, ob man eher Energie sparen oder Leistung rauskitzeln will.

heise.de/news/Linux-Mint-22-1-

heise online · Linux Mint 22.1 "Xia" wird dunkler und spart EnergieBy Tim Schürmann
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If you're interested, you can take a look here:
lemmy.studio/post/3409116
lemmy.studio/post/3409290
As always, I'm happy for anyone contributing their thoughts, so feel free to do so here or just in a private message.

Additionally, I'd also appreciate any tips, tricks and ideas, especially concerning #Linuxdistribution and setting up #audio, as mentioned in the post.

I'll do the switch/Dual Boot regardless of the outcome of feedback, probably this weekend. Hope it all goes well, kinda worried

lemmy.studioIdeas and Tips for Dual Boot and Audio Things on Linux (2011 Laptop) - lemmy.studioResearch post --> Before you contribute anything to this post, please be aware that I research a Music Production related topic on Lemmy/Mastodon. Check out more info here [https://lemmy.studio/post/3298926] # Hi there, not even sure if this community is still active, but I will give it a go ;) I’m looking for distro ideas and tips for setting up Audio. So, here’s the situation: I’ve been thinking about switching DAW for a while now and just tried LMMS so far, which I didn’t like at all. I’m curious to check out Reaper and/or Ardour next while also considering Bitwig as another option. Currently I use an old MacBook Pro (~2011) for Music Production - running MacOS and Ableton Live 10. The plan is to Dual Boot this machine for now, but I’m unsure which Distro to go for. SSD is new, I can dedicate around ~250 Gigs to this install, which is a lot since I mainly use external storage usually. 4 GB of RAM, I think some swap space would be ideal. On my main machine I’ve so far tried Ubuntu Studio for about 3 Weeks, so this is absolutely not an option. Then I’ve tried Mint for literally just 3 Days because I really hated the look of it (maybe no surprise as a long-time Mac user). I’m on arch-based/Arch with Plasma 5/6 + pipewire now since around 2 years. Haven’t been touching on anything Music Production related on here, just the average everyday use to play Videos and Music (which just worked out of the box) so I’m not really familiar with anything Audio-related on Linux. I want the Music Laptop to just be pretty minimal, a bit of Note-taking and Office stuff besides the DAW’s. The Laptop is usually offline, so I think going for Arch/ a rolling release is not very ideal. I thought about just Gnome or Plasma 6 on Debian, as I wanted to try out Debian for future projects anyways. Not sure how this will play out on that old Laptop, so just thought I’d ask if there’s any experience with older machines before I get into it. Also open for other recommendations in case I missed some other good distro option, I feel like I’m also in an experimental phase currently and wouldn’t mind distro-hopping for a bit. Then, I feel a bit overwhelmed by the whole audio thing, so I would be very thankful for useful tips, videos, websites or similar that might help me to figure things out. I own a Focusrite Audio-Interface, and it will be a problem if I can’t get this running, but I will definitely try it out before I buy a new one. Another issue with this Laptop is that the Audio jack broke years ago inside the machine, so it’s not even possible to get any sound out of this thing if not via the Interface lol. Well, actually there is: Bluetooth Speakers, which I also do own but… meh. Usually on Headphones for Music Prodcution, so I kinda need the Interface. Not a huge VST user, so this is less of an issue for me. I mainly use my Interface to record Instruments/Mics or just my field recorder and Samples. Hope I can get some feedback on my throughts and recommendations, thanks a lot in advance!
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

Linux kernel 6.8 reaches EOL, upgrading to 6.9 is recommended:
9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-8

KaOS 2024.05 released with updated KDE software, Linux kernel 6.8 (why??):
9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2024-

Nitrux 3.5 released with updated Mesa stack, improved boot time, hardware support:
9to5linux.com/systemd-free-and

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