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CachyOS im Test: Wie schnell kann ein Linux sein?

CachyOS steckt mitten im Hype: Laut DistroWatch hat es sogar Mint als populärste Linux-Distribution abgelöst. Wir haben uns das Betriebssystem angeschaut.

heise.de/news/CachyOS-im-Test-

heise online · CachyOS im Test: Wie schnell kann ein Linux sein?By Jan-Keno Janssen
#ct#IT#OpenSource

Kevin Kofler withdrew his #Fedora 43 change proposal[1] which proposed switching from the #Xorg Xserver to #X11libre:

lists.fedoraproject.org/archiv

To quote: "Considering the overwhelmingly negative feedback, **I am hereby withdrawing
this Change proposal**.

The reasoning is twofold: […]"

[1] social.linux.pizza/@knurd42/11

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Ubuntu 24.10 will reach EOL on July 10, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu

Ubuntu 25.10 (shipping GNOME 49) will remove GNOME X11 session:
9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-que

Linux Mint 20 reached EOL, upgrading to 22 is recommended:
news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20

Linux Mint 22.2 adds out-of-the-box fingerprint authentication support with Fingwit app:
9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-

Nitrux drops the Plasma-based NX desktop for Hyprland, due to the discontinuation of Plasma LTS released:
9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-dro
(It's a bit weird choice that they ditched a full DE for a standalone compositor, which is tiling in fact, and requires editing some config files manually, not sure if DE users want that.)

Kali Linux 2025.2 released with revamped Kali Menu, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 8.3, 13 new tools (including Azurehound, binwalk3, bloodhound-ce-python etc.):
9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-

GNOME 49 Alpha 0 available with preparations for disabling X11 by default:
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alp

Sway 1.11 released with explicit sync support, support for the ext-image-copy-capture-v1 and ext-image-capture-source-v1 protocols for improved screen capture, support for the alpha-modifier-v1 protocol for setting an alpha multiplier for a surface, etc.:
9to5linux.com/sway-1-11-tiling

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OMG! Ubuntu · Ubuntu 24.10 Support Ends July 10thUbuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole reaches end of life July 10, 2025. All users will need to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin to continue receiving security updates.

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME Foundation has a new executive director, Steven Deobald, an experienced software developer, who plans to focus on transparency about the operation of the foundation:
blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05

GNOME 49 will include Showtime instead of Totem as the default video player:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-
(It's time to make the switch I guess, Totem didn't really work, at least for me, it couldn't open videos, crashed quite a lot.)
(I remember a dev making an April's FOols joke that Showtime finally shows the time as the name suggests lol)

Linux Mint 22.2 will include new default theme with more blue-ish gray colors, to ensure that Adwaita programs look better on the system, XDG Desktop Portal XApp is tweaked to ensure that Adwaita programs follow accent colors:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/linux-
(Oh no Mint, you accept the widely hated GNOME standards? What are you doing? lol)

Linux Mint 22.2 and LMDE 7 codenames revealed, 22.2 will be called "Zara", 7 will be called "Gigi":
betanews.com/2025/05/08/linux-

openSUSE removes Deepin desktop from community repos due to lack of package maintenance consistency and security concerns:
news.itsfoss.com/opensuse-deep

Ubuntu plans to ditch regular sudo for sudo-rs (written in Rust):
betanews.com/2025/05/06/ubuntu

Ubuntu 25.10 daily build are available for download:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/ubuntu

KDE Plasma 6.3.5 released with improved multi-screen support, NVIDIA GPU fixes, various other bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-3-5

KDE Frameworks 6.14 released with support for some archaic units for KRunner, revamped New Files dialog for the Dolphin file manager and other KIO-based apps, other improvements:
9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6

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blogs.gnome.orgIntroducing Myself – The Everyone Environment

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

KDE discontinues Plasma LTS releases, reduces feature update to 2 in a year instead of 3, offers extended bug-fix support period:
news.itsfoss.com/kde-plasma-lt
(Well done, KDE! In my experience, the biggest issue with Plasma has always been the amount of annoying bugs and crashes, which kind of negated the experience for me, despite the cool extra features and the extensive customization options. However, this new strategy might pay off in the long term, and make Plasma a more stable experience.)

4MLinux 48.0 released with Linux kernel 6.12, updated packages, Kino (classic IEEE 1394 DV video editor) preinstalled, VVenC encoder:
betanews.com/2025/04/28/overco

Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) R14.1.4 released with emoji support, support for Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 43, tab support in KPDF document viewer, support for clickable links in calendar events, new wallpapers and color themes etc.:
9to5linux.com/trinity-desktop-

Tails 6.15 released with updated Linux kernel and Tor Browser, various bug and security fixes:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/

Linux kernel 6.15 RC4 released with various enhancements, bug fixes:
ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-1

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed update includes Linux kernel 6.14, post-quantum resistant OpenSSH, updated packages:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/

Ubuntu 24.04 is now compatible with Qualcomm DragonWing processors:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/ubuntu

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It's FOSS News · KDE Plasma LTS Releases Are Dead 💀The LTS releases of KDE Plasma are no more.

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

APT 3.0 released with revamped interface, columnar display for package names and colored text for better readability, will be the default for Debian 13 and Ubuntu 25.04:
9to5linux.com/apt-3-0-debian-p

Tails 6.14.1 released with safe access for any directory in the Home directory or Persistent Storage via the Tor Browser (through the integration of XDG Desktop Portals of Flatpak), updated software, usability and accessibility fixes, bug fix for Welcome Screen:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/
(Flatpak haters gonna drop Tails now lol)

Nitrux 3.9.1 released with MauiKit and Maui Apps update, Linux kernel 6.13, Mesa 25, new Fiery browser, default configuration files added for Bauh, udev rule for NTsync, module configuration for v4l2loopback, a PipeWire configuration file for wine64-preloade, automatic change of power profile, screen brightness and refresh rate on laptops depending on the power source, and more:
9to5linux.com/immutable-distro

CachyOS March 2025 snapshot available with new Limine bootloader, Linux kernel 6.14, KDE Plasma 6.3.3, new cachyos-samba-settings package, re-enabled GSP Firmware for the closed-source NVIDIA kernel module, support for the “ASUS Armoury” driver used by the ROG Ally and other devices for fan and power management, etc.:
9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snap

Archinstall 3.0.3 released with improved Limine bootloader support, Sway replaced with Hyprland in the profile seat selection, improved FAT12 and FAT16 ESP support, package selector that displays a multi-selection menu to let users add any available package, will no longer force install the GRUB bootloader on BIOS systems when the user has not chosen it as a bootloader etc.:
9to5linux.com/arch-linux-insta

Serious security bypasses are found in Ubuntu 24.04 and later:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/

(FOSS news in comment)

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
Continued thread

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!

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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