Fedora & RHEL optimizing packages, Linux is at 4%, GNOME develops an extension

Linux & Open Source News

Jan 06, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 1

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00:00 Intro

01:05 Fedora also wants more optimized packages

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-40-Faster-x86-64

03:24 RHEL 10 might drop older CPUs

https://www.phoronix.com/news/RedHat-RHEL10-x86-64-v3-Explore

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08:43 Linux desktop reaches 4% market share

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/linux-hits-nearly-4-desktop-user-share-on-statcounter/

12:05 Mozilla pivots towards AI

https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/02/mozilla_in_2024_ai_privacy/

17:53 GNOME developing an official extension

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/01/gnomes-official-system-monitor-extension-for-gnome-shell

21:23 KDE reached their funding goals for Plasma 6

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

23:49 Ubuntu might stop providing their source ISOs

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Discontinue-Source-ISOs

27:13 Scribus 1.6 looks like a solid publishing app

https://9to5linux.com/scribus-1-6-open-source-desktop-publishing-app-released-as-a-major-update

31:39 Vanilla OS 2 alpha is out

https://linuxiac.com/what-to-expect-from-vanilla-os-2-orchid/

35:00 Watt OS 13 is out for older PCs

https://www.planetwatt.com/R13-details/

37:59 Gaming: Linux beats its gaming market share record

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/linux-use-on-steam-ends-2023-with-a-multi-year-high-thanks-steam-deck/

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A

41:08 Outro

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