252: Kubuntu Says No to KDE Plasma 6, a new Damn Small distro, FCC vs AI calls & more Linux news

https://youtu.be/nl2viCr92TU Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/252-mesa-24-kubuntu-24-04-elementary-os-dam-small-linux-ai-news-more-linux-news/6157) On this episode of TWIL (252), we have a new version of the core graphics stack project Mesa. A very small yet phoenix-like distro is rising from the ashes of deprecation. Kubuntu has released their plans for Kubuntu 24.04 and the roadmap for implementing KDE Plasma 6. elementary has released a preview of the next edition of their OS. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/6e8ddba8-e1a4-4778-bbb2-5c105e3ab6f1.mp3) Supported by: Kolide = https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:37 Mesa 24.0 Released - [link (https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2024-February/226138.html)] 01:52 Damn Small Linux 2024 Released - [link (https://www.damnsmalllinux.org/)] 04:51 Kubuntu 24.04 LTS Won’t Use KDE Plasma 6.0 - [link (https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-council-meeting-30th-january-2024/)] 07:33 elementary OS 8 Available in Early Access - [link (https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-february-2024/)] 10:10 Kolide - [link (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide)] 11:33 KaOS Linux 2024.01 Released - [link (https://kaosx.us/news/2024/kaos01/)] 13:56 Mozilla's Monitor Plus - [link (https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/introducing-mozilla-monitor-plus-a-new-tool-to-automatically-remove-your-personal-information-from-data-broker-sites/)] 16:26 FCC to declare AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal - [link (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/fcc-to-declare-ai-generated-voices-in-robocalls-illegal-under-existing-law/)] 20:18 Bluesky Social Network Opens to Everyone - [link (https://bsky.social/about/blog/02-06-2024-join-bluesky), TWIL on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/thisweekinlinux.bsky.social)] 22:37 New Edition for SKATE coming to Steam - [link (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/the-new-skate-from-ea-will-be-coming-to-steam/)] 24:05 Niri 0.1.1 Wayland Compositor - [link (https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri)] 25:28 Greenfield In-Browser Wayland Compositor - [link (https://greenfield.app/)] 26:51 Clonezilla Live 3.1.2 Released - [link (https://clonezilla.org/)] 27:58 Outro