This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
GNOME 47.1 released with improved Quick Settings accessibility, several bug fixes, UI improvements, GNOME Web lets users add bookmarks in Incognito mode (why is it called in the Chrome way 🤔️):
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-47-1-released-to-improve-quick-settings-accessibility-and-display-scaling
GNOME is working on better USB permissions/controls for Flatpaks, to eliminate the need to escape sandboxing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-USB-Flatpaks-Portal
KDE Plasma 6.2.2 released with fixes for running games, fixes for regressions with multi-GPU, performance improvement regarding using Night Light feature with NVIDIA GPUs etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-2-2-is-out-now-to-improve-compatibility-with-specific-hardware
KDE celebrates 28th birthday, organizes event in India, Germany and Hungary:
https://community.kde.org/28th_birthday
(Happy birthday KDE!)
Kali Linux is phasing out 32-bit i386 support due to Linux kernel 6.11:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/10/kali-linux-to-end-32-bit-i386-architecture-support-aligning-with-linux-kernel-6-11-update/
(*oldschool hacker sad face*)
Parrot OS 6.2 released with launcher for Docker containers, updated hacking tools:
https://9to5linux.com/parrot-os-6-2-ethical-hacking-distro-introduces-launcher-for-docker-containers
(Oh yeah! Let's hack NASA with HTML lol)
Wine 9.20 released with WineDbg using Capstone library for disassembly, expanded format support in D3DX9 (to enhance performance and compatibility of 3D applications):
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/10/wine-9-20-released-with-winedbg-now-using-capstone-library-for-disassembly-and-more/
(FOSS news in comment)
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