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LINUX NEWS

Fedora 41 Workstation drops X11 session from installer:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-41-gnome-wayland/
(GNOME's going to do the same thing next year, so what's the purpose here? 🤔)

Linux Mint 22 release delayed due to critical bugs affecting usability:
https://betanews.com/2024/07/07/linux-mint-22-to-release-in-july-despite-extended-beta-phase/

COSMIC gets new features: inactive window styling, custom keyboard shortcuts, Super+Tab window switcher, screen mirroring etc:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/7/cosmic-adds-inactive-window-styling-custom-shortcuts-and-more-ahead-of-alpha-release/

GNOME 46.3 released with improved multi-monitor performance, legacy X11 cursor support, other smaller improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-46-3-desktop-environment-released-with-various-improvements

GNOME to change default font from Cantarell to Inter or Noto Sans (still under discussion):
https://news.itsfoss.com/gnome-default-font/
(Why change the font? I think Cantarell looks better than Inter, and Noto Sans is by Google...)

KDE Frameworks 6.4 released with ColorScheme-Accent and JXR (JPEG XR) image format support, other improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-4-is-out-now-with-colorscheme-accent-and-jxr-support

Ubuntu 23.10 reaches EOL, it's recommended to upgrade to 24.04 LTS:
https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-23-10-eol/

Bottles 51.12 released with Direct3D 8 support and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/7/bottles-51-12-released-with-direct3d-8-support-for-running-windows-apps-and-games-on-linux/

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Fedora 41 Workstation With GNOME To Be Wayland Only!

Fedora's flagship ISO will only feature Wayland, ditching X11.

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Jul 14, 2024 at 9:52amWeb
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FOSS NEWS

One year after LBRY bankruptcy, Odysee announces its future plans, will leave the LBRY blockchain in the end of the year, in favor of Arweave, plans to build a Fediverse-like content sharing network:
https://odysee.com/@Odysee:8/futureofodysee:e
(Will be interesting to see how they manage to keep content hosted on LBRY available. Hopefully uploads will remain free of charge (Arweave requires upload fee). But overall I like the idea, it gives more freedom to users, just like Fediverse does.)

OBS Studio 30.2 released with NVENC AV1 encoder, Enhanced RTMP/FLV multi-track audio and video support, NVENC, QuickSync and VA-API encoder shared texture support, new Hybrid MP4 output format, unified PipeWIre Screen Capture source etc:
https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-30-2-released-with-nvenc-av1-support-on-linux-unified-pipewire-source

Firefox 128 released with revamped data clearing dialog, new "Show trending search suggestions" and "Show recent searches" settings etc:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-128-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

Thunderbird 128 released with improved card view, custom accent colors, "Get Messages" right-click to choose with email account to refresh:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/thunderbird-128-released-with-major-changes

Proton Pass gets new Secure Links feature for more secure password sharing:
https://proton.me/blog/pass-secure-link-sharing

Atom successor Zed (from Atom devs) comes to Linux:
https://news.itsfoss.com/zed-linux/
(Unfortunately it isn't on Flathub yet)

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