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Zorin OS 16.3 Is Released (with upgrade tool)
blog.zorin.com Zorin OS 16.3 Is Released

We’re thrilled to report that Zorin OS 16 has been downloaded over 5.3 million times, all in under two years after its initial release. Thank …

Zorin OS 16.3 Is Released

> Zorin OS 16.3 is our first version that comes pre-installed with the new Zorin OS Upgrader. This is the feature our community has requested most throughout the years.

> Zorin OS 16.3 is powered by the same version of the Linux kernel as in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (GA). It comes with updated drivers, bringing even better compatibility with more hardware. That includes support for newer components like NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4070, 4060 Ti, and 4060 graphics cards out of the box.

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Should I get phtn.app?
  • Not a bad idea... would be pretty cool and phtn.app is much more accessible than photon.xylight.dev.

    I guess a related question is what is your vision for how users would typically use Photon. Do you want to host a single/main application that many users end up using or would you rather have instances (or individuals) deploy their own applications (ie. nu.lemdro.id)? or possibly both?

    If the former, then phtn.app makes sense. Otherwise, just photon.xylight.dev is fine since it would sort of encourage others to deploy their own.

    Another thought: if you follow through on making Photon into a PWA, then phtn.app would probably fit into that branding, more so than photon.xylight.dev.

  • The Eupnea Project - Booting a full linux system on your Chromebook using Depthboot
    eupnea-linux.github.io The Eupnea Project

    Boot a full Linux system and gain complete control over your device WITHOUT modifying the firmware.

    > Depthboot is a builder script that creates a bootable USB drive/SD-card that can be booted on any x86_64 Chromebook. It supports common Linux distributions(Pop!_OS, Ubuntu, Arch and Fedora) and a variety of the most popular desktop environments. Due to licensing restraints, Depthboot cannot be distributed as an iso. Instead, it has to be build locally.

    Anyone have experiences with this?

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    Git repository storage/forge recommendations?
  • My friend has deployed Phorge for himself and appears to be happy with it.

  • What microphone are you using for Linux?
  • Not sure about studio quality, but for video conferencing and doing some Twitch streams, I've being using a Blue Yeti Nano USB microphone for a few years (since COVID) with no issues on Linux.

  • Photon v0.3.0
  • With all the recent fixes and features, Photon is now my default lemmy client :]

    Thanks to @Xylight for starting this project and being so responsive on GitHub (I'm @pbui).

  • A Texas A&M professor was suspended for allegedly criticizing lieutenant governor

    > A Texas A&M University professor was suspended, investigated and ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing for allegedly criticizing Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick during a lecture about the opioid crisis. The probe has free speech advocates concerned about political influence over academia in Texas.

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    The Fall of Stack Overflow
  • It's unfortunate, but the reality is that many of the proprietary services are... free, convenient, and where the people are.

    Most projects do not have a lot of funding, so it makes sense to use low cost platforms with the least amount of friction. I think most developers are aware of the risks and trade-offs, but make a pragmatic decision to use these proprietary services b/c the benefits for them outweigh the costs.

  • Curious about COSMIC - News and screenshot #2
  • COSMIC is looking great! Do you have any comments about the state of the widgets and how those are working?

  • azorius 0.1

    Alternative to lemmy by tedu of OpenBSD fame. It uses ActivityPub and is actually compatible with lemmy. Here is an example instance:

    https://az1.azorius.net/

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    COSMIC Skies of a Colorado July
    blog.system76.com COSMIC Skies of a Colorado July

    Updates on wallpapers, windows, scaling, and text handling from System76’s new desktop environment, COSMIC DE.

    COSMIC Skies of a Colorado July

    COSMIC updates regarding window resizing, wallpaper settings, notifications, fractional scaling, and localization

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    COSMIC Skies of a Colorado July
    blog.system76.com COSMIC Skies of a Colorado July

    Updates on wallpapers, windows, scaling, and text handling from System76’s new desktop environment, COSMIC DE.

    COSMIC Skies of a Colorado July

    COSMIC updates regarding window resizing, wallpaper settings, notifications, fractional scaling, and localization

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    The Future of AlmaLinux is Bright
    almalinux.org AlmaLinux OS - Forever-Free Enterprise-Grade Operating System

    An Open Source, community owned and governed, forever-free enterprise Linux distribution.

    AlmaLinux OS - Forever-Free Enterprise-Grade Operating System

    In reaction to the recent announcements by RedHat, AlmaLinux is shifting focuses slightly:

    > We will continue to aim to produce an enterprise-grade, long-term distribution of Linux that is aligned and ABI compatible with RHEL in response to our community’s needs, to the extent it is possible to do, and such that software that runs on RHEL will run the same on AlmaLinux.

    That is, instead of "1:1" bug compatibility, they will aim to be ABI compatible.

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    Tab FavIcon missing in Firefox
  • Ok, good to know that it isn't just me.

  • Tab FavIcon missing in Firefox

    I am using Firefox (115) and I am missing the favicon in the tab for lemmy.world. The favicon appears in the bookmarks window, but not in tab for the website.

    I've tried to clear the cache and reloading the page, but the favicon still does not appear in Firefox. It does appear, however, when using Chrome. Likewise, other instances such as lemmy.one and programming.dev also work in Firefox (as shown in the screenshot), so this appears to be specific to lemmy.world's favicon.

    This isn't a big deal, but I was wondering if anyone else using Firefox experiencing this issue?

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    System76 Begins Publishing "Virgo" Laptop PCB Design Specs, Confirms Intel Raptor Lake

    More details on System76's upcoming "Virgo" laptop, which would be their first in-house design.

    GitHub repository is here: https://github.com/system76/virgo/.

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    Wayland on Budgie
    blog.buddiesofbudgie.org Wayland.

    Let's talk about our plans for Wayland support for Budgie Desktop and the work we are doing to make it a reality.

    Wayland.

    The Budgie project plans on soft forking mutter in the short term to implement Wayland support in Budgie 10, but will look into developing their own wlroots based compositor called Magpie as a long term solution.

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    Wayland on Budgie

    The Budgie project plans on soft forking mutter in the short term to implement Wayland support in Budgie 10, but will look into developing their own wlroots based compositor called Magpie as a long term solution.

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    Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its 'Minimal' Install Option
    www.omgubuntu.co.uk Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its 'Minimal' Install Option - OMG! Ubuntu

    The introduction of a "minimal install" mode in the Ubuntu installer has been one of the distro's best-received features in years. When selected during

    Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its 'Minimal' Install Option - OMG! Ubuntu
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    Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its 'Minimal' Install Option
    www.omgubuntu.co.uk Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its 'Minimal' Install Option - OMG! Ubuntu

    The introduction of a "minimal install" mode in the Ubuntu installer has been one of the distro's best-received features in years. When selected during

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