Destination Linux

Welcome to Destination Linux Episode 19 with Ikey Doherty of Solus for 4-24-17

News

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Mozilla Firefox 53.0 Web Browser Drops Linux Support for Older Processors

Firefox 53 with 2 new compact themes

Install Wire Encrypted Messaging App On Linux Ubuntu

OMGubuntu Article

Ubuntu Is Switching to Wayland

Ubuntu 17.10 Is Named ‘Artful Aardvark’

Distrowatch

Rosa Desktop Fresh R9 Plasma 5 & KDE4 versions Download

Deepin 15.4

• Update system installer with full screen support. It provides a fuzzy background, facilitate auto detection of location and time and also provide QR code scan feature for providing feedback.
• Ships Linux Kernel 4.9.8 which has more drivers for modern hardware components. It provides better stability and reliability
• Better font rendering which resolves popup hints.
• Enables ability to set different backgrounds in each virtual desktop
• Provides better gesture support.
• Optimized hot corner experience and better interaction design
• A new collection of beautiful wallpapers.

Ikey Doherty

Solus Budgie Improvements

• A new Alt + Tab window switching feature. This was a long awaited feature in budgie desktop and it was developed by offering a prize.
• Budgie 10.3 provides more options for customization. You can customize clock applet. Also, raven – the control cum notification center – includes a new option to switch window controls to either left or right.
• budgie 10.3 includes integration with recent release of gnome stack, ie, gnome 3.22+
  Art work download is supported with MprisClient and it addresses a bug which was more visible with Spotify.
• Resolved the inability to pin GNOME Twitch via the Icon Tasklist
• Resolved incorrect vertical alignment of the Clock Applet
• Now ensure tray icons are evenly spaced, as a result of syncing our natray with upstream gnome-panel.
• Improvements have been made to the Places applet

Solus Releases ISO Snapshot 2017.04.18.0

• Bulletproof boot management out-of-the-box, leveraging clr-boot-manager to enable the maintenance and garbage collection of kernels, as well as configuration of the bootloader
• the latest Mesa, 17.0.4
• Linux Driver Management