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Distro Monday #1 - What's new in Linux? Why should I upgrade if I'm happy with what I have?
We The Free NewsDistro Monday Roundup: New stuff in Ubuntu 22.04 vs 20.04... let's see what they've changed. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/ubuntu-22-04-lts-20-key-changes TailsOS 5 beta released, for our privacy wonks out there. https://9to5linux.com/tails-5-0-enters-beta-testing-as-first-release-based-on-debian-gnu-linux-11-bullseye New DietPi version out for single-board and RaspberryPi fans out there who want something even lighter than Raspbian. https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/dietpi-released-a-new-version-8-3/18 views -
Tech Freedom - Distro Monday Redo
We The Free NewsKernel 5.16 end-of-life notice EndeavourOS with WormWM release It's FOSS Linus Release Roundup61 views -
Distro Monday #3 - Manjaro? Ubuntu? Which is better for me?
We The Free NewsToday's Stories: Ubuntu user tries Manjaro https://news.itsfoss.com/manjaro-linux-experience/ Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS Released https://www.debugpoint.com/2022/04/ubuntu-studio-22-04-lts/ Fedora seems to be serious about migrating away from x11... we shall see. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-37-Drop-Legacy-DDX51 views -
Distro Monday #4
We The Free NewsDistro Monday Roundup #4 #1: 3 Best Arch Distros for Everyday I may just have to try out EndeavourOS, after all. EndeavourOS Manjaro Garuda Linux https://linuxiac.com/best-arch-based-linux-distributions/ Product Spot: Liberty Overhaul (https://techfreedom.pro/product/freedom-overhaul/) #2: Alternative (non-Linux, non-BSD) OS RedoxOS new point release. Developed by one of the System76 team, written in Rust. Check it out if your are interested. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Redox-OS-0.7.0 #3: Cannonical forced to go back to X.Org as default driver for Nvidia systems in 22.04. https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-22-04-switched-back-to-x-org-when-using-the-nvidia-driver/ #4: Archinstall Updates Make Arch More Friendly New menu options make installing Arch less daunting, and the guys who gloried in “I use Arch, btw” to be edgy or something like that are already whining because now their edginess is less meaningful. https://9to5linux.com/arch-linuxs-archinstall-gets-a-brand-new-menu-system-many-other-new-features53 views -
Tech Freedom Distro Monday #5
We The Free NewsDistro Monday #5 Roundup: Distro Monday #5-1 I think I've mentioned DahliaOS before, but this is actually beginning to be functional as an alpha now. Kinda cool, aside from the Google tie-ins. https://www.debugpoint.com/2022/05/dahlia-os-alpha/ Distro Monday #5-2 More on the new version of Archinstall. Wish I could get it working on my computer... #smh https://9to5linux.com/hands-on-with-arch-linuxs-new-menu-based-installer Distro Monday #5-3 A comparison of security and privacy-forward distros: TAILS, Qubes, Kali, ParrotOS, BlackArch, Whonix, and Kodachi are the ones in question. 3 or 4 of them are inappropriate for newbies, but Tails, Kali, and Qubes are probably the most accessible. https://www.debugpoint.com/2022/04/privacy-linux-distributions-2022/ Product Spot: My Free Your Computer service provides a consultation on and walkthrough of transitioning your computer from closed source MacOS and Windows to Linux and FOSS programs and applications. https://techfreedom.pro/product/system-set-up/115 views -
Distro Monday #6 - What's virtualization, anyway?
We The Free NewsDistro Monday #6-1 Fedora 36 is out, if you are interested in that distro. https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-36-release/ Distro Monday #6-2 Docker now available for most distros. This will make virtualization easier for the masses. https://news.itsfoss.com/docker-desktop-linux/ If you want to make the switch and the instructions I post on Fridays and Saturdays just look like Greek to you, this just may be the service for you. Techfreedom.pro/products/freedom-consultation/ Distro Monday #6-3 New version of Alma Linux is out. Good news for server admins. https://9to5linux.com/centos-alternative-almalinux-os-8-6-is-now-available-for-download-based-on-rhel-8-651 views -
Distro Monday #7 - What's the best desktop environment for new users?
We The Free NewsDistro Monday #7 - Roundup Distro Monday #7-1: Not release news, but distro related... Linux is growing, y'all. It's working. Keep spreading the good word... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/linux-os-market-anticipated-surpass-120000448.html What has happened in our lives, while important, is not key. What may come to pass is not what makes us "us". It is that which is within each of us that makes us "us". Tech Freedom: Distro Monday #7-2: Some good advice for newbies, relating to picking a desktop environment. He comes down I about the same place as I do: KDE and Cinnamon for beginners, as they have an immediately familiar feel. https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-two-linux-desktops-are-the-simplest-picks-for-new-users/ Distro Monday #7-3: Older article, but if you like KDE as much as I do, you may want to take a look at these KDE based distros, there are some good ones here, if you're given to experimentation... https://www.debugpoint.com/2021/12/top-linux-distributions-kde-plasma/75 views -
Distro Monday #8 - Memorial Day Edition
We The Free NewsMemorial Day Meme, remember those who have given all, today. Remember those families who gave their best for us. Tech Freedom: Distro Monday #8-1: A stroll down memory lane for the most influential Linux Distros. Here, the top 4 are discussed: Slackware, Debian, Red Hat/ Fedora, and Arch. https://linuxiac.com/major-distributions-in-history-of-linux/ Distro Monday #8-2 No Tor Browser in TAILS? What is that about? Read to find out what is up. https://news.itsfoss.com/tails-tor-browser/ Distro Monday #8-3 ItsFOSS Release Roundup: RHEL 9, KDE Plasma 5.25 Beta, Mesa 22.1, and More https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-release-roundup-2022-21/ https://techfreedom.pro/product/tech-freedom-freed-computer/ Distro Monday Bonus: Manjaro vs Ubuntu... which is better? For you? https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-vs-manjaro/63 views -
Distro Monday 9 - Got a recent Mac? We can help you get free: enter Asahi Linux.
We The Free NewsDistro Monday #9-1: Good news for those of you with New Mac computers: the Asahi Linux team has written the first fully FOSS graphics driver for the M1 chip Macs. Beginning stages, but promising, as it doesn't depend on any closed source blobs. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Asahi-Linux-First-Triangle #Linux #technews #TechFreedom #hackintosh #FOSSdriver #onestepcloser Monday Motivation: You control your emotional state and perceptions of events. These things dictate how you react and respond to the stimuli of the day. Choose positivity. Choose joy, peace, patience, etc, today. See what difference it makes in your life. #Truth #TechFreedom #memesplanation Distro Monday #9-2: New release of NitruxOS, pretty cool stuff, if you are interested in a convergence-type of experience on your computer, they updated to a XanMod 5.17 kernel, and added the option to do full-disk encryption on install, from the Calamares installer. https://9to5linux.com/debian-based-nitrux-2-2-switches-to-linux-kernel-5-17-adds-full-disk-encryption #TechFreedom #technews #DistroMonday #Linux #Nitrux https://techfreedom.pro/product/tech-freedom-freed-computer/ #setfree #nomorespying #FOSS #Linux #techfreedom #productspot Distro Monday #9-3: New version of armbian is out for ARM-based single-board computers https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/06/03/armbian-22-05-release-adds-support-for-orange-pi-r1-plus-lts-radxa-zero-rock-3a-devterm-a06/ #TechFreedom #DistroMonday #technews #Linux #Armbian #Singleboardcomputing23 views -
Distro Monday 10 - more trouble with Ubuntu? Say it ain't so...
We The Free NewsDistro Monday 10: Spiral Linux Memsplanation Open SUSE Leap 15.4 Product spot Ubuntu Memory management troubles #distromonday #techfreedom #linux #technews Distro Monday 10-1: https://9to5linux.com/meet-spirallinux-a-debian-based-distro-focused-on-simplicity-and-usability #TechFreedom #technews #gnulinux #distromonday #degoogleyourlife #linux #Memesplanation To build on part of my devotion from yesterday, forgiveness is key. Forgiveness is the way that we move forward in life. It is a choice that we must make, sometimes daily, to be present in the now rather than clinging to the dead bones of the past, whether they be regrets or wounds. #truth #techfreedom #forgiveness #moveon #inspiration Distro Monday 10-2: https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-leap-15-4-officially-released-this-is-whats-new #distromonday #techfreedom #technews #linux Product Spot: https://techfreedom.pro/product/freedom-consultation/ #setfree #nomorespying #FOSS #Linux #techfreedom #productspot Distro Monday 10-3: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-systemd-oomd-Headaches #distromonday #techfreedom #technews #linux9 views