DM 56 - Debian 12, Nitrux 2.8 & Ubuntu 23.10

DM 56.1 – Bookworm Release Detailed
Debian 12 confirmed to officially drop June 10, 2023. Why is this a big deal with maintenance releases rolling right along for Debian 11? Well, this big boy has more than 11,000 more new packages, bringing the total to more than 59k packages in the Debian repositories. That is even with removing over 9500 obsolete or unsupported packages. With the addition of non-free firmware to the default image, they have tweaked the installer to support that by default. This will make it easier to join the greybeards on the most stable Linux distro, as graphics cards and WiFi adapters will be better supported, and the repos with those pieces of firmware will automatically be enabled if those kinds of hardware are detected. They also moved up to the Linux 61 LTS kernel as a base. They’ve also updated to the latest stable desktop packages, along with the latest stable versions of very commonly used software:
· GNOME 43
· KDE Plasma 5.27
· Xfce 4.18
· LXDE 11
· LXQt 1.2.0
· MATE 1.26
· LibreOffice 7.4
· Inkscape 1.2.2
· GIMP 2.10.34
· Vim 9.0
They’ve also gone 100% Pipewire for audio and video handling. Aside from that they have made some other significant changes...
· Non-free firmware packages are now handled with a dedicated component called 'non-free-firmware' in the Archive areas.
· Go-based packages have limited security support.
· Over 9519 packages were removed because they were old/obsolete.
· Debian 12 can now detect Windows 11 in a dual-boot setup.
· Added support for new ARM devices.

https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-12-features/
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DM 56.2 – Nitrux Linux 2.8 Out Now
Remember Nitrux Linux? Well, on par with its Debian base, it has a new version out as well. It was one of the first distros I came across which featured some form of immutability, as it is entirely centered on AppImage and Flatpak, which do not touch the system in terms of dependencies or anything like that. It is also built around KDE, but also has its own desktop environment, called NX Desktop (which as of that last time I looked at it was a wash at best). Another thing that makes this stand out just a bit is the fact that it has no systemd, as it is based on OpenRC for init. So, what’s new with this distro?
· Liquorix Linux 62 kernel
· Latest LTS from KDE
o Framework 5.105
o Gear 23.04
· Includes WayDroid by default, much like BlendOS does
· NFS sharing support
· Maliit Keyboard to round out touchscreen support
· Updated configs
o OpenRC
o ZSH
· ZSwap
· Fscrypt
· F2fs for /home and /var/lib, but root is still xfs
I have to admit that I am still looking forward to NX Desktop and MauiKit maturing and becoming viable options, as I believe that variety is the spice of life, and competition in this space is invaluable.
https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-2-8-released-with-linux-6-2-zswap-support-for-android-apps-and-more
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DM 56.3 – Ubuntu 23.10 Development has Begun
I know, I know... We are all point releases today... And if you have been around for any time whatsoever, you know that I am personally not a fan of Ubuntu or the company behind it. They also just released 23.04 less than a month ago, but are already moving onto the next iteration for the juggernaut of a distro. What are we likely to see, come 9/21 (beta) or 10/12 for the official release?
Well, it is too soon to speak with any kind of authority, but the author at 9 to 5 Linux suggests that they would not be surprised to see GNOME 45 and the Linux 65 kernel in this release. What are some key dates for this release cycle?
· two Ubuntu Testing Weeks on June 29th and August 24th
· Feature Freeze stage on August 17th
· Kernel Freeze stage on September 28th
· Final Freeze stage and Release Candidate on October 5th.
I’ll cover it as things develop, but merely because I am fully aware of how almost ubiquitous it is, both for new users and in enterprise settings.
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-23-10-mantic-minotaur-is-slated-for-release-on-october-12th-2023
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