• Release of MX Linux 21.3:

• Release of LibreELEC 10.0.4:

• Release of LosslessCut 3.49.0:

• Release of Kodi 20.0:

• Backup system restic 0.15:

• [Release of Firejail 0.9.72:])https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/releases/tag/0.9.72)

• Release of Plop Linux 23:

• Release of Lakka 4.3:

• Release of VirtualBox 7.0.6:

• Release of GCompris 3.0:

• Release of the gpupdate group policy tool 0.9.12:

• The GNOME report summarizing data obtained after telemetry collection:

• Release pandoc 3.0:

• Release of SeaMonkey 2.53.15 and Tor Browser 12.0.2:Tor:

• Source code of the Apple Lisa computer OS:

• Distributed ArchLabs 2023.01.20:

• KDE Plasma 5.27 desktop testing:

• GNU Binutils 2.37 Released

• HandBrake 1.4.0 Released

• Linus Torvalds commented on the situation with the NTFS driver from Paragon Software

• NVIDIA publishes driver 470.57.02, opens RTXMU code and adds Linux support to RTX SDK

• Linux kernel boot Implemented on ESP32 board

• Muse Group Seeks Closure of Musescore-Downloader Project GitHub Repository

• A GPIO driver written in Rust is proposed for the Linux kernel

• JuliaCon 2021 online conference will be held at the end of July

• Stockfish sues ChessBase and revokes GPL license

• VirtualBox 6.1.24 Released

• Linux kernel root vulnerability and systemd denial of service

• KDE Plasma Mobile 21.07 Released

• SixtyFPS 0.1.0 GUI library available

• Firewalld 1.0 released

• Gentoo started generating additional assemblies based on Musl and systemd

• PeerTube 3.3 decentralized video broadcasting platform released

• Hardware Health Assessment Initiative in a Future Release of Debian 11

• Ubuntu 21.04 Will Remain on Gnome 3.38 and GTK3

• Corellium the First to Boot Linux on M1 Macs

• Chromium Losing Access to Chrome Sync

• Fedora Won’t Drop Chromium

• MX Linux Community Respin Beta dubbed Ragout Out

• Subiquity 21.01.1 Out

• Snort 3 Out

• Krita 4.4.2 Out

• Virtualbox 6.1.18 Out

• The Raspberry Pi Pico Out

• Diogo Constantino Gains Ubuntu Membership

• Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla and Flavors Released

• It’s Fedora Test Week for Kernel 5.9

• Microsoft Edge Preview Builds Available

• Mozilla Reacts to the U.S. v. Google Antitrust Lawsuit

• Pop!_OS 20.10 Released

• Tails 4.12 Out

• AntiX 19.3 Out

• Trisquel 9.0 Etonia Out

• Linux Kernel 5.10 rc1 Out

• KDE Plasma 5.20.1 Out

• Firefox 82 Out

• Virtualbox 6.1.16 Out

• WSL2 Now Mounts Linux Disks

• Linux Mint Planning a WebApp Manager

• Fedora to Use BTRFS as Default Filesystem in Fedora 33

• Fedora Adding Wayland Support for KDE in 34

• Manjaro 20.1, Mikah Out

• Oracle’s Patch Reduces Boot Times By Almost Half

• Inkscape 1.0 Released, Finally

• Ubuntu Studio 20.10 To Ship With Plasma

• Ubuntu 20.04 Certifies the Pi

• Audacity Released 2.4, Withdrew It, Then Released It Again

• Kid3 Goes from Hosted to Official KDE Application

• Patent Dispute with Gnome Settled

• Raspbian Changed to Raspberry Pi OS

• Linux Kernel 5.7 Released

• Pop! OS 20.04 LTS Out

• Clonezilla Live 2.6.6 Out

• KaOS 2020.05 Out

• Tails 4.6 Out

• Kali Linux 2020.2 Out

• Endless OS 3.8.1 Out

• BlackArch 2020.06.01 Out

• KDE Plasma 5.18.5 LTS Out

• Gnome 3.36.2 Out

• LibreOffice 6.4.4 Out

• LibreOffice 7.0 Alpha 1 Out

• Virtualbox 6.1.8 Out

• Transmission 3.0 Out

• Ardour 6.0 Released

• Pixelorama 0.7 Out

• Ubuntu 20.04 Released

• Ubuntu Survey Results

• Fedora 32 Released

• Lenovo Now Shipping Fedora on Thinkpads

• Manjaro 20 Released

• Bug In Git May Leak Credentials

• Linux Kernel 5.7 rc4 Out

• Linux Kernel 5.5 Is Now End of Life

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Out

• Parrot 4.9 Out

• IPFire 2.25 Core Update 143 Out

• Oracle Virtualbox 6.1.6 Out

• LibreOffice 6.4.3 Out

• Proton 5.0-6 Out

• VLC 3.0.10 Out

• Darktable 3.0.2 Out

• OpenSUSE Tumbleweed for AWS Marketplace Out

• KDE 20.04 Applications Out

• Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative Releases Census II Analysis

• Refreshed GTK Website Goes Live

• MX Linux 19.1 Now Available

• MangoHud 0.2.0 Is Out

• Wine 5.2 Is Out

• Mesa 20 Is Out

• Virtualbox 6.1.4 Is Out

• Gnome 3.35.2 Is Out

• Gnome 3.34.4 Is Out

• i3 Window Manager 4.18 Is Out

This month

• Command & Conquer
• How-To : Python, Test Linux in VirtualBox, and Darktable
• Graphics : Inkscape
• Graphics : Krita for Old Photos
• Linux Loopback: Project Trident and other BSD options
• Everyday Ubuntu
• Interview : FuryBSD Developer
• Review : mtPaint
• Ubuntu Games : Stygian

Plus: News, My Opinion, The Daily Waddle, Q&A, and more.

• Zorin OS 15.1 is Released

• Firefox 71 is Now Available for All Supported Ubuntu Releases

• KDE’s December 2019 Apps Update

• Oracle Virtualbox 6.1 Now Available

• Microsoft Teams is Now Available for Linux

• DXVK to Enter Maintenance Mode

• Open Source Software: 20-Plus Years of Innovation

• IBM Buys Linux & Open Source Software Distributor Red Hat For $34 Billion

• We (may) now know the real reason for that IBM takeover. A distraction for Red Hat to axe KDE

• Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth Has No Plans Of Selling Canonical

• Mark Shuttleworth reveals Ubuntu 18.04 will get a 10-year support lifespan

• Debian GNU/Linux 9.6 “Stretch” Released with Hundreds of Updates

• Fresh Linux Mint 19.1 Arrives This Christmas

• Linux-friendly company System76 shares more open source Thelio computer details Source

• Linus Torvalds Says Linux 5.0 Comes in 2019, Kicks Off Development of Linux 4.20

• Canonical Adds Spectre V4, SpectreRSB Fixes to New Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Azure Kernel

• Trivial Bug in X.Org Gives Root Permission on Linux and BSD Systems

• Security Researcher Drops VirtualBox Guest-to-Host Escape Zero-Day on GitHub

This month

• Command & Conquer
• How-To : Python, Install Ubuntu with Clonezilla & VirtualBox, and Migrating From VAX
• Graphics : Inkscape
• Linux Labs: Ubutnu on my Chromebook and Small LTSP Installation Pt. 2
• Book Review: Learn to program with Minecraft
• Ubuntu Games: Dota 2 Reborn, and Vassal

Plus: News, Q&A, and soooo much more.