September 2024: News of the month about the Linuxverse
Today, as usual, at the beginning of each month, we offer you our great, timely and brief news summary about the Linuxverse (Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux) current. Which always brings you a lot of recent and relevant information, so that you can easily keep up to date with the «news events in the Linuxverse at the beginning of the current month of September 2024».
And just as we do at the beginning of each month, today we will be offering you 1 featured news related to each area of the Linuxverse. And finally, we will be mentioning the most recent releases in DistroWatch / OS.Watch / FOSS Torrent.
August 2024: Informational event of the month about the Linuxverse
But, before starting this present publication on the «news events of September 2024», we recommend you explore the previous related post, at the end of it:
Linuxverse for September 2024: Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux
Linuxverse News Roundup: September 2024
Free Software – Thank you Odile Bénassy for four years of service on the FSF Board of Directors!
At the end of August, the FSF informed the entire Linuxverse community about the resignation of Odile Bénassy, who served as a member of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) board of directors for the past four years. It is important to note that Bénassy is a free software developer who has been actively involved in French volunteer groups such as the Association April, AFUL, Parinux, OFSET, Libre en Communs and the Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel Libre; although she will remain a voting member within the FSF.
Bénassy’s four years of tireless commitment to the Board included weekly three-hour meetings to design, test and refine the process to improve transparency and accountability. This hard work contributed, among other things, to the development of the FSF Board’s revamped governance procedures on behalf of associate members. Read more on the FSF Blog
Open Source – Stefano Maffulli: Three things I learned at KubeCon + AI_Dev China 2024
Stefano Maffulli from the Open Source Initiative (OSI) tells us about his experience at the recently concluded technology event called KubeCon China 2024. He described the IT event as a whirlwind of innovation, community and technical depth, and was very impressed by the energy, enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge that was shared there.
KubeCon + AI_Dev China was a testament to the power of open source collaboration, taking place in one of the most amazing regions in the world. The conference brought together developers, operators, and end-users from around the world to share their experiences, best practices, and contributions to open source projects. This collaborative spirit is essential to driving innovation and ensuring the long-term success of cloud-native technologies. Read more on the OSI Blog
GNU/Linux: Release of Linux From Scratch 12.2
These first days of September, we have learned of the launch of the New update to the free and open source operating system project Linux From Scratch (LFS), under the number of version 12.2, and more specifically: LFS version 12.2, LFS version 12.2 (systemd), BLFS version 12.2, and BLFS version 12.2 (systemd). And among its most notable new features (changes, corrections, improvements and additions) of this release are the following 5:
- The LFS release includes updates to binutils-2.43.1, glibc-2.40, and gcc-14.2.0. In total, 45 packages have been updated since the last release, and extensive updates have been made to the text throughout the book to improve readability. The Linux kernel has also been updated to version 6.10.5. In total, 146 submissions have been made to LFS since the previous stable version of the book.
- The BLFS release includes as a significant change an upgrade from KDE5 (Frameworks, Gear, Plasma) to KDE6. Being some of theThe most notable new packages are FreeRDP, Gnome-connections, and KDE's Dolphin and Konversation. In addition, a total of 32 more packages have been added to support other packages already in the book.
- Overall, 21 unmaintained packages were removed. This includes Python2 and GTK2, and other packages that were not updated to use more current versions.
- In total, more than 925 tickets were closed through more than 1750 confirmations made to the book.
- The published books with all the construction instructions can be downloaded directly from the following links: LFS-12.2-SYSV-BOOK.pdf, BLFS-BOOK-12.2-sysv-nochunks.html, LFS-12.2-SYSD-BOOK.pdf y BLFS-BOOK-12.2-systemd-nochunks.html.
Linux From Scratch (LFS) is, in short and simple, a project that provides interested users with step-by-step instructions for building their own custom Linux system, entirely from source codeHowever, in more detail it can be said that LFS is a way of installing a GNU/Linux System by developing all the components manually. Which is a longer process than installing a precompiled Linux Distribution. But, the advantage of this method is to achieve a compact, flexible and secure system, which would provide a great knowledge of how a GNU/Linux Operating System works in its entirety. About us Linux From Scratch
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Recent releases of GNU/Linux Distros
Today, and for this beginning of the month, we know of 3 more releases, quite striking and interesting, which correspond to:
- Arch Linux 2024.09.01: September, 01th.
- Armbian 24.8 «Yelt»: September, 01th.
- Wubuntu 11.22.04.1 LTS: September, 01th.
- Nitrux 3.6.1: September, 02th.
- GhostBSD 24.07.1: September, 02th.
Summary
In short, we hope this new roundup of news about the start of the «Linuxverse news events in September 2024», as usual, continues to help them be better informed and trained about the Free Software, Open Source and GNU / Linux.
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