August 2023: GNU/Linux News Event of the Month
Today, as usual, we offer you our great, timely and brief summary of some of the linux news of the current month starting. In order to keep up to date with the «Informational event of August 2023».
And as usual, it will offer 3 recent news to explore, 3 alternative GNU/Linux Distros to know, plus a current Videotutorial and Linux Podcast.
July 2023: GNU/Linux News Event of the Month
And, before starting this present post on the «Informational event of August 2023», we recommend you explore the previous related post, at the end of it:
Informative event of August 2023: News of the month
news updates from toNewsletter of August 2023
Launch of MX-23 "Libretto"
This beginning of the month does not register any launches yet on the DistroWatch website, however, late on the last day of July, it announced the launch of the long-awaited ISO of the new stable version of the MX Linux Distribution, in other words, MX-23 "Libretto".
And as many already know, MX Linux After several consecutive years, it continues to be the preferred or best valued Distribution by the users of said website. Which, quite possibly, is due to its great characteristics, own tools and ability to easily generate respins (live, installable and custom snapshots).
Later, in a later publication we will address this new version in more detail, but among its most outstanding novelties are the following: It is based on Debian 12 and its most recent updates, offers ISO files with the Xfce 4.18 and KDE/plasma 5.27 Desktop Environments and the Fluxbox 1.3.7 Window Manager, the inclusion of a Linux Kernel 6.1 Series y all versions now include the Orca screen reader and a screen magnification tool.
"MX-23 is now available for download. MX-23 is built from the Debian 12 “bookworm” and MX repositories. As in previous versions, MX will use sysVinit by default, but systemd is still an option for installed systems. RC and beta to final updates are fully supported.” Oficial announcement
Gnoppix 23.7/23.8 released
Among the official launches that are not yet well known or publicized, especially on the DistroWatch website, it is worth noting that of the Gnoppix Distro and its new versions available: 23.7/23.8. And despite the fact that there are still not many details about what is new in these releases, it is worth noting that these new ISO files are offered with the XFCE, Plasma and GNOME Desktop Environments with sizes ranging from 4,7 GB to 6,0 GB. GB.
While, for your version 23.7 It is known to come with the following updated packages: GNOME Desktop version 44.1, KDE Desktop 5.27.5 and XFCE 4.18, Linux Kernel 6.1.27, LibreOffice 7.4.5, Firefox 102.12.0, Thunderbird 102.11.0 and VLC 3.0.18. Also, and curiously, this GNU/Linux Distro project in this same version 23.7 now offers an ISO towards a new project that seems to be related to the use of Artificial Intelligence (Gnoppix AI Center), more specifically, about the use of one's own Open source AI chatbot that prioritizes user privacy, local operation, and customization.
“Gnoppix is a rolling release distribution designed for penetration testing and reverse engineering with a focus on web applications and gaining access. It is optimized to protect your digital rights. But, although it is focused on security, it can also be used as a normal desktop. What is Gnoppix? Official Web site
Firefox 116.0 released
And among the good news of emblematic free, open and free applications we have the update of Firefox 116.0. And among the most outstanding novelties of it are the following:
- Changed: The keyboard shortcut for reopening closed tabs (command + shift + t) now reopens the last closed tab or the last closed window, in the order the items were closed.
- New: A Easier access and more efficient management over the Bookmarks, History and Synced Tabs panels, through the sidebar launcher.
- Corrected: HTTP/2 upload performance has continued to improve significantly.
"With the release of Firefox 116, we're excited to welcome back the developers who contributed their first code change to Firefox in this release, 9 of whom were new volunteers!". Oficial announcement
Alternative and interesting distros to discover this month
Recommended video of the month
Recommended Podcast of the Month
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ATA 510 Espanso with ChatGPT a winning combination on Linux: listen here.
Summary
In short, we hope this new roundup of news about the start of the «Informational event of August 2023», as usual, continue to help them to be better informed and educated about the field of free software, open source and GNU/Linux.
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