De todito linuxero Dec-22: Informative review about GNU/Linux
Continuing with a new post of our current monthly News Digest Series, beginning of each month, today we will address a new news digest to start the informative linux news of the current month. Consequently, here we leave this «From all linuxero Dec-22».
And as usual, it will offer 3 recent news to explore, 3 alternative distros to know, plus a current Videotutorial y Linux Podcast, for a better understanding of what is currently being disseminated and shared on our GNU/Linux scope.
De todito linuxero Nov-22: Informative review on GNU/Linux
But before starting this this publication ("De todito linuxero Dec-22"), we recommend you explore the previous “Of everything” of past months, at the end of reading this:
De todito linuxero Dec-22: News from the beginning of the month
News news: De todito linuxero Dec-22
XFCE 4.18: Code freeze
Our first outstanding news of the month could not be other than the expected milestone related to the development of the final version of XFCE 4.18. Since, according to the schedule set forth in its roadmap, the current development of version 4.18 He had his first frostbite 01/11/2022, where the first preview version (pre1).
while, this 01/12/2022 its second code freeze occurred and the second preview version (pre2). From now on, and to finish the development, between the December 15 and 29, the launch of a latest preview version (pre3), and then the final stable version of XFCE 4.18, before the end of the year 2022.
Xfce 4.18pre1 is now available for download. It includes the following versions of Xfce core components: exo 4.17.3, garçon 4.17.2, libxfce4ui 4.17.8, libxfce4util 4.17.3, Thunar 4.17.11, thunar-volman 4.17.0, vaso 4.17.3 , xfce4-appfinder 4.17.1, xfce4-dev-tools 4.17.1, xfce4-panel 4.17.4, xfce4-power-manager 4.17.0, xfce4-session 4.17.1, xfce4-configurations 4.17.0, xfconf 4.17.0. 4.17.1, xfdesktop 4 and xfwm4.17.1 XNUMX.”. Oficial announcement
NixOS 22.11: racoon 2022.11
Another pleasant release announcement for the beginning of the month is the release corresponding to the new ISO of the GNU / Linux Distro call Nix OS. Nix OS 22.11, whose code name is Raccoon. Among the novelties included in it, the following can be mentioned: Software that uses the password hashing CryptAPI now uses the implementation provided by libxcrypt instead of glibc's. Which now allows compatibility with more secure algorithms.
Furthermore, he nix package manager has been updated from version 2.8.1 to 2.11.0, OpenSSL now defaults to OpenSSL 3, GNOME has been updated to version 43, and KDE Plasma has been updated to version 5.26, among many others.
“The NixOS release team is pleased to announce a new version of NixOS 22.11. NixOS is a Linux distribution and a set of packages that can be used on other Linux and macOS systems. This version is supported until the end of June 2023 and delivered to NixOS 23.05". Oficial announcement
MilagrOS 3.1: An interesting update of a Respin MX
Finally, it is worth noting the recent and interesting releaseor, not from a Distro Base or derivative, but from a Respin MX, which we often mention here, in DesdeLinux. Miracles is a Educational Respin, which offers a Functional and ready-to-use Operating System, both live (live) and installed, and very useful to use with or without Internet. However, their main goal, is to motivate others to learn to perform their own Respins based on MX or antiX.
Said launch was in mid-November, and among its most outstanding novelties the following can be mentioned: It is based on MX-Linux 21 (Debian 11) with all packages (software) updated up to the 15/11/2022, only available for computers with 64-bit architectures, comes in a ISO of 3.6 GB, and when installed it occupies 11 GB on disk.
Comes with Linux kernel 5.19, and his minimal RAM consumption when starting round the 700 MB. But, most importantly, it incorporates its own tool called LPI-SOA (Linux Post Install – Advanced Optimization Script). Which, which works like a Virtual and multimedia technical assistant, whose main objective is that users can learn the use of Shell Scripting language. This, by studying and modifying its source code.
“LPI-SOA (Linux Post Install – Advanced Optimization Script) is a Free Software and Open Source application. It is developed as a Bash Shell Script powered by the "dialog, gxmessage, and zenity" packages for its graphical interface (CLI/GUI) and "espeak, festival, mbrola, mpg123, speech, and nomacs" for its multimedia interaction. In addition, it seeks to function as an Expert System programmed to emulate the actions of a virtual and multimedia Technical Assistant. Ideal for GNU/Linux Operating Systems based on the DEBIAN Meta Distribution, but totally migrable to different times”. Oficial announcement
Alternative and interesting distros to discover this month
Recommended video of the month
Recommended Podcast of the Month
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Summary
In summary, we hope that the latter «From all linuxero Dec-22» with the most recent linux news on the Internet, for this final month of the year, «diciembre 2022», be very useful for the whole «Comunidad de Software Libre y Código Abierto». And of course, that it contributes so that we are all better informed and educated about «GNU/Linux».
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