Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has been released.
https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-24-04-noble-numbat

It will be supported all the way up until 2034, and for enterprise customers for 2036.

* We are preparing a set of detailed reviews for most Ubuntu flavors, and will publish them in the coming days.

Have an old computer around?

Read this detailed review on antiX, and how it can be used to revive old computers and make them full of life again.
https://fosspost.org/revive-old-computer-antix-linux

Microsoft opens the source code for MS-DOS 4.0:
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2024/04/25/open-sourcing-ms-dos-4-0/

An independent verifier has contributed to the reproducible builds effort of Arch Linux.

Check the results from ⬇️
https://outpost.fosspost.org/d/18-research-paper-tests-how-many-arch-linux-packages-are-reproducible

17 things you can do after installing Fedora 40.
https://fosspost.org/things-to-do-after-installing-fedora

So, this is a little bit embarrassing.😂

We have uncovered an issue with our email settings for our forum that prevented sending the verification message for new users after registration, which in turn, prevented anyone from posting for a long period of time.

We have solved this issue now and we welcome all of you to post in our forums. 😄
https://outpost.fosspost.org/

How to Install Chromium as a DEB Package on Ubuntu 24.04
https://fosspost.org/chromium-deb-package-ubuntu

KDE Neon developers talk about some of the issues they had with Plasma 6.0 and how they will handle it in the future:
https://blog.neon.kde.org/2024/04/29/kde-neon-post-plasma-6-updates-review/

Phew! Ubuntu release week is always full of work! 🐧

Here is a set of articles we published for Ubuntu 24.04:
- Things to do after installation:
https://fosspost.org/things-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu

- How to get Firefox as a DEB instead of Snap:
https://fosspost.org/how-to-install-firefox-as-a-deb-package-on-ubuntu

- How to get Chromium as DEB instead of Snap:
https://fosspost.org/chromium-deb-package-ubuntu

- How to enable Ubuntu Pro for 12 years of updates on Ubuntu LTS:
https://fosspost.org/extend-ubuntu-updates-free-ubuntu-pro

Systemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacement
https://outpost.fosspost.org/d/19-systemd-wants-to-expand-to-include-a-sudo-replacement

Neofetch, the famous terminal information tool, is no longer being maintained: https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch

Luckily, there are many community forks that you can use, such as fastfetch and screenFetch.

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For older CPUs, there is a little "trick" you can do to get some extra performance on your Linux system.

The trick may cost your computer security, but some crazy ones out there may take it 😎
https://fosspost.org/disable-cpu-mitigations-on-linux

Our recent news article about Systemd has been shared on both HN frontpage and Reddit, and this is how it looks from the other side. 😂📈

Luckily, and thanks to the open-source Flarum forum script, our server can easily handle it with zero downtime. 😎

Linux Mint goes more fork-y on GNOME and their apps
https://outpost.fosspost.org/d/20-linux-mint-goes-more-fork-y-on-gnome-and-their-apps

Proton 9.0 released for better Linux gaming with Steam
https://outpost.fosspost.org/d/21-proton-90-released-for-better-linux-gaming-with-steam

Bountysource Stole at Least $17,000 From Open Source Developers
https://boehs.org/node/bountysource

OpenSSF and OpenJS Foundations Issue Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Projects
https://openssf.org/blog/2024/04/15/open-source-security-openssf-and-openjs-foundations-issue-alert-for-social-engineering-takeovers-of-open-source-projects/

Red Hat announces Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI); a Red Hat based Linux distribution for building and developing open source AI models.

Currently it is in developer preview status, and you have to build the images by yourself + have a valid RHEL subscription.
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/what-rhel-ai-guide-open-source-way-doing-ai