The team releases the first beta of the AlmaLinux (version 8.3) within months after announcements. Here are the details on how to download and test. After the CentOS disaster by Redhat last year, the open-source community comes together with plenty of initiatives…

The Document Foundation announces the release of LibreOffice 7.1 – Community edition. This release brings the latest features, bug fixes of this free and open-source office productivity suite which is one of the best free replacements for Microsoft Office.…

The Solus team announced the second point release of its 4.0 series – Solus 4.2 code-named “Fortitude”. Here’s what’s new. Solus is an independent Linux distribution that brings the traditional desktop experience with a modern take. The current Solus 4.0…

The EndeavourOS team releases the latest version (2021.02) with many new features and improvements. We take a look at what’s new and provide you the details. Everyone was waiting patiently for the EndeavourOS team to bring up the latest release. It was due…

Here’s this week’s DebugPoint.com weekly roundup (ending Feb 7, 2021) series, filtered for you from the Linux and the open-source world on application updates, new releases, distribution updates, major news, and upcoming highlights. Have a look. This week…

The package manager pacman is a very handy utility. You can do a whole lot of things just using some simple commands. Here we take a look at some of the essentials pacman command examples for Arch Linux (and other derivatives such as Manjaro) for your daily…

Browser wars never seem to end. Now it’s the turn for Google Chrome. In case you are not aware, Google recently informed that they are shutting down private API support in all Chromium-based web browser on March 2021. And things about to get more interesting…

Things are looking stable in the Xfce world after the recent Xfce 4.16 release. I believe it’s the perfect time for a quick Xfce 4.16 review. Here’s the Xfce 4.16 review from DebugPoint. I often think that the Xfce desktop fills a unique gap. It perfectly…

This quick beginner’s guide explains the steps you need to install Java in Arch Linux and related distributions such as Manjaro. There are two versions of Java (Java Development Kit – JDK and Java environment) is available Arch Linux (or any Linux). One is…

Linux Torvalds announced the release of the latest Linux Kernel 5.11 (“Valentine’s Day Edition”) with some interesting new features. We take a look at what’s new and how you can get the latest Kernel in your favorite Linux Distribution. Coming after more…

The KDE team does it again. We have a shiny new KDE Plasma 5.21 release. Here in this post, we take a look at what’s the new features and how you can get it right now. The most popular, modern, and lightweight Linux desktop environment KDE Plasma arrives…

The KDE team announced the release of KDE Plasma 5.21 with many new features. In this quick guide, we explain the steps to upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.21 from 5.20. And give you a quick post update feedback. The KDE Plasma 5.21 desktop brings several new features…

This quick guide explains the steps to enable Legacy Kickoff Menu in KDE Plasma 5.21. KDE Plasma 5.21 was recently released with many new features and improvements across the desktop. One of the important change is the redesigned application launcher. The…

Learn how to install the popular, lightweight Cinnamon desktop in Arch Linux with step-by-step guide and instructions.

The GNOME team announced the availability of the official GNOME 40 Beta images in an email announcement. You can download and try the images now to experience the design overhaul. You are probably aware that GNOME 40 is bringing complex and compelling design…

Think about this. What if, you buy a laptop today and can simply swap and upgrade hardware components when needed and use that device for decades. Sound interesting isn’t it? Introducing Framework Laptop. The startup company called Framework announced a modular…

The merge window for Linux Kernel 5.12 is closed and with that, Linux Kernel 5.12 RC-1 (release candidate) is now released for testing. This release brings many new features and improvements. Linux Kernel 5.12 is going to be the second Kernel release of 2021…

A comprehensive step-by-step guide to fix the failed to start Light Display Manager (lightdm) error - seen mostly in Arch-based distributions.

The team announced the immediate availability of the offline update feature in the KDE Neon unstable edition. Here’s how it works. One of the important features of any operating system is the offline update. In theory, the offline update feature downloads…

The second release candidate of Linux Kernel 5.12 is out early because of a nasty swap file bug. And do not use Linux Kernel 5.12 RC1 for testing, you may lose data. In the Kernel mailing list, Linus Torvalds announced the early release of Linux Kernel 5.12…

SparkyLinux releases its first 2021 edition with the first-ever KDE Plasma flavor and it is based upon Debian 11 “Bullseye”. And this release brings all packages and desktop base to its latest versions. SparkyLinux is a desktop-based Linux distribution based…