/// 26 Jul 2024, 5:03 pm ////// 9to5Linux ///
fwupd 1.9.22 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for updating the firmware on the Raspberry Pi 5 computer, as well as various other new features and improvements.
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/// 26 Jul 2024, 6:00 pm ////// LINUXTODAY ///
Linux Mint 22, codenamed “Wilma,” was officially released and is now available for download. It is based on Ubuntu 24.04 and will be supported until 2029 and comes in three editions: Cinnamon, MATE, and XFCE.
In this guide, we will walk you through the installation of the Linux Mint 22 XFCE Edition.
The post Linux Mint 22 XFCE Edition New Features and Installation appeared first on Linux Today.
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/// 25 Jul 2024, 12:00 am ////// RedHat ///
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/// 26 Jul 2024, 8:00 am ////// Fedora Magazine ///
Fedora test days are events where anyone can help make certain that changes in Fedora work well in an upcoming release. Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events. If you’ve never contributed to Fedora before, this is a perfect way to get started.
There are two upcoming test periods in the next week covering two topics:
- Sunday 28 July through Sunday 04 August, is to test Kernel 6.10.
- Monday 29 July through Wed 31 July , is to test Podman 5.2
Come and test with us to make Fedora 41 even better. Read more below on how to do it.
Kernel 6.10 Test Week
The kernel team is working on final integration for Linux kernel 6.10. This recently released kernel version will be the release Kernel for Fedora 41. As a result, the Fedora Linux kernel and QA teams have organized a test week from Sunday, July 28, 2024 to Sunday, August 04, 2024.
The wiki page contains links to the test images you’ll need to participate. The results can be submitted in the test day app.
Podman 5.2 Test Days
Podman is a daemon-less, open source, Linux native tool designed to make it easy to find, run, build, share and deploy applications using Open Containers Initiative (OCI) Containers and Container Images. It provides a command line interface (CLI) familiar to anyone who has used the Docker Container Engine. As part of a recent discussion, the Rawhide Test Day efforts, and Podman Container Engine Team’s collaborative efforts, we will hold test days for this minor Podman Release.
During these test days, on Monday 29 July through Wed 31 July, the focus will be on testing the changes that will be coming in Fedora 41 (Rawhide) as we move ahead with Podman 5.1. This is an opportunity for anyone to learn and interact with the Podman Community and container tools in general.
The wiki page helps the testers know and understand the scope of the test days. The Test day app helps the testers submit the results once they have tried the test cases.
How do test days work?
A test day/week is an event where anyone can help make sure changes in Fedora Linux work well in an upcoming release. Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events. If you’ve never contributed before, this is a perfect way to get started.
To contribute, you only need to be able to download test materials (which include some large files) and then read and follow directions step by step.
Detailed information about all the test days is available on the wiki pages mentioned above. If you’re available on or around the days of the events, please do some testing and report your results. All the test day pages receive some final touches which complete about 24 hrs before the test day begins. We urge you to be patient about resources that are, in most cases, uploaded hours before the test day starts.
Come and test with us to make the upcoming Fedora Linux 41 even better
/// 26 Jul 2024, 2:32 pm ////// GamingOnLinux ///
/// 24 Jul 2024, 9:39 pm ////// Linux Magazine ///
Not only has NVIDIA released the driver for its upcoming CPU series, it's the first release that defaults to using open-source GPU kernel modules.
The Linux Mint team announced the release of Linux Mint 22, codenamed "Wilma". Linux Mint 22 is a long-term support release based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
The post Linux Mint 22 Wilma Is Officially Released appeared first on OSTechNix.
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/mint-22.png)
After every Ubuntu LTS release, the wait starts for upgrades to some of the best derivatives, including Linux Mint.
This time, Linux Mint 22 has landed, based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
But, should you upgrade right away? What are the improvements that you can expect?
I took the distribution for a test drive to give you some details to help you decide.
Linux Mint 22: What's New?
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/linux-mint-22-main.png)
While you can take a look at the release news for all the information, I give you a summary of the major changes here:
- Sound server switched to Pipewire
- Linux kernel 6.8
- Ubuntu 24.04 base
- Unverified Flatpaks disabled by default
- Pre-installed web app for Matrix
- New layout editor on Cinnamon 6.2
- Other desktop environment upgrades
As usual, Linux Mint does not go with a big visual makeover. So, you will get a familiar experience with refinements on top of it.
Let us take a closer look at some changes.
User Experience and Desktop Environment Upgrades
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/linux-mint-22-file-manager.png)
With Linux Mint 21.3, we got many meaningful UX upgrades with the folder icons, colors, and theming.
However, Linux Mint 22 focuses on keeping them intact and improving the tooling available to complement the user experience.
For instance, the upgrade to Cinnamon 6.2 arrives with a new Nemo actions menu layout editor.
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/linux-mint-actions.png)
To access this, you can head to the Actions app and navigate to the "Layout" menu, where you can find the options to add/remove or toggle from the right-click context menu.
There are more handy UX improvements like:
- Ability to search for applications when adding a new startup application.
- Close a workspace using the middle-mouse button.
- Screen lock delay options by 5–10 seconds.
Software Manager Focuses on Better Security
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/linux-mint-22-software-manager.png)
The software manager on Linux Mint provides a solid experience with every update.
With Linux Mint 22, there are performance improvements, which include multi-threading support. And, for the first time, you get a banner slideshow in the software manager featuring some popular Linux applications, as shown above.
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/linux-mint-software-manager-flatpak.png)
For security enhancements, the Linux Mint team decided to disable showing any unverified Flatpak applications by default. You can change that from the new preferences screen by enabling "Show unverified Flatpaks".
And, the option explains to you the security warning behind it, which is a good security practice to prevent any malware from affecting Linux users. This should also encourage Flatpak maintainers to verify their listings wherever possible.
Of course, unless you trust/know the unofficial maintainer of a Flatpak and have done your research, you can choose to install it. So, the user gets the ability of making that choice.
While this is a practical approach to security, you may not find all kinds of apps available in the Flathub store.
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/verified-flatpak-apps.png)
If you enable unverified Flatpak, a red shield icon will show up in the listings, warning you.
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![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/why-mint-is-better-than-ubuntu.png)
New Applications
With Linux Mint 22, we see a Matrix client "Element" pre-installed as a Firefox web application, which connects you to the Linux Mint community to get support or discuss. You can find it listed as the "Matrix" app.
Of course, you can utilize the same to add other Matrix channels and connect with anyone else using the decentralized Matrix network.
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/linux-mint-22-element.png)
In addition to that, there is a new XApp, i.e., GNOME Online Accounts GTK. It was made to be a replacement after GNOME 46 moved its online account functionality back-end to GTK 4, and it stopped working with Cinnamon, Budgie, Unity using GTK 3.
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/online-accounts-gtk.png)
Now, with the standalone GTK online account's XApp, it also made its way into Xfce and MATE desktop environments, which could be useful additions.
Linux Kernel Update
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/linux-mint-22-neofetch.png)
Linux Mint 22 features Linux kernel 6.8. You can expect support for newer AMD graphics and Intel Xe graphics hardware with this release.
System Resource Usage
Linux Mint with Cinnamon desktop goes easy on system resources as usual. You can choose the Xfce edition if you want a lightweight-focused experience.
But, it should work smooth across all kinds of modern systems with at least 4 GB RAM. Here's how a fresh Linux mint installation resource usage looks like:
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2024/07/linux-mint-22-resources.png)
Meaningful Refinements and Other Changes
Linux Mint is known for retaining what users always like, even if the Ubuntu base decided to change things around.
For instance, Thunderbird comes as a Snap package instead of .deb, just like Mozilla Firefox. However, Linux Mint will keep offering a .deb package for Thunderbird out of the box, which they will be maintaining going forward.
There are some fine refinements, including:
- Deleting a snapshot in Timeshift backup tool displays an additional confirmation dialog.
- Sticky note app can be invoked from the command-line
- The xfce4-xapp-status-plugin tray applet features configurable icon sizes for fullcolor and symbolic icons.
- Sound server switched to Pipewire.
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![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/data-backup-with-timeshift.png)
Linux Mint 22 Does What It Does Best
Linux Mint is a solid Ubuntu alternative, with security updates supported until 2029.
If you do not like some choices Ubuntu makes or if you favor Linux Mint XApps running on any desktop environment providing a consistent experience, you will want to try Linux Mint over other Ubuntu-based distributions.
Not to be obvious, but Linux Mint compliments its name as a refreshing offering in the world of Linux distributions. It does not fail to provide useful features while trying to add modern components to the desktop experience.
You can follow our tutorial on upgrading to Linux Mint 22 to get started or just perform a fresh installation (if you already have a backup of your data):
![Linux Mint 22 Review: Subtle And Impactful Upgrade](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2018/07/upgrade-to-linux-mint-21.png)
💬 Have you tried Linux Mint 22 yet? What are your thoughts on the upgrade? Let me know in the comments below.