@eugenialoli who specifically? #Debian and #LinuxMint have PHPBB forums
Just upgraded #Firefox from 140 to 141 using #LinuxMint Update Manager. Now the UI is light instead of dark mode. Anyone know anything about this?
@neil it got me as well. Really liking #LinuxMint
Once again, this month I'm using #LinuxMint with #XFCE
Is it a #windows #pc ?
Is it a #apple #mac ?
Nope — it’s something cooler: #linux #mint #linuxmint
Super easy to install, blazing fast, and sleek as heck.
Got an old laptop or sluggish desktop? Mint can bring it back to life.
Download it here: https://www.linuxmint.com/
Honestly, it might even be easier than Windows. Try it and prove me wrong.
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Debian 13 final freeze set for 27 July, official release for 9 August:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.0-Release-Date-Aug-9
KDE Plasma 6.4.3 released with improved automatic screen scale calculator on Wayland, accessibility improvements, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-3-improves-the-automatic-screen-scale-calculator-on-wayland
KDE Plasma 6.5 will include rounded bottom corners for windows:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Rounded-Bottom-Corners
(Rounded corners are everywhere. You can't escape them lol)
Plasma Bigscreen sees active development again, thanks to Plasma Mobile contributor Espi:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv
Clear Linux OS shutting down due to financial issues of Intel:
https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716
("Rest assured that Intel remains deeply invested in the Linux ecosystem, actively supporting and contributing to various open-source projects and Linux distributions to enable and optimize for Intel hardware." Shutting down Clear Linux OS isn't the only thing affecting Linux though. See next linked article.)
Intel WMI Slim Bootloader "SBL" firmware update driver for Linux being orphaned due to departures:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SLM-Driver-Orphaned
Linux Mint monthly report: Linux Mint 22.2 planned with HWE kernel, fingerprint authentication, theme updates, accent color support, improved libAdwaita compatibility, improved Wayland support; LMDE 7 planned with Debian 13 base, OEM support; blog comment moderation made more strict to eliminate politics:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4860
Hyprland 0.50 released with new render scheduling, legacy renderer dropped, explicit sync support always used by default, "no screenshare" option to black out any window during screen-sharing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.50-Released
Slackware turns 32:
https://ostechnix.com/celebrating-slackware-linux-32nd-anniversary/
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
Es ist pure Freude zu sehen, wie viele Leute gerade #Linux ausprobieren:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVM3sRD9q8M (von #MacOS über #LinuxMint zu #Fedora mit #Gnome )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebQFlN23Kaw (von #Windows zu #CachyOS für #Gaming )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa8nMiEoti0 (von #Windows zu #Bazzite )
#Windows10 Unterstützung endet am 15. Oktober. Der Anlass und die Chance erfolgreich zu Linux zu wechseln war nie besser. #EndOf10
Got a couple more things fully functional tonight on my Linux side. Inching closer to being fully prepared to make the switch.
Messed around with a couple Steam games and proton, as well as got most of my fans working on curves again. The AIO is still giving me issues, but I'll get there.
Really gotta get DaVinci Resolve going next. I think that is one of the very few apps holding me back.
Ya hacía tiempo que no hacía el #ViernesDeEscritorio.
E igualmente, lo haré esta vez con mi vieja confiable, #LinuxMint.
Biggest turn off as a #linuxNewbie is that most problems require me to copy some text I found in an obscure forum post and don't understand into the terminal and hope for the best.