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  • GNU/Linux

  • Distributions and Operating Systems

    • Fedora Family / IBM

    • Canonical/Ubuntu Family

      • It's UbuntuUbuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster Released

        Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster has been released. You can now update or download Ubuntu 23.04. Ubuntu 23.04 Lubar Lobster comes up with some new features and upgrades from existing Ubuntu. Meanwhile, It is not a Long-Term Support version.

      • It's UbuntuHow To Upgrade To Ubuntu 23.04 From Ubuntu 22.10

        Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” is released on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Ubuntu 22.10 is at the end of its life in July.

      • NeowinUbuntu 23.04 arrives with improved Azure Active Directory support and Steam snap [Ed: Neowin helps turn this into Microsoft news]

        >Ubuntu 23.04 is now ready for you to download. It comes with some improvements to Azure Active Directory support, a new Steam snap, GNOME 44, and two new flavours: Cinnamon and Edubuntu.

      • The Register UK Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster scuttles into public view
        Ubuntu 23.04, codenamed Lunar Lobster, has crawled out of beta and onto public release today.

        The latest reincarnation of Canonical's widely used Linux operating system brings with it a number of added features and some refinements ranging from improvements to the standard desktop interface and Snap package manager to some additional enterprise features and Linux kernel 6.2.

      • Xubuntu: Xubuntu 23.04 released!

        The Xubuntu team is happy to announce the immediate release of Xubuntu 23.04.

        Xubuntu 23.04, codenamed€ Lunar Lobster, is a regular release and will be supported for 9 months, until January 2024.

        Xubuntu 23.04 features the latest Xfce 4.18. Xfce 4.18 delivers a stable desktop environment with a number of performance improvements and new features to enjoy. In particular, the Thunar file manager benefits from a new image preview feature, undo and redo functionality, file highlights, and recursive search. Check out the Xfce 4.18 tour for more details!

        Xubuntu 23.04 also welcomes Xubuntu Minimal as an official subproject. Xubuntu Minimal is a slimmed down version of Xubuntu that only includes the bare essentials: the desktop, a few Xfce components, and the Xubuntu look and feel. Longtime Xubuntu fans may better know this as Xubuntu Core. After nearly eight years of being a supported, but community-built project, we’re happy to finally publish downloads along with the main Xubuntu version. Many thanks to the community for keeping the dream alive all these years!

      • OMG UbuntuUbuntu 23.04 Flavors: What’s New?

        Arriving alongside the Ubuntu 23.04 release are new versions of official community flavours. This time around there's a newbie in the pack: Ubuntu Cinnamon, welcomed into the Ubuntu flavour family back in March after several years as an unofficial Ubuntu remix. In this post I share a concise overview of what new features and changes are present in the most popular Ubuntu flavours, along with downloads links so you can download them to test out yourself.

      • Unicorn MediaUbuntu 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster’ Desktop Released: Focuses on Enterprises and Everyday Linux Users

        Ubuntu 23.04 not only brings many new features to the table for enterprise users, it has plenty of features to please its home-user base as well.

      • Ubuntu FridgeThe Fridge: Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) released

        Ubuntu 23.04, codenamed “Lunar Lobster”, is here. This release continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, partnering with the community and our partners, to introduce new features and fix bugs.

      • UbuntuCanonical releases Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster [Ed: Canonical markets Ubuntu using Microsoft proprietary vendor lock-in brands]

        New installer, Active Directory login and gaming performance enhance Ubuntu Desktop for work and play in the latest interim release of Ubuntu.

      • UbuntuAzure AD authentication comes to Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 [Ed: Canonical is promoting Microsoft surveillance and proprietary software]

        Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 is the first and only Linux distribution to enable native user authentication with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)

  • Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

  • Leftovers

  • Gemini* and Gopher

    • Personal

      • April 20 (Poem)

        Woke up this morning to late Spring snow. Decided to write about it.

      • Project Scopes

        Some time ago I got tired of my seemingly never-ending todo list, full of technical project ideas (not necessarily software development), personal tasks, etc., and decided to strip it down to the bare minimum.

      • Sario's gemlog: Back around again

        So I recently went back to using a personal wiki as my main organizational/notes solution, and in the spirit of going back to previously used tools, I decided to dust off this gemlog. Will I ever post here again after this one? I don't know but then again I seem to be circling back around to old tools on a vaguely regular basis.

    • Technical

      • Internet/Gemini

        • History of the Gopher Protocol

          The Illustrious Members of the Midnight Pub are invited to read and eventually comment (preferably in that order) the History of the Gopher Protocol, with an addendum on the Gemini and Spartan Protocols. The essay is available from the server of the Midnight Pub and can be accessed from a Gemini client or also from a World Wide Web client, at the Uniform Resource Locators...


* Gemini (Primer) links can be opened using Gemini software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter.



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