[15:41] schestowitz[TR2][15:41] schestowitz[TR2]Under the hood, the Calamares installer has been upgraded to Qt6 and QML6, providing a more modern look and smoother setup experience. Plus, the Brave browser is now available directly from the Browsers category inside Suggested Packages.
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[15:41] schestowitz[TR2][15:41] schestowitz[TR2]One of the most noticeable changes in this release is that Tor Browser now opens with a new offline home page. It looks and feels similar to the standard Tor Browser start page, but no longer loads anything from Tails website. This change helps reduce unnecessary network traffic and keeps the browsing session more isolated.
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[15:42] schestowitz[TR2][15:42] schestowitz[TR2]LMDE 7 has finally arrivedpacked with a bunch of new features and improvements. So, many users betting on Mints Debian variant are already itching to make the jump to the latest stable release, based on Debian 13 Trixie. If thats you, youre in the right place.
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[15:42] schestowitz[TR2][15:42] schestowitz[TR2]Over two years after the previous 6 Faye release, the Linux Mint team has officially unveiled LMDE 7 Gigi, a major new LTS release of the Debian-based Mint variant, bringing all the new features, improvements, and polished visuals from the Ubuntu-based 22.2 Zara edition, released in early September, over to the LMDE version.
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[15:44] schestowitz[TR2][15:44] schestowitz[TR2]One of the first things users will notice is the refreshed desktop interface. Zorin OS 18 now sports rounded corners, lighter accent palettes, and a floating, curved panel by default. Plus, the redesigned system theme brings a more consistent look across both GTK and Qt apps.
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[15:44] schestowitz[TR2][15:44] schestowitz[TR2]A fairly significant bug was discovered after the Quokka was released: Flatpak is broken due to a bug in how Ubuntu's AppArmor security module handles the fusermount3 command. There is a workaround and a fix is in progress. The Ubuntu desktop doesn't include Flatpak as standard and neither do any of the flavors, but many users do prefer Flatpak to Canonical's own Snap format. So much so th [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] at Flatpak is the default in multiple downstream Ubuntu-based distros, notably Linux Mint but also including Elementary OS, Zorin OS, and Anduin OS.
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[16:12] schestowitz[TR2][16:12] schestowitz[TR2]Regarding security, Thunderbird 144 restores proper handling of OpenPGP v6 and PQC keys, ensures all headers are signed when creating digitally signed messages, and resolves several issues with S/MIME certificate testingparticularly for old or invalid certificates and sub-identities.
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[16:12] schestowitz[TR2][16:12] schestowitz[TR2]Among the most notable improvements, CUDA 13.0 runtime kernel compilation issues have been resolved, while RTSP now keeps connections alive more reliably in TCP/interleaved modes.
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