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260: LXQt Desktop, Nouveau Lead Joins NVIDIA, AlmaLinux making waves, New Linux Tablet & more Linux news

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We have some very interesting news this week, we've got a brand new major release of the LXQt desktop environment, there's a strange but potentially good twist in the ongoing saga of Nvidia and open source drivers, Red Hat drops the hardware ball and AlmaLinux catches it. Plus there's a new Linux Tablet trying to get kickstarted. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:34 LXQt 2.0 Released
02:52 Former Nouveau Lead Developer Joins NVIDIA
05:51 AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta Released
09:04 Sponsored by Kolide
10:26 Mozilla Firefox 125 Released
11:59 Volla Tablet on Kickstarter supports Ubuntu Touch
13:39 Bazzite 2.5.0 Released
15:16 XZ Backdoor Gets the All-Clear
15:44 Outro

Links:
  • LXQt 2.0 Released
    • https://lxqt-project.org/release/2024/04/15/release-lxqt-2-0-0/
    • https://lxqt-project.org/
    • https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-0-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
    • https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.0-Released
    • https://linuxiac.com/lxqt-2-0-desktop-environment/
    • Former Nouveau Lead Developer Joins NVIDIA
      • https://lore.kernel.org/nouveau/[email protected]/
      • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ben-Skeggs-Joins-NVIDIA
      • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/former-nouveau-driver-lead-joins-nvidia-and-sent-a-massive-patch-set/
      • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouveau-Maintainer-Resigns
      • AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta Released
        • https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-04-15-announcing-94-beta/
        • https://almalinux.discourse.group/t/re-adding-support-for-older-hardware/3851
        • https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1086
        • https://jonathanspw.com/posts/2024-03-31-dealing-with-cve-2024-1086/
        • https://lwn.net/Articles/968299/
        • https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-9.4-Beta
        • Mozilla Firefox 125 Released
          • https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/125.0.1/releasenotes/
          • https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-125-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new
          • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/mozilla-firefox-125-released
          • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-125-AV1-EME-And-More
          • Volla Tablet on Kickstarter supports Ubuntu Touch
            • https://9to5linux.com/volla-tablet-launches-on-kickstarter-with-support-for-ubuntu-touch
            • https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/libertine.html
            • https://ubports.com/en/
            • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/volla/volla-tablet-simplify-your-digital-life
            • https://ubuntu-touch.io/
            • Bazzite 2.5.0 Released
              • https://bazzite.gg/
              • https://universal-blue.org/
              • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/bazzite-v25-has-fixes-for-lenovo-legion-go-and-asus-rog-ally-plus-smoother-installs/
              • https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-2-5-0-update-released/1108
              • https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/releases/tag/v2.5.0
              • XZ Backdoor Gets the All-Clear
                • https://fedoramagazine.org/cve-2024-3094-all-clear/
                • https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/XZ-Gets-the-All-Clear
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