This Week in Linux

271: Fedora Metrics & Wayland, Zed IDE, GNOME finally revamping Extensions site, & more Linux news

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This week in Linux, Fedora announced some plans for future releases that may be controversial. There's a new IDE available for Linux that might turn some heads. GNOME's Extensions Website is getting a redesign but is it any good? All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:33 Ubuntu App Center Can Now Install DEBs
02:10 Fedora Workstation: Opt-In Metrics & Wayland Only
07:41 Mozilla Firefox 128 ESR & Thunderbird 128 ESR
13:58 Zed IDE is now available for Linux
17:22 GNOME Extensions Website Redesign Coming
20:26 DXVK 2.4 Released
22:30 15 Years of GamingOnLinux.com
24:26 Outro

Links:
  • Ubuntu App Center Can Now Install DEBs
    • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/app-center-update-adds-deb-install-support
    • Fedora Workstation: Opt-In Metrics & Wayland Only
      • Opt-In Metrics
        • https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f42-change-proposal-opt-in-metrics-for-fedora-workstation-system-wide/124325
        • https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/RENZQGQTUPVNNVNN6GI6EC4K632S6SOU/
        • https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Metrics
        • Wayland only
          • https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/WaylandOnlyGNOMEWorkstationMedia
          • Mozilla Firefox 128 ESR & Thunderbird 128 ESR
            • Firefox
              • https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/128.0/releasenotes/
              • https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-128-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
              • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/mozilla-firefox-128-released-this-is-mostly-whats-new
              • Thunderbird
                • https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/128.0esr/releasenotes/
                • https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-128-esr-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
                • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/thunderbird-128-released-with-major-changes
                • Zed IDE is now available for Linux
                  • https://zed.dev/
                  • https://zed.dev/blog/zed-on-linux
                  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/zed-editor-linux-released
                  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/popular-multiplayer-code-editor-zed-gets-a-linux-release/
                  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zed-Native-Linux-Builds
                  • GNOME Extensions Website Redesign Coming
                    • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/gnome-extensions-website-redesign-2024
                    • DXVK 2.4 Released
                      • https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v2.4
                      • https://9to5linux.com/dxvk-2-4-released-with-non-native-refresh-rate-emulation-direct3d-8-support
                      • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/dxvk-24-brings-d8vk-for-direct3d-8-support-frame-rate-limiter-adjustments-lots-of-game-fixes/
                      • https://www.phoronix.com/news/DXVK-2.4-Released
                      • Happy 15th Anniversary to GamingOnLinux
                        • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/happy-birthday-to-gamingonlinux-15-years-old-today/
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