This week’s episode, we’re going to be taking a look into the crystal ball of Linux, and we’re going to be seeing into the future for the roadmaps that were given to us by various projects, like Ubuntu, GNOME, Mozilla Firefox, and others. Plus, we have some new releases like Alpine Linux and MX Linux, and a lot more to check out. So let’s jump into the episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:29 Ubuntu 24.10 Wayland Default for NVidia
04:13 GNOME 5 Year Strategy
08:17 Future of Mozilla Firefox
12:10 Sponsored by LINBIT
12:57 Fedora Approves New Miracle Spin
14:50 Alpine Linux 3.20 Released
16:03 MX Linux 23.3 Released
17:07 IceWM 3.5 Released
18:46 HandBrake 1.8 Released
19:50 Atari buys Intellivision
21:40 Outro

Links:

• Ubuntu 24.10 Wayland Default for NVidia
  • https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-desktop-s-24-10-dev-cycle-the-roadmap/45120?u=d0od
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/ubuntu-24-10-wayland-nvidia
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/snap-store-website-new-look
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/ubuntu-24-04-upgrades-officially-open
• GNOME 5 Year Strategy
  • https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/05/23/introducing-the-gnome-foundations-five-year-strategic-plan-draft/
  • https://foundation.gnome.org/strategicplan/
• Future of Mozilla Firefox
  • https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/here-s-what-we-re-working-on-in-firefox/td-p/57694
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/mozilla-shares-firefox-roadmap
• Fedora Approves New Miracle Spin
  • https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FedoraMiracle
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Miracle-Spin-Approved
• Alpine Linux 3.20 Released
  • https://alpinelinux.org
  • https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.20.0-released.html
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-3.20
• MX Linux 23.3 Released
  • https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-23-3-libretto-released/
• IceWM 3.5 Released
  • https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm/releases/tag/3.5.0
  • https://9to5linux.com/icewm-3-5-lightweight-window-manager-released-with-new-features
• HandBrake 1.8 Released
  • https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases/tag/1.8.0
  • https://9to5linux.com/handbrake-1-8-video-transcoder-adds-gtk4-port-on-linux-ffmpeg-7-0-support
• Atari buys Intellivision
  • https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/atari-acquires-intellivision-brand
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/atari-acquires-intellivision-brand-and-over-200-games/