Archinstall 2.8.3 Arch Linux Installer Adds COSMIC Desktop Option

Just one week after the Archinstall 2.8.2 update, another release of this command-line driven Arch Linux installer is now available for quick and easy Arch deployments...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-Archinstall-2.8.3

Mir-Powered Miracle-WM Continues Tacking On New Features Ahead Of Fedora Miracle

Miracle-WM as the Mir-powered Wayland compositor inspired by i3 and Sway is out with another new release. It's rather ironic that while Miracle-WM is principally developed by a Canonical engineer associated with Ubuntu Linux, these recent Miracle-WM releases are being driven in part by preparing for a Fedora Miracle spin due out as part of the Fedora Linux 4…
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Miracle-WM-v0.3.3-Released

Oracle Updates TrenchBoot For The Linux Kernel To Advance Boot Security & Integrity

Oracle engineers continue working on the TrenchBoot initiative to advance boot security and integrity for Linux. The tenth iteration of the TrenchBoot patches were posted this week as it works its way toward the mainline kernel...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Oracle-TrenchBoot-v10

Microsoft Advances Its Open-Source Font For Developers With "Cascadia Next"

Back in 2019 Microsoft announced Cascadia Code as an open-source font designed for terminals and code editors. This monospaced font they view is great for developers like those using Visual Studio Code. Over the years Microsoft has further improved upon Cascadia Code with subtle revisions while now they are working to roll-out "Cascadia Next" as their next big step …
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-Cascadia-Next

Wireshark 4.4 Released For This Leading Network Protocol Analyzer

Wireshark 4.4 has been released as the newest version of this leading network protocol analyzer. Wireshark 4.4 brings many new and improved features...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wireshark-4.4-Released

Linux 6.12 To Optionally Display A QR Code During Kernel Panics

Submitted today via DRM-Misc-Next to DRM-Next for staging ahead of the Linux 6.12 merge window in mid-September is optional support for displaying a QR code within the DRM Panic handler infrastructure when a Linux kernel panic occurs...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.12-DRM-Panic-QR-Code

Servo Browser Now Supports Tabbed Browsing, WAV Audio Files

The Rust-based, open-source Servo web engine had a very eventful month as the developers involved continue advancing this browser engine as well as their example/reference web browser...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-August-2024