Late Night Linux – Episode 174

A new Ubuntu LTS is here and it’s mostly great, the Steam Deck is a huge success, Brave proves that nuance isn’t dead, people flock to Mastodon, KDE Korner, and more.

 

News

Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is released

Canonical now hopes to IPO in 2023

Ubuntu Founder Explains Why Distro Won’t Support Flatpak

Sinclair’s 8-bit home computer, ZX Spectrum, turns 40

The Steam Deck is not a flop

De-AMP: Cutting Out Google and Enhancing Privacy

 

Discoveries

LNL Matrix

Element

New official Mastodon apps for Android and iOS

Create Twitter RSS Feeds

 

KDE Korner

KDE Gear 22.04.0 is out

Nice theming improvements

iOS KDEConnect getting better Alerts

Simple Tasks App

 

 

 

Linode

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Entroware

This episode is sponsored by Entroware. They are a UK-based company who sells computers with Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE preinstalled. They have configurable laptops, desktops and servers to suit a wide range of Linux users. Check them out and don’t forget to mention us at checkout if you buy one of their great machines.