Issue #270 / May 2023

Is the whole high-tech scene imploding? If so, it won't be the first time, but every time it implodes, it comes back a little different, so even temporary implosions are relevant.

Fedora 37 Workstation and TUXEDO OS 2

In the news: Gnome 44 Release Candidate; Flathub Vying to Become the Standard Linux App Store; Debian 12 to Ship with KDE Plasma 5.27; Planet Computers Launches ARM-Based Linux Desktop PCs; Ubuntu No Longer Shipping with Flatpak; openSUSE Leap 15.5 Beta; Linux Kernel 6.2 Released with NewHardware Support; Kubuntu Focus Team Releases NewMini Desktop; and US National Cybersecurity Strategy Released.

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the little links that bring us closer within the Linux kernel community.

A number of open source projects offer tools for analyzing energy usage in software.

Go has a reputation for producing energy-saving applications, but you still have to know what you are doing.

Coreboot is an open source firmware alternative with an emphasis on speed and simplicity.

The popular Linux PC forge TUXEDO extends Ubuntu to include the latest KDE packages and says goodbye to Snap for its in-house TUXEDO OS distribution. The latest version is suitable for any PC.

Network traffic remains a closed book for many users. Sniffnet lets less experienced users monitor their network traffic with ease.

Linux users have long gotten used to the standard hardware in their systems working perfectly. Recently, however, things have gotten dicey for webcams supporting the MIPI specification. We'll tell you why and what to do about it.