Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>This week's Linux and FOSS news:</p><p>LINUX NEWS</p><p>GNOME 48 "Bengaluru" released with dynamic triple buffering to boost the performance on low-end GPUs, Wayland color management protocol support, new Adwaita fonts, HDR (High Dynamic Range) support, new Wellbeing feature with screen time tracking, new Display Control utility, new windows centered by default, OSD notifications for headphone connections, new Papers app as the default document viewer, notifications grouped by apps, improvements to Nautilus and Software, Loupe got image editing support etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-bengaluru-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/gnome-48-bengalu</span><span class="invisible">ru-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new</span></a></p><p>Serpent OS changes name to AerynOS, because of "serpent" having a negative association:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/ikey-dohertys-serpent-os-changes-name-to-aerynos" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/ikey-dohertys-se</span><span class="invisible">rpent-os-changes-name-to-aerynos</span></a><br>(Instead of a "negative" name, now it has a name that's hard to spell correctly, judging from how many people spell Python incorrectly lol)</p><p>Fedora 42 Beta available with new KDE edition (not spin anymore!), COSMIC spin, refreshed Anaconda installer, DNF5 improvements etc.:<br><a href="https://betanews.com/2025/03/18/fedora-linux-42-beta-asahi-kde-cosmic-new-features/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">betanews.com/2025/03/18/fedora</span><span class="invisible">-linux-42-beta-asahi-kde-cosmic-new-features/</span></a></p><p>Kali Linux 2025.1 released with Xfce 4.20, KDE Plasma 6.2, refreshed theme, new keyboard shortcuts, kernel update, new partition layout etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-1-ethical-hacking-distro-is-here-with-xfce-4-20-refreshed-theme" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-</span><span class="invisible">1-ethical-hacking-distro-is-here-with-xfce-4-20-refreshed-theme</span></a></p><p>Lead developer of the Dash to Panel GNOME extension quits due to drama around the animated heart icon with a donation message:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/dash-to-panel-drama/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/dash-to-panel</span><span class="invisible">-drama/</span></a><br>(Linux isn't Linux without a drama each week...)</p><p>PINE64 RISC-V tablet (PineTab-V) gets new Debian-based distro, new accelerometer, a fix for a slow charging issue, an LED status indicator light, and a unique identifier for the PineTab-V in the EEPROM:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/pinetab-v-upgrade/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/pinetab-v-upg</span><span class="invisible">rade/</span></a></p><p>(FOSS news in comment)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxNews</span></a> <a 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