Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>This week's Linux and FOSS news:</p><p>LINUX NEWS</p><p>Linux Mint team plans new Cinnamon app menu, Firefox root certificate expiring in older versions, website backend rewritten and containerized:<br><a href="https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4811" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4811</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Gentoo offers bootable QCOW2 images for cloud deployment, without the need for manual installation:<br><a href="https://ostechnix.com/bootable-gentoo-qcow2-disk-images/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/bootable-gentoo-</span><span class="invisible">qcow2-disk-images/</span></a><br>(That's actually pretty cool, I could imagine beginner friendly distros like Linux Mint doing the same - but maybe with VirtualBox or VMWare images, because Windows users are probably more familiar with those - so they can try out Linux without the installation and then if they like the experience, they will be more motivated to learn how to install it on bare metal.)</p><p>Armbian 25.2 released with support for new boards, Linux kernel 6.12 LTS:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/armbian-25-2-released-with-support-for-new-boards-linux-6-12-lts-and-more" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/armbian-25-2-rel</span><span class="invisible">eased-with-support-for-new-boards-linux-6-12-lts-and-more</span></a></p><p>KDE Plasma 6.3.2 released with Animated WebP and GIF support for Spectacle, bug fixes:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-3-2-released-with-animated-webp-and-gif-support-for-spectacle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-3-2</span><span class="invisible">-released-with-animated-webp-and-gif-support-for-spectacle</span></a></p><p>Burn My Windows GNOME extension gets 4 new effects:<br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/4-new-visual-effects-added-to-burn-my-windows-gnome-extensions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/4-new-</span><span class="invisible">visual-effects-added-to-burn-my-windows-gnome-extensions</span></a><br>(They can't burn my Windows because I don't have it installed 200IQ lol)</p><p>Linux kernel 6.14 RC4 released with driver fixes, filesystem improvements, core kernel enhancements, networking adjustments:<br><a href="https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-14-rc4-released/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-1</span><span class="invisible">4-rc4-released/</span></a></p><p>NVIDIA 570 driver released with VRR (variable refresh rate) support on multi-monitor setups, new conceal_vrr_caps kernel module parameter to enable usage of features on some displays such as ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur), support for querying Dynamic Boost status, 32-bit compatibility support for the NVIDIA GBM backend, support for the systemd suspend-then-hibernate method of system sleep etc:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-570-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-new-features-and-improvements" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/nvidia-570-linux</span><span class="invisible">-graphics-driver-released-with-new-features-and-improvements</span></a></p><p>Lutris 0.5.19 released with enhanced Proton integration, option to set the location of the emulator BIOS file used by libretro in the preferences etc.:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/lutris-0-5-19-brings-enhanced-proton-integration-and-other-enhancements-for-linux-gamers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/</span><span class="invisible">lutris-0-5-19-brings-enhanced-proton-integration-and-other-enhancements-for-linux-gamers/</span></a></p><p>(FOSS news in comment)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a 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