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Built over RHEL 9 source code, EuroLinux Desktop aims to bring MacOS and Windows users to Linux with enterprise grade security.

https://en.euro-linux.com/eurolinux/desktop/

And they are vocal about it too

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EuroLinux Desktop is designed for individuals and organizations that use Windows® or macOS® daily and are looking for a stable operating system that maintains the aesthetic of the Microsoft® and Apple® solutions and is covered by long-term technical support. EuroLinux Desktop is the answer to the needs of public administration, the financial sector, educational institutions, as well as private users who value software security.

Looks like EuroLinux is using Gnome Desktop with Papirus icon pack.

They offer a paid version which comes with technical support. Or users can go for the free version where they are on their own.

ISO is listed as 6.8 GB in size and the site says, free version comes without support for those who wants to test it.

System Requirements for EuroLinux

Minimum hardware requirements:
• Dual Core Processor (AVX)
• 12 GB hard disk space
• 2GB RAM

KDE Plasma 5.26 is now available. Live/animated wallpapers, desktop widgets, dark themes with dark wallpaper support and more

Full feature list :

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.26.0/

Virtualbox 7.0 is now available with support for Windows 11, TPM 2.0, Secure Boot and DirectX 11 based 3D support.

Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS released. Add support for Rust programming language.

How to free noise cancellation in Ubuntu?

Go to

etc/pulse/default.pa

take a backup of the file,

open it with a text editor as sudo

add the below line at the bottom to get an input option in Sound Settings with free noise cancellation

load-module module-echo-cancel

mostly after line 140 where there is a comment about noise cancelling

### Modules to allow autoloading of filters (such as echo cancellation)

Save the file, and all unsaved work. Shutdown and start your computer again.

You will see an option to select a noise cancelling input under Sound Settings now.

If it is not working for you, make sure to restart PulseAudio using commands

pulseaudio --start  
pulseaudio --kill   

I tried the above method on Ubuntu 22.04 and it is working fine for me.

Linux Mint 21.1 Vera is now available for download ahead of official release announcement

https://linuxmint.com/mirrors.php

How to setup Flatpak in Ubuntu 22.04

https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu

Linux Kernel 6.2 Release candidate is now available.

The one and only Ask Ubuntu where you can get free and all kinds of Ubuntu help is getting a new logo

[img]https://i.imgur.com/zyMqSTF.png[/img]

Below is the current logo. The logo change is mainly in light of Canonical updating the Ubuntu logo

[img]https://i.imgur.com/OpPvB2Q.png[/img]

How to use Markdown in Gedit?

Gedit, the famous text editor in Ubuntu and Linux now gets Markdown support through this free plugin.

https://github.com/maoschanz/gedit-plugin-markdown_preview

Home Theatre software Kodi got itself a new update.

Kodi 20 Nexus comes with AV1 support, Windows HDR support, Subtitles rework and more

Read about Kodi 20

Kodi works on Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, tvOS and Raspberry Pi.

Ubuntu Pro is now available to all, up to 5 machines.

Transmission 4.0.0 stable to release on February 7th 2023.

Libre Office 7.5 Stable released. You can now download from libreoffice.org

How to install Libre Office 7.5 in Ubuntu 22.04?

Download the .deb tar.gz file

Right click > Extract here

Go to the unzipped folder

Navigate into the DEBS folder

Right click on the file manager and use `Open in Terminal "

type the following command and press the 'Enter' key

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

You will be asked to enter the sudo or admin password, enter the correct one, the command will do the rest.

Click on the 9 dots icon and type 'Libre Office 7.5`

You will now be able to see the latest Libre Office