Chromium Browser Now Officially Available in Linux Mint and LMDE, Here’s How to Install It
9 hours ago
9to5linux.com
After making it hard for users to install the Chromium web browser on their distributions by deciding to drop support for Ubuntu’s Snap universal packages with the Linux Mint 20 release onwards, the Linux Mint developers are now packaging Chromium and distributing it trough the official repos.
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Linux Mint pushes out its own Chromium build to help users avoid Canonical's Snap Store
Mon 2 Nov 2020 // 17:30 UTC
theregister.com
The Linux Mint team has arranged to provide its own Chromium package to users who were previously pointed towards Canonical's Snap Store if they wanted to get the popular browser.
"The Chromium browser is now available for both Linux Mint and LMDE," said Mint maintainer Clement Lefebvre, noting that the build process for the application and new package is a lengthy one "which can require more than six hours per build on a fast computer."
Dell is Adding Webcam and Microphone Kill Switches in Linux Kernel
Last updated November 6, 2020
It's FOSS
Dell is adding new code in Linux kernel that will enable you to disable your Dell system’s webcam and microphone with keyboard shortcuts. Why? Because privacy.
MX Linux 19.3 Released with Latest Debian Buster 10.6 Updates, BleedingTooth Patches
7 hours ago
9to5Linux
The MX Linux 19.3 distribution has been released today as the latest update to the MX Linux 19 “Patito Feo” series of this Debian-based, systemd-free operating system for personal computers.
Packed with all the latest software and security updates from the Debian GNU/Linux 10.6 “Buster” release, MX Linux 19.3 is here with new kernel versions patched against the recently discovered BleedingTooth security vulnerability affecting certain Intel processors.
While the standard ISO images ship with Linux kernel 4.19.152 LTS, the more advanced AHS (Advanced Hardware Support) edition is powered by Linux kernel 5.8.14. The latter also comes with a newer Mesa graphics stack, version 20.1.8, as well as recent X.Org Server graphics drivers.