Destination Linux EP39 - The Bit You Should Read
0Welcome to Episode 39 of Destination Linux for 10/02/17
Correction from last week
Just to set things straight, ArchMerge is a separate project from ArchLabs with a completely separate team. There is no collaboration between ArchLabs and ArchMerge and they have a completely different vision about a distro. They each go their own way. I apologize for confusing the two together.
News
Ubuntu Is Dropping 32-bit Desktop Images
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/09/ubuntu-17-10-32-bit-builds-dropped
Last year OMGubuntu ran a poll asking how which version of Ubuntu you use: 32-bit or 64-bit. The results of that poll revealed that 92% run Ubuntu 64-bit already.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/09/92-percent-ubuntu-users-say-use-64-bit
Badges and progress bar on Ubuntu Dock
https://didrocks.fr/2017/09/25/ubuntu-gnome-shell-in-artful-day-14/
Ubuntu Dock Now Supports Progress Bars and Badge Counts
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/09/ubuntu-dock-now-supports-progress-bars-badge-counts
Bad News for Users of TopIcons Plus…
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/09/top-icons-plus-development-paused
Ubuntu Beta 2 Download
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseNotes
Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 Beta 2
https://ubuntubudgie.org/blog/2017/09/25/17-10-release-notes
Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 Beta 2 Download
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-budgie/releases/artful/beta-2/
Ubuntu MATE 17.10 Beta 2
https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-artful-beta2/
Ubuntu MATE 17.10 Beta 2 Download
https://ubuntu-mate.org/download/
It’s Beta season for all the ‘buntu’s…..Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Kylin
Kubuntu 17.10 Beta 2
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Beta2/Kubuntu
Kubuntu 17.10 Beta 2 Download
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/382/builds
KDE Plasma 5.11 Desktop Will Be Coming to Kubuntu 17.10 Soon After Its Release
http://news.softpedia.com/news/kde-plasma-5-11-desktop-will-be-coming-to-kubuntu-17-10-soon-after-its-release-517801.shtml
Adapta Theme is Now Available for the KDE Plasma Desktop
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/09/adapta-theme-now-available-kde-plasma-desktop
Adobe Brackets 1.11 Released
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/09/adobe-brackets-1-11-released
Opera Web Browser Now Has Built-In WhatsApp And FB Messenger
http://www.noobslab.com/2017/08/opera-web-browser-now-has-built-in.html
Chrome Extension Embeds In-Browser Monero Miner That Drains Your CPU
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extension-embeds-in-browser-monero-miner-that-drains-your-cpu/
Linux 4.14 Is Up To Around 23.2 Million Lines Of Code
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.14-Code-Size
Linux Kernel Grows Past 15 Million Lines of Code 2012
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Linux-Linus-Torvalds-kernel-too-complex-code,14495.html
Gaming
What have I been playing:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/220/HalfLife_2/
This week has been full of Half Life 2 gameplay. Its a relic that’s sat in my Summer Sale games archive for awhile and considered by many to be one of the best games ever created by Valve. I’ve finally broken it out and starting to play through the story. It runs beautifully on Linux and so far find the very hurried pace and solid story to be incredibly engaging. The fact that I am playing this means Half Life 3 is confirmed!
Half-Life: C.A.G.E.D. from former Valve worker should hopefully come to Linux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/half-life-caged-from-former-valve-worker-should-hopefully-come-to-linux.10402
Might be worth letting them know in the post if you're interested.
http://steamcommunity.com/app/679990/discussions/0/2765630416821396890/#c2765630416821838954
'SC Controller' has a pre-release to support more gamepads
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/open-source-gamepad-config-tool-sc-controller-has-a-pre-release-to-support-more-gamepads.10432
Atari are launching a new gaming system, the 'Ataribox'
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/atari-are-launching-a-new-gaming-system-the-ataribox-and-it-runs-linux.10418
Official Website
https://www.ataribox.com/
WWI FPS 'Tannenberg' from the developers of Verdun to see day-1 Linux support
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/wwi-fps-tannenberg-from-the-developers-of-verdun-to-see-day-1-linux-support.10359
Rocket League's huge 'Autumn Update' is now available
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/rocket-leagues-huge-autumn-update-is-now-available.10437
The SNES Classic Mini Uses the Same Hardware as the NES Mini
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/09/the_snes_classic_mini_uses_the_same_hardware_as_the_nes_mini