Destination Linux EP51 - 2017 Finale & 2018 Predictions
0Welcome to Episode 51 of Destination Linux for 12-25-17
Merry Christmas!
News
Ubuntu 17.10 Temporarily Pulled Due to Bios Corruption
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-17.10-BIOS-Corrupter
Ubuntu 17.10 Corrupts the BIOS of Some Lenovo Laptops, Respin ISOs Coming Soon
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-10-corrupts-the-bios-of-some-lenovo-laptops-respin-isos-coming-soon-519060.shtml
Ubuntu.com says “The download of Ubuntu 17.10 is currently discouraged due to an issue on certain Lenovo laptops.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseNotes#Known_issues
Once fixed this download will be enabled again.”
Official bug on Launchpad
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147
ROSA Desktop Fresh R10
http://wiki.rosalab.ru/en/index.php/ROSA_Desktop_Fresh_R10
Linux Mint 18.3 “Sylvia” KDE released!
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3481
Linux Mint 18.3 “Sylvia” Xfce released!
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3480
MX-17 released
https://mxlinux.org/mx-17-released-december-15-2017
KDE Applications 17.12 Lands with Dolphin Enhancements, HiDPI Support for Okular
http://news.softpedia.com/news/kde-applications-17-12-lands-with-dolphin-enhancements-hidpi-support-for-okular-518988.shtml
Kdenlive 17-12-0 release!
https://itsfoss.com/kdenlive-17-12-0-release/
KDE Goals for 2018 and Beyond
https://dot.kde.org/2017/11/30/kdes-goals-2018-and-beyond
AMD Vulkan Goes Open-Source
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd-open-vulkan&num=1
New Thunderbird Releases and New Thunderbird Staff
https://blog.mozilla.org/thunderbird/2017/12/new-thunderbird-releases-and-new-thunderbird-staff/#comment-1109
Canonical Makes It Easier to Install Spotify for Linux on Ubuntu, Other Distros
http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-makes-it-easier-to-install-spotify-for-linux-on-ubuntu-other-distros-519068.shtml
Linux Steam Integration 0.7.2 Released
https://solus-project.com/2017/12/19/lsi-0-7-2-released/
Popular Linux Software Updates
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/12/linux-release-roundup-etcher-mailspring?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28OMG%21+Ubuntu%21%29
Top 5 Linux Music Players
https://www.linux.com/learn/intro-to-linux/2017/12/top-5-linux-music-players
Is there room for another Browser
https://otter-browser.org/
CrossOver 17 Lets You Run Microsoft Office 2016
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/12/crossover-17-linux?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28OMG%21+Ubuntu%21%29
Gaming News
What have I been playing this week?
Tyranny
http://store.steampowered.com/app/362960/Tyranny/
Steam Winter Sale Is Live
http://store.steampowered.com/
Steam Ends Bitcoin Support
https://www.greenmangaming.com/newsroom/2017/12/07/steam-ends-bitcoin-support/
Steam now has a form of platform-specific wishlisting, to help developers see demand
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/steam-now-has-a-form-of-platform-specific-wishlisting-to-help-developers-see-demand.10842
Ataribox Joystick Revealed
https://hothardware.com/news/ataribox-joystick-breaks-cover
Indiegogo Funding And Info Signup Page
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ataribox-all-in-one-retro-video-game-console-entertainment/coming_soon
The Linux-powered Ataribox pre-order launch has been 'officially paused'
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-linux-powered-ataribox-has-been-officially-paused.10884
Incredible looking story-based action platformer 'Iconoclasts' to release next year, for Linux too
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/incredible-looking-story-based-action-platformer-iconoclasts-to-release-next-year-for-linux-too.10841
In the Valley of Gods announced from Firewatch developer Campo Santo, confirmed to Linux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/in-the-valley-of-gods-announced-from-firewatch-developer-campo-santo-confirmed-to-linux.10856
Patreon Scrapping Fee Change
https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/patreon-is-scrapping-planned-fee-changes-after-users?utm_term=.uuLZ49Kng#.erkJWl5m0
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Where Can You Find Us This Week
Rocco and Ryan will be playing Rocket League live this week on DasGeek Channel
Big Daddy Linux Live! Will be on Saturday night on the BigDaddyLinux Channel or www.bigdaddylinux.com
Twitter @dasgeekchannel @bigdaddylinux
A big thank you to each and every one of you for supporting us and Thank you For Watching Destination Linux
Have a great week and remember the Journey ITSELF is just as important as the Destination