Universal Blue is generally available today! We're out of beta and ready to showcase everything a Linux desktop can be. Our work has been to show how many problems in client Linux are already solved from the cloud native world. We hope you'll join us on this journey!

Learn more: https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/universal-is-now-generally-available/1233

The uBlue maintainers also have a message they want to share for @fedora :)

Updates on Bluefin, Bazzite, and Aurora coming soon!

#uBlue #Bluefin #Bazzite #FedoraAtomic #Fedora #Linux

Just rebooted and I’m up and running with Fedora Silverblue 40.

(Just tried reinstalling mozilla-openh264 – so videos work in Firefox – but it failed with the same error. Not a big deal, I’m using @Vivaldi as my main browser these days anyway and I guess the Fedora folks will fix this in time.)

More importantly, I wonder if the screen reader has been fixed yet. (Yes, Fedora ships with a broken screen reader.)

#Fedora #fedora40 #Silverblue #upgrade #mozilla #OpenH264 #rpmOstree #error #a11y

Note that I just encountered the following issue:

https://github.com/fedora-silverblue/issue-tracker/issues/536

Which I worked around by removing mozilla-openh264 before running the rebase again, at which point it succeeded:

rpm-ostree remove mozilla-openh264

#Fedora #fedora40 #Silverblue #upgrade #mozilla #OpenH264 #rpmOstree #error

Just checked and yes, the screen reader is still broken in Fedora 40. (Cannot be controlled; keyboard shortcuts/modifier key doesn’t work.)

So this is yet another release where the screen reader is broken by default.

It’s amazing to me that this is not a showstopper.

#accessibility #a11y #fedora40 #fedora #linux

Congratulations to the entire @fedora community on the release of F40!

And this is awesome: The "Slimbook Fedora 2" laptop looks like a great way to get more people up and running with #FreeSoftware and best of all, they donate 3% of the proceeds to @gnome.

#Fedora #GNOME #OpenSource #Slimbook

https://fedoramagazine.org/slimbook-fedora-2-new-ultrabooks-for-fedora-linux-40/

Slimbook Fedora 2: New Ultrabooks for Fedora Linux 40 - Fedora Magazine

Check out the new Fedora Slimbook 2 Ultrabook with Fedora Linux 40 installed! Fourteen inch and sixteen inch versions are available.

^{Joseph Gayoso (Fedora Project)}

Fedora Linux 40 is HERE! Check out all our latest variants for desktop, server, and more.

New features include:
* @kde Plasma 6
* @gnome 46
* Fedora Atomic Desktops (rebrand for Silverblue et al)
* PyTorch / ROCm
* And more!

Learn more and try Fedora 40 today! https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-40/

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #Gnome #KDE

Here's a neat exploration of the curb cut effect for accessibility in @gnome - using accessibility tools to aid in testing automation! Has pros and cons identified in the article, but interesting nonetheless.

➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/automation-through-accessibility/

#Fedora #Gnome #accessibility #a11y #Linux #OpenSource

Automation through Accessibility - Fedora Magazine

Using Accessibility as an automation testing tool. Learn about DesktopQE's automation stack to test Desktop Applications.

^{Michal Odehnal (Fedora Project)}

We're very happy to use a free and open source, decentralized tool for chat - @matrix has been a great resource! Fedora contributors can easily connect with each other or outside communities with a single account.

All users who make a Fedora Account are able generate a related Matrix account from fedora.im.

Learn more about Matrix and how Fedora uses it! https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-chat-your-gateway-to-matrix/

#Matrix #Element #Fedora #OpenSource

Fedora Chat: Your Gateway to Matrix - Fedora Magazine

What is Matrix and how to get connected to the Fedora Community via Fedora Chat, the Fedora Project homeservers.

^{David Cantrell (Fedora Project)}

they forgot the last step

credit: https://twitter.com/crackticker/status/1778852314935140370/#ultramarinelinux #foss #linux #trans #fedora

Change Proposal for F42: #Fedora #Plasma Workstation is now formally announced via the devel mailing list and Fedora Discussions.

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/7JBXSA7W7B336S4AO6A4BADRPERI34HU/

https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f42-change-proposal-fedora-plasma-workstation-system-wide/111343

Told you folks, it is no April Fool's joke.

F42 Change Proposal: Fedora Plasma Workstation (System-Wide)

Fedora Plasma Workstation This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux. This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback.

^{Fedora Discussion}

Must be the wrong article 🤔

Have you tested the #Fedora distribution with the #GNOME desktop environment? They work hard to make it fully accessible.

I admit that the default synthesized voices are particularly awful, but they can easily be changed with Pied.

https://pied.mikeasoft.com

#accessibility #a11y

Big thank you to @dogphilosopher for an update to flatpaks on Bluefin. Now flatpaks can be preinstalled from the ISO rather than having to download them on first boot in order to provide the intended experience. That means @thunderbird on the dock by default!

Awesome step forward for us to be able to bring you intended apps by default without straying from @flathub

If you can help with testing the new ISOs, please see below for instructions.
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/were-ready-for-another-round-of-iso-testing/926

#Bluefin #Flathub #Fedora

We're ready for another round of ISO testing!

Hey ya’ll, thanks to @dogphilosopher 's heroic last minute efforts fighting with R2 we’ve got new Bluefin ISOs up! We now ship the Flatpaks on the ISO itself, allowing for a full offline installation.

^{Universal Blue}

I am working on a GTK/#Relm4 password manager already 😎
But it is a client for #BitWarden/#VaultWarden only.
You want to build a local one?

#GTK #Rust #rustlang #GNOME #Linux #Ubuntu #Linux #Fedora #OpenSUSE #Debian

Are you experienced with GTK and Rust ? ❤️

We are looking to contract someone to work on the new GNOME Password Manager 🔑

We want it to become a core/default app and help secure millions of users.

You'll be working with the GNOME Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to building emancipatory technologies for everyone.

Please send resume / portfolio to stf@gnome.org

Boosts welcome

#GTK #Rust #rustlang #GNOME #Linux #Ubuntu #Linux #Fedora #OpenSUSE #Debian

🚨 ⚠️ Emergency PSA: A critical security exploit was discovered in the xz package recently, used for compression and decompression on nearly all Linux distributions.

Rawhide users ARE impacted and should immediately STOP using Rawhide until the package update is fully rolled back. (1/3)

Security Advisory: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/urgent-security-alert-fedora-41-and-rawhide-users

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #Security #Privacy

Urgent security alert for Fedora Linux 40 and Fedora Rawhide users

Red Hat Information Risk and Security and Red Hat Product Security learned that the latest versions of the “xz” tools and libraries contain malicious code that appears to be intended to allow unauthorized access.

^{, (Red Hat)}

Good news!

No, it's not a Dacia Sandero. But, I was able to boot off of the KDE spin of Fedora 40 Beta ISO on my Microsoft Surface Pro 3 without any modifications!

#Fedora #Linux

After backing up my files, I decided to do a clean install of the KDE spin of Fedora 40 on to the Surface Pro 3.

Everything went smoothly and starting to get everything restored.

More info on how I set up my Fedora machines and the fun that had been getting the installer of Fedora 39 working on the Surface, checkout the two articles on my blog at: https://blog.linh.social/tag/fedora/

#Fedora #Linux

Anyone in my network interested in research and prototype network portal for Flatpak?

In the long run we are interested in:

• Give more control to users over app network access
• Allow apps that need network access to be considered “Safe”

We expect something like unsharing the network namespace and a bridge on the host for permissions / monitoring.

Boost welcome

1/2 🧵

#FediHire #Flatpak #Flathub #Linux #Snap #containers #Docker #freedesktop #Ubuntu #Fedora

Starting tomorrow we have a series of Test Days coming for different projects. Maybe contribute with testing for the ones that pique your interest?

* Mar 20-26: @Podman_io Desktop (for Windows and macOS as well)
* Mar 21-26: Podman 5
* Mar 25 - Apr 1: Fedora CoreOS
* Mar 27: (Toolbx) @containertoolbx

Get started: https://fedoramagazine.org/contribute-at-fedora-coreos-podman-and-toolbx-test-days/

#Podman #CoreOS #Toolbx #FedoraCoreOS #Fedora #DevOps #CloudNative #Linux #OpenSource

I put together recording setup guide for Fedora Linux using OBS Studio. Only GUI, not messing with config files.

https://gitlab.com/hanku.lee/fedora-release-party-presentation/-/blob/main/obs-audio-setup.pdf

#linux #jitsi #obs #fedora #audio #PipeWire

obs-audio-setup.pdf · main · Hank Lee / Fedora Event Presentation · GitLab

GitLab.com

^GitLab

A few days ago I talked about why I chose #Fedora #Silverblue and how finding the right environment for me would be a motivation to contribute to #OpenSource projects, something I've always wanted to do. Well... I finally made it! 🎉

I've implemented a small feature (link below) in #Errands, the best to-do app for #GNOME. It's already merged so it will appear in a future version! ✅

Yes, it's a modest first step, but also an impulse to keep supporting projects I like! 😊

https://github.com/mrvladus/Errands/issues/138#issuecomment-1989245042

Show/Hide Completed Tasks button · Issue #138 · mrvladus/Errands

Hello, I have a lot of completed tasks that I don't want to be deleted. Would be nice to have a button on a task list that would show/hide completed tasks.

^GitHub

Dear Fedora Women,

Happy International Women's Day! Thank you for being Strong, Bold, Tenacious, and Inspiring. We see you, we hear you, and we appreciate you.

#InternationalWomensDay #Fedora #OpenSource #FedoraWomen #HappyWomensDay #Linux #OpenSource

Check out this recap of the work that Community Platform Engineering did in 2023! The CPE team is made up of the folks who manage Fedora infrastructure, Fedora release engineering, and @centos infrastructure.

Projects worked on or investigated:
* Making a @matrix native zodbot
* Moving our registry to quay.io
* Backend service for Fedora Badges
* And more!

➡️ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/2023-year-in-review-cpe/

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #Matrix

2023 Year in Review: Community Platform Engineering (CPE) – Fedora Community Blog

This is a summary of the work done on initiatives by the Community Platform Engineering (CPE) Team. Every quarter, the CPE team works together with CentOS Project and Fedora Project community leaders and representatives to choose projects that will b…

^{zlopez (Fedora Project)}

We've been pretty busy -- https://projectbluefin.io is on track to go GA around 18 April. Here's the latest updates!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_yyyUMecwo

#linux #bluefin #gnome #fedora #ublue

Bluefin

The next generation cloud-native Linux workstation, designed for reliability, performance, and sustainability.

^{projectbluefin.io}

It's almost been 40 years since the first release of #Fedora!

Just kidding.

I just wanted to share that little micro-panic attack with friends.

I'm still wondering whether I should install KDE Connect or not. On the one hand, great smartphone integration on the computer, on the other hand: do I really need it? Longer battery life is more important to me, and for the few times I want to transfer photos to the computer, I can also connect the USB cable.

#grapheneos #kdeconnect #kde #kdeplasma #degoogled #pixel #privacy #surveillance #linux #bigdata #fedora #unix #freebsd

GNOME attaches great importance to #accessibility, so I vote for a #Fedora with #GNOME 😺

And since disabled people really need a particularly stable and robust operating system, I will even go so far as to recommend the immutable Fedora Silverblue version.

https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/silverblue/

Fedora Silverblue

An atomic variant looks, feels, and behaves just like a regular desktop operating system, but your updates are delivered as full images of a working system.

^{fedoraproject.org}

@destructatron
I've just tested in a virtual machine and you're right. But even with Alt F2, which you need to know, it's clearly not the right solution.

Since #Fedora is working on a new installer, they should take inspiration from the #Ubuntu one (which also recently redesigned its own), which now lets you configure accessibility right from the start.

https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-desktop-installer-will-be-updated-with-accessibility-features

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Desktop Installer Will Be Updated with Accessibility Features - 9to5Linux

The Ubuntu Desktop installer is getting new accessibility features for the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) release.

^{Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)}

Part of me is tempted to use #UBlue to make a custom #Fedora #Silverblue image to add in the Pop_OS Gnome extensions, make #vim the default editor, and #Thunderbird the default mail reader and call it "Blue Bacon Linux"

#Linux

Y'know, something which has been bothering me for years…

#Crash reporting is super useful. It highlights #critical #issues in #software. On #Fedora with #GNOME this can be set up to #automaticallyreport such issues.

GNOME assures me the report is #anonymous.

In order to submit the report, I must register, using verified personally identifying information.

No.

Everyone is held to the same #privacy standards. If I cannot submit with #anonymity, or you lie about it, you do not get my support.

Which do you daily drive, Wayland or X11?

#Fedora #FedoraPoll #Wayland #X11 #Xorg #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS

• Wayland (74%, 223 votes)
• X11/Xorg (25%, 76 votes)