Distro Monday 38 - KaOS 12.22, Linux 6.1, and More

Distro Monday 38: New Kernels, KaOS, and A Different RHEL for CERN

KaOS 22.12 Update Released
Memesplanation
Linux 6.1 Kernel Is Out Now
Freedom Consultation
AlmaLinux Will Now Be the Backbone of BigSci

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DM 38.1 – KaOS 22.12 Update, So What?
What is KaOS? KaOS is an independent distro that focuses on the latest and greatest packages from the KDE team, so if you want the latest bells and whistles (and bugs), you can do that here more easily than in most other distros. They are currently Linux based, but state on their website that they may develop an IllumOS fork or simply switch at some point. I had never heard of IllumOS before, so I looked it up. IllumOS is another Unix based OS option which is even more niche than Linux or BSD. What is new with this update for KaOS, though?

Linux 6.0
KDE Frameworks 5.101
Plasma 5.26.4
KDE Gear 22.12
Ghostwriter
Kjournald
And a bunch more under the hood...

https://9to5linux.com/kaos-2022-12-is-out-with-linux-kernel-6-0-improved-zfs-installation-and-plasma-6-preview

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Relating to Christmas... We all tend to get caught up in the blind rush to decorate, prepare, and buy gifts, etc. Slow down. Quiet yourself, and choose to remember WHY we celebrate this season. THE gift, Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth as a poor baby. He came, obeying the Father fully, to show us how to truly be human and to bring us back into right relationship and communion with God. That is why we celebrate. It isn’t about the lights, presents, meals, songs, or any of the other commercial stuff. It is about God providing a way for us to be in communion with Him again. End of story. Choose to embrace that more than the mad rush, today.
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DM 38.2 – Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS Out Now!

What’s new, here?
· Initial support for Intel Meteor Lake CPUs, RDNA 3 GPUs, and better support for AMD CPUs, to make them more efficient
· Some Rust code in the kernel, and support for more in the future, as there seems to be a move away from C++ for security and efficiency reasons
· Better ARM SoC support
· Improvements for Storage
o BTRFS
§ Async buffered writes, make for almost 2x faster throughput
o EXT4
§ Performance optimizations, bug fixes
o EROFS
§ FSCache-based shared domain sharing
· Support for Microsoft Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5.
· Enablement of AMD Zen 4 LbrExtV2.
· AMD CPU Cache-To-Cache & Memory Reporting Capabilities.
· Introduction of AMD IOMMU v2.
· Preparations for Wi-Fi 802. 11be/Wi-Fi 7.

All in all, good stuff here, guys and gals. This is an LTS kernel, which means it will receive support for at least 2 years.

https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-1-release/

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Freedom Consultation

Ever wondered how to get free from Big Tech? This Free consultation will leave you with at least pointers to the tools and services you’ll need to do just that. This is a FREE 90 minute call with me, where I will demo some varieties of Linux for you, some replacement apps, talk about degoogled phones, and give you links to how to start the process of taking control of your digital life online as well.

https://techfreedom.pro/products/freedom-consultation
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DM 38.3 – Big Science Picks AlmaLinux

CERN and FERMILAB were using CentOS until it exited the space, and decided to stick with a RHEL-based Linux distro. The competition was between Alma and Rocky, which are very similar, but Alma won out, and once the current support cycle runs out in 2024, they will migrate over to Alma from CentOS and Scientific Linux. This strikes me as a huge shot in the arm for the AlmaLinux team, so good on them for beating out the competition on this major awareness booster.

I personally have some mixed mixed feelings about this, as I have no real love for CERN and the LHC. Whether accurate or not, I currently hold that they are trying to open a portal to hell or some such thing, I mean, what is that statue of Vishnu about at CERN?

https://linuxiac.com/cern-and-fermilab-opt-for-almalinux-as-standard-for-big-science/

#distromonday #almalinux #cern #lhc #science #Linux #TechFreedom

Tech Freedom Intro: What to expect from my channels and website.
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Tech Freedom Intro: What to expect from my channels and website.
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