Fedora 38 : LibreOffice with new features.

LibreOffice is a free and powerful office suite, and a successor to OpenOffice.org (commonly known as OpenOffice). Its clean interface and feature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity... see the official website.

I install easy with DNF tool on Fedora 38:

[root@fedora mythcat]# dnf install libreoffice.x86_64
Last metadata expiration check: 1:13:09 ago on Thu 02 Feb 2023 05:03:42 PM EET.
Dependencies resolved.
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 Package                         Arch     Version               Repo       Size
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Installing:
 libreoffice                     x86_64   1:7.5.0.2-2.fc38      rawhide    15 k
Installing dependencies:
 apache-commons-collections      noarch   3.2.2-29.fc38         rawhide   531 k
 apache-commons-lang3            noarch   3.12.0-7.fc38         rawhide   559 k
 firebird                        x86_64   4.0.2.2816-4.fc38     rawhide   5.1 M
 firebird-utils                  x86_64   4.0.2.2816-4.fc38     rawhide   2.1 M
 flute                           noarch   1.3.0-31.OOo31.fc38   rawhide    64 k
 javapackages-tools              noarch   6.1.0-7.fc38          rawhide    37 k
 libbase                         noarch   1.1.3-36.fc38         rawhide   130 k
 libfbclient2                    x86_64   4.0.2.2816-4.fc38     rawhide   860 k
 libfonts                        noarch   1.1.3-40.fc38         rawhide   177 k
 libformula                      noarch   1.1.3-37.fc38         rawhide   340 k
 libib-util                      x86_64   4.0.2.2816-4.fc38     rawhide    12 k
 liblayout                       noarch   0.2.10-30.fc38        rawhide   654 k
 libloader                       noarch   1.1.3-38.fc38         rawhide   130 k
 libreoffice-base                x86_64   1:7.5.0.2-2.fc38      rawhide   2.3 M
 libreoffice-draw                x86_64   1:7.5.0.2-2.fc38      rawhide    23 k
 libreoffice-math                x86_64   1:7.5.0.2-2.fc38      rawhide    20 k
 librepository                   noarch   1.1.3-37.fc38         rawhide    68 k
 libserializer                   noarch   1.1.2-36.fc38         rawhide    36 k
 ongres-scram                    noarch   2.1-8.fc38            rawhide    65 k
 ongres-scram-client             noarch   2.1-8.fc38            rawhide    24 k
 ongres-stringprep               noarch   1.1-6.fc38            rawhide    74 k
 pentaho-libxml                  noarch   1.1.3-36.fc38         rawhide   101 k
 pentaho-reporting-flow-engine   noarch   1:0.9.4-29.fc38       rawhide   285 k
 postgresql-jdbc                 noarch   42.5.1-2.fc38         rawhide   836 k
 sac                             noarch   1.3-41.fc38           rawhide    19 k
 velocity                        noarch   1.7-40.fc38           rawhide   386 k

Transaction Summary
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Install  27 Packages

Total download size: 15 M
Installed size: 46 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y  
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This software works good on my old laptop:

You can see a video from the official youtube channel with the new features:

News: Fedora 37 Beta Available.

The Fedora development team announced the beta for version 37 of the open-source operating system has been released on time on September 13, 2022.

This was announced on Fedora Hyperkitty

If you want to test the new beta of Fedora 37, the default x86_64 version can be downloaded from the official Fedora download server.

You will see this comes with many of changes.

News: Firefox 100 on Fedora distro.

This new release can download it and read more on the official webpage.

I tested today and as you can see this is working well:

News: Fedora 36 beta released.

Fedora 36 beta was released and I tested it today.

First of all, Fedora 36 is still in pre-release mode and you should be careful to back up your data before upgrading it has a rollback option just in case.

I haven't seen any significant differences in browsing, and overall it seems faster.

The upgrade commands are the same but the installation process seems more complex.

# dnf upgrade --refresh
# dnf autoremove
# dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade -y
# dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=36 --allowerasing
# dnf system-upgrade reboot
# cat /etc/os-release 

Let's fix the install process:

# dnf system-upgrade clean
# symlinks -r -d /usr 

This is ascreenshot take on my HP Compaq 6710b laptop, you can see the Workstation Edition Prerelease.

Fedora 35 : New Krita version 5.0.0 released.

Today I tested the new released version 5.0.0 for Krita software.

I download the AppImage from the official website.

After download you need to use these commands:

[mythcat@fedora ~]$ chmod +x krita-5.0.0-x86_64.appimage
[mythcat@fedora ~]$ ./krita-5.0.0-x86_64.appimage
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
Old schema: "0.0.10" New schema: 0.0.15

The Krita software runs well on the old HP Compaq 6710b, but I recommend better hardware because it is a software for graphic activities.

Don't worry about the message is a database change warning message.

Fedora 34 : Testing the new Fedora 34 beta.

Approaching the release date for Fedora Linux 34, the development team has included a number of testing steps.

For each test stage, some events were set up in which users participate and test the new Fedora distribution. Here are these see events.

Here is a screenshot with the virtualization test step for the ISO file called Fedora 34: x86_64 DVD ISO Beta! from the official page:

Fedora 29 : the new Fedora 29.

It has been announced for some time to launch Fedora.
Today I have appeared on the interface the possibility to change the old Fedora 28 to Fedora 29.
The interface appeared and I had to click the Download button and then the Install button.
The download process was fast. If you do not have enough disk space then the installation will not work.
After you click the Install button, the installation process will take care of the installation.
Finally, a reset of the distribution will start the new Fedora 29.
I have not found any irregularities or operating problems.
From now on, my posts, tests, and tutorials will be with Fedora 29.

Fedora 28 : The Spin tool for 2D animation.

The spine is a 2D skeletal animation tool for your video games.
This tool comes with features to building great looking animations.
Spine exports animation data in its own, documented JSON and binary formats.
You can export animated GIFs, PNG or JPEG image sequences and AVI or QuickTime video.
I install the trial version into my Fedora 28 distro easy.
First, you need to download it and unarchive from the official website.
The next step will start with this command:

[mythcat@desk ~]$ cd SpineTrial/
[mythcat@desk SpineTrial]$ dir
examples  launcher  license.txt  runtimes  scripts  SpineTrial.sh
[mythcat@desk SpineTrial]$ sh SpineTrial.sh 
Spine Launcher 3.6.49 Trial
Linux amd64 4.16.6-302.fc28.x86_64
Java 1.7.0_80 Esoteric Software
64-bit Server VM
Downloading: Spine 3.7.16-beta Trial
Update complete.
Spine 3.7.16-beta Trial
Intel Open Source Technology Center
Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ivybridge Desktop 
3.0 Mesa 18.0.2
Resetting hotkeys (new version).
Using customized hotkeys.
Started.
May 10, 2018 6:54:08 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences checkLockFile0ErrorCode
WARNING: Could not lock System prefs. Unix error code 0.
May 10, 2018 6:54:08 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences syncWorld
WARNING: Couldn't flush system prefs: java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException: 

Couldn't get file lock.
May 10, 2018 6:54:38 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences checkLockFile0ErrorCode
WARNING: Could not lock System prefs. Unix error code 0.
May 10, 2018 6:54:38 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences syncWorld
WARNING: Couldn't flush system prefs: java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException: 

Couldn't get file lock

You can some warnings but the tool works great.
More about graphics and Linux design you can find articles on my website.
Look at these screenshots with Spine tool:

News: Yahoo hit QupZilla.

Like most, you already know as an XFCE environment installation comes with QupZilla web browser.
The QupZilla web browser is a lightweight multiplatform web browser written in Qt Framework and using its web rendering engine QtWebEngine.
If you using Fedora 28 you can get the Falkon web browser.
The Wikipedia tells us about Falkon browser "(formerly QupZilla[3]) is a free and open-source web browser, intended for general users. Falkon is licensed under GPLv3."
The Falkon browser working well with Yahoo.

About QupZilla web browser.

I used this web browser with Fedora 27 distro and then I tested with new Fedora 28.
Same problem from both distros with the Yahoo mail and the QupZilla web browser.
After authenticating when you access the mail button, a message that redirects us to use other browsers.
Is it okay or bad?
Most users would like to have no such issues.

News: About the new Fedora 27 .

Today I tried to make a simple installation of Fedora 26 which I did without problems.
After that, the software update come with the option to upgrade all of your Fedora system software to the new Fedora 27.
The work of the Fedora team is appreciated for the work being done to create this new version.
For those who have been following the evolution of the design team over the course of Fedora's development, they will see evolution and quality in the new Fedora design.
Most software used by me was implemented without errors and everything seems to work very well.
Here are some screenshots made during the installation process:

News: Tor Browser - version 7.5a7 .

The famous browser named Tor come with the new version 7.5a7 and is now available for our macOS and Linux users.
This browser can be used with Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS, or GNU/Linux and come for both 32/64-bit OS.
The Tor project has now announced a significant set of changes to their anonymity network which involves next-generation crypto algorithms, improved authentication schemes, and redesigned directory.
The list with changes can be seen here and the news can be read on the blog of Tor project.

News: The new released Fresh IDE .

The reputable IDE for FASM named Fresh comes on 29.10.2017 06:47:22 with new news.
As you know, this can be used with the Linux and Windows operating system.
You can download it from here.
The development team comes with this new content:
Quick bugfix release. The description for v2.6.0 is still valid. Read below. 
The download links are updated. Download again and update your installation, if you downloaded v2.6.0.

News: The new Krita 3.3.0 .

The new Krita come for Linux users with 64 bits Linux: krita-3.3.0-rc1-x86_64.appimage.
As you know: the AppImage is a format for distributing portable software on Linux without needing superuser permissions to install the application. About this new release then this new Krita comes with some improvements and features:

• support for the Windows 8 event API;
• hardware-accelerated display functionality to optionally use Angle on Windows instead of native OpenGL;
• some visual glitches when using hi-dpi screens are fixed
• several new command line options;
• the performance improvements and selections are fixed;
• the system information dialog for bug reports is improved

You can read more about this release here.

News: New release of PulseAudio.

As we already know: PulseAudio is a network sound server and works well with the Linux operating system.
Now a new version has been released.

PulseAudio 11.0 release notes:

• Support for newer AirPlay hardware
• USB and Bluetooth devices preferred over internal sound cards
• The default sink and source configuration is remembered better
• Bluetooth HSP headset role implemented
• Bluetooth HFP audio gateway role implemented (requires oFono)
• Bluetooth HSP audio gateway and HFP hands-free unit roles can be enabled simultaneously
• Upmixing can now be disabled without bad side effects
• Avoid having unavailable sinks or sources as the default
• Option to avoid resampling more often
• Option to automatically switch Bluetooth profile to HSP more often
• Better latency regulation in module-loopback
• Changed module argument names in module-ladspa-sink and module-virtual-surround-sink
• Fixed input device handling on Windows
• Improved Bluetooth MTU configuration (warning! this causes some hardware to not work anymore, see the details below for how to fix it)
• GNU Hurd support
• Applications can request LADSPA or virtual surround filtering for their streams
• Support for 32-bit applications on 64-bit systems 

News: Google with all features and options.

Not all Google options are available for all countries.
You should make a selection option depending on country and availability.
This will relieve us of unsuccessful attempts and queries to Google.
Here are all the Google options available now.

News: Faces of Open Source - website .

I have just discovered today this website named FACES OF OPEN SOURCE.
The development team tells us: Faces of Open Source is an on-going photographic documentation of the people behind the development and advancement of the open source revolution that has transformed the technology industry.
The area is:

• UNIX 
•  BSD 
•  Linux
•  Languages 
•  X Windows

They also want to get a book on this subject.

News: Adobe is planning to end-of-life Flash.

According to this article, Adobe is planning to end-of-life Flash.

This will happen at the end of 2020 and encourage content creators to migrate any existing Flash content to these new open formats.
Adobe will also remain fully committed to working with partners ( Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla) to maintain the security and compatibility of Flash content.

The article was posted by ADOBE CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS ON JULY 25, 2017.

News: Mozilla try recognition systems .

The recognition systems improve the more people use them, but they are closed systems so no one other than Apple, Amazon, or Google.
The project named Project Common Voice website includes an option to donate your voice.
If you opt to do so, a number of sentences will be popped up in your web browser for you to say. Once recorded, you can play them back to check they are acceptable before submitting them to help the voice recognition engine learn.
You need to read a sentence to help our machine learn how real people speak.
The area of interest for this project come with demographic data. You can try this project on the official website.

News: Google startup program .

This is a new way to start your Google work.
This is a great idea from google maybe some team will agree with this help.
The goals from the Google team to do that is:
FEATURES:

• GCP and Firebase Credits 
• Office Hours 
• 24/7 Support 
• G Suite Online Training 
• Advertising for Startups 

The credits come with:
SPARK PACKAGE Get $20,000 in credit for 1 year. Credit can be applied to all Google Cloud Platform and Firebase products.
SURGE PACKAGE Get $100,000 in credit for 1 year. Credit can be applied to all Google Cloud Platform and Firebase products.

News: Linux kernel 4.9 LTS.

According to this email, the Linux kernel will come with the long-term supported kernel version.
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Might as well just mark it as such now, to head off the constant
questions. Yes, 4.9 is the next longterm supported kernel version.

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman