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Nitrux 2.0.0 announced.
2022.01.29, version 2.0.0 of Nitrux , an Ubuntu -based GNU/Linux distribution based on KDE
Plasma 5 and Qt, of Mexican origin, was announced by Uri Herrera . This new version is said
to bring together the latest software updates, bug fixes and performance improvements, and
out-of-the-box hardware support.
Saying that they are happy to announce the version of Nitrux 2.0.0 or 2022.01.29, Herrera;
The system configured on the 5.16.3 XanMod kernel ; He stated that it is available with
the KDE Plasma 5.23.5 desktop environment, KDE Frameworks 5.90.0 and KDE Gear 21.12.1.
The system, furthermore, Firefox 96.0; It contains up-to-date software such as Pacstall
1.7.1.
Herrera; He reminded me that Heroic is an open source game launcher for GNU/Linux. system;
It comes as systemd-free .
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Nitrux 2.0 Arrives with a Bunch of UI Changes
Everything in the OS works smoothly with smooth animations, modern beautiful default fonts,
and properly arranged icons.
The latest Nitrux 2.0 release brings a fresh Plasma desktop, the latest kernel, and applications.
We round up the release with a quick review.
Nitrux is a KDE Plasma + Debian-based Linux distribution which features NX Desktop with
Plasma desktop with its own flavor.
For anyone not familiar with NX Desktop, it is a customization layer for the Plasma 5
desktop environment.
NX Desktop offers a different style, its own implementation of the system tray, notification
center, and various plasmoids.
It uses the Latte-dock at the bottom of the screen with a panel at the top of the screen
and features a global menu.
Nitrux ships with a lot of applications out of the box that are not like standard KDE
apps.
Many of them are Maui-Kit applications.
So it is a really different kind of desktop Linux distribution.
Now with Nitrux version 2.0 out, coming a month after Nitrux 1.8, it is time to have
a fresh look and see how it matured.
What’s New in Nitrux 2.0
This release introduces the latest KDE Plasma Desktop 5.23.5, KDE Framework 5.90, and KDE
Gear 21.12.
The most noticeable thing on the desktop side is that the devs have updated the window decoration
settings to make all windows borderless.
However, some windows do not support moving the window, for example, Telegram, if it’s
not from the window decoration.
In such cases, you need to use the default Plasma keyboard shortcut to drag a window.
Another option is to right-click on the Latte Dock over the application icon, select More
Actions and then Move.
Users can resize borderless windows from all corners hovering over each corner or using
ALT+Right Mouse Click and moving the cursor.
Nitrux 2.0 ships with updated Latte Dock layouts.
There’s a top panel and a dock, but now the application menu has been moved to the
dock.
On top of that, the application menu is not the Ditto menu but it’s Launchpad Plasma.
The top panel includes the window controls, title, global menu, and system tray.
Under the hood, the Linux kernel 5.16.3 (non-LTS) and Linux Kernel 5.15.17 (LTS) both are available
to install from the NX repo.
The 5.16.3 XanMod kernel is now the default in the distribution.
It features custom settings and new features and is built to provide a responsive and smooth
desktop experience, especially for new hardware.
The XanMod kernel is a widely popular amongst Linux gaming, streaming, live productions
and ultra-low latency enthusiasts.
Updated applications including Firefox 96, Pacstall 1.7.1, and LibreOffice 7.2.5.
The Nano command-line text editor has been removed from the default list of CLI apps
and replaced with the Micro Text Editor.
It is also important to mention that the new Nitrux release comes with an added package
that includes firmware for AMD GPUs that are not available in the kernel packages.
Apart from those mentioned above, some additional changes also deserve to be noted here.
Nitrux 2.0 comes with removed Kdenlive, Inkscape, and GIMP from the default installation.
Fortunately, these AppImages are still available in a separate package called nx-desktop-appimages-studio.
Last but not least, Nitrux 2.0 includes MESA 21.3.5 by default.
However, MESA 22.0 is also available to install.
Download If you want to give Nitrux 2.0 a try right
now, the installation ISO image is available to download from here.
For new distribution users, the devs recommend performing a fresh installation using the
latest available media.
To upgrade from the previous version of Nitrux 1.8 to version 2.0, do the following:
sudo apt update sudo apt install --only-upgrade nitrux-repositories-config
sudo apt dist-upgrade sudo apt autoremove
cp -r /etc/skel/.config/latte/* ~/.config/latte cp -r /etc/skel/.config/org.kde.maui/* ~/.config/org.kde.maui
cp -r /etc/skel/.config/Maui/* ~/.config/Maui sudo reboot
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Nitrux 2.0 Launches with Linux Kernel 5.16, Better Hardware Support, and Visual Changes
Uri Herrera announced today the release of Nitrux 2.0 as the latest and greatest version
of this Debian-based, systemd-free GNU/Linux distribution built around the KDE Plasma desktop
environment.
While continuing the monthly release cycle, Nitrux 2.0 is here as a major update to the
systemd-free distribution that tweaks its KDE Plasma-based NX Desktop graphical environment
to make it look more modern and usable.
Probably the biggest change in this release is the implementation of the latest and greatest
Linux 5.16 kernel series as default (XanMod) kernel.
This brings top-notch hardware support, along with some goodies added by the Nitrux team,
such as additional firmware for AMD GPUs and the latest Mesa 21.3.5 graphics stack (Mesa
22.0-git is also available for installation from the repositories for bleeding-edge gamers).
In addition, the Nitrux devs updated the ISO image to include AMD and Intel microcode as
early boot code, as well as i945, Nouveau, and AMDGPU drivers in initrd to provide better
support for certain systems that need these firmware/drivers to correctly boot the distribution.
For some of you, Nitrux 2.0 may look unchanged at first sight, but there are lots of small
changes to the interface.
For example, the Latte Dock layouts have been updated to also feature the application menu
(Launchpad Plasma), a new button to activate Parachute (the overview), a trash bin shortcut,
and task manager in the middle.
For those who don’t like the default Latte Dock layout, there’s an optional layout
that includes window controls in the bottom panel.
More details about the new look and feel can be viewed in the release announcement page.
As for the top panel, it now includes the window controls, title, global menu, and system
tray.
This is an important change that you should be aware of since it will change the way you
interact with the Nitrux session.
Moreover, Nitrux 2.0 comes with updated window decoration settings to make all windows borderless,
and disables client-side decorations (CSD) for the Maui Apps for a more consistent look
and feel.
“We want to emphasize that should the user not wish to use borderless windows, go to
System Settings>Appearance>Window Decorations>Select ‘Nitrux’ and click the ‘Edit’ button>Select
any option other than ‘Always’ in ‘Hide window title bar,’” said developer Uri
Herrera.
Among other noteworthy changes, the devs tweaked Nitrux’s default configuration to provide
users with smoother performance and overall system responsiveness, changed the Powerlevel10k
theme for the Zsh shell, updated the OpenRC config for proper functioning of the TTYs,
fixed some bugs, and slimmed down the ISOs.
Nitrux 2.0 features the latest KDE Plasma 5.23.5 desktop environment, which is accompanied
by the latest KDE Gear 21.12.1 and KDE Frameworks 5.90 software suites.
The minimal ISO now ships with JWM (Joe’s Window Manager) instead of i3.
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