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Nitrux 2.1.0 Is Here, Offers the Latest KDE Plasma
Nitrux has just released a new update to their 2.x series of distributions, bringing us to
version 2.1.0.
Here is what’s new!
Nitrux is a free, beautiful, open-source, desktop-oriented Linux distro.
It’s powered by Debian, KDE technologies, and Qt, emphasizing aesthetics, user efficiency,
and portable universal app formats.
The distro features a modified version of the KDE Plasma desktop called NX Desktop.
Furthermore, Nitrux brings its own set of Nitrux applications built upon Maui kit and
Qt.
So, in terms of appearance, Nitrux is arguably on par with today’s best-looking distros,
such as Deepin or Zorin OS.
Nitrux team released its major version 2.0 in January 2022.
And now, the second release of this systemd-free (Nitrux uses the OpenRC init system) Linux
distro for this year is out.
So let’s see what’s new.
Nitrux 2.1.0 Highlights
Last but not least, due to numerous user reports mentioning how they were logging in to the
Wayland session, which is inoperable, resulting in a negative user experience, Nitrux 2.1.0
excludes the graphical sessions of Cask from appearing in SDDM.
You can refer to the official announcement for detailed information about all changes.
Download Nitrux 2.1.0 is available for immediate download.
If you want to try it right now, the installation ISO image (nitrux-nx-desktop-20220401-amd64.iso)
is available to download from here.
The devs recommend performing a fresh installation using the latest available media.
To upgrade from the previous version of Nitrux 2.0.1 with NX Desktop to version 2.1.0, do
the following:
sudo apt update sudo apt install --only-upgrade nitrux-repositories-config
amdgpu-firmware-extra sudo apt install -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite"
linux-firmware/trixie sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo apt autoremove sudo reboot
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Nitrux 2.1 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 5.17, Latest KDE Plasma Goodies
Uri Herrera announced today the release and general availability of Nitrux 2.1 as the
latest stable version of this KDE Plasma oriented, systemd-free, and Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution.
Another month, another Nitrux release!
Nitrux 2.1 is here still powered by the XanMod flavored Linux 5.16 kernel that was introduced
in Nitrux 2.0, which has been updated to version 5.16.16, but it also adds support for the
latest and greatest Linux 5.17 kernel series, which can be installed from the repositories.
“We have used version 5.16.16 of the XanMod kernel instead of the latest 5.17.1 for this
release due to the package broadcom-sta-dkms failing to install during the creating of
our ISO files; however, an installed system does not present this problem,” explained
the devs.
As expected, Nitrux 2.1 also ships with some of the latest KDE Plasma updates, including
the KDE Plasma 5.24.4 desktop environment released earlier this week, as well as the
KDE Frameworks 5.92 and KDE Gear 21.12.3 software suites, all compiled against Qt 5.15.3.
Among other noteworthy changes, this release adds a shortcut to make it easier for users
to install the Steam Client, adds driver packages containing firmware for Broadcom 43xx and
Intel SOF devices, and introduces the ifuse FUSE file system implementation for accessing
the contents of iOS devices, such as iPhone and iPod.
Of course, some of the included apps have been updated to their latest releases, such
as the Mozilla Firefox web browser, and various bugs that were present in previous Nitrux
releases were fixed.
For more details, check out the release announcement page.
If you want to give Nitrux 2.1 a try on your personal computer, you can download the latest
ISO image right now from the official website or by clicking on the direct download link
below.
Existing Nitrux users need only to ensure that they have the latest updates installed.
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Nitrux 2.1.0 announced
The 2.1.0 version of Nitrux, also known as 20220401, is an Ubuntu -based GNU/Linux distribution
based on Mexican origin, built on KDE Plasma 5 and Qt, and 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 2.1.0, or 20220401, Herrera;
The system built on the 5.16.16 XanMod kernel ; He stated that it is available with the
KDE Plasma 5.24.4 desktop environment, KDE Frameworks 5.92.0 and KDE Gear 21.12.3.The
system also comes with Firefox 98.0.2, LibreOffice 7.3.1.3, updated software included by default.
system; It comes as systemd-free .
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