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Anaconda WebUI: progress update and roadmap

✇LWN
Par :jzb

Fedora's Community Blog has a short update on the progress of Fedora's new installer with a web-based interface. The new installer was introduced for the Workstation edition in Fedora Linux 42, it is now approved to be included in all Fedora spins and the KDE edition for Fedora 43. Final deprecation of the GTK-based installer is set for Fedora 45. LWN covered the installer changes in April.

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[$] Introducing Space Grade Linux

✇LWN
Par :jake
A new project, targeting Linux for the proverbial final frontier—outer space—was the subject of a talk (YouTube video) at the Embedded Linux Conference, which was held as part of Open Source Summit Europe in Amsterdam in late August. Ramón Roche introduced Space Grade Linux (SGL), which is currently incubating as a special interest group (SIG) of the Embedding Linux in Safety Applications (ELISA) project. The idea is to create a distribution with a base layer that can be used for off-planet missions of various sorts, along with other layers that can be used to customize it for different space-based use cases.
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[$] Testing the 2-in-1 Framework 12 Laptop

✇LWN
Par :jzb

Framework Computer is a US-based computer manufacturer with a line of Linux-supported, modular, easily repairable and upgradeable laptops. In February, the company announced a new model, the Framework Laptop 12, an "entry-level" 12.2-inch convertible notebook that can be used as a laptop or tablet. The systems were made available for pre-order in April, I received mine in mid-August. Since then, I have been putting it through its paces with Debian 13 ("trixie") and Fedora Linux 42. It's a good choice for users who want a Linux-friendly, lightweight, 2-in-1 device—if they are willing to make a few concessions on storage capacity, RAM, and CPU/GPU choices.

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Security updates for Monday

✇LWN
Par :jake
Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium, libhtp, modsecurity-apache, shibboleth-sp, and wireless-regdb), Fedora (chromium, kea, tcpreplay, and yq), Mageia (rootcerts, nspr, nss & firefox and thunderbird), Red Hat (python3), and SUSE (7zip, chromedriver, go1.25, libQt5Pdf5, libsixel-bash-completion, libsoup2, libwireshark18, netty, rav1e, and trivy).
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