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This week in Linux we got a ton of distro releases to talk about. Linux Mint 22 is now available as well as a new release from OpenMandriva, ChimeraOS, and Bazzite. Plus we got some exciting news for the release date of the COSMIC desktop. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:39 Linux Mint 22 Released
06:45 My beginners guide for starter distros
07:11 PopOS 24.04 Alpha With COSMIC Desktop
09:24 Blender 4.2 LTS Released
11:41 OBS Studio 30.2 Released
15:51 OpenMandriva 24.07 Released
17:59 ChimeraOS 46 Released
19:32 Bazzite Linux 3.6 Released
21:30 Outro

Links:

Linux Mint 22 Released
My video to help beginners pick their first distro
- https://youtu.be/WvR-6CVI-Mc
PopOS 24.04 Alpha With COSMIC Desktop
- https://x.com/carlrichell/status/1815498238285562127
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/Pop-OS-24.04-Alpha-8-August
- https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/pop_os-24-04-alpha-with-cosmic-drops-on-august-8
Blender 4.2 LTS Released
OBS Studio 30.2 Released
- https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/30.2.0
- https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/obs-studio-30-2-released
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/obs-studio-302-is-out-now-with-native-nvenc-encode-for-linux/
- https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-30-2-released-with-nvenc-av1-support-on-linux-unified-pipewire-source
OpenMandriva 24.07 Released
ChimeraOS 46 Released
- https://chimeraos.org/
- https://github.com/ChimeraOS/chimeraos/wiki/Release-Notes#chimeraos-46-2024-07-23
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/chimeraos-46-brings-major-upgrades-and-enhanced-handheld-support-for-gpd-ayaneo-onexplayer/
Bazzite Linux 3.6 Released
- https://bazzite.gg/
- https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/releases/tag/v3.6.0
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/bazzite-linux-36-out-now-bringing-full-asus-rog-ally-x-support/

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273: Linux Mint 22, COSMIC Desktop on Pop!_OS, Gaming Distros, & more Linux news