Ubuntu making BIG changes, KDE needs donations, Linux Continues to Grow & more Linux news

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This week in Linux, Canonical announced a new major kernel change that is coming for Ubuntu. KDE is now asking for donations in the next version of KDE Plasma desktop. Linux continues to grow on the desktop with the market share and Linux From Scratch has a new release. If you're not familiar with that, well, it's a great project that will maybe make you want to rip your hair out. 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. So let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:42 Canonical Announces Major Kernel Change
04:55 KDE to ask for donations in Plasma desktop
14:05 Linux Continues to Grow: 4.45% Desktop Market Share
18:07 2GB Raspberry Pi 5 goes on sale at $50
19:49 ClamAV Antivirus 1.4 Ends 32-Bit Linux Support
22:10 Linux From Scratch 12.2 Released
25:06 Deepin Linux 23 Released
29:11 Mad Gainz

Links:

• Canonical Announces Major Kernel Change
  • https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/kernel-version-selection-for-ubuntu-releases/47007
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/canonical-announce-major-ubuntu-kernel-change
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Releases-Fresher-Kernels
• KDE to ask for donations in Plasma desktop
  • https://kde.org/announcements/report_2023/
  • https://pointieststick.com/2024/08/28/asking-for-donations-in-plasma/
• Linux Continues to Grow: 4.45% Desktop Market Share
  • https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide
  • https://ostechnix.com/linux-market-share-july-2024-report/
• 2GB Raspberry Pi 5 goes on sale at $50
  • https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/2gb-raspberry-pi-5-on-sale-now-at-50/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-5-2GB-Launches
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/newer-cheaper-raspberry-pi-5-2gb-ram
• ClamAV Antivirus 1.4 Ends 32-Bit Linux Support
  • https://blog.clamav.net/2024/08/clamav-140-feature-release-and-clamav.html
  • https://linuxiac.com/clamav-antivirus-1-4-ends-32-bit-linux-support/
• Linux From Scratch 12.2 Released
  • https://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/sympa/arc/lfs-announce/2024-09/msg00000.html
• Deepin Linux 23 Released
  • https://www.deepin.org/en/deepin-23-is-officially-released/
  • https://linuxiac.com/deepin-linux-23-released/
  • https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Deepin-23-Offers-Wayland-Support-and-New-AI-Tool