KDE Plasma 5.24 is out and (as we’ve come to expect) it is chock full of performance improvements, user interface refinements, and even a few handy new features.

In this post I run through the most notable and noticeable changes shipping in KDE Plasma 5.24, plus tell you how you can try the release out first hand.

While we’re on the subject: if you’re a fan of KDE Plasma and you want to see more coverage of the DE on omg! do let me know in the comments. While Plasma is not a desktop environment I’m super familiar with (thus I don’t know my way around it very well) its ballooning popularity —even the Steam Deck uses it, well kinda— has me intrigued!

VMware Horizon 8 version 2111 provides the following new features and enhancements. This information is grouped by installable component.

Version numbering is based on the planned year and the month of the release. The actual release date can vary based on business needs and engineering schedule changes to address critical customer requirements. VMware Horizon 8 version 2111 provides the following new features and enhancements. This information is grouped by installable component.

This application provides display and control of Android devices connected via USB (or over TCP/IP). It does not require any root access. It works on GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS.

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

Here are the steps:
1. Connect the device to the same Wi-Fi as your computer
2. Get your device IP address (in Settings ? About phone ? Status)
3. Enable adb over TCP/IP on your device: adb tcpip 5555
4. Connect to your device: adb connect DEVICE_IP:5555 (replace DEVICE_IP)
5. Unplug your device
6. Run scrcpy as usual

To switch back to USB mode: adb usb.

The default scrcpy bit-rate is 8Mbps, which is probably too much for a Wi-Fi connection. Depending on the use case, decreasing the bit-rate and the resolution may be a good compromise:

scrcpy --bit-rate 2M --max-size 800

or

scrcpy -b2M -m800

vi /etc/pulse/daemon.conf

daemonize = no
high-priority = yes
nice-level = -11
realtime-scheduling = yes
realtime-priority = 9
resample-method = soxr-vhq
avoid-resampling = true
enable-lfe-remixing = no
flat-volumes = no
rlimit-rtprio = 9
default-sample-format = float32le
default-sample-rate = 48000
alternate-sample-rate = 44100
default-sample-channels = 2
default-channel-map = front-left,front-right
default-fragments = 2
default-fragment-size-msec = 125
deferred-volume-safety-margin-usec = 1

Enable LDAC, APTX, APTX-HD, AAC support in PulseAudio Bluetooth

add-apt-repository ppa:eh5/pulseaudio-a2dp
apt update
apt install libavcodec58 libldac pulseaudio-modules-bt

JamesDSP For Linux Is An Audio Effect Processor For PipeWire Or PulseAudio (Equalizer, Bass Boost, More)

Add PPA Repo

Run this from an elevated powershell:

run this command (without the “”)
“add-appxpackage -disabledevelopmentmode -register ((Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI -allusers).InstallLocation + ‘\AppxManifest.xml’)”

 run this command (without the “”)
“Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.SecHealthUI -AllUsers | Reset-AppxPackage“

The third point release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is available to download, albeit a few weeks later than was originally intended.

This newly spun install images contains all of the security patches, bug fixes, and app updates released to Ubuntu 21.04 since the Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS released was issued back in February. New installer media is a necessary task for a long-term support release as it cuts down considerably on the number of post-install updates required.

Or to put it another way: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is supported until 2025. If the install media was not periodically refreshed it would mean anyone installing the distro in 2024 would have to download 4 years worth of updates after their ‘new’ install — which is ridiculous.

Hence, point releases.

If you currently run Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and you attentively administer updates as and when they arrive you already have everything that’s included in these new images. You do not need to reinstall. You’re not missing out on anything.

What’s New in This Release

VMware Horizon version 2106 provides the following new features and enhancements. This information is grouped by installable component.

Beginning with this release, version numbering is based on the planned year and the month of the release. The actual release date can vary based on business needs and engineering schedule changes to address critical customer requirements.

• Horizon Connection Server
• Horizon Agent
• Horizon Agent for Linux
• Horizon GPO Bundle
• Horizon Client