How to manage runnig processes using Terminal on Linux

Managing and monitoring background running processes are not only basic needs as per view of performance control but security is also a concern in this cyber linked world.
Previously we have posted htop Process Viewer to monitor Processes on Linux which was an alternative way to access the background running processes and applications with control to manage them by the single click and count.
Today we are going to talk about the terminal commands, used for managing and viewing the processes running on your system.
Here are some commands to manage running processes:

•   Type in the following command to get the details about the runnimg processes without details.

    username@pcname:~$ps

• ps aux command will also list the running processes but with a details.So instead of getting only name-list of the running processes,if detailed process monitoring is your need then this command will help you up.

    username@pcname:~$ps aux

Apricity OS, a beautiful way to to enter Arch era

Last time we told you about Manjaro Linux, which is an Arch based linux distribution. Now the point is there is not only one fork but there are others too. Today we will discuss about another fork of Arch in this 12th segment of "Introduction with Linux Distro". The distribution we will see today is one of the most beautiful distributions in linux world and it is named Apricity OS.

Check out the Previous Segments below

• Bodhi Linux Review
• Puppy Linux explained
• Korora Linux explained
• Solus Linux explained  
• Manjaro Linux explained 
• Linux Deepin - A distro with a unique style 
• Linux Mint-An Introduction
• Elementary OS-A brief introduction
• What is Fedora? An introduction
• What is OpenSUSE? An introduction
• What is Debian? A brief introduction

Back in July 2015, Apricity OS had their first beta released. Today Apricity OS is as stable as it can be and it now receives rolling updates just like arch. Let's get to know few things about Apricity.

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• Look and Feel : Apricity OS is beautiful without a doubt. It uses gnome and cinnamon as their default desktop environment. gnome version of Apricity is quite streamlined and minimal but it gives customization options and faster response in every manner. Cinnamon edition is not less beautiful, with all the icons and themes it makes quite a good desktop environment.

  

  Apricity OS 09.2016 cinnamon edition

KDE plasma 5.8 beta rolls on with OpenSUSE 42.2 beta release

KDE plasma 5.8 LTS will be releasing next month but it already had made impact over linux community as a beta product. This version of KDE will be a long term support one. There are many improvements and changes made in this new version. KDE plasma now have a store to install various addons for your KDE desktop environment. Plasma's default Breeze theme has a unified look across all the common programmer toolkits like Qt 4 & 5, GTK 2 & 3, LibreOffice. One can now receive notification of text message from your cellphone right into your desktop using KDE connect. KDE connect can also help in sharing files between your phone and PC, silense music when you are having a call and also make your phone to act like a remote control. It now includes a new beautiful boot screen and lock screen. KDE plasma now uses wayland too.

• Support for xdg-shell, i.e. GTK+ applications are now supported
• Much improved touch screen support
• Support for touchpad gestures – the infrastructure is there, there aren't any gestures by default yet
• The “Sliding Popups” effect is now supported
• Clipboard contents are synced between X11 and Wayland applications

On the other hand OpenSUSE team has announced a new beta version of Leap namely OpenSUSE Leap 42.2 beta 2. Latest beta of OpenSUSE includes KDE plasma 5.7.95 beta as primary dektop environment. OpenSUSE’s latest beta also upgraded KDE Applications to version 16.08.0, Frameworks to version 5.26.0, GStreamer to version 1.8.3, gtk2 to 2.24.31, gtk3 to 3.20.9, json-glib to 1.2.2, Wireshark to 2.2.0 and Xen to version 4.7.0_12.

Well why not give them both a try in one go. All you have to do just download and install new beta of OpenSUSE and you get a glipse of KDE plasma's new beta.

Download : OpenSUSE Leap 42.2 Beta 2 

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Built from the scratch, new version of AryaLinux is here.

Mr. Chandrakant Singh, the man behind AryaLinux announced new version of named 2016.08. AryaLinux is new player in Linux game but it's motives are much humble. They are trying to encourage people to build their own Linux or even distro. So what has changed in new vesrion? Well, according to official announcement AryaLinux have made following improvements and changes.

• It is now using Linux Kernel 4.7 which is more stable and have wide range of hardware support.
• It now added support for KDE and LXQt desktop environment.
• QT5 is now default version instead of QT4.
• Mate upgraded to 1.15.
• VLC media player is updated.
• Kazam is included to cover up simple screen recorder problem with QT5.
• GCC is now upgraded to gcc6.
• New application build-scripts added like photivo, blender, openshot, remmina, putty, audacity, clementine, grub-customizer, lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings, conky, conky-manager, plank.

Apart from this there are many improvements which can be discovered as you start using this distro. So give it a try and have fun with Linux.

Download AryaLinux 2016.08

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Solus 1.2.0.5 Released

Few hours ago the team behind Solus Linux announced a new version i.e. 1.2.0.5. Even though it is like an update to Solus 1.2, it have many changes a more stability than the predecessor. There is introduction of newer version of Linux Kernel which more stable. According to official announcement there are following changes which are made .

• Budgie:
  • Battery icon refresh issues were solved
  • Resolved an issue where the keyboard layout would revert to the default guessed layout for the locale on login
  • Switched to gnome-screensaver for screen locking and power management
•  Installation:
  • Issues using Solus and the installation media on some hardware configurations, such as NVIDIA Maxwell cards and Intel Skylake processors.
  • Solved an issue whereby the installer might hang scanning disks.
• Software:
  • Delivered an updated GNOME 3.20 Stack, Pulseaudio 9, as well as Mesa 12. Additionally, shipped with GCC 6.1.0, glibc 2.24, and the latest stable kernel 4.7.2.
   

Well, there is a long changelog along with this which you can find in Official Announcement. 

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KDE Plasma 5.7.4 released

The well known KDE desktop environment going through the version 5.7 named as KDE Plasma,has got its next bug fix update a day ago.The KDE team has made a announcement regarding the same.

KDE Plasma 5.7

This release is gonna bring many bug fixes and improved experience so far.
In the announcement it is said,

Peppermint OS explained

In the childhood many of us must have eaten peppermint tablets. Well, just the name gives us some nostalgic moments. So today on the 12th segment of "Introduction with Linux Distro" we are having Peppermint OS as our guest. Peppermint OS is a lightweight option for those with old machines or those who loves fast and light OS.

Check out the Previous Segments below

• Bodhi Linux Review
• Puppy Linux explained
• Korora Linux explained
• Solus Linux explained  
• Manjaro Linux explained 
• Linux Deepin - A distro with a unique style 
• Linux Mint-An Introduction
• Elementary OS-A brief introduction
• What is Fedora? An introduction
• What is OpenSUSE? An introduction
• What is Debian? A brief introduction

6 years ago on May 2010 developer team of Peppermint OS released their first version of distribution. Peppermint OS is based on Ubuntu. The latest release is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. So, let's get some more information of Peppermint.

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• Compatibility : Peppermint OS is compatible with older 32 bit machines as well as newer 64 bit machines. This gives a little relief to 32 bit users. While many distro are shifting to 64 bit only, Peppermint still supporting 32 bit also. (but we suggest to upgrade to newr 64 bit machines)
• Beauty & Desktop Environment : Peppermint is beautiful in it's own way. It provide minimal experience but also gives good looks. Peppermint uses Lxde as default desktop environment, but there is a little twist in latest version. It uses Xfwm4 window manager and Xfce bottom panel on top of Lxde. 

  

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• Lightweight & Speed Demon : Peppermint uses Lxde, it is well known for it's lightweight nature. While delivering the lightweight desktop environment, Lxde is actually blazing fast in what it does. This makes an ideal choice for old machines and speed lovers.
• Customization : Peppermint can be customized heavily. It includes various themes and window manager can also be customized. It includes an application named Firefox themer which can force Firefox to white theme or use default system themes. 
  
• Love Between Cloud & Desktop : Peppermint is somewhat unique than other Linux distro. It has successfully made an hybrid environment with cloud and desktop applications. Peppermint provides custom made Ice applications for many task, so one does not necessarily need to have local application for doing this and that. The custom Ice applications allows users to do work in site specific browsers aka. SSB's. This makes it more efficient as one don't have to open a browser everytime, instead of that Peppermint makes a different dedicated browser window for every task. It works well with Chromium and Firefox and makes every cloud based task easier for users.

  

  Ice application for cloud based tasks

• Ubuntu base : We all know that Ubuntu is one of the fastest growing Linux distribution. By being based on Ubuntu peppermint gets advantage of utilizing Ubuntu's repositories and also providing their homemade recipes. Peppermint 7 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which also makes it a long term support distro. While you can do most of things using SSB's, you can also install native applications for doing tasks.

  

  software center in Peppermint

   
• The Philosophy : Peppermint team has somewhat same philosophy as us. They are also trying to erase the confusion and misconception of users about Linux. Their aim is to relieve the fear of a normal user towards Linux and provide them an easy to use Linux distribution.

Peppermint team is constantly providing updates and new features from the first version. This makes them a strong player in Linux world. With a pure philosophy and good development it is not hard for them to become primary operating system in many computers. So try out Peppermint OS and if you think it is cool and you can dual boot it or even make it your primary OS. This concludes our 12th segment of "Introduction with Linux Distro". We will be back with another cool Linux distribution in next segment. So keep visiting us and have fun with Linux.

Salix OS 14.2 RC1 & RC2 is made public

Well, not long ago there was a beta version of Salix OS. Few days ago development team behind Salix announced 14.2 RC2. Salix is based on slackware Linux. RC1 is specially for 32 bit machines and RC2 is for 64 bit machines. As per official announcement the final release of Salix 14.2 will within 10-15 days as they have countered all the major bugs that hindered the final release. There have been few changes made to latest releases.

• Introduction on GUEFI, a graphical boot manager for UEFI system. It will be available for 64-bit installations using UEFI. One can use it to create/delete/edit/rearrange UEFI boot entries. 
• There is also introduction of gtkreposetup. By this tool you can select your desired repository mirror.
• The installer is translated to several languages other than english. So native language seekers won't have any problems while installing Salix.
• The autoinstall option is removed from this release. As per official sources, it wasn't used by anyone and it was also broken in beta release but no one reported it.
• Also a tool named lilosetup was removed.
• All the softwares are updated to latest versions.

Salix 14.2 RC2 is available in Xfce flavor. To download click on Salix 14.2 RC2.iso.
We will also give a review on Salix as soon as the final product is released. So keep visiting us for more information on Linux.

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Manjaro 16.08 third preview released

Manjaro development team team recently released the second preview of Manjaro 16.08  Ellada. Now they have also released the third preview of Manjaro 16.08. This release is mainly focused on bugs from second release. According to official sources the main problem solved in this release is Linux kernel. Earlier used Linux46 series kernel was again replaced by Linux 44 series kernel due to some issues found in it.

There are also new updates included in this release such as, Plasma 5.7.3, Firefox 48.0, LibreOffice 5.1.5, Nvidia 367.36.02, Systemd 231, Octopi 0.8.2 and Pamac 4.1.1. This will make sure that end users are updated with latest softwares. Calamares 2.3-beta2 is enhanced with new Manjaro modules to work as improved net-installer in future.

The new version of Manjaro is getting closer to it's final release, but if you want to test this distribution earlier then feel free to download the third preview FROM HERE.

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Bodhi Linux review

We hope you guys are enjoying the information we provide and having fun on our site. Today we will continue the "Introduction with Linux Distro" series. Today on this 11th segment we are having Bodhi Linux as our guest. In last segment we told you that we will be introducing a beautiful Linux distro, so here it is. Bodhi Linux is beautiful from outside as well as inside.

Check out the Previous Segments below

• Puppy Linux explained
• Korora Linux explained
• Solus Linux explained  
• Manjaro Linux explained 
• Linux Deepin - A distro with a unique style 
• Linux Mint-An Introduction
• Elementary OS-A brief introduction
• What is Fedora? An introduction
• What is OpenSUSE? An introduction
• What is Debian? A brief introduction

Back in march 2011 Bodhi Linux has it's first initial release. After these 5 years Bodhi Linux is having 3.2.1 as latest version which is based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Bodhi linux is well known for it's lightweight nature. Let's get to know few thing about Bodhi Linux.

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• Compatibility : Bodhi Linux is compatible with new 64 bit machines as well as older 32 bit and Non-PAE machines. You can simply install Bodhi Linux on workstations, netbooks, home pc, etc. There used to be a ARM based tablet version of Bodhi Linux but it was disconnected later.

• Lightweight : Bodhi Linux is one of the best lightweight distributions available in the world. It is roughly around 500-550 mb in size. But even though it is lightweight, it provides all the necessary feature you want in your daily life.

• Desktop Environment : At first Bodhi Linux was using Enlightenment desktop environment. But in Latest release 3.2.1 Bodhi started to use Moksha as their desktop environment. Moksha is a fork of Enlightenment.
  
  
  
  
   

• Performance and Stability : Bodhi Linux is lightweight but in terms of performance it is as good as anything. It only needs 128 MB of ram along with 300 MHz processor to deliver a powerful performance. It works like a charm on 32 bit systems too. Bodhi Linux hardly need 3 GB of hard disk space. Bodhi Linux 3.2.1 uses Linux kernel 4.2. It is very stable as it looks.

• Customization : Bodhi Linux is highly customizable. You can change from themes to fonts and everything. There is a dedicated settings panel for customizations.
  

These are just few reasons to think about Bodhi Linux. As it is based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS it doesn't lacks in case of applications. There is an alpha release of Bodhi Linux which is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This gives us another reason to think about Bodhi Linux. Try it out and make it permanent if you like it. In our next segment we will be introducing an independent Linux distribution. So stay tuned with us and don't forget to have fun with Linux.

Ubuntu 14.04.5, the last maintenance update is announced

Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS was released in 2014.After the scheduled maintenance updates,finally Ubuntu 14.04.5 is here on its way to be released tomorrow.As always, after six months of release of Ubuntu 14.04.4 the next and the last maintaince update should be available for different Trusty Tahr releases like Desktop,Server,cloud and other flavours.This update will feature all the bug fixes and improvements,appeared in last 6 months.
Users will get the direct download links tomorrow and existing users can always make an update through their update manger.
Here is the official tweet from Ubuntu Gnome:

#UbuntuGNOME #Trusty reaching 14.04.5! The #update will be available soon via upd. mngr. or manual DL via https://t.co/bUdbounVYe

— Ubuntu GNOME (@ubuntu_gnome) August 4, 2016

Linux Mint 18 Xfce final version released

Few hours ago the beta tag of Linux Mint 18 Xfce edition was removed and it now released as stable final product. This release has long term support until 2021. As we all know Xfce is a lightweight dektop environment which makes it a good choice for 32 bit machines or netbooks. Linux Mint 18 offers Xfce 4.12 and it is based on Ubuntu 16.4 LTS. It uses Linux kernel 4.4.

Linux mint 18 Xfce includes many improvements and addition of new features.

• X-apps have been introduced. X-apps are fork of Gnome applications which works across all the desktop environments.
• Update manager is improved and now it can show kernel updates. Update manager is now more easier to configure.
• A new theme named Mint-Y is introduced as successor of Mint-X. As per official sources Mint-Y is introduced due to the current trend for simple and flat looks. Mint-Y will be avaialble in white, dark, white+dark mix. It is based on Arc theme.
• There are improvements in 'apt' commands. Linux mint now also uses Debian's apt command to get benefit of improvements from Debian side. "apt install" now show progress bar which can help in knowing how much you downloaded or installed.
• HiDPI support gets huge improvements in Linux Mint.
• All editions will now support OEM installation.

 To download Linux Mint 18 Xfce : Click Here

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Manjaro Linux 16.08 second preview released

Manjaro Linux 16.08 Ellada is getting closer to it to its final release,as second preview of Manjaro Linux 16.08 is now available to download.Just around a week ago first preview was announced and now the second preview release is announced.
This new second preview comes with many improvements from the first one.This second preview comes with Linux Kernel 4.6,which brings a stable base for it and I guess final release may be released with this Kernel as new Kernel 4.7 will take time to adjust the environment.And there are some Bug fixes to Mesa 12.

The most interesting update in this release is the updated Graphical Installer,which is updated to version v2.4 beta2.This update brings following new features as according to the announcement:

• Support for already mounted loop filesystems as source for the unpackfs operation (thanks to BlackPantherOS developer hmikihth)
• Fixes in the machineid module to ensure randomness (thanks to Manjaro developer Philip Müller)
• Improved support for LC_* variables in localecfg module (expect more of this next week)
• Fixed an issue which used to scramble partition colors and detected operating system names when operating on logical partitions (please test this as it required substantial changes in the partition module)
• Fixed a (rare) crash in the partition module
• CI is back, so translations are much more current now
• Support for reusing an existing /home partition if detected in the /etc/fstab file of an existing operating system
• New netinstall module (by Luca Giambonini and Lisa Vitolo) which offers the user a choice of packages to install. (Not active on all editions)
• A long standing and hard to debug issue with occasional unwanted resize operations being executed got fixed
• A partitioning module configuration option for showing partition labels in the manual partitioning interface got added
• support for NVME devices in fstab got improved
• mke2fs and e2fsck handling, which fixes a multitude of random (but not very frequent) install failures got much improved
• A type to search support in the keyboard module got implemented
• A partitioning module configuration option for selecting the default filesystem type got added
• End2End luks encryption
• The usual assortment of minor warning and bug fixes.

Manjaro Linux 16.08 second preview can be downloaded from here in both 32-bit and 64-bit and here is the official announcement. 

Ubuntu 16.10 Alpha 2 released

Yakkety Yak! The new Ubuntu release is getting updates time to time.It's running in the Alpha-Phase right now with improvements and bug fixes in every single development release.Recently there's an announcement made regarding the release of Yakkety Yak(Going to be 16.10) Alpha 2 release.This update in the Yakkety Yak series brings updated softwares.
The release of second Alpha 2 for the Yakkety Yak,is available for Ubuntu,Lubuntu and Ubuntu kylin.Though Release for Ubuntu 16.10 Alpha2 is availabe only in MATE DE.
  
Simon Quigley said in the announcement:

The second alpha of the Yakkety Yak (to become 16.10) has now been
released!This milestone features images for Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu Kylin.
Pre-releases of the Yakkety Yak are *not* encouraged for anyone needing
a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into
occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for
Ubuntu flavor developers and those who want to help in testing,
reporting and fixing bugs as we work towards getting this release ready.

So,If as it is a Alpha release,we expect many bugs and workarounds need.If you want to test this new comer of Ubuntu in its early phase then you may give it a try.We recommend to try it on VirtualBox.
 Download Links 
Ubuntu MATE 16.02 Alpha2: Download
LUbuntu 16.02 Alpha2: Download
Ubuntu Kylin 16.02 Alpha2: Download

Simplicity Linux 16.07 out now

Simplicity Linux is well know for it's lightweight nature and support for netbooks. The team behind this wonderful distribution has annonced the release of Simplicity 16.07. This distribution is based on Puppy Linux but this time there is a little twist. This time Simplicity Linux is avaialble in Debian based version too. Simplicity 16.07 is released in dektop and mini editions which are based on Puppy Linux and it uses LXDE as default desktop environment. As we said earlier there is X version of Simplicity 16.07 which is based on Debian via AntiX distribution.

Simplicity 16.07 desktop edition is a full featured release which also includes many applications out of the box. Mini edition of Simplicity is mainly aimed for netbooks so it is nicely cut down to minimum requirements. The X edition is the first experimental release to check whether to use Debian as base from now on or not.

Download and try Simplicity 16.07 : Official Site

Puppy Linux explained

Today is saturday, that means a new segment of  "Introduction with Linux Distro" series. In our last segment we gave a hint that we will be introducing another independent Linux distribution. So today, in this 10th segment we will be explaining about Puppy Linux.

Check out the Previous Segments below

•  Korora Linux explained
• Solus Linux explained  
• Manjaro Linux explained 
• Linux Deepin - A distro with a unique style Linux Mint-An Introduction
• Elementary OS-A brief introduction
• What is Fedora? An introduction
• What is OpenSUSE? An introduction
• What is Debian? A brief introduction

Many of us know about Puppy Linux as one of the smallest Linux distributions and it is true. Back in june 2003 team behind this distribution released the first version of Puppy Linux. It is an independent Linux distribution. Let's see some important highlights of this distribution.

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• Lightweight : Puppy Linux is incredibly lightweight. Being lightweight doesn't mean it lacks features. It includes lots of features that a full fledged Linux distribution offers. The latest release of Puppy Linux is Slacko 6.3 (which we are currently using to post this topic) is only 234 mb in size for 64 bit machines.
• Live Medium : Puppy Linux is mainly used as live medium. There is no need to install Puppy in your PC. Just create a bootable usb and use it as a live medium anywhere you want. There is also an option to save your work before you shut down the session. This way you can work anywhere and have your work saved along with you.
  
• Fast,Easy and Robust : Puupy Linux is very easy to use and understand. It loads into your ram that makes it seriously fast. There aren't many lags, it works smoothly on any machine. While keeping all this in mind, Puupy Linux is also a robust distribution. Once you start using it you will get feel of it's powers. Puppy can be used in machines with no HDD or it can be used as rescue OS.
• Desktop Environment : By default Puppy uses JWM as desktop environment but you can also get Enlightenment or Fluxbox via additional packages. Puppy need atleast 128 mb of ram and  8 mb of shared video memory to load and run smoothly.
  
• Package Management : Puppy Linux uses PET (Puppy Enhanced Tarball) as it's package management. Puupy includes many software by default which is useful in day-to-day work. If you need to do office work you will get basic appliations to do so in Puppy, you can browse internet or do various things in Puppy Linux. It is bundled nicely to provide out of the box service. If you need anything else then you can simply download and install additional packages.
  
Well, these are just few things about Puppy Linux. There is lot more in it, why not giving it a try as live medium? Maybe you will like it and you can also make it your portable system to work on the go. This concludes our 10th segment. In our next segment we are going to introduce a beautiful Linux distribution. So stay tuned with us and have fun with Linux.

Upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04.1 is now available

More than seven days' sheets has been flipped on calender since the Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS released.As said in that announcement that upgrading option for users on the previous LTS version Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, will be available sooner.So Finally, Ubuntu has started pushing the upgrade notification.Ubuntu has made an announcement as well that upgrading notification for users on Ubuntu 14.04 is now enabled.
How to upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04.1 ?

• For Users on Ubuntu 14.04If you are on Ubuntu 14.04 and willing to upgrade to 16.04.1 then you can do so by your Update Manager.

• For Users On Ubuntu 16.04So as said in our previous post about the Release of Ubuntu 16.04.1,users running Ubuntu 16.04 have already been getting the required updates time to time as the new bugs were encountered or any new changes were made.So,no need of upgradtion at all.

Ubuntu 14.04 is a LTS release,which will keep getting support till 2019. So you are still on a secure and stable release.However,upgrading to the latest one will surely give you the new features flavoured with better user experience.
Well,still there might be some users seeking for a fresh installation,instead of doing any upgrade.So they can download the latest version of Ubuntu Desktop,Server or Cloud from Ubuntu's official website.

Linux Kernel 4.6.5 and Kernel 4.4.16 released

Just after a couple of weeks,Linux Kernel 4.6.4 and 4.6.15 release was announced,here comes the next release in both series of Linux kernel 4.6 and 4.4.
Both the releases are to bring fixes and improvements in performance.There are some workarounds made in GPU drivers,Wireless,USB,Sound and others can be checked in the change log,Of Course.
In the Kernel 4.6.5 there are 220 files changed,1754 files inserted newly and 998 deletations are made.On the other hand,Linux kernel 4.4.16 has 156 files are changed,1475 insetations and 845 deletations are notified as per the announcement.

Bodhi Linux 4.0.0 Alpha released

Today Bodhi Linux makers released the first alpha version of latest Bodhi Linux 4.0.0. This alpha is only available for 64-bit machines. However, final release will be available for 32-bit and non-PAE machines too. This version is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and it features Moksha, a beautifully modified Enlightenment Desktop Environment. This build is supposed to start testing Moksha dektop on Ubuntu 16.04 base and find out all the bugs related it.

According to official sources, this release have some issues as follows :

• No Bootsplash.
• The Installer brings up a password prompt – just click OK to continue.
• Some extra menu entries are present.

The team is working hard to stay on plan and they hope to release the stable version before september. So let's hope best for them try out the alpha version if you like to test it.

To download the Alpha version CLICK HERE.

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Linux Kernel 4.7 final is here

As it was made clear in the last announcement by Linus Torvalds,Linux kernel 4.7 final release had a delay in release and the last Release Candidate of Linux kernel 4.7 rc7 was announced.Finally after a delay,Final Linux 4.7 is announced.
But this extra week delay gave some time to the developers to work around and by the time there are few patches made for sure but they are not big as told by Linus Torvalds in the announcement.Some markable work arounds are there in networking and fixes under Intel Kabylake GPU are made as well.