Options to replace CentOS, Ubuntu takes risks in 21.04, and Google destroys Chromium - Linux News

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This time, we have various moves to replace CentOS, some big things happening for the next Ubuntu release, and Google trying to drive people away from Chromium.

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Well it seems like Red Hat realized that this move wouldn't drive people to go and buy Red Hat Enterprise Linux licenses in droves, but would probably push more people away, as they decided to make RHEL free for up to 16 servers. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/centos-is-gone-but-rhel-is-now-free-for-up-to-16-production-servers/

Speaking of replacements to CentOS, Alma Linux has its first beta out right now. Alma Linux is a distribution spearheaded by CloudLinux, which already has a lot of experience with CentOS, as they developed CloudLinux OS for 10 years, which already was a fork of Red Hat. https://blog.almalinux.org/almalinux-beta-release-update/

Ubuntu announced that their next release, Ubuntu 21.04, which should release before the end of April 2021, won't be using the GNOME 40. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/01/why-ubuntu-21-04-wont-include-gnome-40-or-gtk4

Even more surprising, Ubuntu 21.04 will also be the release in which Ubuntu moves to Wayland by default. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/01/ubuntu-21-04-will-use-wayland-by-default

KDE 5.21 is very, very close, as its first beta was released. I'll have a dedicated video a few days before the official release, but 5.21 is looking pretty good, with a lot of improvements. https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.20.90/

Google is making moves to try and stem the tide of chromium based browsers that threaten the hegemony of Chrome on the internet. They decided to remove access to a number of Google Apis from chromium, that made the browser, and everything based on it, a lot more useful. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/01/chromium-sync-google-api-removed

System76 has yet another new laptop to offer: the Darter Pro. https://system76.com/laptops/darter

Tuxedo also has a new laptop out, and it's called the InfinityBook S 15. https://www.gaming ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti6GWcpZy8k