[tomek@vz]

Despite being FOSS, Linux distros will often add support for proprietary apps within the operating system. Not only does it make it easier for people to migrate from closed-source operating systems to Linux, but it's also really handy for people who may not want to pick from the open-source options available.

Unfortunately, it turns out that GNOME 50 will scrap a part of its GNOME Online Accounts (GOA) tool that allows people to add Google Drive to Nautilus. However, before you reach for your pitchforks, it's worth noting that it got scrapped because, seemingly, nobody really cares for it.

> GNOME 50 killed Google Drive integration because nobody wanted to maintain it

Archinstall 4.0 is out today and just in time for the April 1 monthly refresh to the Arch Linux installer. With Archinstall 4.0, this Arch Linux OS installer is now using the Textual TUI library rather than the Curses library.

Archinstall 4.0 is now using Textual rather than Curses to provide a more modern text-based user interface. THe developers feel this provides a better looking terminal-based installer for Arch Linux rather than the mature curses library.

> Archinstall 4.0 Released For Improved Arch Linux Installer Using Textual UI

The Arch Linux-based SystemRescue (formerly known as SystemRescueCd) live Linux toolkit for system rescue and recovery tasks has been updated today to version 13, a release that ships with a brand-new kernel, new tools, and various improvements.
Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series, SystemRescue 13 ships with updated Bcachefs tools and kernel module, and new tools including the FATSort utility for sorting FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and exFAT partitions, and nss-mdns, a NSS plugin providing host name resolution via Multicast DNS.

> SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More