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Nobara 42: SteamOS alternative updated with better driver manager, custom app store, and new Linux kernel
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Nobara Linux is a Fedora-based, gaming-focussed Linux distribution whose lead developer, known as GloriousEggroll, is responsible for the ever-popular Proton-GE, a tweaked version of Valve's Proton compatibility layer. On Tuesday, May 13, GloriousEggroll announced Nobara 42, which is an iterative update to Nobara 41 but features a number of notable changes to the default configuration and the included software and drivers.
One of the biggest changes to arrive with Nobara 42 is the switch from Firefox to Brave as the default browser. The justification for this is a video bug that is present in the current Firefox version and the browsers that use Firefox as a base. When switching to Brave, the Nobara team implemented a custom policy that disables some Brave features that are commonly complained about in the FOSS community, like Brave Rewards, Brave Wallet, Brave VPN, and AI Chat. Tor is also disabled by default, and the DNS Over HTTPS Mode is set to automatic. These changes should result in a minimally intrusive Brave browsing experience, but they can be reverted by simply editing or removing the policy file, as mentioned in the update changelog.
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Nobara Linux 42 brings performance boost and better hardware support
The Nobara Project has released a new version of its Linux distribution, bringing updated packages, performance improvements, and a few visual tweaks aimed at making life easier for users who want a system that works well out of the box. Nobara Linux 42 includes changes that will be especially useful for anyone who wants a preconfigured Fedora-based desktop with minimal setup.
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Nobara 42 Officially released!
Brave was not our first or immediate choice, however the decision to change to Brave comes after a long period of testing with various browsers failing in some way or another. Firefox and firefox based browsers (such as floorp and librewolf) would incur a GPU crash when scrolling live videos (things like youtube shorts, tiktok, etc) with VRR enabled: http://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/12528 Chromium and Vivaldi both would break google meets with hardware acceleration enabled (however their flatpaks were fine)
In the end, Brave was the only one that did not break on any of these, and additionally did not require any external/system packages for enabling codecs for video playback.
Additionally, please note that we do not modify Brave browser itself in any way. It comes directly from the official brave repository, which we ship enabled. The policy we provide is a completely separate package (nobara-browser-policy) and can be removed independently.