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BSD Release: FreeBSD 14.2

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The FreeBSD team have announced the release of FreeBSD 14.2. The new release includes several minor changes, mostly in th erealm of updated hardware drivers, an update to OpenZFS 2.2.6, …

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Cinnamon Desktop 6.4 Released with New Look

A new version of the Cinnamon desktop environment has been tagged for release – a sure-fire sign that the Linux Mint 22.1 beta is on the way! As the flagship desktop of Linux Mint, Cinnamon 6.4 will come preinstalled in Linux Mint 22.1 when it’s …

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FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, December 6, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, December 6 from 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

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ClamAV: The Best Malwarebytes Alternative for Linux

Malwarebytes isn’t available for Linux, but ClamAV is a reliable alternative! This open-source antivirus scans for threats, detects malware, and protects your Linux system effectively. Learn how to install, configure, and use ClamAV to secure your syst…

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Dolphin Emulator 2412 Added Official Linux Flatpak Support

Dolphin, the popular free open-source GameCube and Wii emulator, released new 2412 version today! The game emulator supported Linux previously through an official Ubuntu PPA, however discontinued! In the new release, it added back official Linux support through Flatpak package, which works in most Linux distributions, through runs in sandbox. The Flatpak package is available […]

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Qt Creator 15 Open-Source IDE Released with Axivion Support, New Themes

Qt Creator 15 open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is now available for download with Axivion support, new themes, and more. Here’s what’s new!
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 1st, 2024

The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for December 1st, 2024, brings news about Linux 6.13 Release Candidate, Cinnamon 6.4, Firefox 133, Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, elementary OS 8, Firefox 134 beta, KDE Plasma 6.2.4, Ubuntu Touch OTA-7, Armbian 24.11, NixOS…

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5 Privacy-Focused Notion Alternatives That I Tried!

Looking to replace Notion with some open source and privacy-friendly solutions on Linux? I tried a few alternatives and here’s what I think of them.

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Arch Linux Cheat Sheet: Essential Commands for New Users

The post Arch Linux Cheat Sheet: Essential Commands for New Users first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Arch Linux is a powerful, lightweight Linux distribution that gives users complete control over their systems. However, it’s …

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25 Must-Have Apps for Fedora Linux Users

Maximize your Fedora Linux experience with this comprehensive guide to the top 25 apps! From development tools like VS Code to multimedia favorites like GIMP, this curated list covers essential applications for productivity, creativity, and system mana…

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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1099

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: AnduinOS 1.0.1
News: SUSE continues rebranding efforts, UBports gearing up for next major version, Murena offering NFC phone, Mint rises to the …

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HandBrake 1.9 Brings Lossless VP9 Encoding, Intel QSV VVC Decoding

A major new update to the powerful open source video converter HandBrake is available. In the 6 months (give or take) since the HandBrake 1.8 release arrived with its GTK4 (but not libadwaita) GUI in tow, the team has furnished this free media conversa…

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HandBrake 1.9 Brings Lossless VP9 Encoding, Intel QSV VVC Decoding

A major new update to the powerful open source video converter HandBrake is available. In the 6 months (give or take) since the HandBrake 1.8 release arrived with its GTK4 (but not libadwaita) GUI in tow, the team has furnished this free media conversa…

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Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.13 Release Candidate

Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 6.13 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect!
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HandBrake 1.9 Adds Support for Lossless VP9 Encoding, Intel QSV VVC Decoder

HandBrake 1.9 open-source video transcoder is now available for download with an Intel QSV VVC hardware video decoder, support for lossless VP9 encoding, an ALAC audio encoder, Vorbis pass-through support, and more. Here’s what’s new!
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unifont @ Savannah: Unifont 16.0.02 Released

1 December 2024 Unifont 16.0.02 is now available.  This is a minor release with many glyph improvements.  See the ChangeLog file for details.

Download this release from GNU server mirrors at:

     https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/unifont/unifont-16.0….

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Last Arch Linux ISO Release for 2024 Brings Linux Kernel 6.12 and Archinstall 3.0

Arch Linux 2024.12.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for December 2024 powered by Linux kernel 6.12 and featuring an improved installation experience.
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gettext @ Savannah: GNU gettext 0.23 released

Download from https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gettext/gettext-0.23.tar.gz

New in this release:

Internationalized data formats:

XML:

The escaping of characters such as & < > has been changed:

No escaping is done any more by xgettext, …

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NixOS 24.11 Released with GNOME 47 and KDE Plasma 6.2, PipeWire by Default

NixOS 24.11 independent Linux distribution is now available for download with GNOME 47, KDE Plasma 6.2, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Discord Screen Share Sound Finally Works on Linux

If you’re an avid user of the Discord Linux app and been annoyed that screen share audio doesn’t work, there’s good news: it now does! The latest version of Discord for Linux at long last includes the option to ‘share system aud…

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