7 Linux Terminals From the Future

Just when I thought the terminals cannot be innovated, there is an influx of modern terminal emulators with interesting new features.

NetBeans 25 Released! PHP 8.4 Support & Parallel Test with Gradle

Apache NetBeans announced new 25 release a few days ago. Here are the new features and how to install guide for Ubuntu. NetBeans 25 was released after 2 release candidates. It updated the user interface with another batch of SVG icons for better HiDPI display support, and switched SVG loading routine in ImageUtilities from the […]

FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, March 7, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, March 7 from 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, February 28, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, February 28 from 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

gettext @ Savannah: GNU gettext 0.24 released

Download from https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gettext/gettext-0.24.tar.gz

New in this release:

Programming languages support:

JavaScript:

xgettext now parses recursive JSX expressions correctly.

Rust:

xgettext now supports Rust.

‘msgfmt -c…

gettext @ Savannah: GNU gettext 0.24 released

Download from https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gettext/gettext-0.24.tar.gz

New in this release:

Programming languages support:

JavaScript:

xgettext now parses recursive JSX expressions correctly.

Rust:

xgettext now supports Rust.

‘msgfmt -c…

HandBrake 1.9.2 Released with Few More Fixes [Ubuntu PPA]

Just few weeks after the last release, HandBrake video transcoding released new 1.9.2 version with few more fixes. In new HandBrake 1.9.2, it now allows muxing NVENC AV1 and VCN AV1 in WebM container. It also fixed a crash that could happen when a source contains chapters with no titles. For Windows, the release also […]

Plank Reloaded: Desktop Dock App for Cinnamon

At one time, Linux dock apps were a plentiful species, with innovative ‘panel painters’ like GNOME Do/Docky to unashamed bling-kings AWN, DockBarX and Cairo Dock. Yet it was the modest Plank which stayed the course and outlived them. Thing …

Distribution Release: Armbian 25.2.1

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Armbian is a Linux distribution designed for ARM development boards. It is usually based on one of the stable or development versions of Debian or Ubuntu and it supports a wide variety o…

OSI to Faraone: Too Friggin’ Bad

Remember the classic headline from the 1970s: “Ford to city — drop dead?” Well, this is how it looks, transcribed to open source in the 21st century. It’s a different scale, but…
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Armbian 25.2 Released with Support for New Boards, Linux 6.12 LTS, and More

Armbian 25.2 distribution for ARM devices is now available for download with support for new boards, Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, as well as various improvements. Here’s what’s new!
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Is AI Compatible With Free Software?

As everybody from The Linux Foundation to Open Source Initiative to Facebook can tell you, figuring out how to make artificial intelligence platforms fit the four freedoms has been no easy task.
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Don’t know how to quit Windows 10? This Linux distro is for you – and it’s free

Free10 is a repacking of the Q40S Linux distribution and it makes an outstanding option for anyone looking to migrate from Windows to Linux.

How to Install ntopng on Debian 12

Ntopng is an open-source network traffic monitoring tool for traffic analysis and real-time visualization. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install the Ntopng Network Monitoring Tool on the Debian 12 server.

KiCad 9.0 Released! Predefined Output Jobs & Multi-channel Design

KiCad, the free open-source suite for electronic computer-aided design, announced new 9.0.0 release a few days ago. KiCad 9.0 is a new major release that contains exciting new features, usability improvements, and hundreds of bug fixes. The release added a feature that provides predefined sets of jobs (e.g., plotting, exporting, and running DRC) on schematics […]

How to Install the Original Kernel 6.8 in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Want to downgrade the Linux Kernel to the original GA (General Availability) Kernel 6.8 in Ubuntu 24.04? Here’s how to do the job step by step. Since Ubuntu 24.04.2, the LTS by default ships with HWE kernel 6.11, which will be updated to the newer kernel series for the next point releases. However, the original […]

Battle for Wesnoth 1.18.4 Released with Changes to Eastern Invasion Campaign

Battle for Wesnoth, the free open-source turn-based strategy game, released new version 1.18.4 few days ago. The new release introduced some changes to the single player campaigns mode, updated the UI, translations, and fixed some bugs. In the Eastern Invasion campaign, achievement (S04c) now only triggers when escaping with all knights alive. Flying units (S11/S99) […]

Superfile: A Modern, Lightweight File Manager for Linux Terminal

The post Superfile: A Modern, Lightweight File Manager for Linux Terminal first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .If you are a Linux user who loves working in the terminal, you know how important it is to have
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GNU Emacs 30.1 Released with Android & Improved Touchscreen Support

GNU Emacs text editor released new 30.1 version on Sunday with many new features. Emacs is finally ported to Android operating system. Though, it requires to be compiled on another computer with Android NDK, SDK and Java compiler. See the “INSTALL” file under java sub-folder of the source for details. The new release also improved […]

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1110

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: iodeOS 6.0
News: Arch retiring old repositories, openSUSE makes progress on reproducible builds, Fedora is getting more serious about open hardw…