Streamline Your Linux Workflow with Albert

It’s not magic—it just feels like it. Meet Albert, your desktop superpower.
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Floating Mini Panel GNOME Extension Adds Auto Mode

The Floating Mini Panel GNOME Shell Extension I wrote about recently now includes an option to automatically activate the compact, movable panel based on your workflow. While there are a couple of caveats to how this auto-mode gets triggered, it’…

KDE Plasma 6.3.6 Released with Numerous Improvements and Bug Fixes

KDE Plasma 6.3.6 is now available as the sixth point release to the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series with various improvements and bug fixes.
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KDE Plasma 6.3.6 Released with Numerous Improvements and Bug Fixes

KDE Plasma 6.3.6 is now available as the sixth point release to the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series with various improvements and bug fixes.
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Amarok 3.3 Open-Source Music Player Is Out as First Release Fully Ported to Qt 6

Amarok 3.3 open-source music player is now available for download as the first release ported to the latest Qt 6 and KDE Frameworks 6 series. Here’s what’s new!
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Amarok 3.3 Open-Source Music Player Is Out as First Release Fully Ported to Qt 6

Amarok 3.3 open-source music player is now available for download as the first release ported to the latest Qt 6 and KDE Frameworks 6 series. Here’s what’s new!
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GNOME 48.3 Adds Support for More Video/Audio Types in Nautilus’ Search Filter

GNOME 48.3 is now available as the third maintenance update to the GNOME 48.3 desktop environment with various enhancements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s changed!
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OBS Studio 31.1 Adds Linux Multitrack Video Support + More

Are you in the mood to stream or screen-record? If so, a new version of OBS Studio is out with an appreciable set of improvements you’ll want to take advantage of! OBS Studio 31.1 adds support for multitrack video on Linux (and macOS) having been…

How Trump’s Policies Are Escalating Europe’s Data Sovereignty and Tech Independence Drive

Firewalls are rising, alliances are fraying, and Europe’s digital future may be written in code untouched by American hands.
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Distribution Release: NethServer 8.5

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. NethServer is a Rocky Linux-based application server specifically designed for small offices and medium enterprises. The project’s latest version, 8.5, introduces worker node compatiblit…

Distribution Release: NethServer 8.5

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. NethServer is a Rocky Linux-based application server specifically designed for small offices and medium enterprises. The project’s latest version, 8.5, introduces worker node compatiblit…

Linux Kernel 6.14: A Leap Forward in Intel and AMD CPU Support

by George Whittaker

Released on March 24, 2025, Linux Kernel 6.14 introduces significant enhancements for Intel and AMD processors, focusing on performance, power efficiency, and hardw…

OBS Studio 31.1.0 Released with Multitrack Video for Linux & macOS

After more than a month of Beta and RC testing, OBS Studio 31.1.0 finally officially released today! The new release of this popular free open-source live streaming and screen recording software added many new features, various improvements, and dozens of bug-fixes. OBS Studio introduced multi-track video support since version 30.2. It’s a feature allowing to […]

GNOME 49 Alpha Released with Tablet Pad Dials Support & Xorg Disabled

The first alpha release of GNOME Desktop 49 is out for testing purpose! The developer team announced the release of this alpha one day ago. And, if everything goes well, GNOME 49 will be default in Ubuntu 25.10 and Fedora Workstation 43. First, GNOME 49 introduced new core apps Showtime video player and Papers document […]

Top 5 Open-Source OCR Tools for Linux in 2025

The post Top 5 Open-Source OCR Tools for Linux in 2025 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .OCR stands for optical character recognition, and software of this type is designed to convert images, pictures, or scanned documents
Th…

OBS Studio 31.1 Released with Multitrack Video Support on Linux

OBS Studio 31.1 open-source video recording and live streaming software is now available for download with new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new!
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Thunderbird 140 ESR Released with New Features

Thunderbird 140 ‘Eclipse’ is the latest ESR release of this famed open source email client. See the new features, changes and how to upgrade to it in this post.
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Bash 5.3 Release Brings ‘Significant New Features’

A new version of the GNU project’s Bourne Again SHell (better known to most of us as Bash) has been released. According the official release announcement Bash 5.3 includes ‘significant new features’ alongside an assortment of other im…

Gemini CLI AI Is Cool, but You Should Wear Protection

Gemini on the command line is a blast—but hey, it’s still Google. Suit up with some privacy armor before you dive in.
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Bugs Found in sudo

Two critical flaws allow users to gain access to root privileges.