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Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.7 Release Candidate

The development of the Linux kernel continues with Linux 6.7, the next major kernel release expected by the end of the year, and Linus Torvalds just announced today the availability of the first Release Candidate (RC) milestone for public testing.
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First Look at Ubuntu 23.10 on Raspberry Pi 5

My Raspberry Pi 5 finally arrived yesterday, so the first thing I did after I set it up was to try various GNU/Linux distributions, ending up with Canonical’s latest Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) release. Expect this to be a review of both software an…

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FFmpeg 6.1 “Heaviside” Released With VAAPI AV1 Encoder, HW Vulkan Decoding

Coming more than eight months after FFmpeg 6.0 “Von Neumann”, the FFmpeg 6.1 release is dubbed “Heaviside” and introduces multi-threaded Vulkan-powered hardware accelerated decoding supporting H264, HEVC, and AV1 codecs, as well as a VAAPI (Video Accel…

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Clonezilla Live 3.1.1 Bumps Kernel to Linux 6.5, Adds Many Disk Cloning Improvements

Clonezilla Live 3.1.1 is here more than six months after Clonezilla Live 3.1.0, and it’s powered by a new kernel, namely Linux 6.5.8, which is a significant upgrade from the Linux 6.1.25 used in the previous release, despite the fact that Linux 6.1 is a long-term supported series. As expected, Linux 6.5 will bring better […]

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GIMP 2.10.36 Released with Support for ASE and ACB Palettes, New Gradient, and More

GIMP 2.10.36 is here more than eight months after GIMP 2.10.34 and brings support for Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) and Adobe Color Book (ACB) palettes, as well as a new gradient option called “FG to Transparent (Hardedge)” that generates a gradient from…

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Roadmap to Elementary OS 8: Goals & Release Details

The elementary OS team has unveiled some exciting developments on the path to elementary OS 8, and it’s time for you to get the scoop.
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Fedora 39 Released, It Is All about GNOME 45

Powered by Linux kernel 6.5, Fedora 39 comes with a brilliant GNOME 45 integration, and Onyx joins the family of Fedora’s immutable OSes. Here’s what’s new!
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Kubescape 3.0 Elevates Open-Source Kubernetes Security

Targeted at the DevSecOps practitioner or platform engineer, Kubescape, the open-source Kubernetes security platform, has reached version 3.0.
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LXQt 1.4 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New

LXQt 1.4 is here almost seven months after LXQt 1.3, and it looks like it’s the last update to be based on the Qt 5 open-source application framework. The devs are already porting it to Qt 6, and the next LXQt release should be fully ported if everythi…

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LibreOffice 7.5.8 Is Here as the Last Update in the Series, Upgrade to LibreOffice 7.6 Now

LibreOffice 7.5.8 is here one and a half months after LibreOffice 7.5.7, which was an emergency, unscheduled update that addressed a security vulnerability in the WebP codec. LibreOffice 7.5.8 contains a total of 21 bug fixes to make the LibreOffice 7….

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It’s Final: Fedora 40 to Offer Plasma 6, Drops X11 Entirely

FESCo members voted 6+1 to include KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland as the only desktop mode available in Fedora 40. Here’s more on that!
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Audacity 3.4 Released with Music Workflows, New Exporter & More

Coming more than six months after Audacity 3.3, the Audacity 3.4 release is here to introduce three new features, starting with music workflows, allowing you to switch between hh:mm:ss time and Beats & Measures, as well as to time-stretch clips to …

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Nitrux 3.1 Brings Plasma 5.27.9 and Latest Software Updates

Powered by Liquorix kernel 6.4, Nitrux 3.1 ships with the latest Plasma 5.27.9 desktop and NVIDIA 545.29.02 driver. More about that here!
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Fwupd 1.9.7 Adds Support for More Synaptics Prometheus Fingerprint Readers

Linux firmware upgrading utility fwupd has been updated today to version 1.9.7, a release that adds support for more hardware devices, new features, as well as various bug fixes.
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) Daily Build ISOs Are Now Available for Download

With the development cycle for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) opened, Canonical has now published the first daily build ISO images for early adopters, application developers, and general public testing.
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Garuda Linux Released “Spizaetus” With New Hyperland ISO

Explore the latest release of Garuda Linux 20231029, “Spizaetus,” and find out what makes this Arch-based distribution stand out.
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Peppermint OS Introduces Devuan Build for ARM

Peppermint OS unveils a Devuan-based build for ARM devices, ensuring compatibility and efficiency for a variety of hardware.
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NVIDIA 545.29.02 Linux Graphics Driver Is Out With Wayland Improvements, More

NVIDIA 545.29.02 is here with beta-quality support for NVIDIA GeForce and NVIDIA Workstation GPUs to open-source Linux kernel modules that NVIDIA offers alongside the proprietary variant of its graphics driver.
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VLC 3.0.20 Brings Fixes for Potential Security Issue, AV1 Hardware Decoder

VideoLAN released today VLC 3.0.20 as a new update in the latest VLC 3.0 series of this popular, free, open-source, and cross-platform media player software for GNU/Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, tvOS, and Windows systems.
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Linux Kernel 6.6 Arrives With Numerous Refinements

The Linux kernel 6.6 release is a big one with plenty of improvements across the board for various laptops, networking hardware, processors, and whatnot.
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