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System 76 Says Cosmic Desktop Is Late but on Schedule

While the alpha release of the new scratch-built-in-Rust Cosmic desktop has been pushed back by a couple of months, that’s not expected to delay the launch of the production ready version that will be the default DE in Pop!_OS 24.04 later this year.
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Sparky Linux 7.3 Released, Here’s What’s New

The latest Sparky 7.3 brings the Debian 12.5 package base, Linux kernel 6.1 LTS, LibreOffice 7.4.7, KDE Plasma 5.27.5, and more.
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Goodbye GNOME ISO: CachyOS March Release Prioritizes Plasma 6

CachyOS’s streamlined March 2024 release introduces Plasma 6 with Wayland, new CDNs, and refined filesystems.
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KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Landed to Armbian

Armbian introduces Plasma 6 desktop images to SBCs enthusiasts, leveraging the power of KDE Neon for superior performance.
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Raspberry Pi OS Is Now Powered by Linux 6.6 LTS, Improves Raspberry Pi 5 Support

While still based on the latest Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series, Raspberry Pi OS is now powered by the Linux 6.6 LTS kernel series, which is a major upgrade from Linux kernel 6.1 LTS used in previous releases.
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Linux Kernel 6.8 Released. This is What’s New.

A new mainline Linux Kernel 6.8 is now available. Find out what are the best new features of this version.
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KDE Plasma 6.0.2 Improves Night Color, Discover, Plasma Wayland & More

Coming just a week after KDE Plasma 6.0.1, the KDE Plasma 6.0.2 update is here to fix a bug that caused the Night Color feature to fail to work on systems with certain GPUs and fix a crash in the Plasma Discover package manager that occurred when searc…

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Kdenlive 24.02 Debuts With Qt6 and KDE Frameworks 6

Kdenlive’s latest update brings major improvements: better Wayland support, native performance boosts, and a focus on stability.
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Wine 9.4 Released with Initial OpenGL Wayland Support

Wine 9.4 debuts with vkd3d 1.11, Wayland driver OpenGL, elevated privileges, HID enhancements, and bug fixes. Here’s more on that!
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Postfix 3.9 Email Server Introduces MongoDB Support

Postfix 3.9 MTA embraces MongoDB, upgrades MySQL/pgSQL clients, and tightens security with essential improvements.
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Zorin OS 17.1 Rolls Out with Windows Users in Mind

Zorin OS 17.1 brings over 100 Windows app alternatives, Wine 9.0 support, and an education edition for impactful learning. Here’s more on that!
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Fedora 41 Drops the GNOME Xorg Sessions

Fedora Workstation 41 will not include GNOME Xorg sessions by default, as the team leans towards embracing Wayland’s benefits.
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Opus 1.5 Audio Codec Released With ML-Based Features

Opus 1.5 introduces machine learning for an enhanced audio experience, ensuring compatibility and high performance on most CPUs.
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GStreamer 1.24 Multimedia Framework Released With Vulkan H.264 & H.265 Video Decoders

Highlights of the GStreamer 1.24 release include Vulkan H.264 and H.265 video decoders, a new unixfd plugin for efficient 1:N inter-process communication on Linux, new GstMeta for SMPTE ST-291M HANC/VANC Ancillary Data, a new W3C Media Source Extension…

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Pacman 6.1.0 Introduces Cache Server Support

Arch Linux’s Pacman 6.1.0 introduces cache server support, an improved sysroot option, better handling of corrupt packages, and more.
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Shotcut 24.02 Open-Source Video Editor Released With Ambisonic Audio Support

Coming a month after Shotcut 24.01, the Shotcut 24.02 release is here to add support for the full-sphere surround sound format called Ambisonic in Settings > Audio Channels. Ambisonic audio is often used with 360° video and can be output as spherica…

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GParted 1.6 Open-Source Partition Editor Improves exFAT Support and Fixes Bugs

GParted 1.6 open-source partition editor software is now available for download, with improved exFAT support and various bug fixes.

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Giada 1.0 Open-Source Loop Machine Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

Giada 1.0 open-source, minimalistic, and hardcore loop machine and music production software is now available for download with major changes.

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Tails 6.0 Officially Released, Based on Debian 12 “Bookworm” and GNOME 43

Tails 6.0 anonymous Linux OS is now available for download based on the Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series and GNOME 43 desktop environment. Here’s what’s new!

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KDE Releases Plasma 6 for Mobile Devices With Revamped Homescreen

Plasma Mobile 6 comes with a refreshed default home screen with customizable pages that allow users to organize their favorite apps in a grid and group them in folders, an app drawer and KRunner search, support for importing and exporting homescreen la…

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