Xfce Apps Update for July 2021 Brings New Releases of Catfish, Mousepad, Sensors Plugin, and More

July 2021 looks to have been another slow month for Xfce’s apps updates, but we did receive some important ones, starting with the Catfish file searching tool, which received not one but two releases that enabled the sidebar by default, added local source (pip) installation support, enabled support for searching compressed files, added full-text search […]

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First Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 5.13 is Now Available for Download

Arch Linux 2021.08.01 has been released, and it’s the first monthly ISO snapshot of the popular GNU/Linux distribution to ship with the latest and greatest Linux 5.13 kernel series, which is now used by default. Linux 5.13.6 is included in this snapshot, but the Linux 5.13.7 point release already hit the testing repos at the […]

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Linux Lite 5.6 Is Out for Public Testing, Final Release Expected on September 1st

Still derived from the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series, most precisely on the Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS point release, Linux Lite 5.6 looks to be yet another small maintenance update that only updates various of the default apps and core components, and brings new artwork. The biggest change in the Linux Lite 5.6 […]

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Plasma Mobile 21.07 Released with Improvements for Kasts, Dialer, Shell, and More

Plasma Mobile 21.07 brings updates to the Shell with a much-improved top panel (which makes the Shell more responsive overall), the Dialer with better support for international numbers, support for hardware keyboards, and the ability to display the right contact name when receiving a call, as well as the Qrca QR reader, with support for […]

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GNOME 40.3 Released with Improvements to GNOME Software, Many Bug Fixes

Coming about five weeks after the GNOME 40.2 release, GNOME 40.3 is here with an updated GNOME Software app that now automatically installs application updates depending on the type of application and user configuration. It also includes apps from disabled repositories in the search results of the Activities Overview, an improved Updates tab, as well […]

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 18th, 2021

This week has been slow in news and I was busy traveling for personal matters. Despite that, we got some very hot news, such as the release of Firefox 90, the Ubuntu Touch OTA-18 software update for Linux phones, and Valve’s own gaming handheld powered by Arch Linux and KDE Plasma. On top of that, […]

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GNOME 41 – New Features & Release Date

In this article, we summarize the available information for the GNOME 41 release and brief you about the new features and schedules.
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Steam Client on Linux Has Been Updated, Here’s What’s New

Valve continues to polish the Steam Client, and a new version has been released. On the Linux side, there are several changes and fixes. Here’s what’s new.
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CBL-Mariner Linux 1.0 Released by Microsoft; Here’s How to Install it

Microsoft has shown much more love for Linux in recent years. Windows Subsystem for Linux is a clear example of this. CBL-Mariner Linux 1.0 is the first stable release of this new distro developed by Microsoft for internal use. Learn how to install it …

KDE Frameworks 5.84 Released with Expandable Tooltips, Performance Improvements

KDE Frameworks 5.84 introduces a new user interface feature called expandable tooltips. This adds a “Press Shift for more” label to the tooltips in KDE apps that use the KXMLGui and Kirigami frameworks to display the longer text of that tooltip. The development is a replacement for the “What’s This?” feature. This release also improves […]

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Ubuntu 21.10 Impish Indri – New Features and Release Date

The final release of 2021, Ubuntu 21.10 Impish Indri development is in progress. In this post, we sum up the new features known so far and planned release dates.
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Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 5.14 Release Candidate

While most GNU/Linux distributions are struggling to upgrade their kernels to Linux 5.13, which already got its first point release and is marked as “stable” on the kernel.org website, the kernel developers are busy again with the next major release, Linux kernel 5.14. The first Release Candidate (RC) is now ready for public testing, as […]

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digiKam 7.3 Open-Source Photo Management App Released with ExifTool Support, More

Coming about three months after digiKam 7.2, the digiKam 7.3 release is here to introduce official support for the famous ExifTool utility for handling file metadata instead of Exiv2. digiKam now features an ExifTool metadata viewer in the metadata sidebar, which can be accessed from everywhere within the app. Another new feature in this release […]

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Mozilla Firefox 90 Is Now Available for Download, Removes Built-In FTP Support

The biggest change in the Mozilla Firefox 90 release is the deprecation of FTP (File Transfer Protocol) support. Firefox follows in the footsteps of Google Chrome/Chromium, and other web browsers, to no longer allow access to ftp:// links. Mozilla started deprecating FTP support since Firefox 88, but users were able to re-enable the feature by […]

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Solus 4.3 Delivers New Desktop Environment Updates

Solus has just released a new update to their Fortitude series of distributions, bringing us up to version 4.3. Let’s take a quick look at what’s new in the Solus 4.3 desktop environment.
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Linux Mint 20.2 Released with the Long-Awaited Cinnamon 5 Desktop

Linux Mint 20.2 comes with Cinnamon 5 and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use. It is a long-term support release based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and it is supported until 2025.
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Tor Browser 10.5 Adds Wayland Support, Further Improves the UX for Censored Users

Tor Browser 10.5 is a major update, and it’s all about improving the experience for users living in countries where their ISPs censor the internet. It helps censored users seamlessly access the open Internet by simplifying the connection flow, detecting censorship, and providing bridges. Starting with this release, Snowflake, the system that defeats internet censorship, […]

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KaOS 2021.06 Released, Brings the Latest KDE Plasma 5.22

KaOS provides one of the best integrations yet of a refreshed KDE-based computing platform. The latest KaOS 2021.06 release comes with KDE Plasma 5.22, which offers new visual effects and a new system monitor.

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Mageia 7 Reached End-of-Life on June 30th, 2021. Here’s How to Upgrade to Mageia 8

Released on July 1st, 2019, the Mageia 7 release shipped with the Linux 5.1 kernel, KDE Plasma 5.15 desktop environment, the DNF package manager supporting system upgrades from Mageia 6 to Mageia 7, a revamped welcome screen, and much more. The release was supported for exactly two years, until June 30th, 2021, with software and […]

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