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OBS Studio 30.1 Released! Enabled HDR for HEVC, AV1 for VA-API

OBS Studio, the popular free open-source live streaming app, announced new major 30.1 release this Wednesday! The new release enabled HDR for HEVC over the RTMP protocol, AV1 HDR is not currently supported by YouTube. OBS Studio 30.1 reworked Image Slideshow source to load files asynchronously, and fixed an issue where the slideshow would loop […]

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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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VLC Media Player Hits 5 Billion Downloads – Big Changes Ahead

VLC media player has now been downloaded over 5 billion times across desktop and mobile devices, with the most recent release clocking up 335 million downloads on its own! Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president of VideoLAN, the non-profit organisation who deve…

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VLC Player Hits 5 Billion Downloads, Prepares for WebAssembly, Vision Pro App

Free and open-source “OG” media player VLC surpasses 5 billion downloads.
VLC, the popular video player software, has reached a major milestone by surpassing five billion downloads, as reported by the Lowpass newsletter. The VideoLAN project, which dev…

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OBS Studio 30.1 Released With AV1 Support for VA-API, PipeWire Camera Source

Highlights of OBS Studio 30.1 include the PipeWire Video Capture Device source, AV1 support for VA-API, AV1 support for WebRTC/WHIP output, HDR for HEVC over RTMP, multi-track audio support for MPEG-TS, and channel selection for CoreAudio input devices…

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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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Raspberry Pi OS Is Now Powered by Linux 6.6 LTS, Improves Raspberry Pi 5 Support

Raspberry Pi OS 2024-03-12 is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.6 LTS and offering improved support for Raspberry Pi 5.
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KaOS 2024.03 Launches with Plasma 6.0

March’s KaOS release brings a much-anticipated Plasma 6 desktop environment with Wayland as default and waving goodbye to GTK2 in KaOS.
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Cross-Industry Giants Unite for Speedometer 3.0

Speedometer 3.0 browser benchmark launches, boosting web app responsiveness testing with input from Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla.
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The Role of Linux in the Open-Source Security Ecosystem: Collaborative Solutions for a Safer Digital World

In cybersecurity, Linux stands out as a solution known for its open-source nature, adaptability, reliability, and robust security measures.

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OpenMediaVault 7 NAS Gains Kubernetes Capabilities

Extend your NAS server functionalities to the maximum with OpenMediaVault’s K3s plugin, bringing cutting-edge container management.
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OBS Studio 30.1 Released with AV1 Support for VA-API, PipeWire Camera Source

OBS Studio 30.1 open-source screencasting and streaming app is now available for download with PipeWire Camera source, AV1 support for VA-API, as well as many other new features.
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GNOME 46 Release Candidate Is Now Available With Last-Minute Changes

The GNOME 46 RC (Release Candidate) milestone is here, with one last set of changes for the final release on March 20th. Probably the biggest change is the long-awaited variable refresh rate (VRR) feature (even if it will be an experimental feature that users need to manually enable) along with the corresponding entry in Settings […]

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KDE Plasma 6.0.2 Update Delivers More Fixes

The second bug-fix update to KDE Plasma 6 is now available, arriving just over a week after the first one rolled out. KDE Plasma 6.0.2 brings a bunch of band-aids to resolves crashes, quirks, and other odd-ball behaviours reported by users since the KD…

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Hyprland Considers CLA to Deter Commercial Exploitation

Hyprland tiling window manager’s lead dev contemplates BSD-3 license change to prevent commercial misuse. Here’s more on that!
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KaOS Linux 2024.03 Is Out to Deliver a Stable KDE Plasma 6 Experience

KaOS Linux 2024.03 distribution is now available for download featuring the latest stable KDE Plasma 6.0 desktop environment series, as well as KDE Gear 24.02, KDE Frameworks 6.0, and Linux kernel 6.7.
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Mozilla’s New CEO Prioritizes Tab Grouping Feature in Firefox

A welcome decision from the newly appointed CEO to kick-start development for the Tab grouping feature in Firefox.
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KDE Plasma 6.0.2 Improves Night Color, Discover, Plasma Wayland, and More

KDE Plasma 6.0.2 is now available as a maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment addressing more bugs, crashes, and other issues.
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X11 No More: Fedora 41 Paves the Way for Wayland

The end of an era for X11 is here, as Fedora 41 embraces Wayland. Discover the reasons behind this change and what it means for users.
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