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Linux Mint 22 Adopts PipeWire, New Linux Kernel Cadence

A slew of modernisation are set to ship in next version of Linux Mint, which will be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. First up, Linux Mint 22 will switch to using Pipewire as its default sound server. Most major Linux distros now use Pipewire. The tech moder…

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Tumbleweed Users Face Urgent 2,000+ Package Updates

openSUSE rebuilds the entire codebase of Tumbleweed after a backdoor discovery in the xz library. Immediate update required!
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Nitrux 3.4 Released, the systemd-Free Distro Now Uses KDE Software from Debian

Debian-based and systemd-free Nitrux 3.4 distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS desktop environment and Linux kernel 6.7.11.
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Latest Arch Linux ISO Release Brings Linux Kernel 6.8, Updated Installer

For those of you who want to install Arch Linux, there’s a new official ISO snapshot available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.8 and featuring an improved installation experience.
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Flowblade 2.14 Multitrack Non-linear Video Editor Released

Flowblade 2.14’s highlights include a USB shuttle feature, advanced title editing, slowmo playback, and more.
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Linux Mint Devs to Ship Thunderbird as a Native DEB Package in Linux Mint 22

Linux Mint 22 will ship with the Mozilla Thunderbird email client as a DEB package rather than a Snap app, PipeWire as the default sound server, localization improvements, and other goodies.
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Latest Arch Linux ISO Release Brings Linux Kernel 6.8, Updated Installer

Arch Linux 2024.04.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for April 2024 powered by Linux kernel 6.8 and featuring an improved installation experience.
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Access ChatGPT Prompt in your Linux Terminal

In this article, you will learn how to use the chatGPT-shell-cli script to access the OpenAI ChatGPT prompt in your Linux terminal and use its prompt for questions or generating images.
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Flowblade Video Editor 2.14 Adds Editable Titles, Slowmo Playback & USB Shuttle

Flowblade video editor released new major 2.14 version few days ago with exciting new features! Flowblade is a free open-source multi-track non-linear video editor for Linux, that features built-in G’Mic Tool, batch encoding, and GPU accelerated (Vaapi and NVENC) video encoding. The new major 2.14 version was released last Friday. It features initial USB jog/shuttle […]

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Pop!_OS Users Can Now Update to Linux Kernel 6.8

Pop!_OS user? You can now upgrade to Linux kernel 6.8 which has begun rolling out as a regular package update. Although the latest version of Pop!_OS is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS which currently tops out at Linux 6.5 back ported as a HWE from Ubuntu 23…

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Meet Marknote, KDE’s New WYSIWYG Note-Taking Application for Linux

Marknote is a new application for the KDE Plasma desktop environment that lets you create rich text notes and organize them into notebooks.
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Kodi Announced Discontinuation of its Ubuntu PPA

The popular Kodi media player (formerly XBMC) finally discontinued its official PPA for Ubuntu users. Meaning that there’s no official Kodi .deb package any more. Users are recommended to use Flatpak package instead! Ubuntu PPA is a popular way to host up-to-date versions of software packages in .deb package format. And, Wolfgang Schupp has been […]

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Red Hat Warns Fedora Linux 40/41 and Rawhide Users About Critical Security Flaw

Red Hat warns Fedora Linux users about a backdoor in the upstream XZ/liblzma packages leading to SSH server compromise.
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8BitDo’s New Mechanical Keyboard is their Geekiest Yet

8BitDo, makers of retro-themed gaming goods, have unveiled their latest nostalgia-indulging mechanical PC keyboard — and fair warning: it’s way nerdier than their NES-inspired one. The new edition is sure to press all the right buttons for geeks …

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Revolt of the Redis Maintainers: New Redis Clone, Valkey, Has Linux Foundation Support

Another fork of Redis has arrived, and this one might end up making the Redis suits wish they had never even considered abandoning open-source. It has the support of The Linux Foundation, big tech, and many of the project’s long-time contributors.
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Maintainer Confidential: Challenges and Opportunities One Year On

A year ago I wrote an article to give some insight into how an open source project looks behind the scenes from a maintainer’s perspective. One year on, I thought it might be interesting to share an update on that. Who I am and what the project is and does was covered previously and hasn’t […]

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Ubuntu 24.04 Switches Webcam App from Cheese to Snapshot

Ubuntu 24.04 is switching its default webcam app from Cheese to Snapshot, a modern GTK4/libadwaita camera tool that’s part of the GNOME Core Apps set. Cheese has been part of Ubuntu’s default software lineup since 2010, having first been ad…

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LibreOffice 24.2.2 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 70 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 24.2.2 is now available for download as the second point release to the LibreOffice 24.2 office suite series fixing more than 100 bugs for improved stability and robustness.
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Tails 6.1 Released: Enhancements in Security and User Experience

New in Tails 6.1: Tor Browser 13.0.13 and Thunderbird 115.9.0, as well as major fixes, including Persistent Storage enhancements.
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The Journey of Linux’s ext2 Filesystem Comes to an End

The 30-year-old ext2 filesystem is marked as deprecated in the upcoming Linux kernel 6.9 for lacking dates support beyond 2038.
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