Ubuntu 22.04 vs 24.04: What Has Changed?

What are the differences between Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 24.04? Should you upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04? Find out more here.
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EdgeDB 5.0 Launches with Branching Functionality

EdgeDB 5.0 graph-relational database introduces branching functions to align database and code branches for efficient schema changes.
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Audacity 3.5 Released with Cloud Saves, Beat Detection + More

A new version of Audacity, a popular open-source audio workstation, is available to download. Audacity 3.5 introduces major new features and improvements, fixes a number of issues in earlier builds, and removes a number of older, less-used options. The…

Audacity 3.5 Released with Cloud Saving, Beat Detection, Pitch Shifting, and More

Audacity 3.5 open-source digital audio editor and recording application is now available for download as a major update adding several new features and improvements.
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GNOME Podcasts 7.0 Released with iTunes & fyyd Search

If you love podcasts and you love the look of GTK4/libadwaita apps then you’ll be pleased to hear a new version of the GNOME Podcasts app has been released. If…

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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Supports HEIF/HEIC Images OOTB

Among the many new features in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is out-of-the-box support for HEIF/HEIC images. Anyone using Ubuntu 24.04 won’t have to manually install any extra packages to be able to see HEIF/HEIC thumbnails previews in the Nautilus file manag…

Mozilla Seeks Feedback for Firefox Nightly ARM64 (AArch64) Binaries on Linux

Mozilla doubles down on Firefox for ARM64 (AArch64) binaries for Linux systems offering downloads for Firefox Nightly as tarballs and DEBs.
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MPV 0.38.0 Released with Zooming in/out Shortcut (Ubuntu PPA)

MPV, the popular free open-source media player, announced new 0.38.0 release few days ago! The release improved –deinterlace with auto value, and –deinterlace-field-parity to automatically turn on deinterlacing. It can improve the overall clarity, sharpness of the video, by converting interlaced video (commonly found in analog television, VHS, Laserdisc, digital television (HDTV)) into a progressive […]

Clonezilla Live Is Now Patched Against the XZ Backdoor, Powered by Linux 6.7

Steven Shiau released today a new version of his Clonezilla Live system for disk cloning/imaging based on the powerful Clonezilla software, Clonezilla Live 3.1.2-22, which adds a newer kernel and patches the live system against the latest XZ backdoor.
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Pop!_OS’s COSMIC Pre-Alpha Shows Impressive Progress

Exciting updates for Pop!_OS and the COSMIC desktop environment, including new features and performance boosts. Here’s more on that!
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Volla Tablet Launches on Kickstarter with Support for Ubuntu Touch

Volla, the maker of the Volla Phone smartphones, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their first tablet device, the Volla Tablet, which will also support the Ubuntu Touch mobile OS.
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Clonezilla Live Is Now Patched Against the XZ Backdoor, Powered by Linux 6.7

Clonezilla Live 3.1.2-22 disk imaging/cloning system is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.7 and patched against the XZ backdoor.
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OpenSSF Warns of Open-Source Social Engineering Threats

Linux dodged a bullet. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been compromised with a backdoor. We were lucky. But can we stay lucky? The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSF) and the OpenJS Foundation revealed that a similar hacking attempt had targeted several […]

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MPV 0.38.0 Launches with Advanced Video & Audio Upgrades

MPV 0.38.0 video player rolls out with new scripting options, enhanced macOS functionality, and Vulkan support.
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AlmaLinux’s New Beta Releases Return Support for Devices Dropped by RHEL

After recently patching a security bug that Red Hat decided not to patch, the RHEL clone AlamaLinux has now returned support for many devices that are no longer supported by RHEL in beta releases of AlmaLinux 9.4 and 8.10.
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Volla Tablet Launches on Kickstarter with Support for Ubuntu Touch

Volla Tablet crowdfunding campaign launches on Kickstarter with support for the Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system.
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AlmaLinux’s New Beta Releases Return Support for Devices Dropped by RHEL

After recently patching a security bug that Red Hat decided not to patch, the RHEL clone AlamaLinux has now returned support for many devices that are no longer supported by RHEL in beta releases of AlmaLinux 9.4 and 8.10.
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Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 2.8 Increase ESP Size to 1 GiB, Fixes More Bugs

Archinstall 2.8 has been released today as the latest version of Arch Linux’s text-mode installer to address various bugs, update translations, and also add a few improvements.
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Ardour 8.6 DAW Targets Stability with Critical Bug Fixes

Ardour 8.6 Digital Audio Workstation fixes crucial bugs, including a drawing error and a crashing issue with JACK2. Here’s more on that!
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LXQt 2.0 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New

The LXQt 2.0 desktop environment has been released today as a major milestone, bringing Qt 6 support and advancing support for the Wayland display protocol to more components.
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