Open-source cleaning tool BleachBit has gained a text-based user interface (TUI) as an optional alternative to its standard graphical frontend. Unlike BleachBit’s existing CLI, which is intended for non-interactive use in scripts, the TUI is full…
Read MoreScrcpy, the popular tool to mirror and control Android screen on your computer or laptop, released new major 4.0 version a few days ago. The new version of this free open-source application ported from SDL2 to SDL3, added flex display, and many other exciting new features. First, the new version migrated the backend for video […]
Read MoreFedora Hummingbird ships the entire OS as a bootable OCI image with atomic updates and rollback support.
Read MoreA proposed scheduler update shows frame time improvements on aging hardware under heavy CPU load.
Read MoreKDE has announced it’s getting a €1.28 million grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to help improve the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and the communication frameworks used by both. The German government-backed fund, which sees its work as “…
Read MoreIf you recently downloaded the Cemu emulator for Linux from the project’s GitHub, be aware: it may have added malware to your system. The team behind the Wii U emulator discovered that both Linux builds of Cemu 2.6 on Github, the AppImage and a s…
Read MoreNVIDIA VA-API driver, the VA-API hardware acceleration implemention using NVIDIA GPU, released new 0.0.17 version a few days ago. The new version of this free open-source library fixed only two but important bugs for JPEG decoding and NVIDIA DGX Spark memory systems. As you may know, Linux has several ways (VA-API, VDPAU, AMF, NVDEC, or […]
Read MoreFedora and Pop!_OS have also pushed fixes. Here’s what changed and how to get patched.
Read MoreIf your HEIC photos show a “Could not load image” error in Ubuntu 26.04’s Image Viewer, you’re not alone – it’s an intentional breakage, albeit one that’s easy to fix. HEIC files are a variant of HEIF which use H.265…
Read MoreAudacious, the lightweight music player with both Qt and GTK UI, announced the Beta for next 4.6 version yesterday. The new version of this free open-source player app added built-in file browser, macOS Now Playing, other new features and various bug-fixes. First, the new version introduced a built-in file browser, which can be enabled by […]
Read MorePackages that can’t be rebuilt byte-for-byte are now blocked from entering Debian’s testing branch.
Read MoreThis AI-assisted patch would let admins disable vulnerable kernel functions until a proper fix ships.
Read MoreUbuntu has rolled out the release schedule for next 26.10, and even the 27.04 and 27.10 releases. Ubuntu 26.10, code-name Stonking Stingray, is scheduled to be released on October 15, 2026. Here are the dates for major events as planned before the final release. Ubuntu 26.10 is a short term release with 9-month support. If […]
Read MorePlanned across three new Fedora releases, the initiative targets Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and ARM hardware.
Read MoreFFmpeg, the popular multimedia library, released new 8.1.1 version few days ago. This is a maintenance release that includes mostly bug-fixes, stability improvements, as well as few minor new features. FFmpeg 8.1.1 updated the ALS decoder for MPEG‑4 ALS audio streams with patch to preserve the full floating‑point value so the decoded audio is accurate […]
Read MoreLenovo and Dell are now funding the service that ships firmware to millions of Linux devices.
Read MoreA working exploit is already out, and systems that patched Copy Fail are still exposed.
Read MoreIf you haven’t tried Ubuntu’s ‘Permission Prompting’ feature for a while, there’s more reason to do so in the latest release. Canonical’s Oliver Calder has shared an update on recent improvements to the security feat…
Read MorePhotoflare, the free open-source Qt-based image editor, released new major 1.7.0 version few days ago. This is a much bigger release since the last 1.6.0 version that was released more than 6 years ago. New features include Qt6 port, GMIC integration dark mode improvements, and more. The new version finally ported its UI from Qt5 […]
Read MoreInkscape, the free open-source vector graphics editor, released new 1.4.4 version for Linux, Windows, and macOS users. The new version of this GTK application introduced various stability fixes, some new features, and performance improvements. First, Inkscape 1.4.4 is a bridge release that: Inkscape 1.4.4 is also a bridge release in the sense that it can […]
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