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GNOME’s Giant Leap: Open-Source Project Receives €1 Million Boost

GNOME gets €1 million from Sovereign Tech Fund to enhance tools, accessibility, and public-benefit features. Here’s more on that!
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KDE Gear 23.08.3 Update Rolls Out With Essential Bug Fixes

The KDE Gear 23.08.3 app collection is here! Improved mime compatibility in Ark & crash-free Kate. Update your software suite now!
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Open-Source Vulnerability Disclosure: Exploitable Weak Spots

Flaws in the vulnerability disclosure process of open-source projects could be exploited by attackers to harvest the information needed to launch attacks before patches are made available, Aqua Security researchers worry.
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Amazon Making its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

Amazon is reportedly working on its own Linux-based OS to replace Android on its Fire TVs, smart displays, and other non-tablet devices. —What’s that? This isn’t Ubuntu related? Oh I know that — but I’m excited! Word of Amazon’s…

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GNOME Receives €1M Investment from Sovereign Tech Fund

Heard of the Sovereign Tech Fund? I hadn’t, but the GNOME project has bagged itself a whopping €1 million investment from them. GNOME plans to use the cash to “modernize the platform, improve tooling and accessibility, and support features …

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KDE Releases Alpha Versions of Plasma 6, Frameworks 6 & Gear 24.02

The KDE Project released today the alpha version of the upcoming KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment, along with alpha versions of the KDE Frameworks 6 and KDE Gear 24.02 software suites.
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GIMP 2.10.36 Released! PPA Updated for Ubuntu 22.04 & 23.10

GIMP image editor announced a new stable release for the 2.10 series one days ago. Here’s how you can install it in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10. First of all, GIMP 2.10.36 includes a few security fixes. So, users are urged to upgrade as soon as possible. Besides many bug-fixes and security updates. […]

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Kinsing Threat Actors Exploit Looney Tunables Privilege Escalation Flaw to Breach Cloud Environments

Recently, a severe vulnerability dubbed “Looney Tunables” (CVE-2023-4911) was found in an integral part of most Linux systems that provides basic system functions like file I/O, network, and memory access.
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Audacity 3.4.1 Released with BSD & ARM Builds & Other Fixes

Audacity audio editor announced the first point release for the Audacity 3.4.0 feature release today! The release can now built again in ARM devices and BSD. And, it has various stability and other fixes that 3.4.0 users are urged to upgrade to the new release. They include: Fix 24-bit recording. Fix a crash with .aup […]

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Plasma 6’s Icon Set: A Sneak Peek Into What’s Coming

Catch an early look at the upcoming Plasma 6’s icons—they’re shaping up but not yet in their final form. Stay tuned!
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Ubuntu Touch OTA-3 Out Now With OTA Support for PinePhone & PineTab Devices

The UBports Foundation announced today the release and general availability of Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-3 as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based privacy and freedom-respecting mobile operating system for smartphones and tablets.
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KDE Plasma 6.0 Alpha Released, Plus KDE Frameworks & KDE Gear

Arriving precisely on schedule is the first alpha release of KDE Plasma 6.0, and many of its related technologies. Development on Plasma 6, the next-gen edition of the popular Qt-based desktop environment, has been underway for a while. We’ve had…

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GNU Octave 8.4.0 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 22.04/23.10

GNU Octave released version 8.4.0 this Sunday. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 23.10 via PPA. GNU Octave, a high-level interpreted language for numerical computations, release new 8.4.0 few days ago. The release came with mainly bug-fixes and improvements. The official announcement is not ready yet. But, according to […]

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Clonezilla Live 3.1.1 Bumps Kernel to Linux 6.5, Adds Many Disk Cloning Improvements

Clonezilla Live 3.1.1 is here more than six months after Clonezilla Live 3.1.0, and it’s powered by a new kernel, namely Linux 6.5.8, which is a significant upgrade from the Linux 6.1.25 used in the previous release, despite the fact that Linux 6.1 is a long-term supported series. As expected, Linux 6.5 will bring better […]

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Zoom Now Supports Ubuntu 23.10 (Unmet Dependencies Error Fixed)

I don’t use the Zoom Linux app (or Zoom in general) but I know many of you do, so you’ll pleased to hear the Zoom Deb installer now works in Ubuntu 23.10. The latest hot-fix release resolves a dependency issue with the deb installer that ca…

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Aqua Trivy Open-Source Security Scanner Now Finds Kubernetes Security Risks

The Aqua Trivy open-source scanner now supports vulnerability scanning for Kubernetes components and Kubernetes Bill of Materials (KBOM) generation. Now, companies can better understand the components within their Kubernetes environment and how secure …

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Roadmap to Elementary OS 8: Goals & Release Details

The elementary OS team has unveiled some exciting developments on the path to elementary OS 8, and it’s time for you to get the scoop.
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MusicPod, the All-In-One Linux Music Player, Has Improved

MusicPod, an all-in-one music, radio and podcast player for Linux created in Flutter, has matured at a clip since I first looked at it in the spring. The app was already in pretty good form then, able to play local audio files, browse and manage a audi…

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SUSE Brings New PRIME Benefits to Rancher Cloud Native Efforts

At KubeCon North America today, SUSE announced several updates to its container and edge computing platforms. The new offerings aim to help customers manage and secure diverse cloud-native environments.
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New Tripartite Initiative Aims to Fortify Open-Source Cybersecurity

Education is key to securing software. To help that happen, the Linux Foundation Training & Certification, ISC2, and the OpenSSF have joined forces.
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