Bluesky, the much-hyped open-source alternative to X/Twitter, is now open for all — invites code no longer needed! Launched in the spring of last year, Bluesky is a decentralised social network modelled after early Twitter. You sign up, post, follow pe…
Read MoreKubuntu 24.04 LTS will not use KDE Plasma 6.0 by default. Kubuntu Council member Rick Timmis shared an overview of a recent meeting at which it was “unanimously agreed” to, among other things, prepare an alpha of KDE Plasma 6 targeting the …
Read MoreMicrosoft has announced a temporary reprieve for developers using VS Code to connect to servers, clouds, container, and other devices running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. As I covered last week, Microsoft pushed out an update to VS Code that bumps its glibc requi…
Read MoreUbuntu developers recently shared word on the Linux kernel version Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will use — and I’ll admit: it’s not the one I guessed! Ubuntu 24.04 is a long-term support release (LTS) and last year’s Linux kernel 6.6 is also a LT…
Read MoreIf you use the Papirus icon theme in Ubuntu you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download. Papirus’s first update in 2024 adds more than 50 new and updated apps icons, and makes a handful of other changes to existing icon…
Read MoreDeepin, the popular Linux Distribution from China, announced the last Beta of version 23 this Friday! Deepin is a Linux Distro so far based on Debian ‘Stable’ branch, features Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) that is built on Qt toolkit. It’s a free open-source system that has a very attractive desktop appearance. Start in version 23, […]
Read MoreOnlyOffice, the popular free open-source office suite, announced new 8.0 release this Friday. The release introduced one of the most awaited features, RTL support. It now supports bidirectional text in documents and presentations. But, RTL input is partially available with some limitations, since it’s still in Beta. In the settings page, user can enabled RTL […]
Read MoreMicrosoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has dropped support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS — a move causing issues for scores of developers. VS Code 1.86 (aka the ‘January 2024’ update) saw Microsoft bump the minimum build requirements for the text ed…
Read MoreLibreOffice 24.2 introduces AutoRecovery by default, enhancing content security for users. Check out the new features!
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LibreOffice, the popular free open-source office suite, announced a new major release this Wednesday. It’s LibreOffice 24.2.0, the first release introduced the new calendar-based numbering scheme (YY.M). Meaning it’s release in February, 2024. The release added better support for Qt-based UI variants. It automatically switches to dark app color and dark icon theme for KDE […]
Read MoreLinux Mint developers have shared a couple of tidbits about the next major release, which is expected to debut in early summer. First up, the codename: Linux Mint 22 will be called ‘Wilma’. Not a huge surprise; all of the Linux Mint 21.x se…
Read MoreBudgie desktop announced the new 10.9 release this Monday! See what’s new in the free open-source desktop environment. Budgie is a popular desktop environment that default in Ubuntu budgie, and optional in Debian, Fedora, Arch, Manjaro Linux, etc. The most recent version 10.9 was released few days ago. It features initial port to Wayland, which […]
Read MoreA brand new version of free, open-source office suite LibreOffice is ready to download. LibreOffice 24.2 is the follow up to last year’s LibreOffice 7.6 release. A leap because the latest edition is the first to use a calendar-based version numbe…
Read MoreAMD has just made a significant move in high-performance computing by open-sourcing the drivers for its XDNA architecture-based Neural Processing Units (NPUs). This means developers now have unprecedented access to the inner workings of these powerful …
Read MoreExclusive insights into Thunderbird’s 2024 roadmaps – major update on the Global Message Database and Exchange support via Rust.
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Tails 5.22 brings new file-saving features in Tor Browser, persistent storage repair, and updated Tor Browser to 13.0.9.
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The Nautilus (Files) file manager has received more new features ahead of the GNOME 46 desktop environment release in late March 2024, as the devs published a new alpha build over the weekend.
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Coming two months after Shotcut 23.11, Shotcut 24.01 is now available for download as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform video editor for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.
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Powered by Debian 12.4, Gnoppix 24.1 arrives with a focus on security, AI functionality, Xfce, and a new installation experience.
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EndeavourOS Galileo Neo comes a little over two months after EndeavourOS Galileo, providing users who want to install EndeavourOS on new computers with an up-to-date installation media that’s powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.7 kernel series a…
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