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Lutris 0.5.15 Released With Exciting Features and Critical Fixes

To enhance your gaming experience across multiple Linux distributions, the Lutris team has just dropped the latest version – Lutris 0.5.15. Packed with many updates and critical fixes, this release is poised to elevate your gaming journey by tackling i…

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Firebird 5.0.0 DBMS Release: Best New Features

A new major release of Firebird 5.0.0 is now available with multithreading and more performance improvements.
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Linux 6.8 Brings More Sound Hardware Support For Intel & AMD, Including The Steam Deck

Waiting for pulling into the mainline kernel once Linus Torvalds is back online following Portland’s winter storms is the sound subsystem updates for Linux 6.8, which include a lot of new sound hardware support. Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai at SUSE describes the new sound hardware support for Linux 6.8 as: “Support for more […]

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PulseAudio 17.0 Enhances Bluetooth and ALSA Support

PulseAudio 17.0 sound server streamlines ALSA UCM profiles, provides better Bluetooth interaction and improves webRTC audio processing.
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GNOME 45.3 Released to Allow Sharing of WPA3 (SAE) Networks with QR Code

Coming five weeks after GNOME 45.2, the GNOME 45.3 update introduces a new version (45.3) of the Mutter window and composite manager that better forces EGLStream, a mechanism that efficiently transfers a sequence of image frames from one API to another…

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KDE Frameworks 5.114 Adds New Quality Settings for AVIF Images, Fixes More Bugs

The KDE Project released KDE Frameworks 5.114 as the latest version of this collection of more than 80 add-on libraries to Qt that provide commonly needed functionality for the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment and the various KDE apps.
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openSUSE Leap 16 Confirmed, Will Be Based on SUSE’s New Adaptable Linux Platform

The openSUSE Project confirmed the successor to its openSUSE Leap 15 operating system series as openSUSE Leap 16, which will be based on SUSE’s new Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP).
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Libreboot Open-Source Firmware Now Supports HP EliteBook 820 G2 Laptops

The developers of the Libreboot open-source and free BIOS/UEFI firmware announced support for a new laptop, namely the HP EliteBook 820 G2, which can even be ordered with Libreboot pre-installed.
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The KDE Plasma 6.0 Default Wallpaper is a Real Winner

The winner of the KDE Plasma 6.0 wallpaper competition has been announced. In August of last year KDE devs launched a community-based contest to select the default wallpaper for KDE Plasma 6.0. The contest garnered a lot of attention — I often feel lik…

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Drawpile 2.2.0 Finally Released After 11 Beta Testing

Drawpile, the free open-source collaborative drawing program, finally released version 2.2.0. It has 11 Beta testing versions in 2023 until the new final release. And, Drawpile 2.2.0 can work along with users on the old 2.1 version. This new version is compatible with sessions hosted by 2.1, so you can still draw with everyone that’s […]

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GNOME 46 Alpha is out! Better Remote Desktop & Flatpak Support

GNOME announced the first alpha of the next 46 release few days ago on last Friday. Let’s see what’s new in the desktop for next Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. First of all, every Gnome release has a new default wallpaper. This time, it’s a blue background embrace the rounded triangle. And, in this release GNOME backgrounds […]

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Docker Desktop as Flatpak Likely to Arrive Soon

The Docker team is planning for Flatpak and Snap packaging of the Docker desktop via the Flathub and Snap stores in Q1 2024. This potential move could be a game-changer for Docker Desktop on Linux, smoothing the installation process and potentially str…

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Kernel 6.7: New Year, New Linux!

2024 is here, and with it comes a brand new Linux kernel release. Collabora’s kernel team made a number of key contributions, including a new kselftest for verifying driver probe of Devicetree-based platforms, multiple improvements to further imp…

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Linux Mint 21.3 Released! Cinnamon 6.0 & Initial Wayland Support

Linux Mint announced new 21.3 release, code-name “Virginia”, this Friday. It’s the 3rd update for the Mint 21 release series, which is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and uses Kernel 5.15 LTS. The new Linux Mint 21.3 features Cinnamon Desktop 6.0, with experimental Wayland support. Which, has been default in Ubuntu (since 22.04), Fedora Workstation, […]

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OpenSSH Announces Plan to Phase Out DSA Keys

OpenSSH will disable DSA keys by default starting June 2024, with a complete removal slated for 2025. Here’s more on that!
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GNOME 46 Alpha Desktop Released for Public Testing, Here’s What’s New

The GNOME Project released today the alpha version of the upcoming GNOME 46 “Kathmandu” desktop environment series for early adopters, application developers, and Linux enthusiasts who want to get an early taste of the new features and improvements.
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS To Get 12 Years of Updates

We now have some additional insights into what we could expect from the Ubuntu 24.04 release thanks to an interview done by Destination Linux at the Ubuntu Summit with a special guest.
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Fedora Asahi Remix Delivers Major Improvements

The latest Fedora Asahi Remix updates feature robust HDMI support for Apple’s M1 & M2 series, significant GPU driver upgrades, and more.
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COSMIC Desktop Announces Roadmap to Alpha Release

A sneak peek at the upcoming System76’s COSMIC desktop Alpha release with stunning apps, improvements and a modern look.
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Linux Kernel 4.14 Reaches End of Life After More Than 6 Years of Maintenance

Renowned kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced today on the Linux kernel mailing list the release of Linux 4.14.336 as what appears to be the last maintenance update to the long-term supported Linux 4.14 kernel series, which is now marked as EO…

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