MX Linux 21 Release Candidate Readied for Public Testing

Coming exactly one month after the second beta release, MX Linux 21 Release Candidate is here with some small changes, numerous bug fixes, and updated translations, as well as updated components and security patches from the Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” software repositories. MX Linux 21 Release Candidate adds “thick” variants of the xfwm4 mx-comfort themes […]

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Slimbook Battery 4 Released with Improved Power-Saving Features

Slimbook Battery 4 is out. Its goal: to extend battery life of Linux laptops. The open source energy-tuning utility can also improve performance too.
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Google’s New Spyware, Idle Detection, in Chrome 94

Google Chrome’s new API, Idle Detection, is making the news for potential privacy violations. Learn more about Google’s new spyware in Chrome 94 here.
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GNOME 42 Desktop Slated for Release in March 2022

The GNOME devs have recently published the release schedule for the GNOME 42 desktop environment, which is slated for release next year on March 23, 2022. It will be the second major update in the GNOME 4x series and development slowly kicked off this month. GNOME 42 will stick to the same routine as in […]

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Lakka 3.5 Released, A Distribution for Creating Game Consoles

Lakka 3.5, a distribution for creating game consoles, has been released. It allows you to turn computers, set-top boxes, or single-board computers into a full-fledged game console for running retro games. Learn more about the new release here.
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Stealth Malware for Linux Found in Windows Subsystem – Read Full report

New malware for Linux has been found, which uses Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to avoid getting caught by the security tools. The Black Lotus labs have found this malware and have published a report. Learn more about the Steal Malware for Linux fin…

Free Software Foundation Introduces JShelter Browser Add-on

The Free Software Foundation has unveiled the project JShelter, which develops a browser add-on to protect against threats posed by JavaScript on websites, including hidden identification, movement tracking, and user data collection. The project code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. The add-on is prepared for Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Brave, Microsoft Edge, and other […]

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How GNOME 42 Lights the Way with New ‘Dark Mode’ Preference

GNOME 42 is on course to ship with support for a proper ‘dark mode’ toggle. Right now Linux desktops lack a standardised, system-level way for users to indicate to the system, its apps, and even the websites they visit that they’d pre…

Firefox 93 Released with AVIF Support, Insecure Download Protection

Firefox 93 adds support for AVIF image files, makes PDF form filling more robust, and protects against insecure downloads. More details? Find ’em inside.
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Microsoft Office 2021 Includes Better Support for LibreOffice Files

We’re used to hearing that the latest versions of out favourite open-source office suites come with better support for Microsoft Office files, but the other way around? That’s a little less common, but it’s happening. Microsoft Office…

Epic Games To Release AntiCheat For Linux

The day I’ve been looking forward to for years. When I first started blogging in 2014, I published a number of pieces about Linux gaming. Readers were not interested in Linux gaming at the time since it required too much portability of tools, especially anti-cheat software. In some ways, porting…

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Deepin 20.2.4 Integrates Global Desktop Search

Barely a month and a half has passed since its previous launch, but we now have Deepin 20.2.4, a smaller version with a maintenance update to use.
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PostgreSQL 14 Ships with Improved Performance for Heavy Workloads

The PostgreSQL team released the PostgreSQL 14 database, providing users of the widely deployed relational database with new features. The new PostgreSQL release is the first major update for the database since the PostgreSQL 13 version debuted in Octo…

Linux Mint 20.3 “Una” Arrives This Christmas with Dark Apps and Other Visual Changes

Linux Mint 20.3 will be dubbed “Una” and will be the third major update to the Linux Mint 20 series based on the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series, which will be supported with software updates and security patches until 2025. Most probably, Linux Mint 20.3 “Una” will be derived from the recently […]

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Qt 6.2 LTS Release Adds New Modules and Support

Qt 6.2 LTS is now available, not only as the first release with long-term support of the sixth major version of the framework, but also as the foundation for developers to transition from Qt 5. Learn more about the new release here.
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Exim 4.95 MTA Comes with a Bunch of Improvements

Exim is one of the most used email server software, developed at the University of Cambridge. The latest version of this popular mail transfer agent, Exim 4.95, ships with TLS resumption support included in default builds.
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Mixxx 2.3.1 Free DJ Software Adds Support for New Controllers, Improves HiDPI Support

Fans of the open-source DJ software will be happy to learn that the Mixxx 2.3.1 release introduces support for 125% and 175% HiDPI scale factors to make the application look better on HiDPI/4K displays. However, it should be noted that this feature is only supported on systems where Qt 5.14 or later is installed. This […]

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Inkscape 1.1.1 Open-Source and Free SVG Editor Released as a Bug and Crash Fix Update

Inkscape 1.1.1 is the first point release to the Inkscape 1.1 series and comes to address lots of bugs and crashes. But it also adds a new feature to make it easier for users to donate to the project, namely a link to Inkscape’s donation page in the Help menu. As for the bugs fixed, […]

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SuperTuxKart 1.3 Released with New Arenas, New Karts, and GUI Improvements

Coming more than a year after SuperTuxKart 1.2, SuperTuxKart 1.3 is here to introduce two new battle arenas, namely Ancient Colosseum Labyrinth and Alien Signal. While the first is a brand new dark environment inspired by the Rome Colosseum, the latter was already offered to donators and is based on a real location for the […]

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Noticed These Design Tweaks in Ubuntu 21.10?

The upcoming Ubuntu 21.10 release features a number of visual changes big and small, and in this post I run through the most notable ones. First up, the one you probably already know about: Ubuntu 21.10 uses the Yaru light theme by default. The ‘…