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HandBrake 1.9 Brings Lossless VP9 Encoding, Intel QSV VVC Decoding

A major new update to the powerful open source video converter HandBrake is available. In the 6 months (give or take) since the HandBrake 1.8 release arrived with its GTK4 (but not libadwaita) GUI in tow, the team has furnished this free media conversa…

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HandBrake 1.9 Brings Lossless VP9 Encoding, Intel QSV VVC Decoding

A major new update to the powerful open source video converter HandBrake is available. In the 6 months (give or take) since the HandBrake 1.8 release arrived with its GTK4 (but not libadwaita) GUI in tow, the team has furnished this free media conversa…

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Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.13 Release Candidate

Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 6.13 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect!
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HandBrake 1.9 Adds Support for Lossless VP9 Encoding, Intel QSV VVC Decoder

HandBrake 1.9 open-source video transcoder is now available for download with an Intel QSV VVC hardware video decoder, support for lossless VP9 encoding, an ALAC audio encoder, Vorbis pass-through support, and more. Here’s what’s new!
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Last Arch Linux ISO Release for 2024 Brings Linux Kernel 6.12 and Archinstall 3.0

Arch Linux 2024.12.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for December 2024 powered by Linux kernel 6.12 and featuring an improved installation experience.
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NixOS 24.11 Released with GNOME 47 and KDE Plasma 6.2, PipeWire by Default

NixOS 24.11 independent Linux distribution is now available for download with GNOME 47, KDE Plasma 6.2, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Discord Screen Share Sound Finally Works on Linux

If you’re an avid user of the Discord Linux app and been annoyed that screen share audio doesn’t work, there’s good news: it now does! The latest version of Discord for Linux at long last includes the option to ‘share system aud…

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Armbian 24.11 Released with Support for OrangePi 5 Max and Radxa ROCK 5B+

Armbian 24.11 distribution for ARM devices is now available for download with support for new devices, as well as various improvements. Here’s what’s new!
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Calibre 7.22: Better eReader Support, New Restart Option

Calibre 7.22 is out — and yes, I’m making extra special effort to not mangle the version number this release as I always seem to insert an extra period in the string whenever I cover the the app! Unwieldy looking though it can seem, the open-sour…

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Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 Released for Linux Phones with PulseAudio Security Fixes

Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 is now available to fix two important security issues in the PulseAudio audio server that could affect user’s privacy.
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Mozilla Announce Smaller, Faster Browser Downloads For Linux

Firefox fans on Linux will enjoy smaller download sizes and faster decompressing when using the official binary builds from the Mozilla website. The browser maker today announced its switching to the tar.xz format to distribute its Linux builds, which …

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Cinnamon 6.4 Desktop Environment Released with Revamped Theme, Night Light

Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment is now available with a revamped theme, Night Light feature, and many other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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GDM Settings 5.0 Adds more options to Configure GNOME Login Screen

GDM Settings, the graphical configuration tool for GNOME Login Screen, released version 5.0 hours ago with new features! GDM Settings (Gnome Display Manager Settings) is a free open-source tool that provides graphical options to configure background, themes, fonts, etc for login screen in Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation and other Linux with GNOME Desktop. The application just […]

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Elementary OS 8.0 Released! Wayland and Ubuntu 24.04 Base

Elementary OS announced new 8.0 release this Tuesday! The code-name is Circe, and it’s based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Elementary OS is a desktop Linux distribution that features Pantheon desktop environment along with its own core apps. It used to be attractive, due to its desktop appearance, though now the UI is a bit lagging […]

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Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Launches as a Modular Version of Raspberry Pi 5

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 launches with up to 8GB RAM and 64GB storage, VideoCore VII GPU, Gigabit Ethernet, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Here are the specs!
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Mixxx 2.4.2 DJ App Adds Support for Intech TEK2 and Numark Scratch Controllers

Mixxx 2.4.2 open-source and free DJ software for performing live mixes is now available for download with support for new controllers and various bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
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elementary OS 8 Released, Here’s What’s New

Indie distro fans rejoice: elementary OS 8.0 is now available to download. Built on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base and powered by the Linux 6.8 kernel, elementary OS 8 brings a swathe of improvement to both the Pantheon desktop environment, its core apps, a…

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elementary OS 8 “Circe” Officially Released, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

elementary OS 8 (Circe) distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and powered by Linux kernel 6.8. Here’s what’s new!
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Install Minecraft Java, Bedrock, or Pi Edition in Ubuntu, Linux Mint

This tutorial shows how to install and play the popular Minecraft sandbox game in Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Linux Mint 21/22, and their based systems. Minecraft has different editions, including Java, Bedrock, Legends, and Dungeons, as well as the discontinued Pi edition. So far, only Minecraft Java edition runs natively in Linux. User can however […]

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Firefox 134 Enters Beta, Promises Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on Linux

Firefox 134 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux and other changes. Here’s what to expect.
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