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Fwupd 2.0.2 Firmware Updater Adds Support for ASUS ROG Ally, Raspberry Pi Pico

Fwupd 2.0.2 Linux firmware update utiltiy is now available for download with support for checking AMD hardware configuration MSR and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Hugin 2024.0.1 Released! PPA Updated for Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04, & Earlier

Hugin, the popular free open-source panoramic photo stitcher, released version 2024.0.0 last week and 2024.0.1 with quick fix few days ago. One release per year! The new Hugin 2024.0.0 release features: Added browser for project files to Hugin. It can show thumbnails or project details of all project files in a directory. Create GPano tags […]

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Blender 4.3 released with Experimental Vulkan UI, Hardware Ray-tracing on Linux

Blender, the popular free open-source 3D creation software, announced new major 4.3 release this Tuesday with many exciting new features and performance improvements. In the new release, the real-time renderer EEVEE now supports Light Linking and Shadow Linking, which was previously available only in Cycles. It now has a new Metallic BSDF node in shader […]

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FreeCAD 1.0 Released After 22 Years in Development

Good things come to those who wait, and for 3D modelling professionals with a preference for open-source software, the wait for the FreeCAD 1.0 release has been a long one – over 22 years! At long last, this free, open-source alternative to expensive e…

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Warehouse Makes Managing Flatpak Apps on Ubuntu Easy

Flatpak is no longer just a promising format whose potential lay in the far future – it’s already the go-to way for developers to package and distribute their software on Linux, including to those of us using Ubuntu. While Ubuntu has no pla…

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Mesa 24.3 Open-Source Graphics Stack Adds Vulkan 1.3 Conformance for V3DV

Mesa 24.3 open-source graphics stack is now available with Vulkan 1.3 conformance for V3DV, updates for ANV, RADV, and NVK drivers, and improvements for several video games. Here’s what’s new!
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Ubuntu? That’s a Bullfinch, Not an Oriole

Here’s something a little lighthearted—unless you’re pedantic about ornithology, in which case you won’t be so chirpy: it seems a Bullfinch found its way into Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’. Did someone leave a window open…

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Blender 4.3 Brings Hardware-Accelerated Ray-Tracing to Linux

Feeling creative? After you’ve scanned out slew of changes shipping in the new Blender 4.3 release, you’ll find it hard not to! Blender 4.3 is the latest stable release of the phenomenally powerful open-source 3D modelling software. Its cre…

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Linux Kernel 6.12 Released! Mainline PPA However Broken Again

Linux Kernel 6.12 was released! Linus Torvalds announced on Sunday: “No strange surprises this last week, so we’re sticking to the regular release schedule, and that obviously means that the merge window opens tomorrow. I already have two dozen+ pull requests in my mailbox, kudos to all the early birds. But before the merge window […]

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NVIDIA 550.135 Graphics Driver Released with Better Linux Kernel 6.11 Support

NVIDIA 550.135 graphics driver is now available for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems with a few enhancements for Linux users. Here’s what’s changed!
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Blender 4.3 Open-Source 3D Graphics App Introduces Experimental Vulkan Backend

Blender 4.3 open-source 3D graphics creation software is now available for download with new features and numerous improvements. Here’s what’s new!
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FreeCAD 1.0 Open-Source 3D Parametric Modeler Released, Here’s What’s New

FreeCAD 1.0 open-source 3D parametric modeler is now available for download with numerous new features and UI improvements. Here’s what’s new!
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Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Daily Build ISOs Are Now Available for Download

Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) daily build ISO images are now available to download for early adopters and application developers who want to test drive their apps against the new toolchain.
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GNU Linux-Libre 6.12 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs

GNU Linux-Libre 6.12 kernel is now available for download. This release is based on Linux kernel 6.12 and it’s targeted at those who seek 100% freedom for their personal computers.
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You Can Now Download Daily Builds of Ubuntu 25.04

A sure-fire way to tell that development has moved up a gear: Ubuntu 25.04 daily builds are now available to download. Development formally got underway on Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ last month, with the final stable release of Ubuntu 25….

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AlmaLinux OS 9.5 Is Here as a Free Alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5

AlmaLinux OS 9.5 distribution is now available for download based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5. Here’s what’s new!
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Shotcut 24.11 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Various Bug Fixes

Shotcut 24.11 open-source video editor is now available for download with various bug fixes to improve existing functionality. Here’s what’s new!
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 17th, 2024

The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for November 17th, 2024, brings news about Linux kernel 6.12, Archinstall 3.0, DXVK 2.5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5, PeaZip 10.1, digiKam 8.5, new Steam Client update, Fedora Linux 42 features, as well as all the latest d…

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Linux Kernel 6.12 Has Landed – And It’s a Big One

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.12, and an eclectic assortment of changes contained within make it one of the most biggest kernel releases for a while. In terms of features, I mean. I didn’t sit bean-counting the code b…

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Linux Kernel 6.12 Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Linux kernel 6.12 is now available for download with new features, enhanced hardware support, networking and filesystems improvements, and much more. Here’s what’s new!
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