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T2 Linux SDE 25.4 Released: Bringing Latest AMD ROCm Support for RISC-V and ARM Architectures
The T2 Linux team has announced the release of T2 Linux SDE 25.4, dubbed “It Only Does Everything.” This new version introduces significant updates for the source-based Linux distribution, enhancing its portability and functionality. Key highlights of T2 Linux SDE 25.4 include support for the latest AMD ROCm for 64-bit RISC-V and ARM64 architectures, emphasizing…
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Meet ‘Questing Quokka’: The Official Name for Ubuntu 25.10
Drumroll, please! The codename for Ubuntu 25.10 has been officially revealed as "Questing Quokka." This name follows Ubuntu’s pattern of using an adjective and an animal, continuing the alphabetic theme from the previous release. Recently, Canonical hinted at this name via a playful tweet referring to it as “Quizzical Quokka,” though many assumed it was…
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Highlights from April 13th, 2025
The latest edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending April 13th, 2025, delivering the latest and most significant updates from the Linux community. If you missed last week’s roundup, you can catch up with everything Gnu/Linux and Open Source here. Acknowledgments A heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed through donations—your…
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Rnote 0.12 Launch: Enhanced Note-Taking Features for Linux Users
A major new release of Rnote, an open-source note-taking app, is now available with version 0.12. This update introduces various enhancements and new features aimed at improving user experience. Rnote is designed primarily for handwritten notes and sketches, utilizing GTK4 and Rust. It supports stylus input, including pen pressure and stroke style variations, while also…
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Pinta 3.0 Launches: Exciting New Effects and GTK4 Port Enhance the Experience
Pinta has released its much-anticipated version 3.0, enhancing casual creativity through a variety of new features and improvements. This cross-platform raster graphics tool, inspired by the popular image editor Paint.NET, has undergone a significant upgrade with the transition to GTK4 and libadwaita, bringing a modernized user interface that improves usability and performance. In this release,…
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Pinta 3.0 Released: New GTK4 Port and Exciting Effects in Open-Source Painting Software
Pinta 3.0 has officially been released, marking a significant upgrade to this open-source, cross-platform paint program developed with GTK#. The new version is compatible with GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms, and it comes with a range of new features following nearly a year of development. The highlight of Pinta 3.0 is its port to the…
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IPFire Linux Firewall Embraces Post-Quantum Cryptography for Enhanced IPsec Tunnel Security
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 193 has officially launched, introducing post-quantum cryptography support for IPsec tunnels. This update enhances security by utilizing the Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism (ML-KEM) and enables the use of several strong algorithms such as Curve448, Curve25519, and other NIST-certified elliptic curve algorithms including RSA-4096 and RSA-3072. According to the IPFire developers, this addition…
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Linux Mint Enhances Nemo with New Regex Filter Features
Linux Mint is set to enhance the search capabilities of its Nemo file manager by introducing improved regex (regular expressions) filters. This feature will debut with the upcoming version of Nemo, likely released around the same time as Cinnamon 6.5 and bundled in Linux Mint 22.1 due out in the summer. Currently, Nemo includes regex…
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Introducing OpenSSL 3.5: Enhanced Security with PQC Algorithms and Server-Side QUIC Support
OpenSSL 3.5 has officially launched, marking a significant update for this open-source library that enables secure communications over networks for various applications and websites. This new version comes just over six months after the previous OpenSSL 3.4 release. One of the notable features in OpenSSL 3.5 is support for server-side QUIC (RFC 9000) along with…
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DXVK 2.6.1 Enhances Gaming Experience for Assassin’s Creed Origins and AMD Vega GPUs
DXVK 2.6.1 has been released, bringing enhancements for several games, including significant improvements for Assassin’s Creed Origins and support for AMD Vega GPUs. This latest version addresses issues that previously caused instability due to the use of sparse buffers, which were introduced in DXVK 2.6. In addition to better performance on AMD Vega GPUs, the…
