Category: App
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Upcoming Fwupd Linux Firmware Updates to Utilize Zstd Compression
Richard Hughes, the developer and maintainer of Fwupd, recently made an announcement that upcoming versions of the widely used Linux firmware updater, responsible for firmware updates of a range of hardware devices in GNU/Linux distributions, will no longer utilize XZ Utils, but will switch to Zstandard (zstd) instead. The decision to move away from XZ…
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Introducing Marknote: KDE’s Latest WYSIWYG Note-Taking App for Linux
Mathis Brüchert announced the release of Marknote, KDE’s new WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) note-taking application for the Linux desktop, which lets you create, edit, and organize rich text notes. Built with KDE’s Kirigami framework, Marknote is a markdown note management tool that promises to help you easily organize your markdown files…
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New LibreOffice 24.2.2 Released: Over 70 Bugs Fixed and Ready for Download
The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 24.2.2 as the second point release to the latest LibreOffice 24.2 office suite series fixing more than 70 bugs. Coming a month after LibreOffice 24.2.1, the LibreOffice 24.2.2 update addresses more of those pesky bugs, crashes, and other annoyances reported by users in the latest…
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Blender 4.1 Officially Launches: Notable Performance Enhancements and Quality-of-life Upgrades
The Blender Foundation has launched Blender 4.1, an update to their free, open-source, 3D graphics software that’s compatible with GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows. This version comes more than four months after Blender 4.0 , bringing both quality-of-life upgrades and performance boosts for everyone, but particularly for modelers and animators. Blender 4.1 has several notable features,…
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Firefox 125 Now in Public Beta: Introducing URL Paste Suggestion and PDF Highlighting Features
With the Firefox 124 release out the door, Mozilla promoted today the upcoming Firefox 125 release to the beta channel for public testing, so it’s time to take a first look at the new features and improvements. Probably the coolest new change of the upcoming Firefox 125 release is the URL Paste Suggestion feature, which…
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Discover the Latest Features with Mozilla Firefox 124: Now Available for Download
Mozilla Firefox 124, the open-source and cross-platform web browser, can now be downloaded ahead of its official release on March 19th, 2024. Let’s discover the new features and enhancements it brings. The new Mozilla Firefox 124 might seem like a minor update that enables the Caret Browsing mode to function in the PDF viewer and…
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Harnessing Deep Learning Neural Networks: digiKam 8.3’s Automatic Image Tagging Feature
digiKam 8.3, an open-source, free, and cross-platform digital photo management application, is now available as a major release that incorporates new features and resolves a vast range of bugs and issues. The key features of digiKam 8.3 consist of a new automatic image tagging tool utilizing a Deep Learning neural network engine, proficient in categorizing…
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New Release: OBS Studio 30.1 with Added AV1 Support for VA-API and PipeWire Camera Source
The latest OBS Studio 30.1, a significant update in the OBS Studio 30 series, is now ready for download, bringing a multitude of new features and enhancements. This new release of the open-source screencasting and streaming application offers many exciting updates. Featured add-ons in OBS Studio 30.1 include the PipeWire Video Capture Device source, AV1…
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Introducing Shotcut 24.02: The Latest Release of Open-Source Video Editor with Ambisonic Audio Support
The updated version of the free, cross-platform, open-source video editor Shotcut has been released. This is the 24.02 version, which comes with the addition of Ambisonic spatial (spherical) audio support, several enhancements, and fixes for bugs. The Shotcut 24.02 release followed a month after the Shotcut 24.01 version. It brings into the fold a feature…
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New Release: LibreOffice 24.2.1 Office Suite Out Now, Featuring Over 100 Bug Fixes
The Document Foundation disclosed the global availability of LibreOffice 24.2.1, representing the first point release for the most recent LibreOffice 24.2 office assortment series. This update resolves over 100 bugs. Released one month following the initiation of the LibreOffice 24.2 office collection, LibreOffice 24.2.1 includes considerable alterations like a newly incorporated calendar-based version numbering system,…