Category: News
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Turntable Enhancements: Offline Scrobbling, Resizing, and Exciting New Features!
In the latest update for Turntable, a universally compatible music widget and scrobbler, developer Evangelos "GeopJr" Paterakis has introduced several exciting features aimed at enhancing user experience. The new version, Release 0.4, includes offline scrobbling, which allows users to log their music tracks even when not connected to the internet. This means that if you…
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MKVToolNix 95.0 Enhances Chapter Generation for Superior MKV Manipulation
MKVToolNix has released version 95.0, introducing enhancements to its chapter generation feature and several bug fixes. This update, titled “Goodbye Stranger,” allows users to add chapter placeholders for appended files, which are then automatically replaced with the respective file titles. Additionally, the new version improves the display of matrix data from MP4 files to accurately…
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Exciting Developments: Linux Mint 22.3 to Revamp App Menu and Enhance Wayland Support
Linux Mint’s developers are focused on the upcoming release of Linux Mint 22.3, which is expected to launch in December 2025. This version will continue to build on the recently launched Linux Mint 22.2 and will be accompanied by the development of LMDE 7, which is based on the new Debian 13 release. Linux Mint…
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Exploring GNOME 49: Exciting New Features You Can’t Miss!
GNOME 49 is set to be released on October 9, 2025, and it promises to enhance the Linux desktop experience with a host of new features and improvements. As users look forward to the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 release, which will incorporate many of GNOME 49’s features, let’s explore the key changes you can expect. Key…
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KDE Frameworks 6.18 Introduces Copilot Key Support for Seamless App Launching on Your Laptop
The KDE Project has released KDE Frameworks 6.18, which brings several enhancements and features, particularly in the realm of usability and visual performance. This update comes alongside notable versions of KDE Plasma 6.4.5 and KDE Gear 25.08.1. One of the standout features in this release is the capability to utilize the Copilot key on laptops…
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openSUSE Tumbleweed to Remove Bcachefs File System Support with Linux Kernel 6.17
openSUSE has announced a significant change affecting its Tumbleweed and Slowroll editions: support for the Bcachefs file system will be disabled with the upcoming Linux kernel 6.17. This decision follows a shift in the status of Bcachefs, which has been labeled as “externally maintained” due to the maintainers’ refusal to adhere to core kernel team’s…
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Firefox Unveils Exciting New Features: Google Lens, Stock Data, and AI “Page Buddy”
Several new features are on the way for Mozilla Firefox, the default web browser in Ubuntu. The upcoming version, Firefox 143, is expected to include Google Lens integration, streamlining the visual search experience for users. With this feature, a "Search Image with Google Lens" option will be available in the context menu when right-clicking on…
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Spotify Introduces Lossless Audio Streaming: What It Means for Your Listening Experience
Music streaming services, particularly Spotify, have become the primary means through which many people listen to music today, including those using Linux distributions like Ubuntu. Recently, Spotify has made headlines by introducing support for lossless audio streaming, a feature long anticipated by users and that competitors like TIDAL and Apple Music had already implemented. An…
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Fwupd 2.0.15 Introduces Support for NVIDIA ConnectX-6, ConnectX-7, and ConnectX-8 NICs
Fwupd 2.0.15 has been released, marking the fifteenth maintenance update of the open-source Linux firmware updating utility. This latest version adds support for a variety of devices, including NVIDIA’s ConnectX-6, ConnectX-7, and ConnectX-8 network interface controllers, child devices from Jabra’s Evolve2 series, and the Foxconn SDX61 modem. In addition to the new hardware support, fwupd…
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Ubuntu 25.10 Daily Builds Now Feature the Linux 6.17 Kernel!
Ubuntu 25.10 daily builds have begun incorporating the Linux 6.17 kernel, despite its official release not occurring until later in September. Canonical has adjusted its policy to use the latest in-development kernel for new Ubuntu versions, allowing developers to implement potentially unstable kernels in a more streamlined manner. Currently, the 6.17 kernel in the daily…
