Category: News
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VirtualBox 7.1 Brings Wayland Support for Enhanced Clipboard Sharing on Linux
Oracle released today the beta version of the upcoming VirtualBox 7.1 open-source and cross-platform virtualization software for public testing, a major update that promises exciting new features and improvements. VirtualBox 7.1 promises a modern Qt 6-based GUI that offers a selection between Basic and Experienced user levels with reduced or full UI functionality and better…
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Qt Creator 14 Released: New Support for Lua-Based Plugins in Open-Source IDE
The Qt Company released today Qt Creator 14 as the latest stable version of this open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for designing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in the Qt language. Coming more than three and a half months after Qt Creator 13, the Qt Creator 14 release introduces support for Lua-based plugins, which lets developers…
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Meet the $60 Intel SBC: A Cheaper and Faster Alternative to the Raspberry Pi 5
If you love the idea of tinkering with a small, single-board computer (SBC) but need something with more power than most ARM-based offerings, you’re in luck. The new Radxa X4 from Radxa might pique your interest. Powered by an Intel N100 CPU with Intel UHD graphics, the Radxa X4 offers enhanced performance for both CPU…
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First Look: Pop!_OS 24.04 Alpha Featuring COSMIC DE Arrives on August 8
Course set: the first alpha of Pop_OS 24.04 is scheduled for release on August 8th. So if you’ve been counting the days until you can try the new COSMIC desktop environment first hand… Well, keep counting until then! 😅 Pop!_OS 24.04 will be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and inherit many of the foundational improvements…
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NVIDIA 560 Beta Linux Driver Debuts with Default Open GPU Kernel Modules
NVIDIA released today the beta version of the upcoming NVIDIA 560 graphics driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems, the first release to default to the open-source GPU kernel modules. NVIDIA 560 promises an updated nvidia-installer that features the NVIDIA Open-Source GPU kernel modules by default on systems with NVIDIA GPUs that support both…
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Discover What’s New: Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” Now Available for Download
“`html Linux Mint 22 is now available for download as the latest stable release of this popular Ubuntu-based operating system for the masses featuring the Cinnamon, Xfce, and MATE desktop environments. Dubbed “Wilma”, Linux Mint 22 is based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series and uses the Linux 6.8 kernel. It…
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FBReader’s Latest Update: Qt-Based eBook Reader Adds DRM EPUB Support
FBReader 2.1 has been released for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with the team behind the eBook reading app calling it “a major update for desktop platforms”. If you’re not familiar with FBReader (the name stands for ‘Favourite Book Reader’) it’s a Qt-based ebook reader with customisation options, an ebook library, and integration with online sources…
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Key Highlights from July 21st, 2024
The 197th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on July 21st, 2024, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world. If you missed last week’s 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup, catch up with everything GNU/Linux/Open Source here. Thank you! I want to thank all the people…
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Revolutionize Your Workflow: New Tiling Shell Feature for Faster Window Management
If you’ve tried the Tiling Shell GNOME extension you’ll know how easy it makes it to tile application windows in GNOME Shell, from simple to more complex. The latest update, which began rolling out through the GNOME Extensions website this weekend, adds yet another intuitive way to tile windows as you work. First it provided…
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OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 “ROME” Launches with KDE Plasma 6.1 and Linux Kernel 6.10
The OpenMandriva team today announced the release and general availability of OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 as a new snapshot in the OpenMandriva Lx “ROME” rolling-release branch targeted at bleeding-edge users. OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 “ROME” is one of the very first Linux distros to be powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.10 kernel series, built with…