Category: News
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LibreOffice 24.2.4 Released: Explore the Latest Version with 72 Bug Fixes
The Document Foundation announced today that LibreOffice 24.2.4 is now publicly available. This release marks the fourth update in the LibreOffice 24.2 series, with over 70 bugs addressed. Released just over a month after LibreOffice 24.2.3, version 24.2.4 continues to tackle issues that cause crashes and other disruptions, enhancing both stability and reliability. The previous…
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Introducing Proton Pass: The New Encrypted Password Manager for Linux Users
Proton, the Swiss-based company renowned for its VPN and email services, has unveiled Proton Pass for Linux and macOS users. This expansion brings Proton’s secure password management tool to all major desktop platforms, complementing existing mobile app support for Android and iOS. Additionally, Proton Pass web extensions for browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome…
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Parrot OS 6.1 Enhances Support for Raspberry Pi 5 with Focus on Security Enhancements
Parrot Security unveiled Parrot OS 6.1 today, marking the most current stable release of their Debian-based distribution tailored for ethical hacking and penetration testing. This new version boasts updated tools and enhancements. Arriving over four months following Parrot OS 6.0, this update continues to use the Linux 6.5 kernel series across its 64-bit (x86_64) generic…
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Introducing the New $70 AI Add-On for Raspberry Pi 5: A Game Changer for Hobbyists and Developers
The AI boom continues as Raspberry Pi enters the market with a new, economical module for machine learning designed for their renowned single-board computer. The Raspberry Pi AI Kit, priced at $70, features the company’s self-designed M.2 Hat board paired with a power-efficient AI module from Hailo, a firm known for its low-power AI chips…
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NVIDIA Releases 550.90.07 Linux Graphics Driver Update Featuring Multiple Bug Fixes
While awaiting the highly anticipated NVIDIA 555 release featuring explicit GPU synchronization and numerous other enhancements, NVIDIA has provided a minor update to the 550 series today, designated NVIDIA 550.90.07, which encompasses various bug resolutions. NVIDIA 550.90.07 highlights include an enhancement in the nvidia-modprobe command’s capability to ascertain if kernel modules are pre-loaded, remedying an…
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Linux Mint Update: Unverified Flatpaks to Be Hidden in Software Manager
The Software Manager application in Linux Mint 22 is set to offer quicker start-up times and will implement a major security feature concerning search results. If you’re unfamiliar (seriously, have you been living on Mars? ;P), the Linux Mint Software Manager (package name mintinstall) enables users to install DEB packages from the Ubuntu/Linux Mint repositories…
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NixOS 24.05 Release: Featuring Linux 6.6 LTS, GNOME 46, KDE Plasma 6, and Lomiri Enhancements
The autonomous distribution NixOS, whose package assortment is applicable on other GNU/Linux distributions and on macOS, has unveiled its latest version, NixOS 24.05. This version, named “Uakari”, has been released six months following NixOS 23.11 “Tapir” and incorporates the new LTS (Long Term Support) kernel series, specifically Linux 6.6 LTS. This should deliver better hardware…
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Amarok 3.0.1 Update Enhances User Experience with Improved Wikipedia Applet
Amarok 3.0.1 has been released shortly after Amarok 3.0, introducing several new features. These include a functionality that allows users to copy images from the Wikipedia applet directly into their clipboard. Additionally, there’s a new interactive notification that appears when a user clicks on a non-Wikipedia link, and enhancements that highlight the active search in…
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Arch Linux Rolls Out Its First ISO Release Featuring Linux Kernel 6.9
The June 2024 Arch Linux ISO snapshot is now accessible, featuring the Linux kernel 6.9, ideal for anyone looking to install the well-known rolling-release distribution on fresh systems. This release, Arch Linux 2024.06.01, is the initial version to incorporate the newly launched Linux 6.9 kernel series as a standard, enhancing hardware detection capabilities not only…
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NetworkManager 1.48 Enhances 6 GHz Band Detection for Wi-Fi Devices: What You Need to Know
NetworkManager 1.48, the open-source tool dedicated to managing network connections on Linux-based systems, has recently been released. This significant update brings new functionalities and enhancements. The release of NetworkManager 1.48 follows its predecessor NetworkManager 1.46 by over three months, deploying features such as IPv6 SLAAC and the assignment of static IPv6 DNS servers for modem…