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Download Now: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Beta with GNOME 46 and Linux 6.8 Available
Canonical unveiled the beta version of the forthcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system today, initiating public testing prior to the final launch on April 25th, 2024. The beta is released with just a fortnight remaining before the stable release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, providing an opportunity for users to have an early preview…
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KDE Gear 24.02.2 Update: Critical Bugfixes for Spectacle, Okular, Gwenview and More
The KDE Project announced the release of KDE Gear 24.02.2, the second and seemingly the final maintenance update for the KDE Gear 24.02 series. This series encompasses a collection of apps for the Plasma desktop and other platforms. KDE Gear 24.02.2 was introduced three weeks following the KDE Gear 24.02.1 launch. Significant upgrades focus on…
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Successful Integration of Explicit GPU Synchronization for Xwayland into XOrg Server
Today, NVIDIA’s year-long plea to incorporate explicit GPU synchronization support into the DRI3 and Present extensions, as well as the Xwayland implementation, has been granted, significantly advancing explicit GPU synchronization efforts. In an interview we conducted last week, KDE Developer Xaver Hugl explained why explicit sync is such a crucial development. He detailed how it…
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Exploring Firefox’s New ‘Translate Selected Text’ Feature: A Step-by-Step Guide
A handy new translations feature is in the works for Mozilla Firefox that should help speed up translating short snippets of text from one language to another. Firefox 118 introduced a privacy-respecting web page translation feature, and Mozilla devs have continued to improve on it in subsequent releases. But sometimes you don’t need or want…
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EndeavourOS Developers Bid Farewell to ARM Branch, Seek New Maintainers
EndeavourOS Founder and Project Leader, Bryan Poerwoatmodjo, released a brief blog post making public the discontinuation of the EndeavourOS ARM branch due to the stagnant nature of upstream alterations and lack of maintainers. The EndeavourOS ARM branch was initially introduced approximately three and half years ago and initiated its first installer with the EndeavourOS Artemis…
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How Explicit Sync Could Be the Solution to NVIDIA/Wayland Issues: A Developer’s Explanation
If you’ve ever questioned why NVIDIA GPU issues on Wayland affect some Linux users but not you, the recent writings of KDE developer Xaver Hugl can shine some light. He offers an insightful blog post explaining how the explicit sync protocol will level the playing field for all. You may have noted the news about…
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Introducing Kodi 21.0 “Omega”: Major Changes Shape the Future of Open-Source Media Center
Kodi 21.0 has been announced today as a major upgrade to this popular, free, cross-platform and open-source home theater/media center software and an entertainment hub for your digital media. Following over a year after Kodi 20 “Nexus”, the Kodi 21.0 “Omega” edition is now available featuring FFmpeg 6.0 support, NFSv4 support, capability for reading and…
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Canonical Unveils Netplan 1.0: Now Featuring Simultaneous WPA2 and WPA3 Support
Canonical’s Netplan utility, which has been under development for over seven years, is now mature with the release of version 1.0. This significant release comes with a host of new features. Key highlights in Netplan 1.0 include the concurrent support of WPA2 and WPA3 security protocols, the ability to use PSK and EAP passwords at…
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Enhanced Power Efficiency on Laptops with Ubuntu 24.04
A new update to Power Profiles Daemon in Ubuntu 24.04 brings about improved power efficiency for laptop users, especially those using modern AMD devices. The update notes for the power-profiles-daemon package in Ubuntu 24.04 share that it’s now “battery-state aware”, leading some drivers to use a more power efficient state when the balanced profile is…
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Release of Qt Creator 13: Featuring Offline and Online Installers for Linux on ARM
Approximately four and a half months following the release of Qt Creator 12, we now have Qt Creator 13. This is the most recent stable version of this open-source, cross-platform, and no-cost IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that simplifies the development of GUI applications in Qt. Key features of Qt Creator 13 consist of both offline…
