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Unveiling the New Features: Release of LibreOffice 24.2
A brand new version of the free, open-source office suite LibreOffice is now available for download. The follow-up to last year’s LibreOffice 7.6, called LibreOffice 24.2, marks a significant change as it’s the first edition to use a calendar-based version number. The ’24’ stands for 2024, and ‘2’ for the month of February, similar to…
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2024 Update: Wayland Driver for Wine Gets OpenGL Support and Exciting New Features
Today, Collabora provides us with a quick glimpse and a future outlook on the ongoing improvements on the Wine driver for Wayland, as well as highlighting some desirable features that might be beneficial. The first appearance of the Wine driver for Wayland was marked by the Wine 9.0 launch. This free and open-source compatibility layer…
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Newly Released Shotcut 24.01: Exploring Its Enhanced Features in the Open-Source Video Editing Landscape
Two months after the release of Shotcut 23.11, the latest stable version Shotcut 24.01 is now available for use. This open-source, cross-platform video editor supports GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems. Key features of Shotcut 24.01 include the introduction of an Audio API under Settings > Player for Linux and Windows systems. This enables the –SDL_AUDIODRIVER…
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Introducing Initial Wayland Support and a Revamped Bluetooth Applet in Budgie 10.9 Desktop
The Budgie desktop team announced today the release and general availability of Budgie 10.9 as the latest version of this modern desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions. The biggest change in Budgie 10.9 is initial Wayland support by porting several components and applets to the libxfce4windowing library, an abstraction library created by the development team behind…
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Release of EndeavourOS Galileo Neo with Linux Kernel 6.7 and Upgraded Installer
Bryan Poerwo of EndeavourOS announced today the release of the Galileo Neo update to the EndeavourOS Galileo release bringing a new kernel for better hardware support and some bug fixes. EndeavourOS Galileo Neo comes a little over two months after EndeavourOS Galileo to provide users with an up-to-date installation media that’s powered by the Linux…
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Libreboot’s Latest Open Source Firmware 20240126 Update: Now Supports More Hardware
The Libreboot project announced today the general availability of a new Libreboot release, version 20240126, which introduces support for new hardware, as well as several improvements and new features. After more than two and a half months in the works, Libreboot 20240126 is here to introduce support for new mainboards including Dell Latitude E6530, HP…
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End of Life for Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster”: It’s Time to Upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” reaches its end-of-life today, January 25th, 2024, therefore it will no longer receive any software and security updates. Ubuntu 23.04 was initially released on April 20th, 2023. As an interim Ubuntu release, its support lasted for only nine months with software and security updates. The release featured GNOME 44 desktop environment…
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Parrot OS 6.0 Released: Ethical Hacking Distro with Linux 6.5 and Raspberry Pi 5 Support
ParrotSec announced today the release and general availability of Parrot OS 6.0 as the latest version of this Debian-based security-oriented distribution for ethical hacking and penetration testing. “Parrot 6 continues our tradition of delivering a sophisticated, yet user-friendly, environment for security professionals, developers, and privacy enthusiasts” Parrot OS 6.0 is here almost a year after…
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Introducing BunsenLabs Linux Boron: The Lightweight Distro Based on Debian Bookworm
Two years after the release of BunsenLabs Linux Beryllium, the BunsenLabs Linux Boron distribution has been finally moved to the stable channel. This distribution, continuing the legacy of the popular CrunchBang Linux, is an OpenBox-based and lightweight Debian derivative. The most significant update in the BunsenLabs Linux Boron release is its newly derived base from…
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Unveiling Firefox 122: Now Available as an Official Deb for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and More
Mozilla Firefox 122 has been officially launched, and it comes with an inaugural Deb package. Indeed: now there is a bona fide Firefox Deb package for Debian-centric distros, comprising Ubuntu. This offers users a dependable, secure method to obtain the latest iteration of their web browser if they prefer not to utilize a repo build,…
