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Discover the Ayaneo Retro Mini PC: A Fusion of Mac-Inspired Design, Windows Functionality, and Ubuntu Support
Within the world of single-board computers, the Raspberry Pi stands out, but small form-factor desktop PCs are not as abundantly available. This is the niche Ayaneo, a noted gaming hardware company, is aiming to fill. The company recently revealed the Ayaneo Retro Mini PC AM01, a compact desktop computer powered by AMD. This piece of…
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Introducing NVIDIA AV1 Hardware Encoding in Shotcut 23.11 Open-Source Video Editor
Shotcut 23.11, a free, open-source, and cross-platform video editing software developed in Qt, has been released today. This major update introduces several new features and extensive improvements. Some of the main features provided by Shotcut 23.11 include compatibility with the NVIDIA AV1 (av1_nvenc) hardware encoder for Linux and Windows systems, and the introduction of easing…
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Introducing Varia: A New Download Manager for Linux
Varia is a new, open-source download manager for Linux based on Aria2, a powerful command-line download utility. As the user interface is built with GTK 4 and libadwaita, Varia looks perfectly in-keeping with other modern GTK apps Ubuntu offers: Varia’s first release running in Fedora 39. Of course, it’s 2023 and we all (apparently) live…
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Armbian 23.11 Launch: Featuring Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS and Enhanced Device Support
The Armbian project announced today the release and general availability of Armbian 23.11 as the latest version of this GNU/Linux distribution tailored for ARM-powered embedded devices based on Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu. Armbian 23.11 (codename Topi) introduces support for new devices, including the Khadas VIM1S and Khadas VIM4 single-board computers, Texas Instruments SK-TDA4VM processor starter…
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Introducing Varia: The Brand New Download Manager for Linux Users
Varia is a new, open-source download manager for Linux based on Aria2, a powerful command-line download utility. As the user interface is built with GTK 4 and libadwaita, Varia looks perfectly in-keeping with other modern GTK apps Ubuntu offers: Image of Varia’s first release running in Fedora 39 Of course, it’s 2023 and we all…
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Upgrade Time: Linux Kernel 6.5 Ends Life, Transition to 6.6 LTS Imminent
After a mere thirteen maintenance updates, Linux 6.5 kernel series has been labeled as EOL (End of Life) on the kernel.org site. This indicates that it will no longer receive support for bug and security fixes. Linux kernel 6.5 saw its release by Linus Torvalds on August 27th, 2023, to mark the occasion of Linux’s…
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Release of Nitrux 3.2: Featuring Aesthetic FHS, Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS and an Updated Installer
Nitrux designer Uri Herrera declared today the launching and widespread accessibility of Nitrux 3.2 serving as the newest steady ISO snapshot for this Debian-based, KDE-focused, immutable, and systemd-free GNU/Linux distribution. Inspired by the top and most current Linux 6.6 LTS kernel in the regular Liquorix taste for unmatched responsiveness, Nitrux 3.2 arrives to introduce a…
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Celebrating 20 Years of Notepad++ with a Brand-New Release
The open-source text editor Notepad++ is marking its 20th anniversary with a new release packed with exciting new features. The 238th release since 2003, titled Notepad++ 8.6, introduces additions to its robust feature set with an enhanced multi-edit feature, specifically for its Windows-based code tool. While I’m not a developer myself, with my coding experience…
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Blue Recorder: The Linux Screencast App Now Ported to GTK4
GNOME Shell’s built-in screen recording feature is perfect at capturing short clips but when you need to record longer sessions you should use a dedicated screen recording app. Such tools give you greater control over video quality, output format, sound capture, frame rate, and so on — all vitally important if you’re looking to create…
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Unveiling the New Features: Official Release of PipeWire 1.0 “El Presidente”
PipeWire 1.0 has been launched today as an important development in the modern software ecosystem for managing audio and video streams and hardware on Linux platforms. Notable features of PipeWire 1.0 incorporate jackdbus support switched on by standard, compatibility for both old and new renditions of webrtc-audio-processing, the feature for on-demand combined streams utilizing metadata,…