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Ubuntu Touch OTA-5: New Update Rolls Out to Ubuntu Phone Users
The UBports Foundation announced today the release and general availability of Ubuntu Touch OTA-5 as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based privacy and freedom-respecting mobile operating system for smartphones and tablets. Ubuntu Touch OTA-5 is here six months after the Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 update as the fifth stable update based on the Ubuntu 20.04…
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How to Enable Hardware Acceleration in Chromium Snap: A Step-by-Step Guide
Last May, Canonical announced that a hardware-accelerated version of the Chromium snap was available for testing on Intel (7th-gen and later) hardware. Hardware acceleration on the modern web is a real boon. VP8, VP9, H.264, and AV1 codecs are in wide use, and modern GPUs (integrated and discrete) have dedicated decoders on them in order…
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Linus Torvalds Unveils First Release Candidate for Linux Kernel 6.11
“`html Linus Torvalds announced today the general availability for public testing of the first Release Candidate (RC) development milestone of the upcoming Linux 6.11 kernel series. It’s been two weeks since the merge window for Linux kernel 6.11 opened, on the same day Linux kernel 6.10 was released, so it’s time to test drive the…
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How to Upgrade Your Linux Mint 21.3 PC to the Newly Released Linux Mint 22
Today, the Linux Mint team opened the upgrade path from Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” to the latest Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” allowing existing users to upgrade their installations. Here’s how! Released earlier this week, Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” is the latest stable version of the popular Linux Mint distribution featuring the Cinnamon 6.2 desktop environment,…
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VirtualBox 7.1 Beta Unveiled: Revamped UI, Wayland Clipboard Sharing, and More Exciting Features
If you plan on trying the new Linux Mint 22 release in a virtual machine, why not double-up the fun by taking it for a spin in the VirtualBox 7.1 beta, which slipped out last night. Don’t tune out—most VirtualBox updates are fairly modest, I know. But the upcoming release of VirtualBox 7.1? It’s being…
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Fwupd Linux Firmware Updater Introduces Unofficial Support for Raspberry Pi 5
“`html Richard Hughes released today fwupd 1.9.22 as a new stable version for this open-source firmware updating utility making updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe, and reliable, which adds support for the latest Raspberry Pi devices. The biggest new feature in the fwupd 1.9.22 release is support for updating the firmware on the Raspberry Pi…
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What’s New in the Officially Released Linux Mint 22?
And we’re go – Linux Mint 22 ‘Wilma’ has been officially released and made available to download. This major update is the first to be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS This major update is built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and sees Linux Mint 22 inherit big updates to underlying packages, libraries, tooling, and core technology…
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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…