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Weekly Roundup from 9to5Linux: Highlights from May 5th, 2024
The 186th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on May 5th, 2024, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world. If you missed last week’s 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup, catch up with everything GNU/Linux/Open Source here. Thank you! I want to thank all the people who sent us…
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Release Update: GIMP 2.10.38 Includes Backports of the Most-Requested GTK3 Features
The GIMP development team announced today the release and general availability of GIMP 2.10.38 as the latest stable version of this popular open-source, free, and cross-platform image editing software. Coming six months after GIMP 2.10.36, the GIMP 2.10.38 release is here to backport several other features from GTK3 to GTK2, including updating the Print Dialog’s…
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Work-in-Progress: Ubuntu 24.04 Support for Lenovo ThinkPad X13s Laptop
Canonical kernel engineer Juerg Haefliger has provided an update about the Ubuntu compatibility with the Lenovo ThinkPad X13s (Gen 1) laptop. The 13-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X13s is an ARM laptop that utilizes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (3rd gen) processor with an Adreno 690 GPU, 16 GB of RAM, a 256 GB SSD, and a reported…
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Unveiling the New Features of Officially Released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4
Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 as the fourth update to the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 operating system series adding new and enhanced capabilities. Highlights of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 include support to add customized files for SCAP security profile to a blueprint, support for the…
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Get Ready for the Summer Release of SuperTuxKart 1.5
Fans of open-source racing game SuperTuxKart will be stoked to hear devs are busy in the pit lanes pepping the next major update — and it’ll launch this summer. SuperTuxKart 1.4 was released back in 2022 with a ton of improvements. Successive updates in that series have fine-tuned, fixed-up, and finessed performance and stability, but…
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Proton 9.0 Launches with Compatibility for THE FINALS and Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Valve has just launched Proton 9.0, the most recent stable release of this open-source tool that facilitates compatibility for Steam Play. It is founded on Wine and other components, allowing Windows games to be played on Linux systems. Proton 9.0, based on Wine 9.0, introduces Dinogen Online, Photography Simulator Demo, George McGeehan Gamer Hero, THE…
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Introducing the Extension That Incorporates a Progress Bar into GNOME Shell Media Controls
Want a progress bar in the sound applet? Media Progress is a new GNOME Shell extension that adds a real-time progress bar to the MPRIS notification/sound control feature that is displayed in the notification area. This extension doesn’t do more than that, but as simple improvements go, it’s an engaging one. More than a mere…
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LibreELEC 12 Update: Incorporating Raspberry Pi 5 Support and HDR Capacity for AMD and Intel GPUs
LibreELEC, a minimalist operating system crafted from OpenELEC and built around the Kodi home theatre software, has just received a substantial upgrade to version 12. This significant rollout brings with it compatibility for additional devices and an assortment of fresh features. Fueled by the enduring Linux 6.6 LTS kernel series and rooted in the most…
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Introducing Amarok 3.0: The Latest Open-Source Music Player and Its New Features
After over half a decade since its previous stable release, Amarok, the open-source music player, has seen a major update to version 3.0. This significant upgrade has involved years of development and introduces an array of new features, including an updated interface. Those experienced with Linux might remember Amarok from the era of KDE 4,…
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Linux Mint 22 to Feature Preinstalled Matrix App
Linux Mint 22 will include a Matrix web client preinstalled when released later this year. The IRC-based desktop chat app that Linux Mint has been building, named Jargonaut, intended to replace Hexchat and provide real-time communication for its users, will not be included anymore (the status of its future development is uncertain). What caused the…