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PeaZip 10.6 is here almost two months after PeaZip 10.5 introducing a dynamic virtual mode to the file/archive browser for the ListView component, promising to improve the performance of the application when displaying a large number of items at once.

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GStreamer 1.26.5 is here to introduce JPEG XS support to the videorate and imagefreeze elements, support for discarding select services on each input to cea708mux, and support for brevity in awstranslate, along with an option to partition speakers in the transcription output of awstranscriber2.

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Mesa 25.2 open-source graphics stack for Linux is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements for existing graphics drivers, as well as better support for numerous video games.

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Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat) is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.14 from Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin).

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Calibre 8.8 comes with an updated Kobo driver that supports the latest Tolino firmware, improved display of lookup results from Google in the E-book viewer, and the ability to handle -epub-text-emphasis properties used in some Japanese language EPUB books during conversion.

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Calibre 8.8 brings improved Google lookup in the e-book viewer, better Kobo support, and a reworked Piper TTS backend.

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SSHFS is a file system in user space (FUSE) that uses the SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to mount a remote file system. SSHFS lets you interact with directories and files located on a remote server or workstation over a normal ssh connection.

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This is a capsule review of the fanxiang S880 2TB NVMe SSD. It’s available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities. I’m taking a look at the 2TB model.

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Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS is now officially available, powered by Linux kernel 6.14, and featuring critical security updates and bug fixes.

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In this tutorial, we will explain how to install DEB on AlmaLinux 10 OS. A .deb file is a software package format primarily used in Debian-based distributions. A .deb file is a compressed archive that contains the program’s files, including installation scripts and metadata. Although the .deb files are a core part of Debian-based Linux distributions and are widely used in Debian and its derivatives, it is possible to install .deb packages on RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) distributions, such as AlmaLinux, CentOS, Rocky Linux, and Fedora.

Installing .deb packages on AlmaLinux 10 is a straightforward process that typically takes between 5 and 10 minutes. Let’s get started!

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GStreamer 1.26.5 multimedia framework is out now with key bug fixes, improved WebRTC support, and Vulkan tweaks.

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After spending nearly a week with this distro, our Larry Cafiero tells us that RefreshOS “would be flawless if it wasn’t for the long boot time.”

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Bottles secures NLnet Commons Fund grant, ensuring continued development of Bottles Next to improve running Windows software on Linux.

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Nextcloud’s Digital Sovereignty Index ranks countries by self-hosted tech use, with Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands leading the way in digital independence.

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Plague is a malicious program (a “backdoor”) specifically designed for Linux systems. Its main purpose is to allow attackers to secretly bypass system authentication.

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In this guide, we’ll explain what userspace reboot is, its benefits, how it works, and how to perform a userspace reboot in Linux.

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Learn how to use the timeout command in Bash scripts to prevent infinite loops when waiting for a service to come online.

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Understanding the ‘nobody’ user in Linux and Unix systems is essential for anyone managing services and processes. On these systems, processes typically run under specific users for better isolation and security. When a service doesn’t have a dedicated user, it may fall back to the ‘nobody’ user, which is a generic, non-privileged account. For related configuration topics, you may want to check out how to change a user’s default shell, share aliases and functions between Bash and Zsh, or set environment paths for csh/tcsh.

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Proton Authenticator is an open source, privacy-focused Authenticator app that lets you securely sync and manage 2FA codes across all your devices—without ads, tracking, or lock-in.

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Bottles, the go-to app for running Windows software on Linux, just landed surprise funding — right as things looked dire.

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