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KDE Frameworks 6.17 Is Out, Here’s What’s New

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 12:04

KDE Frameworks 6.17 is out now with better Qt 6.10 compatibility, bug fixes, and enhanced platform integration.

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openSUSE Linux: 20 Years Strong

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 11:58

openSUSE marks its 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of open-source passion, community collaboration, and Linux excellence.

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14 Best Free and Open Source Linux WebRTC Tools

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 11:48

WebRTC is real-time communication for the web, enabling video, voice, and data transfer between peers using an open standard.

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How to Install RPM Packages on Ubuntu 24.04

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 11:41

In this tutorial, we will explain how to install RPM packages on the Ubuntu 24.04 operating system. Yes, that’s right, you read that very well. It is possible to install Red Hat-based derivatives on a Debian-based system. RPM, or Red Hat Package Manager, is a free and open-source package management system for installing, removing, and managing software packages in Linux. RPM is a package format used by Red Hat derivatives, such as CentOS, Fedora, RHEL, and AlmaLinux. In this blog post, we will focus on installing these packages on the latest Debian-based Ubuntu 24.

Installing RPM packages on Ubuntu 20.04 is a straightforward process that typically takes between 5 minutes and 10 minutes. Let’s get started!

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Independent Distro KaOS Linux 2025.07 Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.4 and Linux 6.15

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 11:37

KaOS Linux 2025.07 independent distribution is now available for download with the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment and Linux kernel 6.15. Here’s what’s new!

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Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” Enters Public Beta

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 08:49

Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” is now in public beta, offering users an early look at new features and improvements before the final release.

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HandBrake 1.10 Open-Source Video Transcoder Brings New “Social 10MB” Presets

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 08:48

HandBrake 1.10 open-source video transcoder is now available for download with new “Social 10MB” presets and many other improvements. Here’s what’s new!

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Amarok 3.3.1 Music Player Released with Improvements to Scripting Support

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 08:47

Amarok 3.3.1 open-source music player is now available for download with improvements to the scripting support and bug fixes.

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Tails 7.0 Now Available for Testing, Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” and GNOME 48

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 08:45

Based on the soon-to-be-released Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” operating system series and powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, Tails 7.0 will be shipping with the latest GNOME 48 desktop environment by default, featuring the GNOME Console and GNOME Loupe apps.

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MariaDB 12.0 Lands with InnoDB Fixes and Expanded Platform Support

Mon, 08/18/2025 - 08:44

MariaDB 12.0 open-source RDBMS is out, fixing InnoDB and replication issues, while adding Fedora 42, RHEL 10, and Debian 13 package support.

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PeaZip 10.6 Introduces Dynamic Virtual Mode, Improves Archive Pre-Parsing

Sun, 08/17/2025 - 11:28

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 Adds JPEG XS Support Videorate and Imagefreeze

Sun, 08/17/2025 - 10:26

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 Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Sat, 08/16/2025 - 09:49

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 Is Now Available for Download Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14

Sat, 08/16/2025 - 09:44

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 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Support for Kobo Devices

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 10:25

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 Update Adds Kobo Tolino Support, Refines Google Lookup

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 09:40

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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Firefly AIBOX-3588S Running Linux: Access Remote File Systems Over SSH with SSHFS

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 09:33

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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fanxiang S880 2TB NVMe SSD Review

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 09:16

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 Released with Bug Fixes and Security Updates

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 09:10

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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How To Install DEB On AlmaLinux 10

Fri, 08/15/2025 - 08:44

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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