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The LibreOffice open-source and free office suite received support for importing and exporting APNG (Animated PNG) images and improved PGP/GPG encryption during Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2023.
Debian-based Nitrux 2.8.1 distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.3, Plasma Wayland by default, Mesa 23.2-git, and much more.
MX Linux 23 distribution is now available for public beta testing based on Debian 12 “Bookworm”, Linux kernel 6.1 LTS, Xfce 4.18, KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS, Fluxbox 1.3.7, and more.
The upcoming KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment promises to offer support for the Night Color feature on Wayland on systems with NVIDIA GPUs.
Mesa 23.1.1 open-source graphics stack is now available for download with improved VA-API/H.264 for Firefox on Fedora Linux 37, improved support for several games, and other bug fixes.
Firefox 115 web browser will enable Linux users to open links or search for text using middle-click on the New Tab button for increased productivity while surfing the Internet for their daily tasks.
Fedora Onyx has been approved as an immutable variant of Fedora Linux 39 featuring the Budgie desktop environment.
Tux Paint 0.9.30 open-source and free digital painting program for children is now available for download with updated Magic effect tools, as well as various other minor changes.
KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment promises basic HDR support and color management in KWin on the Plasma Wayland session.
System76 announced an updated Lemur Pro Linux laptop with a 13th-Gen Intel CPU, DDR5 RAM, and up to 14 hours of battery life.
Xfce’s default screenshot tool (xfce4-screenshooter) has been updated to let you save screenshots in the AVIF (AV1) and JPEG XL (JXL) image formats.
CentOS alternatives AlmaLinux 9.2 and Rocky Linux 9.2 are now available for download based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. Here’s what’s new!
The Linux 6.2 kernel series reached end of life after being supported for less than three months. The series is no longer actively supported and users are urged to upgrade to Linux kernel 6.3.
Tails 5.13 amnesic incognito live system is now available for download with LUKS2 disk encryption specification enabled by default for new Persistent Storage and LUKS encrypted volumes.
Ubuntu 23.10 will offer improved management of PPAs (Personal Package Archives) to provide users with better security and reliability. Here’s what you need to know!
KeePassXC 2.7.5 open-source, cross-platform, and free password manager is now available for download with several new features and bug fixes.
KDE Frameworks 5.106 open-source software suite is now available with improvements to the Breeze icon theme, Plasma Browser Integration, Dolphin file manager, and more.
Escuelas Linux 8.2 educational-oriented GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download. This release is powered by Linux kernel 6.2 and features updated components.
DXVK 2.2 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with D3D11On12 support, D3D9 partial presentation, and fixes for various games.
LibreOffice 7.4.7 office suite is now available for download as the last update in the LibreOffice 7.4 series. Users are now urged to upgrade to the latest LibreOffice 7.5 release.
