News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
MPV, the popular command line media player, released new 0.42 version today after nearly a year of development.
The new version of this free open-source player added context menu support, improved DVD playback, introduced FRC filter for AMD GPU, and fixed various issues.
KeePass Password Safe, the free open-source password manager, released new 2.62 version yesterday.
The new version of this lightweight app introduced many new features and various improvements.
GIMP, the popular GTK image editor, released new 3.2.8 version a few days ago.
The new version is a maintenance release that includes various bug-fixes, improvements, as well as some minor new features.
Audacity, the free open-source audio editor and recorder, released 4.0.2 version yesterday.
The new Audacity 4.0.2 is the second maintenance release that includes many bug-fixes for crashes and project corruption issues.
Faugus, the simple and lightweight app for running Windows games on Linux using Proton, released several new releases in the past few weeks.
The new versions introduced several UI and UX improvements, performance improvements, and various bug-fixes.
gThumb, the GNOME photo manager and image viewer, released new 4.0.1 version.
This is a small release that features a new preferences option, several fixes and translation updates.
Linux Mint 27, the next major release of the popular Ubuntu based distribution, will get hibernation support!
The developer team changed the release strategy from 6-month to a yearly circle, and announced that the next Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” is scheduled for release on Christmas day.
RustDesk, the free open-source remote desktop software, released new 1.5.1 version yesterday.
The new version of this popular application introduced keyboard shortcuts support for remote session!
By going to “Settings -> General”, you’ll see a new option “Enable keyboard shortcuts in remote session”.
Ubuntu Core Desktop, the Ubuntu variant that has everything built as Snap, was revived yesterday. Canonical announced:
Canonical announced a developer preview of Core Desktop in 2023, but the project has since been dormant. I’m thrilled to announce that the development of Ubuntu Core Desktop has restarted with a dedicated, cross-functional team working toward three well-defined initial use cases.
Scribus, the open-source desktop publishing application, released new stable 1.6.7 version today along with 1.7.4 development version.
The new 1.6.7 is a bug-fix release that includes fixes for seven memory-safety vulnerabilities when reading PSD, PICT, TIFF, DRW, and SVM files.
