News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
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.
Firefox, Mozilla’s free open-source web browser released new 159.0 version today.
The new browser release introduced several improvements to its AI subsystem, user experiences, and fixed various issues.
Transmission, the free open-source BitTorrent client for Linux, Windows, and macOS, released new 4.1.4 version a few days ago.
The new version is a bug-fix release that introduced various security and other small fixes.
OBS Studio, the free open-source live streaming and video recording application, released new major 33.0.0 version today.
The new version updates its Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) from the old version 127 to version 150. This upgrade moves Chromium forward by 23 major versions, bringing numerous security fixes and web-compatibility improvements.
KDE Rounded Corners, the open-source project that rounds window corners in KDE Plasma desktop, released new 0.11.0 version today.
The new version of this popular Kwin effect fixed the compatibility issue with Plasma 6.8, and introduced a new toggle option to that can lower GPU usage.
KeePassXC, the community fork of KeePass Password Safe, finally released new 2.8.0 version after a month of beta testing.
The new version of this popular cross-platform password manager finally migrated its UI from Qt5 to Qt6 for better graphics capabilities, HiDPI and HDR multi-monitor improvements, and robust Wayland support.
Fooyin, the foobar 2000 inspired music player, released new 0.14.0 version today for Linux and Windows.
The new version of this free open-source Qt based music player introduced drag and drop support for its layout editing mode.
