News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
NVIDIA VA-API driver, the free open-source video acceleration API implementation using NVIDIA NVDEC, released new 0.0.18 version yesterday.
The new version finally makes NVIDIA GPU accelerated video decoding usable in Linux with Chrome / Chromium web browser.
OpenShot, the free open-source Qt video editor, released new major 4.0 version on Sunday.
The new version introduced new Color View, Audio and Video recording, new AI based masks, and many other features.
gThumb, the GNOME image viewer and organizer, released the Released Candidate for the next 4.0 major version.
As you might know, gThumb 4.0 is the next major release that features GTK4 plus LibAdwaita port for a modern user interface looks native in recent GNOME desktop.
This tutorial shows how to install the last version of Darktable (5.6.1 so far) via native DEB package in Ubuntu 26.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and their based distributions such as Linux Mint 22.x.
Darktable is a popular free open-source photography and raw developer application, which is so far at version 5.6.1. It provides official Linux package as non-install AppImage.
Sushi, the file previewer application for GNOME Desktop, released the 51 RC version today.
The last 51 alpha & beta releases of this macOS Finder’s Quick Look style application ported the app to GTK4 plus LibAdwaita, so when you pressing Space on a file, it pops-up a modern native preview window that follows system light and dark style.
DXVK, the open-source translation layer that converts Windows Direct3D calls into Vulkan calls on Linux, released new 3.1 version a day ago.
The new library version introduced some new features and fixes for running Windows apps/games on Linux through Wine, Proton and Steam Play.
Audacity, the free open-source audio editor and recorder application, released the Beta 4 for next major 4.0 version yesterday.
Audacity 4.0 is the next major release that features Qt6 based UI, while current 3.x uses wxWidget for native look and feel in Linux (GTK3), Windows, and macOS.
Ubuntu 26.04.1, the first point release for the latest LTS, was released last night!
The new version of this long term support Ubuntu edition fixed a large amount of issues, and added some
new touchpad, fingerprint reader, and sound devices support.
LibreOffice, the popular office suite that’s default in many Linux Distributions, released new major 26.8 version on Wednesday.
The new version of this free open-source software features RTL (right-to-left) and bidirectional text support, improved Microsoft Office compatibility, stronger scripting, and various improvements.
GNU Emacs, the powerful text editor, released new 31.1 version a few days ago.
The new version was launched nearly a year after the previous release. It features much better completion, more powerful window/frame management, unicode 17, and many other changes.
