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Linux Mint 22.1 is out! Cinnamon 6.8, New Theme, Night Light

Last updated: January 15, 2025 — 1 Comment

Linux Mint 22.1, code-name “Xia”, is finally available to download after 1 month of beta testing.

Linux Mint 22.x is based on Ubuntu 24.04 with long term support until 2029! The first point release features Cinnamon Desktop 6.4, that includes new default theme with rounder design and flat style buttons.

Following GNOME and Plasma 6’s design, the start menu, indicator applets, and panel context menus in Linux Mint 22.1 are now rounder and floating away from the bottom panel, which looks more modern.

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Enlightenment 0.27 Released! Easier CPU Power Tuning, New Sleep Options

Last updated: January 13, 2025 — Leave a comment

Enlightenment, the extremely lightweight window manager and minimal desktop, released new 0.27.0 few days ago.

According to the official release note:

“This is the latest release of Enlightenment. This has a lot of fixes mostly with some new features.”

Nothing else!

But if you’re interested in this new e27 release, here are the changes that I summarized by digging through the source page.

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Kdenlive 24.12.1 is out with more than a dozen of bug-fixes

Last updated: January 11, 2025 — Leave a comment

Kdenlive, the popular KDE video editor, released the first maintenance update for the 24.12 series few days ago.

It’s not officially announced in its website at the moment of writing, but the source tarball is out for those who want to compile by themselves. And, the Flatpak package has been updated for most Linux users.

As you may know, Kdenlive 24.12 introduced Built-in Effects option in settings, which will automatically add the Flip and Transform effects to the video part, and the Volume effect to the audio part by when you dragging a clip into the timeline.

The build-in effects however miss “Presets” menu options, and this release brings it back!

Bring back presets for built-in effects

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Shortwave Now Supports Play Internet Radio in the Background

Last updated: January 11, 2025 — Leave a comment

Shortwave, the modern free open-source internet radio player, finally adds background playback support!

Shortwave is an internet audio player designed for GNOME Desktop, though it also works in most other Linux desktops and even Linux phones.

The app features a station database with over 50,000 stations, custom library, automatic recognition of songs, recording, and play audio on network devices (e.g. Google Chromecasts).

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Scribus 1.6.3 Released! 3 New Script Functions & Various Fixes

Last updated: January 11, 2025 — 1 Comment

Scribus, the popular free open-source desktop publishing software, announced new 1.6.3 version on Wednesday!

This is a maintenance release that contains primarily bug-fixes, though there are also a few new features included in the release.

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RetroArch 1.20.0 Released with PipeWire Audio Driver, Qt6 Support

Last updated: January 9, 2025 — Leave a comment

RetroArch, the popular free open-source front-end for emulators and game engines, released version 1.20.0 a few days ago.

The new release added illuminance sensor support for Linux users. Meaning you can play Boktai with real light, just as intended. While, it’s also working on sunlight and camera support.

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Midori Browser 11.5 Added Headless Mode & New App Icon

Last updated: January 8, 2025 — Leave a comment

Midori web browser announced new 11.5 release recently with some exciting new features.

Midori was a popular lightweight web browser that was default in elementary OS and Bodhi Linux. It’s now a free open-source Firefox derived browser developed by Astian Foundation, and licensed under the Mozilla Public License (MPL).

The browser released new 11.5 recently, changed its app icon from a green lizard to new flat design logo that IMO feels better.

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Firefox 134.0 is out! Touchpad Hold Gestures & HEVC Video Acceleration

Last updated: January 7, 2025 — Leave a comment

A new monthly release of Mozilla Firefox web browser, version 134.0, is out today! Though, it’s not yet officially announced at the moment of writing.

According to the Mozilla Github releases page, the new Firefox release added support for touchpad hold gestures for Linux.

Meaning kinetic scrolling (aka momentum scrolling or inertia scrolling), the continuous scrolling after lifted fingers from touchpad, can be interrupted by placing two fingers on the touchpad.

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Rally Racing Game Stunt Rally 3.3 Added 3 New Tracks

Last updated: January 2, 2025 — 1 Comment

Stunt Rally, free open-source rally style racing game, updated to version 3.3 a few days ago with new features.

Stunt Rally is a 3D racing game with Sci-Fi elements and own Track Editor. It features 232 tracks in 40 sceneries and 33 vehicles, allowing users to play either in single mode or multiplayer and split screen for up to 6 players.

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GIMP 3.0 RC2 Added New public API, Initial AppImage & Fixed 2.10 Migration

Last updated: December 28, 2024 — Leave a comment

GIMP image editor announced the second release candidate for the next major 3.0 release a day ago on Friday!

The new GIMP 3.0 RC2 fixed the issue migrating user’s 2.10 settings to GIMP 3.0. However, if you already used 3.0 RC1, then you need to delete those configurations first (backup of course), as otherwise RC2 won’t try to import the 2.10 preferences.