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Debian, the upstream Linux Distribution that Ubuntu is based on, released new stable 13 version!
Debian 13, code-name “trixie”, will be supported for the next 5 years. It features Linux Kernel 6.12, updated desktop environments, toolkits, and new CPU architecture type support.
HPLIP, the HP developer Linux driver for its inkjet and laser based printers, released new 3.25.6 version few days ago.
As the name says, this should be a release for June 2025, though it’s August now!
Visual Studio Code 103, the July release of the Microsoft’s IDE, was released few days ago on Thursday.
The new release made OpenAI GPT-5, the new model released on the same day, to all paid GitHub Copilot plans.
Ubuntu 24.04.3, the third point release of the current Ubuntu LTS, is out! Ubuntu developer team announced the release on Thursday:
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, and Cloud products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support.
As usual, this point release includes many updates and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. These include security updates and corrections for other high-severity bugs, with a focus on.
Audacity, the free open-source digital audio editor, released new 3.7.5 version few days ago.
The new release of Audacity added initial Windows on ARM (WoA) support. Meaning user can now run the audio editor in Microsoft Surface, Dell XPS 13, etc machines with Snapdragon X series processors, and of course other devices, e.g., MacBook with Windows 11.
For NVIDIA users, the new 580.65.06 Beta driver was released few days ago for Linux users.
The new driver fixed various bugs, and introduced some new features for better Wayland and VR performance.
JetBrains announced the 2025.2 release of its IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm IDE yesterday.
In the release, the AI-powered code completion now suggests code blocks for Java in offline, and lets you choose your preferred local code completion model.
JetBrains announced the 2025.2 release of its PyCharm Python IDE today!
2025.2 will be the last supported version of PyCharm Community. In the next 2025.3, there will be only an unified PyCharm with core functionality (including Jupyter Notebook support) for free and a Pro subscription with additional features.
Flameshot, the popular free open-source screenshot tool, released new 13.0.0 version today with Qt6 port and many new features.
Flameshot is a powerful yet simple to use screenshot tool that features on-screen editing support. The app has been moving slowly since the last 12.1.0. And, it finally released new version after more than 3 years of development.
Libinput, the free open-source input library and driver, released new 1.29.0 version few days ago.
Libinput is a popular input library, that’s default in Ubuntu, Fedora, and many other Linux Distributions, for handling mice, keyboards, touchpads/touchscreens, and other input devices.
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