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Linux Kernel 7.0 was released! Linus Torvalds announced it on Sunday afternoon:
The last week of the release continued the same “lots of small fixes” trend, but it all really does seem pretty benign, so I’ve tagged the final 7.0 and pushed it out.
I suspect it’s a lot of AI tool use that will keep finding corner cases for us for a while, so this may be the “new normal” at least for a while. Only time will tell.
PeaZip, the free open-source file manager and archive utility, released new major 11.0.0 version few days ago.
The new version sped up the archive browsing, improved bookmarks and internal drag and drop feature, and added new test function.
OpenShot, the free open-source Qt-based video editor, released new 3.5.1 version few days ago.
The new version introduced preview scaling feature named Optimize Preview and other changes that significantly improved performance for the editing workflow.
Bluefish, the free open-source code editor for programmers and web developers, release new 2.4.1 version few days ago.
The new version of this lightweight and fast code editor features split view that allows to view 2 file content side-by-side in same app window, making easy to compare information or work across two files at once.
GIMP, the popular GTK-based image editor, released new 3.2.2 version few days ago for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
This is the first maintenance update for the 3.2 major release that was introduced 2 weeks ago. And, it features mainly bug-fixes, UI (user interface) and UX (user experience) improvements.
Ubuntu 26.04, code-name “Resolute Raccoon”, is available for Beta testing!
The developer team announced the Beta release for Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop, Server, WSL, and Cloud, as well as the official flavors.
NVIDIA 595.58.03, the first stable version for the new 595 production branch, was released on Tuesday for Linux.
The new driver branch added support some new extensions, better Wayland support, and various bug-fixes.
Krita, the free open-source raster graphics editor, released new major 5.3.0 and 6.0 simultaneously today!
Krita 6.0 is the Qt6 port. It features native Linux Wayland support with full Wayland Color Management protocol implementation, HDR support, fractional scaling and 10 bit display.
Firefox 149.0, the March release of this free open-source web browser, is available to download.
The new version introduced some exciting new features, improvements for Linux, and many changes for web developers.
OpenShot, the free open-source video editor for Linux, Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS, released new 3.5.0 version few days ago.
The new version of this Qt-based video editor added experimental ComfyUI integration, allowing to use your local AI model for image and video creation.
