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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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VirtualBox 7.2.0 RC1, the third development release for the next major version of Oracle’s virtualization software, is available to download few days ago.
Compare to the last Beta, the RC1 release added explicit unattended installation support for Oracle Linux 10, while others are mostly bug-fixes.
VirtualBox 7.2.0
Ubuntu 25.10 snapshot 3, the third development release for the next Ubuntu release, is available for testing purpose.
As you may know, Ubuntu introduced monthly snapshot releases and released the first one in May 29. Now, the July release is finally available.
FFmpeg, the popular free open-source multi-media library, is going to release the new major 8.0 version in next few weeks in August.
Michael Niedermayer, the project lead announced in last week:
I intend to create the release/8.0 branch in the next 1-2 weeks after that i intend to make teh 8.0 release in the following 1-2 weeks.
After few weeks of Beta and RC testing, Shotcut video editor finally announced the release of 25.07 few days ago.
The new release introduced “System Fusion” theme that combines the operating system palette with the monochrome, symbolic icons of the Fusion themes.
Linux Kernel 6.16 was released last night! Linus Torvalds announced:
It’s Sunday afternoon, and the release cycle has come to an end. Last week was nice and calm, and there were no big show-stopper surprises to keep us from the regular schedule, so I’ve tagged and pushed out 6.16 as planned.
User of Chrome, Chromium, or Vivaldi? Here are Ubuntu artwork themes for your web browser!
Mauro Gaspari, the Ubuntu Team member has been working on creating Ubuntu artwork themes for Chrome and Vivaldi browsers since a year ago.
With the themes, you web browser will have an orange header bar, with Ubuntu wallpaper as background in empty tabs. While tab and inactive tab use Ubuntu colors from the Ubuntu color palette, and frame uses colors picked from the new tab background.
Chromium with Ubuntu Jammy theme
Firefox 141.0, a new monthly release of Mozilla’s web browser, is available to download!
The official release note, as usual, is not ready yet. While the official pre-build packages are out along with the source tarball.
Krita, the free open-source KDE graphics editor, release new 5.2.10 few weeks ago, then 5.2.11 with quick fixes few days ago.
Since initial version that was released on 21 June 2005, Krita is now 20 years old. And, the new 5.2.11 release is perhaps the last bug-fixes, as the developer team is now focusing on the next Krita 5.3.0 feature release and Krita 6.0.0 for Qt6 port.
Wallpaper Contest for next Ubuntu 25.10, Questing Quokka, is opened. Submit or vote your favorite images!
Like the last contest, the submissions are separated into 3 categories: Mascot Theme, Digital / Abstract Art, and Photography. And top 2 voted images (6 images in total) in each category will be included in the 25.10 as optional wallpapers.
