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Dock to panel, the popular GNOME extension that merge the top-bar and bottom dock (aka the dash) into single classic Windows style panel, got big updates a few days ago.
The new release added GNOME 48 support, meaning it now works in Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 Workstation, though both are still in development at the moment of writing.
Dash to panel along with ArcMenu in Ubuntu 25.04 Daily Build
Dolphin Emulator, the free open-source GameCude and Wii emulator, released new 2503 release on Monday.
The new release improved the functionality to edit per-game basis graphics settings. In addition to the text interface, it now has visual interface to edit the settings from game properties tab.
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Audacity audio editor released new 3.7.2 version today. PPA updated for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 24.10, and Linux Mint 21/22.
The new Audacity 3.7.2 is a maintenance release contains primarily bug-fixes. There’s however a new UUID system that automatically generates random numbers for each copy of the app.
Refine, the graphical configuration tool for GNOME, got a new feature update few days ago.
Refine is a GNOME Tweaks alternative app that provides a graphical interface to configure advanced and experimental features in GNOME Desktop.
The app is in early development stage that keeps adding new features. And, now it supports re-arranging window title buttons.
GNOME 48, the default desktop environment for Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 Workstation, is now in RC testing stage. While, the final stable release is planned for 2025-03-19.
The new release candidate enhanced the new features that were introduced in last Beta and Alpha releases, fixed numerous bugs, as well introduced some new features.
Kdenlive video editor 24.12.3 released yesterday! KDE announced it within the release of KDE Gear 24.12.3.
The is a minor release that only fixed two crashes and one audio issue. They are:
Kdenlive Video Editor
Visual Studio Code 1.98, the February release of the IDE and code editor, was released!
The release added 2 new AI models, GPT 4.5 and Claude 3.7 Sonnet, to choose from when using Copilot, and allows to change the model for inline suggestions.
image from openai.com
KeePassXC, the cross-platform community fork of KeePass password manager, released version 2.7.10 few days ago.
The new KeePassXC 2.7.10 finally added support changing the font size between small, normal, medium, and large, making the app fit for different screen sizes and user needs.
KeePass password manager released new 2.58 version few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu through PPA.
KeePass 2.58 improved its graphical user interface with some new options. It added Ctrl+H keyboard shortcut for the ‘Show/hide password using asterisks’ option in report dialogs.
Mozilla announced the new 136.0 release of its Thunderbird email client on Tuesday! It’s NOT ESR, but desktop release channel that updates every month!
As you may know, Mozilla’s Firefox web browser has a rapid release channel that updates every 4 weeks, and ESR channel releases major updates every year. Now, it uses the similar policy for Thunderbird!
Thunderbird 136.0 is the first release in the new official channel. And, there’ll be 137.0 in next month, 138.0 in May, and so forth.
