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Sushi, the file previewer application for GNOME Desktop, released the 51 RC version today.
The last 51 alpha & beta releases of this macOS Finder’s Quick Look style application ported the app to GTK4 plus LibAdwaita, so when you pressing Space on a file, it pops-up a modern native preview window that follows system light and dark style.
DXVK, the open-source translation layer that converts Windows Direct3D calls into Vulkan calls on Linux, released new 3.1 version a day ago.
The new library version introduced some new features and fixes for running Windows apps/games on Linux through Wine, Proton and Steam Play.
Audacity, the free open-source audio editor and recorder application, released the Beta 4 for next major 4.0 version yesterday.
Audacity 4.0 is the next major release that features Qt6 based UI, while current 3.x uses wxWidget for native look and feel in Linux (GTK3), Windows, and macOS.
Ubuntu 26.04.1, the first point release for the latest LTS, was released last night!
The new version of this long term support Ubuntu edition fixed a large amount of issues, and added some
new touchpad, fingerprint reader, and sound devices support.
LibreOffice, the popular office suite that’s default in many Linux Distributions, released new major 26.8 version on Wednesday.
The new version of this free open-source software features RTL (right-to-left) and bidirectional text support, improved Microsoft Office compatibility, stronger scripting, and various improvements.
GNU Emacs, the powerful text editor, released new 31.1 version a few days ago.
The new version was launched nearly a year after the previous release. It features much better completion, more powerful window/frame management, unicode 17, and many other changes.
Darktable, the open-source photography and raw developer application, tagged 5.6.1 version today.
The new version is a maintenance release that improved the AI support, fixed numerous issues, and updated translations.
Go language (aka Golang) released new major 1.27 version in last week, six months after the last 1.26.
The new version of this popular programming language added support generic methods, which can now declare their own type parameters, making generics more flexible.
KDE Rounded Colors, the kwin effect for KDE Plasma Desktop 5 and 6, released new 0.10.0 version today!
The new version of this open-source project introduced gradient outlines support, which draws window borders with color gradually changes from one color to another, rather than having a single solid color.
Mesa 3D graphics library released 26.2.1 version a few days ago, making the new 26.2 release series stable enough for production use.
Mesa announced 26.2.0 a few weeks ago with many exciting new features. Now, it’s ready for use by the first 26.2.1 bug fix update.
Mesa 26.2.0 is a new development release. People who are concerned with stability and reliability should stick with a previous release or wait for Mesa 26.2.1.
