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Audacity 3.6 Add Master Effects, New Compressor & Limiter + More

A new version of the open-source, cross-platform audio editor Audacity is available to download, kitted out with some major new features. Audacity 3.6 introduces support for master effects. These adjust the sound of project as […]

17 July 2024

Blender 4.2 LTS Brings New Render Engine, GPU Compositor + More

Blender 4.2 LTS has landed, delivering a slew of new features and improvements that open-source 3D artists are sure to love.

16 July 2024

Ubuntu Fast-Tracks AppArmor Fix for Flatpak Apps Failing to Start

The recent update to AppArmor to remedy issues with 3rd-party apps being unable to run on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (due to its security hardening) inadvertently prevents a fleet of popular Flatpak apps from running either. […]

16 July 2024

DevToys (Developer Tools App) is Now Available for Linux

When Scott suggested I cover a new open-source app for Linux on the basis “it’s like Microsoft PowerToys for developers”, I wasn’t exactly sure what I’d be writing about — or why. But after reading […]

16 July 2024
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Linux Kernel 6.10 Released, This is What’s New

Linux kernel 6.10 has been officially released. The latest version of the Linux kernel adds an array of improvements, including a new memory sealing system call, a speed boost for AES-XTS encryption on Intel and […]

15 July 2024
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Apple Approves First PC Emulator App for iOS – Can it Run Linux?

This weekend Apple officially approved the first PC emulator on the App Store, an open-source app called UTM SE, based on QEMU, and free to download (no IAP). UTM SE can emulate a variety of […]

14 July 2024

Thunderbird 128 Arrives with UI Changes & New Features

A major update to the open-source e-mail client Thunderbird is now available to download. Thunderbird 128 ‘Nebula’ builds on last year’s stellar Thunderbird 115 release, adding in a flurry of new features, code improvements, and […]

12 July 2024
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Ubuntu’s App Center Updated, Can Now Open/Install DEBs

Ubuntu’s Flutter-based App Center can now open and install 3rd-party DEB installers. An App Center update that adds support for ‘side-loading’ DEB packages began rolling out to users on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in the past […]

12 July 2024

GNOME Extensions Website Redesign: Sneak Preview

A major overhaul of the GNOME extensions website is in the works. As the recent revamp of Flathub proved, engaging store fronts for software and extensions are not the preserve of big-time tech companies like […]

11 July 2024
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Zed, GPU-accelerated IDE Written in Rust, is now available for Linux

Open-source editor Zed is now available for Linux. Zed is a GPL licensed IDE written in Rust, developed by the authors of the Atom editor and the creators of the Tree-sitter parser generator. Out-of-the-box it […]

10 July 2024

How to Try GNOME’s New Font Choice on Ubuntu

Word that upstream devs want to make Inter the default UI font in GNOME has me wondering what the typeface looks in action on the Ubuntu desktop. So I decided to find out. But perhaps […]

10 July 2024

Mozilla Firefox 128 Released, This is What’s New

Mozilla Firefox 128 is now available download, freshly stocked with a few sweet new features. It’s been a mere weeks since Firefox 127 delivered a deft new way to get rid of duplicate tabs, bolstered security by […]

9 July 2024