Topic: App Updates

Reporting on the latest Linux software releases, app updates and command-line tooling – new features, performance improvements and critical bug fixes for scores of popular Linux applications you can run on Ubuntu.

OnlyOffice desktop editors

ONLYOFFICE 8.2 Improves Startup Times, Adds New Theme + More

A big update to ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, a free, open-source office suite for Windows, macOS, and Linux is available to download. ONLYOFFICE 8.2 offers a clutch of new features, several performance gains, and a miscellany […]

29 October 2024

Mozilla Firefox 132 Delivers a Modest Set of Changes

Mozilla Firefox 132 is available to download today, arriving a couple of weeks ahead of the browser’s big 20th anniversary1 milestone. But anyone hoping Firefox 132 would prove itself a veritable birthday piñata, fit to […]

29 October 2024
Vivaldi browser logo

Vivaldi 7.0 Released with New UI, Dashboard Feature + More

Vivaldi 7.0 is out, and the makers describe it as not merely an update but ‘a new Vivaldi’ entirely. Those familiar with the browser will instantly see why, as Vivaldi finally gets an overdue UI […]

24 October 2024
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre eBook Manager Intros New PDF Conversion Engine

Open source ebook manager Calibre has a new release out. Calibre 7.20 ships with a brand new PDF input engine (used to convert PDF files into other ebook formats, such as EPUB or MOBI). It’s […]

22 October 2024
clementine music player logo

Clementine Music Player Sees First Non-Preview Release in 8 Years

Remember Clementine music player? Well, it appears to be back – some 8 years after its last stable release. If Clementine feels like it’s slipped out of public consciousness it’s understandable: the last stable release […]

22 October 2024
New VirtualBox Logo

VirtualBox 7.1.4 Readies Linux Kernel 6.12 Support + More

Oracle has released the second maintenance update for the latest VirtualBox 7.1 series. VirtualBox 7.1.4 includes a small set of improvements, bug fixes, and stability enhancements to this open-source, cross-platform virtualisation tool, though new major […]

17 October 2024
Inkscape logo on green background

Inkscape 1.4 Released with Epic New Features

When it comes to open-source vector graphics software there’s perhaps nothing else as well known or as well made for the task than Inkscape – and a brand new version is now released. Inkscape 1.4 […]

14 October 2024
Ardour digital audio workstation

Ardour 8.8 (Open Source DAW) Drops Fresh Fixes & Features

Ardour is one of the most popular and powerful open-source digital audio workstations (DAW) around, and a major new update was recently made available. Now, I can’t profess to be some kind of music-making maestro, […]

7 October 2024

NetworkManager 1.50 Released, Supports Veth Config in CLI

A new version of NetworkManager – used by most Linux distributions (including Ubuntu) to manage wired and wireless network connections – was released this week. NetworkManager 1.50 won’t be included in Ubuntu 24.10 (that ships […]

4 October 2024

Parabolic (Video Downloader) Rewritten in C++, Adjusts UI

There are plenty of ways to download videos from well-known video streaming sites on Ubuntu but I find Parabolic the easiest, least hassle option out there. For those yet to hear about it, Parabolic is […]

4 October 2024

Audacious 4.4.1 Released with Assorted Minor Improvements

A chorus of improvements are on offer in the newest update to the popular open source, cross-platform Audacious music player. Audacious 4.4.1 builds on the changes introduced in Audacious 4.4 (a release that brought GTK3 […]

2 October 2024

Mozilla Firefox 131 Brings Tab Hover Previews, URL Fragments + More

Mozilla Firefox 131 is now available to download with a small set of improvements in tow. The first change I noticed when opening Firefox 131 is the new icon for the ‘all tabs’ feature1. Previously […]

1 October 2024