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.

JetBrains IntelliJ Idea Users Can Test a ‘Pure Wayland’ Build

JetBrains users wondering when Wayland support might land should check out the latest ‘Early Access Program’ (EAP) builds released earlier this month – Wayland preview, ahoy! At present, all of JetBrains’ IntelliJ-based IDEs on Linux […]

29 July 2024
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VirtualBox 7.1 Beta: ‘Modernised’ UI, Wayland Clipboard Sharing + More

If you plan on trying the new Linux Mint 22 release in a virtual machine, why not double-up the fun by taking it for a spin in the VirtualBox 7.1 beta, which slipped out last […]

26 July 2024

Qt-Based eBook Reader FBReader Now Supports DRM EPUBs

FBReader 2.1 has been released for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with the team behind the eBook reading app calling it “a major update for desktop platforms”. If you’re not familiar with FBReader it’s a Qt-based […]

22 July 2024

Tiling Shell GNOME Extension Adds New Way to Tile Windows Quickly

If you’ve tried the Tiling Shell GNOME extension you’ll know how easy it makes it to tile application windows in GNOME Shell, from simple to more complex. The latest update, which began rolling out through […]

21 July 2024

OBS Studio 30.2 Adds Linux NVENC Encoding, Hybrid MP4 Support

OBS Studio, the open-source leader in cross-platform screen-casting and streaming software, put out a new release this week. OBS Studio 30.2 adds Linux support to the native NVENC encoder, plus Linux shared texture support to […]

18 July 2024
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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

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

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

Audacious Music App Now Defaults to GTK3, Adds New Plugins

A new version of the Audacious music player popped out a few weeks back, but I totally missed hearing about until today (when sifting through my GitHub stars to make sure no other apps I […]

4 July 2024

Tiling Shell Update Adds Blur Effect & Edge Tiling

Does it seem like I’m a bit obsessed with Tiling Shell, the super-charged window snapping extension for GNOME Shell, which works beautifully on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and above? It might do since this is my […]

27 June 2024