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Pipe Wire 1. 6. 3 Multimedia Framework Improves RAOP, MIDI, and Stability
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (220+ words) Pipe Wire 1. 6. 3 enhances RAOP compatibility, restores comprehensive MIDI1 support, and resolves issues related to crashes, sample rates, RTP, and Bluetooth. Pipe Wire, a widely used open-source multimedia server for audio and video on Linux systems, has released version 1. 6. 3. Key updates include…...
Vera Crypt Developer Says Microsoft Terminated Windows Signing Account
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (250+ words) The Vera Crypt developer reports that Microsoft abruptly terminated the account used for Windows signing, providing no warning or explanation. Vera Crypt, an open-source disk encryption tool for files, partitions, and entire system drives, now faces a significant Windows distribution…...
Raspberry Pi Imager 2. 0. 8 Brings Fastboot Changes
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (258+ words) Raspberry Pi Imager 2. 0. 8 updates Fastboot, improves write reliability on slow cards, and fixes bugs across Linux, SSH, and UI handling. Raspberry Pi has released Raspberry Pi Imager 2. 0. 8, a bug-fix update to its official image-writing utility for preparing SD cards and…...
Open Shot 3. 5. 1 Video Editor Released With Built-In Proxy Editing
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (254+ words) Open Shot, a free and open-source cross-platform video editor, has released version 3. 5. 1 as the first update in the 3. 5 series. The most significant new feature is "Optimize Video," which adds built-in proxy editing and generates lower-resolution media for editing, ensuring smoother…...
GStreamer 1. 28. 2 Released with Bug Fixes and Security Updates
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (273+ words) GStreamer 1. 28. 2 has been released as the second bug-fix update in the stable 1. 28 series for this widely used open-source multimedia framework. This release includes only bug fixes and security updates. The GStreamer team recommends updating from the earlier 1. 28. x versions as…...
COSMIC Desktop 1. 0. 9 Released with Better Files, Settings, and Applets
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (331+ words) COSMIC Desktop 1. 0. 9 improves performance, hardens greeter security, and delivers fixes and enhancements across Files, Settings, Store, and more. System76 has released COSMIC Desktop 1. 0. 9, the latest update to its new desktop environment. One of the headline changes is an update to the…...
Flatpak 1. 16. 4 Fixes Critical Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (185+ words) Flatpak 1. 16. 4 addresses a critical sandbox escape vulnerability that could allow host file access and code execution, along with three additional security issues. Flatpak, a universal Linux packaging system for distributing desktop applications in sandboxed environments, has released version 1. 16. 4, the fourth…...
Red Hat Launches RHEL Extended Life Cycle Premium With 14-Year Support
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (336+ words) Red Hat has launched RHEL Extended Life Cycle Premium, a stand-alone subscription that extends major-version support to 14 years. Red Hat has introduced Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle Premium, a stand-alone subscription that extends support for a major RHEL…...
Pac Hub Is a Sleek GTK4 Frontend for Arch's Pacman and AUR
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (384+ words) Pac Hub gives Arch Linux users a sleek GTK4 app for browsing, installing, and managing packages from official repos and the AUR. Pac Hub is a new, great-looking open-source app for Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions that provides a graphical frontend…...
Pea Zip 11. 0 Released With Faster Archive Browsing
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (365+ words) Pea Zip 11. 0 archive manager improves archive browsing speed, updates 7z/p7zip to 26. 0, adds batch archive testing, and refines the file manager. Two months after the 10. 9 release, Pea Zip, a versatile cross-platform open-source file archiver, has unveiled version 11. 0, with a strong focus on…...