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Krita 5.3 and Krita 6.0 Released With New Text Engine and Wayland HDR Support

OnMarch 24, 2026

Krita 5.3 delivers a new text engine and updated tools, alongside Krita 6.0, the Qt 6-based release with early Wayland support.

DietPi 10.2 Released with Immich Support and New Software Options

OnMarch 23, 2026

DietPi 10.2 adds Immich, Immich Machine Learning, uv, and RustDesk Client, alongside tool improvements, configuration updates, and multiple bug fixes.

Qt 6.11 Released With Qt Canvas Painter and Task Tree Module

OnMarch 23, 2026

Qt 6.11 released with Qt Canvas Painter for 2D rendering, Task Tree module, and updates to graphs and 3D rendering.

Garuda Linux Says No to Age Verification Outside Legal Requirement

OnMarch 23, 2026

Arch-based Garuda Linux clarifies its position on age verification and addresses concerns regarding systemd userdb and data management.

Firefox 149 Now Available for Download, Brings Split View

OnMarch 23, 2026

Mozilla Firefox 149 improves PDF performance with hardware acceleration and introduces a new Split View feature for side-by-side browsing.

GrapheneOS Mobile Operating System Opposes OS-Level Age Checks

OnMarch 23, 2026

GrapheneOS, an open-source Android-based mobile OS, will not implement OS-level age verification, despite regulatory pressure.

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 12, 2026 (Mar 16 – 22)

OnMarch 22, 2026

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Mageia 10 Beta, GNOME 50, Blender 5.1, Bcachefs 1.37, FFmpeg 8.1, systemd introduces birth date support, and more.

Bottles 63.0 Introduces Proxy Support and Resolves Installation Issues

OnMarch 22, 2026
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Bottles 63.0, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows applications on Linux, enhances installation reliability and introduces proxy support.

HandBrake 1.11.1 Video Transcoder Improves Stability With Audio and UI Fixes

OnMarch 22, 2026

HandBrake 1.11.1 video transcoder delivers stability fixes, updated libraries, and multiple Windows improvements, including UI and accessibility fixes.