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GTK2 Gets an Unofficial Revival Fork for Legacy Linux Apps

OnApril 28, 2026

A Devuan community developer has launched GTK2-NG, a fork designed to maintain compatibility for legacy GTK2 software on current Linux systems.

Fedora 44 Officially Released, This Is What’s New

OnApril 28, 2026

Fedora Linux 44 arrives with GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6, Budgie 10.10, Nix tooling, updated developer stacks, and Linux kernel 6.19.

Notepad Next 0.14 Adds Line Sorting and Search Improvements

Notepad Next 0.14 Code Editor Adds Line Sorting and Search Improvements

OnApril 28, 2026
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Notepad Next 0.14 improves security with a Lua injection fix and adds line sorting, previous search support, UTF-8 BOM handling, and build system updates.

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 201 Launches with DNS Firewall

OnApril 28, 2026
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IPFire 2.29 Core Update 201 introduces DNS Firewall, replacing the old URL Filter with DNS-level domain blocking.

DietPi 10.3 Released with Prometheus Monitoring Support

OnApril 28, 2026

DietPi 10.3 adds Orange Pi 4 LTS images, Prometheus support, USB auto-mounting, Home Assistant changes, and multiple SBC fixes.

Ubuntu Plans Gradual AI Features Built Around Local Inference

OnApril 27, 2026
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Canonical plans to gradually introduce AI features into Ubuntu, prioritizing local inference and providing clear interfaces to cloud services.

Kdenlive 26.04 Video Editor Brings Timeline and Workflow Improvements

OnApril 27, 2026
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Kdenlive 26.04 is now available, offering enhanced timeline navigation, improved transitions, better audio capture, updated subtitle features, and a new Heatmap effect.