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Debian Trixie Enters Hard Freeze, Edging Closer to Release

OnMay 18, 2025

Debian Trixie’s hard freeze phase begins, dropping mips64el and adding riscv64 to the release architecture list as the final release nears.

Celluloid 0.29 Video Player Fixes Playback and Interface Bugs

Celluloid 0.29 Video Player Fixes Nvidia Flickering and UI Glitches

OnMay 17, 2025

Celluloid 0.29 open-source video player is out, fixing black screen issues on Nvidia GPUs and improving playlist controls, preferences saving, and more.

Wine 10.8 Improves TIFF Support and Shared Memory Handling

OnMay 17, 2025

Wine 10.8 is out now, bringing shared memory for user handles, improved TIFF support, and 18 bug fixes, including issues with Final Fantasy XI and git clone.

Debian 12.11 Released with Security Fixes and Stability Updates

OnMay 17, 2025

Debian 12 "Bookworm" receives its eleventh refresh (12.11), featuring 81 bug fixes and 45 security updates. Here's more on that.

Debian 13 (Trixie) Installer Reaches First Release Candidate

OnMay 17, 2025

Debian Installer Trixie RC 1 is here with Linux kernel 6.12, improved EFI support, better firmware handling, and expanded ARM device support.

Microsoft Fixes Windows Update That Broke GRUB in Dual-Boot Systems

OnMay 16, 2025
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Microsoft finally fixed the GRUB boot issue on dual-boot systems nine months after a Windows update caused widespread Linux boot failures.

Clonezilla Live 3.2.2 Released with Kernel 6.12 and Enhanced Ezio Options

OnMay 16, 2025

The latest Clonezilla live 3.2.2-5 release brings a fresh Debian Sid base, a new kernel, Ezio tweaks, and bug fixes to improve disk imaging performance.