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Proxmox Backup Server 4.2 Released with S3 Object Storage Support

OnApril 29, 2026

Proxmox Backup Server 4.2 adds official S3-compatible object storage support, Debian 13.4, Linux kernel 7.0, and ZFS 2.4.

Zed Code Editor Hits 1.0 with GPU-Accelerated UI

OnApril 29, 2026

Zed Code Editor reaches version 1.0, moving beyond its pre-release phase with a GPU-accelerated UI and cross-platform support.

Ghostty Developer Loses Confidence in GitHub’s Reliability

OnApril 29, 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto says GitHub’s outages and workflow failures have made the platform unsuitable for Ghostty’s active development.

Steam April 2026 Client Update Adds Remote Downloads Management

OnApril 29, 2026
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Valve’s April 2026 Steam client update adds remote downloads management, quick chat for Big Picture Mode, and Remote Play improvements.

GTK2 Gets an Unofficial Revival Fork for Legacy Linux Apps

OnApril 28, 2026
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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.