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Hyprland 0.49 Introduces Fine-Grained Permissions

OnMay 9, 2025

Hyprland 0.49 tiling Wayland compositor is out with permission management, breaking changes, new protocols, and many fixes.

Calibre 8.4 E-book Manager Brings KEPUB Enhancements

OnMay 9, 2025

Calibre 8.4 adds improved KEPUB output for better text justification on Kobo, with new features in the e-book viewer and several key bug fixes.

System76 Unveils Serval WS Linux Laptop With RTX 5070 Ti and 2K 240Hz Display

System76 Unveils Serval WS With RTX 5070 Ti and 2K 240Hz Display

OnMay 8, 2025

System76 unveils its new Serval WS Linux laptop with a 2K, 16:10, 240Hz display, powered by NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and Intel Ultra 9.

Linux Mint’s Mint-Y Theme Gets a Modern Touch

OnMay 8, 2025

Linux Mint 22.2 will be called “Zara” and LMDE 7 “Gigi,” as the team tweaks Mint-Y colors to better align with modern UI trends and libAdwaita styling.

KDE Gear 25.04.1 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New

OnMay 8, 2025
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KDE Gear 25.04.1 apps collection delivers bugfixes and updated translations across 180+ apps and libraries, including Dolphin, Konsole, and Cantor.

openSUSE Removes Deepin Desktop Over Security Policy Violations

OnMay 8, 2025
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openSUSE removes Deepin Desktop after discovering a policy-violating workaround used to bypass required security reviews of sensitive system components.

Node.js 24 Drops MSVC, Embraces ClangCL on Windows

OnMay 8, 2025

Node.js 24 is here with V8 13.6 engine, npm 11, global URLPattern, and ClangCL support on Windows.

Mesa 25.1 Lands with PanVK Feature Surge, Vulkan 1.4 Enhancements

OnMay 7, 2025

Mesa 25.1, an open-source OpenGL/Vulkan graphics API implementation, debuts with Vulkan 1.4 and OpenGL 4.6 support, numerous driver updates, and more.