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Fooyin 0.9 Music Player Arrives with Artwork Downloads, Synced Lyrics

OnAugust 19, 2025

Fooyin 0.9 open-source music player is out with support for artwork downloads, synced lyrics, autoplaylists, and numerous bug fixes.

Git 2.51 Introduces Cruft-Free MIDXs

OnAugust 18, 2025

The latest Git 2.51 release brings cruft-free multi-pack indexes, path-walk packing, and improvements to the stash format.

Kdenlive 25.08 Video Editor Released with Over 300 Fixes

OnAugust 18, 2025

Kdenlive 25.08 open-source video editing software is out with over 300 fixes, smoother UI, better subtitles, and improved rendering.

Firefox 142 Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

OnAugust 18, 2025

Firefox 142 open-source web browser refines privacy controls, improves bookmarks and search, and adds sidebar extension removal.

Zulip 11.0 Team Chat Brings Message Reminders, Channel Folders

OnAugust 18, 2025

Zulip 11.0, an open-source collaboration tool, introduces message reminders, channel folders, a new mobile app, and more.

Ventoy 1.1.06 Brings TrueNAS Scale Support

OnAugust 18, 2025
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Ventoy 1.1.06, an open-source tool for creating a bootable USB drive to load multiple ISO files, adds TrueNAS Scale support, updates XFS, and fixes boot issues.

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 33 (Aug 11 – 17, 2025)

OnAugust 17, 2025

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Sparky 8.0, VirtualBox 7.2, Syncthing 2.0, NVIDIA Driver 580, CachyOS topped DistroWatch’s rankings, Plasma 6.5 takes shape, and more.