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Mozilla Resolves 21-Year-Old Bug, Adds Full XDG Directory Support

OnNovember 21, 2025
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Firefox 147 adds support for the XDG Base Directory Specification, ending a 21-year wait and aligning the browser’s Linux file storage with modern standards.

Calibre 8.15 E-Book Manager Adds Highlight Dates in Viewer

OnNovember 21, 2025

Calibre 8.15 e-book manager introduces highlight date tooltips, improved case-change handling, new shortcuts, and several key bug fixes.

Zorin OS 18 Hits 1 Million Downloads in Just One Month

OnNovember 20, 2025

Zorin OS 18 has reached 1M downloads, with 78% from Windows users, but the test upgrade path from 17 to 18 is currently broken.

Direct3D-to-Vulkan Library vkd3d 1.18 Brings HLSL Improvements

OnNovember 20, 2025

vkd3d 1.18, the Direct3D-to-Vulkan translation library used by Wine, adds HLSL constant folding, more legacy bytecode ops, and expanded shader targets.

PHP 8.5 Introduces URI Extension, Pipe Operator, and Syntax Improvements

OnNovember 20, 2025

PHP 8.5 introduces a new URI extension, the pipe operator, and key syntax upgrades, delivering faster performance and cleaner code.

Immich 2.3 Adds Multilingual OCR Models

OnNovember 19, 2025

Immich 2.3, a self-hosted photo and video management platform, adds multilingual OCR models and introduces maintenance mode.

Xen 4.21 Hypervisor Arrives With New PDX Compression

OnNovember 19, 2025

Xen 4.21 open-source type-1 hypervisor adds a new PDX compression algorithm, updated toolchain requirements, and improvements across x86, Arm, and RISC-V.