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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.

What to Expect From TrueNAS 25.10 Open-Source Storage

OnAugust 17, 2025

TrueNAS 25.10 "Goldeye" open-source NAS is on the way, bringing Terabit networking, cloud-driven setup, and new virtualization features.

Shotcut 25.08 Video Editor Arrives with Key Fixes

OnAugust 17, 2025

Shotcut 25.08 video editor update resolves issues from 25.07, fixing Gain/Volume filters, crashes, and adding BT.2020 color space support.

Plasma 6.5 Takes Shape with Improved Notifications and Theme Tweaks

OnAugust 16, 2025

KDE Plasma 6.5 progress report highlights improved notifications, sound tweaks, accessibility updates, and bug fixes across the desktop.

Wine 10.13 Improves Gaming and Windows Runtime Support on Linux

OnAugust 16, 2025

Wine 10.13 improves gaming with a new joystick panel, adds advanced crypto algorithms, and enhances Windows runtime support.

Arch Linux’s AUR Runs into Recent Service Interruptions

OnAugust 15, 2025
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Arch Linux’s AUR users have experienced downtime in recent days after a DDoS attack. Maintainers are investigating and working on restoring the service.