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Help Shape Debian 13: Cast Your Vote for Trixie’s Desktop Artwork

OnNovember 20, 2024

Debian 13’s desktop artwork survey is now open and awaits your vote. Before November 30, pick your favorite theme and decide on Trixie’s look.

Oracle Linux 9.5 Brings OpenJDK 17 and .NET 9.0

OnNovember 20, 2024

Oracle Linux 9.5 debuts with OpenJDK 17, .NET 9, GCC Toolset 14, improved Python performance, and robust multi-cloud computing support.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Joins WSL

OnNovember 19, 2024

Red Hat Enterprise Linux becomes an official WSL distro, featuring modern tar-based distro packaging and improved developer user experience.

Rocky Linux 9.5 Released, Here’s What’s New

OnNovember 19, 2024

Rocky Linux 9.5 is now available for download, packed with updates like Podman 5.0, GCC 11.5, Node.js 22, and more.

Arch Linux Adopts 0BSD License for Package Sources

OnNovember 19, 2024

Breaking News: Arch Linux adopts the liberal 0BSD license for all package sources, ensuring freedom and flexibility.

AlmaLinux 9.5 Released, Here’s What’s New

OnNovember 18, 2024

AlmaLinux 9.5 'Teal Serval' released with kernel 5.14, featuring new compiler toolsets, updated application streams, and enhanced security features.

Shotcut 24.11 Improves Stability and Fixes Transition Bugs

OnNovember 18, 2024

Shotcut 24.11, a free cross-platform video editor, rolls out with fixes for frame rate conversion, transitions, exports, and crashes.

Archinstall 3.0 Enhances User Experience with Redesigned TUI

OnNovember 17, 2024

Archinstall 3.0, a user-friendly guided installer for Arch Linux, rolls out with a revamped TUI with curses, improved code quality, ruff linting support, and more.