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KDE Plasma 6.5 Highlights New Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Toggles

OnAugust 9, 2025

Plasma 6.5 desktop environment adds quick Bluetooth toggles, Flathub URL support in Discover, and faster firmware updates.

PeaZip 10.6 File Archiver Brings Faster Large Archive Browsing

OnAugust 9, 2025

PeaZip 10.6, an open-source file archiver, brings faster archive browsing, new 7z codec support, improved Zpaq integration, and better file manager features.

openSUSE Linux: 20 Years Strong

OnAugust 9, 2025
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openSUSE marks its 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of open-source passion, community collaboration, and Linux excellence.

KDE Frameworks 6.17 Is Out, Here’s What’s New

OnAugust 8, 2025

KDE Frameworks 6.17 is out now with better Qt 6.10 compatibility, bug fixes, and enhanced platform integration.

MariaDB 12.0 Lands with InnoDB Fixes and Expanded Platform Support

OnAugust 8, 2025

MariaDB 12.0 open-source RDBMS is out, fixing InnoDB and replication issues, while adding Fedora 42, RHEL 10, and Debian 13 package support.

Calibre 8.8 Update Adds Kobo Tolino Support, Refines Google Lookup

OnAugust 8, 2025

Calibre 8.8 brings improved Google lookup in the e-book viewer, better Kobo support, and a reworked Piper TTS backend.

GStreamer 1.26.5 Brings WebRTC, Vulkan, and Audio Improvements

OnAugust 7, 2025

GStreamer 1.26.5 multimedia framework is out now with key bug fixes, improved WebRTC support, and Vulkan tweaks.

Finland Tops Nextcloud’s First Digital Sovereignty Index

OnAugust 7, 2025

Nextcloud’s Digital Sovereignty Index ranks countries by self-hosted tech use, with Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands leading the way in digital independence.