Linux & Open Source News

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Wine 9.21 Brings Enhanced DirectPlay Network Session Support

OnNovember 8, 2024

Wine 9.21 debuts with advanced network support in DirectPlay, D3DX9 format boost, C++ compilation fixes, and I/O improvements.

UBports Launches Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-6

OnNovember 8, 2024

Ubuntu Touch OTA-6 is now available, adding Android HAL support, expanding device compatibility, and including stability enhancements.

KDE Frameworks 6.8 Is Out, Here’s What’s New

OnNovember 8, 2024

KDE announces Frameworks 6.8 with updates to Baloo, Breeze Icons, and KIO, optimized configs, and bug fixes.

Calibre 7.21 Adds Read Aloud with Sentence Tracking for EPUBs

OnNovember 8, 2024

Calibre 7.21 ebook manager introduces an audio overlay for EPUB, enabling immersive reading with sentence tracking & custom voices.

Kdenlive 24.08.3 Arrives with Subtitle and Timeline Stability Fixes

OnNovember 7, 2024

Kdenlive 24.08.3 open-source video editor addresses codec crashes, timeline bugs, and clip removal issues.

KDE Gear 24.08.3 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New

OnNovember 7, 2024

KDE Gear 24.08.3 apps collection is now available for download. Highlights include updates to NeoChat, KDevelop, and Kdenlive.

Immich Celebrates 50K Stars on GitHub with v1.120

OnNovember 6, 2024

Immich celebrates 50K GitHub stars with v1.120, which now includes auto-database backups, faster HDR transcoding, and a timeline scroll indicator.

Inkscape Turned 21, Happy Birthday!

OnNovember 6, 2024

Inkscape's 21st anniversary: celebrating over two decades of empowering designers with free, open-source vector graphics software that changed digital art forever.