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KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta Desktop Environment Released

KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Environment Released, This Is What’s New

OnJune 17, 2025
UpdatedJune 24, 2025

KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop introduces better visuals, smart widgets, a redesigned Spectacle, and adaptive tiling per virtual desktop.

Notepad Next 0.12 Adds Custom Toolbars, Multi-Shortcuts

OnJune 17, 2025

Notepad Next 0.12, a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++, lands with a customizable toolbar, enhanced shortcut options, and more.

Git 2.50 Lands: Say Goodbye to Recursive Merges Engine

OnJune 16, 2025

Git 2.50 distributed revision control tool removes the legacy recursive merge engine, completing the transition to the faster, more robust ORT engine.

Arch Linux Shifts to Pure WoW64 Builds for Wine and Wine-Staging

OnJune 16, 2025
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Arch Linux transitions wine & wine-staging to pure WoW64 builds, removing multilib dependency.

Dozzle 8.13 Real‑Time Docker Log Viewer Released

OnJune 16, 2025

Dozzle 8.13 real‑time Docker log viewer improves usability with UI updates and adds a logout icon while fixing several small bugs.

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 24 (Jun 9 – 15, 2025)

OnJune 15, 2025
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Catch up on the latest Linux news: Rocky 10, Kali 2025.2, KDE Frameworks 6.15, Archinstall 3.0.8, XBPS 0.60, Wine 10.10, Gitea 1.24, End of Windows 10: Don’t worry, be happy, and more.

PeaZip 10.5 File Archiver Released with Faster Performance and New Features

OnJune 15, 2025
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PeaZip 10.5, an open-source file archiver, improves archive handling with faster extraction, better memory usage, and new security warnings for risky files.