12-Year-Old Developer Brings Ubuntu’s Unity Desktop Back to Life
Unity 7.6 is the first major version of the Unity desktop in six years, with the previous release in May 2016.
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Vim 9.0 Released, Introduces the New Vim9 Scripting Language
After two and a half years of development, Vim 9.0 is now available, firmly focused on the new Vim9 scripting language capabilities.
Thunderbird 102 Is Here with New Icons Set and Quality-Of-Life Updates
The new Thunderbird 102 release of the free email client has a fresh new address book, revamped message header, and colorful folders.
PeaZip 8.7 File Archiver Brings Functionality Improvements
The cross-platform archiver tool PeaZip now has a more user-friendly interface, improved file management, and updated themes.
ALBS, the AlmaLinux Build System Becomes Publicly Open to All
The AlmaLinux Build System (ALBS) opening aims to increase project transparency and encourage collaboration and community contributions.
LXC 5.0 Linux Containers Are Here as a Long Term Support Release
Switching to Meson, the new cgroup configuration options, and time namespace support are some of the new features in the LXC 5.0.
GNOME Is the Winner of Microsoft’s FOSS Fund for May 2022
Microsoft's FOSS Fund program provides $10,000 to sponsor open source projects. For May, the award will go to GNOME.
GIMP 2.10.32 Image Editor Comes with a Host of New Features
GIMP 2.10.32 comes with support for 8 and 16-bit CMYK TIFF files, support for localized glyphs, and many other features.
KDE Plasma 5.25 Comes with Another Dose of Customization Capabilities
New touchpad gestures, syncing the accent color, and touch mode are some new features in the KDE Plasma 5.25 Desktop Environment.
Microsoft’s GitHub Retires Atom Source Code Editor in Favor of VS Code
Microsoft-owned GitHub will decommission the popular Atom open-source code editor on December 15, 2022.