Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 Debuts With a Complete UI Redesign
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 arrives with a fully redesigned interface, a new setup wizard, and smoother OS customization across all platforms.
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KeePassXC 2.7.11 Lands on Linux with New Attachment Viewer Features
KeePassXC 2.7.11 open-source password manager delivers fixes, improved Linux behavior, and new attachment previews for images, HTML, and Markdown.
iDescriptor Brings iPhone Management to Linux
iDescriptor brings iPhone management to Linux, enabling app installs, file access, AirPlay, and device controls in a free, open-source application.
MariaDB 12.1 Database Arrives with Faster Aria Engine
The new MariaDB 12.1 update introduces a segmented key cache, MDL scalability gains, and several enhancements across the database engine.
KDE Plasma 6.6 Will Introduce Per-Window Screen-Recording Exclusions
KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment will introduce per-window screen-recording exclusions, richer blur effects for dark themes, and more.
Bottles 60.0 Launches with Native Wayland Support
Bottles 60.0, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows apps on Linux, adds native Wayland support, a refreshed UI, and more.
Mozilla Resolves 21-Year-Old Bug, Adds Full XDG Directory Support
Firefox 147 adds support for the XDG Base Directory Specification, ending a 21-year wait and aligning the browser’s Linux file storage with modern standards.
Calibre 8.15 E-Book Manager Adds Highlight Dates in Viewer
Calibre 8.15 e-book manager introduces highlight date tooltips, improved case-change handling, new shortcuts, and several key bug fixes.
Direct3D-to-Vulkan Library vkd3d 1.18 Brings HLSL Improvements
vkd3d 1.18, the Direct3D-to-Vulkan translation library used by Wine, adds HLSL constant folding, more legacy bytecode ops, and expanded shader targets.
PHP 8.5 Introduces URI Extension, Pipe Operator, and Syntax Improvements
PHP 8.5 introduces a new URI extension, the pipe operator, and key syntax upgrades, delivering faster performance and cleaner code.