After Six Years in Development, WSL Reached Version 1.0.0
As of WSL 1.0.0, the Windows Subsystem for Linux has reached the production-ready state, removing the "preview" label.
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MPV 0.35 Video Player Brings PipeWire Audio Backend Support
After a year of development, the new MPV 0.35 version of the free video player is here, with PipeWire backend support and optimization improvements.
Podman Desktop: A GUI That Makes Container Management Easy
Podman Desktop is a new cross-platform desktop integrated app with a unified UI that significantly simplifies working with Podman containers.
Linux Users Can Now Enjoy MS Teams as a Progressive Web App
Linux users who rely on Microsoft Teams for collaboration and communication can now take advantage of the app's full functionality. Here's how!
Clonezilla Live 3.0.2 Comes with UFW Firewall in the Live System
Clonezilla Live 3.0.2 partition and disk imaging software bring Linux kernel 6.0.6 and a few additional minor changes.
LXQt 1.2 Desktop Environment Released, This Is What’s New
While the LXQt 1.2.0 release is still based on Qt 5.15, it includes many new features for the File Manager, Panel, QTerminal, and others.
TrueNAS 13.0-U3 Released, Adding Significant New Components
TrueNAS 13.0-U3 open storage is a major release bringing improved performance, scalability, and reliability in subsequent releases.
Angie: A New NGINX Fork Developed by Some of Its Former Devs
Angie is a drop-in replacement for the NGINX web server aiming to extend the functionality of the original version.
Torvalds Sees No Reason to Keep i486 Support in the Linux Kernel
Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, suggested it is probably time to drop support for the Intel i486 CPU from the Linux kernel.
PowerDNS 4.7 Authoritative Server Brings Support for Catalog Zones
Improved LUA records, LMDB backend improvements, and support for Catalog Zones are among the new features in PowerDNS 4.7.