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KDE Plasma 6.4.5 Desktop Environment Released

OnSeptember 9, 2025
UpdatedSeptember 15, 2025

KDE Plasma 6.4.5 lands with bugfixes for KWin, Discover, Plasma Desktop, and more, improving Wayland handling, notifications, and system stability.

Budgie 10.9.3 Released with GNOME 49 Alignment

OnSeptember 8, 2025

Budgie Desktop 10.9.3 brings GNOME 49 compatibility, MediaKeys and Power forks, and bug fixes for Mutter, libxfce4windowing, and Vala.

LibreOffice 25.2.6 Rolls Out with 37 Bug Fixes

OnSeptember 8, 2025

LibreOffice 25.2.6 rolls out with 37 bug fixes, addressing crashes and incorrect formatting across Writer, Calc, and Forms.

AI Revives 25-Year-Old Linux Kernel Driver for Legacy Tape Backup

OnSeptember 8, 2025
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AI revives the long-abandoned ftape Linux kernel driver, bringing 1990s QIC-80 tape backup hardware back to life on modern systems.

Linux Kernel Runtime Guard 1.0 Released

OnSeptember 7, 2025

Linux Kernel Runtime Guard hits 1.0 after 7 years, introducing support for kernel 6.17, bug fixes, performance enhancements, and code cleanup.

Pop!_OS Team Sets September 25 for COSMIC Beta Release

OnSeptember 6, 2025
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The long-awaited COSMIC desktop beta for Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS arrives September 25, following years of work, bringing fresh features to test.

HandBrake 1.10.2 Fixes High Depth Video Crash and Updates AV1 Libraries

OnSeptember 6, 2025

HandBrake 1.10.2, an open-source video transcoder, brings fixes for Windows and macOS, including better driver handling, Apple Silicon crash workaround, and more.