Steam’s Sept Client Update Boosts Overlay Performance in Vulkan/D3D12
Steam's September client update speeds up the overlay for Vulkan and D3D12, with sharper text, faster FPS charts, and CPU temps on Windows and Linux.
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PeerTube 7.3 Brings Multilingual Emails, Custom Branding Options
PeerTube 7.3, an open-source, decentralized video platform, adds multilingual emails, new admin tools, easier branding, and live stream scheduling.
Libreboot Joins SPI as an Official Associated Project
Libreboot officially joins SPI, gaining legal, financial, and community support to strengthen its free, open-source boot firmware project.
KDE Plasma 6.4.5 Desktop Environment Released
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.