KiCad Advises Linux Users to Stick with X11 for Professional PCB Design
The KiCad team outlines serious Wayland limitations, including window control and crashes, urging users to stick with X11 desktops for reliability.
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KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Environment Released, This Is What’s New
KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop introduces better visuals, smart widgets, a redesigned Spectacle, and adaptive tiling per virtual desktop.
Notepad Next 0.12 Adds Custom Toolbars, Multi-Shortcuts
Notepad Next 0.12, a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++, lands with a customizable toolbar, enhanced shortcut options, and more.
Git 2.50 Lands: Say Goodbye to Recursive Merges Engine
Git 2.50 distributed revision control tool removes the legacy recursive merge engine, completing the transition to the faster, more robust ORT engine.
Dozzle 8.13 Real‑Time Docker Log Viewer Released
Dozzle 8.13 real‑time Docker log viewer improves usability with UI updates and adds a logout icon while fixing several small bugs.
PeaZip 10.5 File Archiver Released with Faster Performance and New Features
PeaZip 10.5, an open-source file archiver, improves archive handling with faster extraction, better memory usage, and new security warnings for risky files.
Void Linux Releases XBPS Package Manager v0.60
Void Linux’s package manager XBPS hits version 0.60 with better error handling, script execution fixes, and more robust package update logic.
Rspamd 3.12: Faster, Smarter, and More Secure Spam Filtering
Rspamd 3.12 open-source spam filtering system lands with major security fixes, Ollama support, HEIC file recognition, and more.
Wine 10.10 Fixes Issues in Steam, F.E.A.R, and Stalker
Wine 10.10 is out now with Mono 10.1, OSMesa removal, better Windows Runtime metadata, and fixes for Steam, F.E.A.R, and Stalker.
KDE Frameworks 6.15 Is Out, Here’s What’s New
KDE Frameworks 6.15 brings KArchive LZIP support, Kirigami rendering fixes, KTextEditor template improvements, KIO remote thumbnail caching, and more.