Linux Gets HDR Support in Chromium on Wayland
Chromium’s HDR support for Wayland has been merged, enhancing video playback on Linux, with NVIDIA GPU decoding still a question mark.
Thunderbird 142 Released with New PDF Signing
Mozilla Thunderbird 142 open-source email client introduces visual PDF signatures, easier folder management, and dozens of fixes for mail, calendar, and UI issues.
FreshRSS 1.27 Feed Aggregator Now Supports PHP 8.5+
FreshRSS 1.27 self-hosted RSS feed aggregator adds stronger security, category search, custom favicons, and PHP 8.5 support.
Fooyin 0.9 Music Player Arrives with Artwork Downloads, Synced Lyrics
Fooyin 0.9 open-source music player is out with support for artwork downloads, synced lyrics, autoplaylists, and numerous bug fixes.
Git 2.51 Introduces Cruft-Free MIDXs
The latest Git 2.51 release brings cruft-free multi-pack indexes, path-walk packing, and improvements to the stash format.
Kdenlive 25.08 Video Editor Released with Over 300 Fixes
Kdenlive 25.08 open-source video editing software is out with over 300 fixes, smoother UI, better subtitles, and improved rendering.
Firefox 142 Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Firefox 142 open-source web browser refines privacy controls, improves bookmarks and search, and adds sidebar extension removal.
Zulip 11.0 Team Chat Brings Message Reminders, Channel Folders
Zulip 11.0, an open-source collaboration tool, introduces message reminders, channel folders, a new mobile app, and more.
Ventoy 1.1.06 Brings TrueNAS Scale Support
Ventoy 1.1.06, an open-source tool for creating a bootable USB drive to load multiple ISO files, adds TrueNAS Scale support, updates XFS, and fixes boot issues.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 33 (Aug 11 – 17, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Sparky 8.0, VirtualBox 7.2, Syncthing 2.0, NVIDIA Driver 580, CachyOS topped DistroWatch’s rankings, Plasma 6.5 takes shape, and more.