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PipeWire 1.6.5 audio/video server for Linux is now available for download with extra security checks and hardening fixes, removal of the pipe filter in filter-graph, and various bug fixes.
The KDE Project will receive over €1 million EUR (~ $1,5 million USD) from The Sovereign Tech Fund to continue and improve software development for KDE Plasma, KDE Linux, and KDE apps.
KDE Plasma 6.6.5 is now available as the fifth maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with various improvements and bug fixes.
LibreOffice 25.8.7 is now available for download as the seventh and last maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 25.8 office suite series with more than 10 bug fixes.
Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8 modular smartphones, as well as various other improvements.
GStreamer 1.28.3 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with hardware-accelerated H.265 encoder support for NXP i.MX 8M Plus processors and other changes.
The upcoming Debian 14 "Forky" operating system series will ship with reproducible package builds and official support for the LoongArch64 architecture.
SparkyLinux 8.3 distribution is now available for download with support for Linux kernel 7.0, based on Debian 13 “Trixie”. Here’s what’s new!
MX Linux 25.2 is now available for public beta testing based on the Debian 13.4 release and featuring a new text mode installer, as well as numerous other installer improvements.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for May 10th, 2026, brings news about Steam Controller, Dirty Frag vulnerability, Mesa 26.1, COSMIC 1.0.12, Ubuntu Touch OTA 1.3, KDE Gear 26.04.1, KDE Frameworks 6.26, Inkscape 1.4.4, Firefox 150.0.2, Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.9, Giada 1.4.1, Parrot 7.2, Shelly 2.2.4, and more.
Audacious 4.6 open-source media player is now available for public beta testing with a File Browser plugin, a macOS Now Playing plugin, support for playing Musepack SV8 files, and much more.
Shelly 2.2.4 open-source graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with various improvements. Here's what's new!
Parrot 7.2 penetration testing distribution is now available for download with updated tools, security patches, and Linux kernel 6.19.13. Here’s what else is new!
Firefox 150.0.2 open-source web browser is now available for download with improvements to the Split View feature, built-in PDF viewer, search suggestions, video calls, and more.
Giada 1.4.1 open-source loop machine and music production software is now available for download with support for switching scenes via keyboard or MIDI, displaying inactive scenes, and more.
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