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OpenSSL 4.0 is now available for public testing with an alpha version adding support for Encrypted Client Hello, support for SNMP KDF and SRTP KDF, and other changes. Here’s what to expect!
KeePassXC 2.7.12 open-source password manager is now available for download with support for nested folders for Bitwarden imports, support for setting BE and BS flags to true for Passkeys, and more.
KDE Plasma 6.5.6 is now available as the sixth and last maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment series with more bug/crash fixes.
Fedora Linux 44 distribution is now available for public beta testing powered by Linux kernel 6.19 and featuring the GNOME 50 desktop environment. Here’s what to expect from the final release.
Valve released a new Steam Client stable update with an option to provide anonymized framerate data, better suppor for Proton games on Linux, and more. Here's what's new!
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for March 8th, 2026, brings news about the age restriction law, Nitrux 6.0, Linux Mint's new screensaver, Armbian 26.2, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200, KDE Plasma 6.6.2, KDE Gear 25.12.3, CachyOS snapshot for March 2026, T2 Linux 26.3, digiKam 9.0, HandBrake 1.11, and more.
HandBrake 1.11 open-source video transcoder is now available for download with an AMD VCN AV1 10-bit encoder, a ProRes encoder, a DNxHR encoder, and more.
The CachyOS ISO snapshot for March 2026 is now available for download with KDE Plasma 6.6, an improved installer, and more. Here’s what’s new!
digiKam 9.0 open-source professional photo manager is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements. Here's what's new!
TUXEDO Computers launches a new variant of the InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10 Linux-powered laptop with AMD Ryzen AI 300 processors.
GNOME 50 Release Candidate (RC) is now available for public testing ahead of the final release on March 18th, 2026. Here’s what’s new!
NVIDIA 595 graphics driver is now available for public beta testing with support for Wayland 1.20, DRI3 1.2, and other changes. Here's what to expect!
KDE Gear 25.12.3 open-source software suite is now available with various bug fixes and small improvements for your favorite KDE applications.
T2 Linux SDE 26.3 “Desktop Edition” is now available as a massive update for this highly portable source-based Linux distribution. Here’s what’s new!
Linux Mint devs prep new, Wayland-native screensaver for the Cinnamon desktop environment that will be implemented in future Linux Mint releases.
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