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Three Small Plugins That Make Joplin Click

According to our writer, three small, easy-to-miss plugins were all it took for Joplin to live up to its Evernote-killer reputation. The post Three Small Plugins That Make Joplin Click appeared first on FOSS Force.

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Three Small Plugins That Make Joplin Click

According to our writer, three small, easy-to-miss plugins were all it took for Joplin to live up to its Evernote-killer reputation. The post Three Small Plugins That Make Joplin Click appeared first on FOSS Force.

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Linux Mint 22.3 Released with New App Menu, OSK & System Apps

Linux Mint 22.3 โ€œZenaโ€ is now available for download, bringing with it a redesigned Mint Menu, a pair of new system apps, and an expanded set of search options in the Nemo file manager. This is the fourth and final major update in the Linux Mint 22 series, building on the myriad of changes Linux Mint 22.2 โ€œZaraโ€ delivered last September. Like those, this release is based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and inherits the same foundational goodies. You get Linux 6.14 kernel and Mesa 25.0 out-of-the-box (though a new Ubuntu HWE with Linux 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 will be available to [โ€ฆ]

Linux Journal

Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads, Cementing Its Appeal to New Linux Users

by George Whittaker Zorin OS has reached an important milestone. The team behind the popular Linux distribution has announced that Zorin OS 18 has surpassed two million downloads, underscoring the growing interest in Linux as a practical alternative to mainstream operating systems. The achievement highlights not only Zorin OSโ€™s steady rise in popularity, but also a broader trend: more users, especially those leaving Windows, are actively seeking operating systems that are modern, approachable, and familiar. A Distro Built for Accessibility Zorin OS has long positioned itself as a distribution designed to reduce the friction of switching to Linux. Rather than targeting power users first, it focuses on: A clean, intuitive desktop layout Familiar workflows for users coming from Windows or macOS Simple system tools that avoid unnecessary complexity With Zorin OS 18, that philosophy continues. The interface feels polished out of the box, applications are easy to install, and most hardware w

LPI

Training Galicia for the Future with LPI: the CNTG Success

The Centro de Nuevas Tecnologรญas de Galicia (Center for New Technologies of Galicia or CNTG), a public institution under the Department of Employment of the Galician government, has become a key reference point for advanced technology training in the region. ... Read more The post Training Galicia for the Future with LPI: the CNTG Success appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).

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Wine 11.0 Release Brings Ntsync Support, Complete WoW64 + More

Wine 11.0, the latest stable release of the open-source compatibility layer that allows Windows games and apps to run on Linux and macOS, has been released. The annual release rounds off another year of development effort, with two standout features: ntsync kernel module support for improved performance, and a fully mature WoW64 mode that now handles 16-bit applications (among other changes). All of these changes were available to sample in the bi-weekly Wine development releases. If you kept pace with those builds throughout last year, the majority of whatโ€™s new in Wine 11.0 wonโ€™t surprise you. For everyone else, letโ€™s [โ€ฆ]

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Firefox 147 released

Version 147.0 of the Firefox web browser has been released. Notable changes in this release include support for the XDG Base Directory specification, enabling local network access restrictions for users with enhanced tracking protection (ETP) set to "Strict", and a fix that improves Firefox's rendering with GNOME on fractionally scaled displays. Firefox 147 also includes a number of security fixes, including several sandbox escape vulnerabilities.