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PipeWire 1.6.9 audio/video server for Linux is now available for download with improved JACK object callbacks, improved passthrough format handling in audioconvert, and more.
HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.26.6 drivers are now available for download with support for new HP printers.
Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Snapshot 4 is now available for public testing for early adopters and application developers.
GNOME 51 desktop environment is now available as a major release that introduces numerous new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new!
DXVK 3.1.1 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with new features and various improvements for several games.
VirtualBox 7.2.18 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.3 compilation fixes, support for RHEL 10.3 kernel, and more.
Mozilla Thunderbird 156 open-source email client is now available for download with new features, improvements, and numerous bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
Fedora Linux 45 distribution is now available for public beta testing powered by Linux kernel 7.2 and featuring the GNOME 51 desktop environment. Here’s what to expect from the final release.
Raspberry Pi OS 2026-09-15 is now available for download with dock support, new screenshot tool, updated Labwc Wayland compositor, and many other enhancements.
Firefox 157 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with a brand-new design, proper support for displaying HDR videos encoded in 8-bit color formats as HDR and other changes.
Mozilla Firefox 156 open-source web browser is now available for download with improved memory and CPU usage when displaying large JPEG images and various other changes.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for September 13th, 2026, brings news about Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, NVIDIA 615, KDE Plasma 6.7.5, Debian 13.7, GIMP 3.2.6, Calamares 3.4.3, KDE Frameworks 6.30, MocaccinoOS 26.09, KDE Plasma 6.8 beta, Agama 24, KaOS Linux 2026.09, DietPi 10.7, Shotwell 0.33, Shelly 3.1.4, and more.
Shelly 3.1.4 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with improvements to the native builder, AppImage, Flatpak, and tray support.
Shotwell 0.33 open-source image viewer and organizer for the GNOME desktop environment is now available for download with GTK4 port and numerous other improvements.
DietPi 10.7 distribution for single-board computers is now available for download with support for containers with virtual network, ARMv8 VMs, and LubanCat 4 SBCs.
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