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Lutris 0.5.20 Improves Proton Integration and Adds Steam Family Source

Lutris 0.5.20 Improves Proton Integration and Adds Steam Family Source

Lutris, the free and open-source gaming platform for Linux, has rolled out version 0.5.20, bringing notable improvements to Proton integration, new runners, and enhanced game management features. With this release, Proton-GE launched through Umu is now the default option. Umu…

Bottles 62.0 Adds Dynamic Launcher Portal Support

Bottles 62.0 Adds Dynamic Launcher Portal Support

Bottles, the open-source application built on Wine that makes it easy to run Windows apps and games on Linux through a streamlined graphical interface, has introduced version 62.0 with several important improvements. One of the main fixes enhances GPU detection…

KDE Responds to FUD Over Alleged systemd Mandate

KDE Responds to FUD Over Alleged systemd Mandate

In a development that surprised some—but perhaps not others—the KaOS Linux distribution, long recognized for its strong alignment with the KDE Plasma desktop, recently announced plans to move away from it. The stated reason? KDE’s reliance on systemd within a…

Sparky 8.2 Refreshes KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, and Openbox Editions

Sparky 8.2 Refreshes KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, and Openbox Editions

The Sparky team has announced the release of Sparky Linux 8.2, the second quarterly update in the “Seven Sisters” series built on Debian 13 “Trixie.” This update includes all package updates from both the Debian and Sparky stable repositories as…

Bugtraq-Team OS Download – Security Testing Linux Distribution

Bugtraq-Team OS Download – Security Testing Linux Distribution

If you’re looking for a penetration-testing Linux distribution focused on security auditing, digital forensics, and ethical hacking, Bugtraq-Team OS is one of the lesser-known but powerful options available to cybersecurity enthusiasts and professionals. Built on top of popular Linux bases,…

Budgie Desktop 11 Preview 1 to Introduce Multi-Panel Support and Tiling

Budgie Desktop 11 Preview 1 to Introduce Multi-Panel Support and Tiling

Budgie developers have outlined their priorities for Budgie 11, giving users an early look at what to expect from Preview 1 of the upcoming desktop environment as work continues on the new shell and its core components. One of the…

Plasma 6.7 Set to Bring KWin Performance Fixes and UI Refinements

Plasma 6.7 Set to Bring KWin Performance Fixes and UI Refinements

Plasma 6.6 launches next Tuesday, February 17, while KDE developers continue progress on version 6.7, with early feature information now emerging. System Settings receives organizational improvements, relocating the “Remote Desktop” page to the “Security & Privacy” category. The Disks &…

GNOME 49.3 Released With Security Fixes and Broad Bugfix Updates

GNOME 49.3 Released With Security Fixes and Broad Bugfix Updates

Six weeks after v49.2 of the desktop environment launched, GNOME 49.3 arrives as the third maintenance release for the stable GNOME 49 series what developers call an uneventful bugfix update. This means no new capabilities are introduced, with modifications limited…

GNOME 49.4 Released with Shell, Mutter, and Files Bug Fixes

GNOME 49.4 Released with Shell, Mutter, and Files Bug Fixes

One month following the v49.3 desktop environment release, GNOME 49.4 has arrived as the fourth maintenance update to the stable GNOME 49 series—characterized by developers as an uneventful bugfix release. User-facing improvements include corrections to screen time tracking with active…

XFS Could Gain a Self-Healing Feature in Linux Kernel 7.0

XFS Could Gain a Self-Healing Feature in Linux Kernel 7.0

The XFS filesystem may receive groundbreaking self-healing capabilities in the Linux kernel 7.0 release cycle, based on a pull request from XFS maintainer Darrick J. Wong. The proposed feature, titled “xfs: autonomous self-healing of filesystems,” targets the 7.0 merge window…