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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 19th, 2016
VirtualBox 5.1.8 Out Now, Oracle Adds Linux Kernel 4.8 Support in VirtualBox 5.0

VirtualBox 5.1.8 Out Now, Oracle Adds Linux Kernel 4.8 Support in VirtualBox 5.0

Available now for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 19th, 2016
KDE Plasma 5 Desktop to Become a Solid and Reliable Workhorse That Stands Out

KDE Plasma 5 Desktop to Become a Solid and Reliable Workhorse That Stands Out

Four KDE Plasma 5 releases are coming in 2017

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 18th, 2016
KDevelop 5.0.2 Open-Source IDE Adds Many UI Improvements, 32-bit Windows Build

KDevelop 5.0.2 Open-Source IDE Adds Many UI Improvements, 32-bit Windows Build

The AppImage universal binary has been updated as well

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 18th, 2016
Wine Staging 1.9.21 Lets You Run Steam Web Browser in Windows 7 Mode on Linux

Wine Staging 1.9.21 Lets You Run Steam Web Browser in Windows 7 Mode on Linux

The Vulkan wrapper received various improvements

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 18th, 2016
KDE Plasma 5.9 Desktop Launches January 31, 2017, Next LTS Arrives August 2018

KDE Plasma 5.9 Desktop Launches January 31, 2017, Next LTS Arrives August 2018

The release will have a total of five maintenance updates

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 18th, 2016
Tor Project Releases Tor (The Onion Router) 0.2.8.9 with New Security Fixes

Tor Project Releases Tor (The Onion Router) 0.2.8.9 with New Security Fixes

Tor 0.2.9.4 Alpha is available for download as well

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 18th, 2016
KDE Plasma 5.8.2 LTS Desktop Environment Out Now for GNU/Linux with Bug Fixes

KDE Plasma 5.8.2 LTS Desktop Environment Out Now for GNU/Linux with Bug Fixes

Users are urged to update their desktops as soon as possible

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 17th, 2016
MKVToolNix 9.5.0 "Quiet Fire" MKV Split and Merge Tool Now Available to Download

MKVToolNix 9.5.0 "Quiet Fire" MKV Split and Merge Tool Now Available to Download

Released for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows systems

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 17th, 2016
Latest Stable OpenRA RTS Game Update Adds a Much-Improved Game Content Installer

Latest Stable OpenRA RTS Game Update Adds a Much-Improved Game Content Installer

Version 20161015 is now available for all users

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 17th, 2016
GNOME Builder 3.22.1 Adds Support for Sysprof Visualizers, Polishes the UI

GNOME Builder 3.22.1 Adds Support for Sysprof Visualizers, Polishes the UI

Distributed as part of the GNOME 3.22.1 desktop environment

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 17th, 2016
Docker 1.12.2 App Container Engine Brings Swarm Mode and Networking Improvements

Docker 1.12.2 App Container Engine Brings Swarm Mode and Networking Improvements

Available for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 16th, 2016
Linux Kernel 4.4.25 LTS Is a Small Update with PowerPC, ARM, and x86 Changes

Linux Kernel 4.4.25 LTS Is a Small Update with PowerPC, ARM, and x86 Changes

All users of the Linux 4.4 LTS kernel branch must update

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 16th, 2016
Linux Kernel 4.7.8 Released with x86, ARM, and PowerPC Fixes, Updated Drivers

Linux Kernel 4.7.8 Released with x86, ARM, and PowerPC Fixes, Updated Drivers

Users of the Linux 4.7 kernel series must update now

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 16th, 2016
Calamares 2.4.2 Universal Linux Installer Supports Disabling of LUKS UI Elements

Calamares 2.4.2 Universal Linux Installer Supports Disabling of LUKS UI Elements

The checking of system requirements was improved

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 16th, 2016
Nautilus 3.22.1 File Manager Improves the Batch Renaming Feature, Adds Fixes

Nautilus 3.22.1 File Manager Improves the Batch Renaming Feature, Adds Fixes

Distributed as part of the GNOME 3.22.1 release

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 16th, 2016
Linux Kernel 4.8.2 Is Out with x86 and ARM Improvements, Updated Drivers

Linux Kernel 4.8.2 Is Out with x86 and ARM Improvements, Updated Drivers

All users of the Linux 4.8 kernel branch must update

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  • By Marius Nestor
  • October 16th, 2016
Linus Torvalds Announces the First Release Candidate of Linux Kernel 4.9

Linus Torvalds Announces the First Release Candidate of Linux Kernel 4.9

Linux 4.9-rc1 is now available for public testing

 
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