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- By Marius Nestor
- May 20th, 2015
![ROSA Enterprise Desktop X2 Brings UEFI and Secure Boot Support ROSA Enterprise Desktop X2 Brings UEFI and Secure Boot Support](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/ROSA-Enterprise-Desktop-X2-Brings-UEFI-and-Secure-Boot-Support-1.jpg)
ROSA Enterprise Desktop X2 Brings UEFI and Secure Boot Support
New release of ROSA's operating system for enterprise users
- By Marius Nestor
- May 20th, 2015
![Linux Kernel Plagued by an EXT4 Data Corruption Issue, Patch Available Linux Kernel Plagued by an EXT4 Data Corruption Issue, Patch Available](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Linux-Kernel-Plagued-by-an-EXT4-Data-Corruption-Issue-1.jpg)
Linux Kernel Plagued by an EXT4 Data Corruption Issue, Patch Available
It is related to RAID setups only and a patch exists
- By Marius Nestor
- May 20th, 2015
![FileZilla 3.11.0 Open-Source FTP Client Offers Support for Debian 8 Jessie FileZilla 3.11.0 Open-Source FTP Client Offers Support for Debian 8 Jessie](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/FileZilla-3-11-0-Open-Source-FTP-Client-Offers-Support-for-Debian-8-Jessie-1.jpg)
FileZilla 3.11.0 Open-Source FTP Client Offers Support for Debian 8 Jessie
Now available for Mac OS X and Windows too
- By Marius Nestor
- May 20th, 2015
![Oracle Patches the Venom Security Issue in All Supported VirtualBox Branches Oracle Patches the Venom Security Issue in All Supported VirtualBox Branches](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Oracle-Patches-the-Venom-Security-Issue-in-all-Supported-VirtualBox-Branches-1.jpg)
Oracle Patches the Venom Security Issue in All Supported VirtualBox Branches
VirtualBox 4.2.30, 4.1.38, 4.0.30, and 3.2.28 released
- By Marius Nestor
- May 19th, 2015
![MPV 0.9.2 MPlayer-Based Movie Player Released with Important Linux and OS X Fixes MPV 0.9.2 MPlayer-Based Movie Player Released with Important Linux and OS X Fixes](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/MPV-0-9-2-MPlayer-Based-Movie-Player-Released-with-Important-Linux-and-OS-X-Fixes-1.jpg)
MPV 0.9.2 MPlayer-Based Movie Player Released with Important Linux and OS X Fixes
Now available for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows
- By Marius Nestor
- May 19th, 2015
![Google Releases Chrome 43 Stable for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows Google Releases Chrome 43 Stable for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-Releases-Chrome-43-Stable-for-Linux-Mac-OS-X-and-Windows-1.jpg)
Google Releases Chrome 43 Stable for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows
The update includes approximately 40 security fixes
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Mozilla Officially Launches Thunderbird 31.7.0 with Security and Memory Fixes Mozilla Officially Launches Thunderbird 31.7.0 with Security and Memory Fixes](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Mozilla-Officially-Launches-Thunderbird-31-7-0-with-Security-and-Memory-Fixes-1.jpg)
Mozilla Officially Launches Thunderbird 31.7.0 with Security and Memory Fixes
The email client is already available in repos
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Civilization: Beyond Earth Rising Tide Expansion Pack Arrives on Linux in Autumn Civilization: Beyond Earth Rising Tide Expansion Pack Arrives on Linux in Autumn](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Civilization-Beyond-Earth-Rising-Tide-Expansion-Pack-Arrives-on-Linux-in-Autumn-1.jpg)
Civilization: Beyond Earth Rising Tide Expansion Pack Arrives on Linux in Autumn
Numerous improvements will land with next DLC
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Vendetta Online 1.8.336 MMO Gets Experimental Improvements Vendetta Online 1.8.336 MMO Gets Experimental Improvements](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Vendetta-Online-1-8-336-MMO-Gets-Experimental-Improvements-1.jpg)
Vendetta Online 1.8.336 MMO Gets Experimental Improvements
A fresh update has been released for Vendetta Online
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Rygel 0.24.4 DLNA Server Finally Replaces XBMC with Kodi Rygel 0.24.4 DLNA Server Finally Replaces XBMC with Kodi](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Rygel-0-24-4-DLNA-Server-Finally-Replaces-XBMC-with-Kodi-1.jpg)
Rygel 0.24.4 DLNA Server Finally Replaces XBMC with Kodi
A new maintenance version has been released for Rygel
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power to Arrive on Linux After Windows Launch Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power to Arrive on Linux After Windows Launch](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Trine-3-The-Artifacts-of-Power-to-Arrive-on-Linux-after-Windows-Launch-1.jpg)
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power to Arrive on Linux After Windows Launch
The developers are focusing on the Windows version
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Thunderbird 31.7.0 Officially Lands in Ubuntu Thunderbird 31.7.0 Officially Lands in Ubuntu](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Thunderbird-31-7-0-Officially-Lands-in-Ubuntu-1.jpg)
Thunderbird 31.7.0 Officially Lands in Ubuntu
All the supported Ubuntu systems have been updated
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Last Chance to Get the Excellent Prison Architect on Steam for Linux with 80% Off Last Chance to Get the Excellent Prison Architect on Steam for Linux with 80% Off](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Last-Chance-to-Get-the-Excellent-Prison-Architect-on-Steam-for-Linux-with-80-Off-1.jpg)
Last Chance to Get the Excellent Prison Architect on Steam for Linux with 80% Off
The promotion will only last for few more hours
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Ubuntu MATE 15.04 Now Has Mutter and Metacity Support, How to Install Ubuntu MATE 15.04 Now Has Mutter and Metacity Support, How to Install](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Ubuntu-MATE-Now-Has-Supports-Marco-Compiz-Mutter-and-Metacity-1.jpg)
Ubuntu MATE 15.04 Now Has Mutter and Metacity Support, How to Install
Users need to add a PPA to Ubuntu MATE 15.04
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Full Ubuntu Convergence Demonstrated in One Image Full Ubuntu Convergence Demonstrated in One Image](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Full-Ubuntu-Convergence-Demonstrated-in-One-Image-1.jpg)
Full Ubuntu Convergence Demonstrated in One Image
It will be a while until it's ready for regular users
- By Silviu Stahie
- May 19th, 2015
![Nvidia 352.09 Beta Driver for Linux Bring Support for Mysterious GPU Nvidia 352.09 Beta Driver for Linux Bring Support for Mysterious GPU](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Nvidia-352-09-Beta-Drivers-for-Linux-Bring-Support-for-Mysterious-GPU-1.jpg)
Nvidia 352.09 Beta Driver for Linux Bring Support for Mysterious GPU
A new Nvidia Beta driver has been released
- By Marius Nestor
- May 19th, 2015
![Fedora 23 Netizen Spin to Promote Internet Citizenship and Citizen Engagement Fedora 23 Netizen Spin to Promote Internet Citizenship and Citizen Engagement](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Fedora-23-Netizen-Spin-to-Promote-Internet-Citizenship-and-Citizen-Engagement-1.jpg)
Fedora 23 Netizen Spin to Promote Internet Citizenship and Citizen Engagement
The Fedora Netizen Spin has been proposed for Fedora 23