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Mozilla Thunderbird 153 Adds Native Thundermail Integration

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 22, 2026 6:59 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Mozilla
Mozilla Thunderbird 153 is out with built-in Thundermail services, OAuth login through the default browser, and numerous stability fixes.

Jellyfin Loses Project Leader and Core Team Member in Major Shake-Up

Jellyfin is undergoing a major leadership transition as its project leader, a core team member, and another co-founder leave within days of each other.

Firefox’s Best Privacy Extension Is Becoming a Native Feature

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 21, 2026 9:50 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Mozilla
Firefox 153 introduces a native Containers preview for separating accounts, cookies, site data, and different areas of users’ online activity.

The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired, Freeing DivX and Xvid Worldwide

The final MPEG-4 Part 2 patent has expired, removing licensing concerns from legacy DivX and Xvid video, but not from H.264 or modern MP4 files.

NetworkManager 1.58 Adds CLAT, GENEVE, and Wi-Fi 6 GHz Support

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 21, 2026 5:12 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
NetworkManager 1.58 introduces CLAT through BPF, GENEVE interfaces, Wi-Fi 6 GHz selection, and several networking improvements.

GNOME Cuts Security Disclosure Deadline From 90 to 30 Days

GNOME will shorten its vulnerability disclosure deadline to 30 days starting August 1, citing the growing number of AI-generated security reports.

Firefox 153 Brings HDR Video, Built-In PDF Merging, and QR Code Sharing

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 20, 2026 2:45 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox 153 is now available with Windows HDR video support, experimental JPEG XL support, improved PDF handling, and new address bar quick actions.

Linux Mint and GNOME Calendar Clash Resurfaces Months Later

GNOME Calendar developer has revived a months-old dispute with Linux Mint over outdated packages, support links, and branding.

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 29, 2026 (July 13 – 19)

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 19, 2026 8:15 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Clonezilla Live 3.3.3, COSMIC 1.3, Plasma 6.7.3, Blender 5.2 LTS, Kitty 0.48, Microsoft gives Visual Studio Code a modern UI preview, and more.

Gitea 1.27 Released with Actions Improvements and 45 CVE Fixes

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 19, 2026 9:28 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Gitea 1.27 arrives with first-class reusable workflow jobs, Markdown job summaries, Jupyter Notebook rendering, and an extensive collection of security fixes.

Kitty 0.48 Terminal Emulator Introduces Vertical Tabs

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 19, 2026 6:25 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Kitty 0.48 introduces vertical tabs on the left or right side, plus Wayland fixes, macOS enhancements, and performance improvements.

FreeBSD Base System Is Now Free of GPL-Licensed Software

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 19, 2026 1:51 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
FreeBSD removes its last remaining GPL-licensed component from the base system and retires the now-empty GNU source subtree.

Vocalinux Is an Open-Source Voice Dictation App Built for Linux

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 18, 2026 10:48 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The open-source Vocalinux app lets Linux users dictate text into almost any application while processing their speech locally.

Microsoft Gives Visual Studio Code a Modern UI Preview

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 18, 2026 12:19 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Microsoft releases Visual Studio Code 1.129 with an experimental modern UI that refreshes the editor’s overall look and feel.

Frame Is a New Linux X11 Server Written Entirely in Assembly

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 18, 2026 4:42 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
While most Linux desktop development is shifting to Wayland, developer Geir Isene has announced Frame, a new X11 server for Linux written entirely in x86-64 Assembly.

KDE Plasma 6.8 Adds Server-Side Shadows for Undecorated Apps

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 17, 2026 6:54 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: KDE
The upcoming KDE Plasma release improves the visual consistency of applications that do not draw their own window shadows.

FSearch Returns After a Three-Year Hiatus with Version 0.3

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 17, 2026 3:56 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
FSearch 0.3 lands nearly three years after the previous release, adding real-time filesystem monitoring, file previews, and smarter indexing.

OPNsense 26.7 Open-Source Firewall Released, Powered by FreeBSD 15.1

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 16, 2026 6:48 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
OPNsense 26.7 open-source firewall and routing platform brings FreeBSD 15.1, a reworked interface framework, Source NAT migration, and more.

Perl 5.44 Released with Named Parameters and Unicode 17

The latest stable Perl release introduces named parameters for signatures, faster execution, and updated Unicode support.

Forgejo 16.0 Dev Platform Adds Granular Notifications and Better PR Reviews

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jul 16, 2026 11:24 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Forgejo 16.0, a self-hosted Git forge, introduces granular repository notifications, multi-line review comments, migration progress tracking, and more.

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