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It looks as though the long-awaited GIMP 3.0 release may be soon upon us, with the GNU Project announcing a string freeze for the latest developer preview build. Between overhauled colour management tools, a refined UI, and, finally, a simple stroke selection tool, GIMP 3.0 is looking to be a big release for the free, open-source Photoshop alternative.

PipeWire 1.2.3 multimedia framework update is out now with an improved FFADO driver, fixes memory leaks, and enhances MIDI.

WonderCMS is a lightweight, open-source content management system (CMS) designed for simplicity and ease of use. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install WonderCMS on a Debian 12 server with Apache web server and PHP 8.x.

Learn about the Codon compiler, how to use it to compile an existing Python program into byte code like C/C++, and how to get multi-threading.

The Document Foundation released today LibreOffice 24.8 as the latest stable version of this popular, powerful, open-source, free, and cross-platform office suite for GNU/Linux, Android, macOS, and Windows systems.

Valve have begun the next round of testing for a new main version of Proton, the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux. Announced on the same day as Proton's 6th anniversary!

Google Chrome 128, released on Wednesday, does not function without intervention on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver," and Google initially had no plans to fix it. But following community complaints and The Register's inquiry about the situation, Google says there's been a change of plan.

In the ever-evolving world of data science, data visualization has emerged as a crucial tool for transforming raw data into actionable insights. As we navigate through 2024, the landscape of data visualization continues to shift, driven by advancements in technology and changes in user expectations.

With the exception of critical security issues/bugs, Canonical will be skipping over shipping stable release updates for the Linux kernel in Ubuntu until early October.

DeskPi RackMate T1 is a U8 desktop rack especially suited to SBC users with support for Raspberry Pi SBCs, NVIDIA Jetson developer kits, Raxa ROCK 5B pico-ITX SBC, mini-ITX motherboards, and more.

KDE Gear 24.08 apps collection is now available for download with a new app features from travel aids to file managers and terminal apps.

As if Linux users weren't disappointed enough with Microsoft Windows...

Google has rolled out security fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild.

The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 24.08 as the latest stable version of this open-source collection of applications for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and GNU/Linux distributions.

Milk-V has released preliminary specifications for the RuyiBook, a compact laptop built around the ‘XiangShan Nanhu’ CPU. The RuyiBook includes features such as dual 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports and an AMD RX 550 GPU for graphics.

As part of Intel's Scalable Video Technology (SVT) initiative they had been developing SVT-HEVC as a BSD-licensed high performance H.265/HEVC video encoder optimized for Xeon Scalable and Xeon D processors.

A security researcher has uncovered a critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin. Patchstack has awarded a $14,400 bounty for the discovery.

LXer Feature: 23-Aug-2024

Hi there it’s me Scott, in my previous article I wrote about How I Turned My Chromebook Into A Mintbook and all the fun entailed in doing it. Well, its been two months and a few friends and others have asked me, “So how’s it going with your Mintbook”? Or “My Mintbox” as my friend Donny kids me.

At long last, we bring you the final development version before GIMP 3! While the release of 2.99.18 is a bit behind our intended schedule, there are a number of new features and improvements that we’re very excited to share with you.

LibreOffice 24.8 is out, featuring advanced privacy settings, a wealth of new features across all apps, and broad OS compatibility. Learn more!