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Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME 48 RC available with dynamic triple buffering, Wayland color management protocol, support for centering new windows by default, NVIDIA improvements, updates for Nautilus and Settings etc.:
9to5linux.com/gnome-48-rc-adds

KDE Plasma 6.4 will include color code recognition for KRunner to display the color with textual representation, Disks & Devices widget will automatically check newly-connected disks for file system errors and offer corrections, fixes for keyboard navigation issues, Spectacle redesign etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/

KDE Gear 24.12.3 released with improvements for Dolphin, Konsole, Tokodon, Kasts, Konqueror, Itinerary, PlasmaTube, Kate, Kdenlive, AudioTube, NeoChat, Okular etc.:
9to5linux.com/kde-gear-24-12-3

PipeWire 1.4 released with RISC-V support, MIDI2 support, JACK Control API etc.:
9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-is-

Wine 10.3 released with Wayland clipboard support, initial Vulkan video decoding, Compiler-RT included in ARM builds, improved Winelib C++ compatibility etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/

Ubuntu 25.04 will include Papers instead of Evince for PDF reader:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu

Tails 6.13 released with enhanced Wi-Fi troubleshooting, updated Tor client and Tor Browser, ability to detect partitioning errors when Tails is started for the first time, bug fixes:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/

Ubuntu Touch (UBports) 20.04 OTA-8 released with VoLTE support for Volla phone users, support for WPA3-protected Wi-Fi networks, bug fixes, security updates:
9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota

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FOSS NEWS

Firefox 136 released with vertical tabs, official ARM64 Linux binaries, hardware video decoding for AMD GPUs on Linux, new HTTPS-First behavior for upgrading page loads to HTTPS, support for copying PNG images out of the browser etc.:
9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-

Firefox 137 beta available with HEVC playback support on Linux, ability to identify all links in PDF documents and turn them into hyperlinks etc.:
9to5linux.com/firefox-137-ente

Thunderbird 136 released with dark mode toggle for messages, new Appearance setting to control message threading and sorting order globally, bug fixes and security patches:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/thunde

KeePassXC 2.7.10 released with support for importing passwords from Proton Pass (only unencrypted JSON files, no Passkeys currently), support for KeePass2 TOTP config settings, support for generating passphrases using a mix of uppercase and lowercase words ("MIXED case"), UI improvements etc.:
9to5linux.com/keepassxc-2-7-10

/e/OS 2.8 released with LineageOS 21 base, privacy policy linked in account manager, App Lounge gets a refined warning message for manual updates and a more readable format for F-Droid app descriptions, software updates, bug fixes:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/

Internxt Drive becomes the first cloud storage with post-quantum encryption:
news.itsfoss.com/internxt-driv

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Kristof :devuan:

@fosserytech Damn, need to wait next ESR to see if this firefox update is useful kek

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