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This is a step by step guide shows how to compile the Kdenlive video editor 24.12.0 from source tarball in Ubuntu 24.10. The popular Kdenlive video editor dropped native .deb package support for Ubuntu since version 24.02. It now provides official Flatpak package and AppImage for universal Linux support. If you don’t like running it…

Remember GNOME Pie or Fly-Pie? There’s now a similar pie menu launcher for most Linux desktops as well as Windows and macOS. It’s Kando, a free open-source application written mostly in TypeScript programming language. With it, user can trigger a circular application launcher on desktop, then either use mouse clicks or draw gesture to launch…

GIMP image editor announced the second release candidate for the next major 3.0 release a day ago on Friday! The new GIMP 3.0 RC2 fixed the issue migrating user’s 2.10 settings to GIMP 3.0. However, if you already used 3.0 RC1, then you need to delete those configurations first (backup of course), as otherwise RC2…

This is a step by step guide shows how to install Sigil ePub ebook editor (v2.3.1 so far) by either using Flatpak package or building from the source tarball. Sigil is a popular free and open-source ePub ebook editor that works in Windows, Linux, and macOS. However, it does not provide official packages for Linux.…

Upscayl, the popular free open-source AI image upscaler, announced new 2.15 released at Christmas! The release improved user experience for enlarging and enhancing low-resolution images by new AI module and improved module selection dialog. Instead of choosing from drop-down box, it now shows a pop-up screen. From where you may choose between modules with image…

Ruby, the free open-source high-level general-purpose programming language, released new 3.4.0 (then 3.4.1 with quick fix) today at Christmas! The release introduced it block parameter reference, which behaves very much the same as _1. As the feature request descripted: it is implemented as a special case of getlocal insn, not a method. it without an…

Mixxx, the free and open-source DJ software, released new major 2.5.0 version today! The new release now uses Qt6 by default for its user interface, offering improved performance and enhanced compatibility with modern systems. Qt5 is still supported, but will be removed in the next 2.6 release series. Probably due to this change, Ubuntu 20.04…

OpenShot, the free open-source beginner friendly video editor, released new 3.3 version yesterday with exciting new features! This is a new major release that includes many new exciting features. First, the release uses new default “Cosmic Dusk” theme that works great for the dark style desktop environment. The new theme is more compact than the…

A new year has started, and who knows what kind of innovations and improvements it holds for for Ubuntu, which remains the world’s most used desktop Linux operating system. We get 2 new releases of Ubuntu each year, one in April and one in October. Plus, new point releases of the latest long-term support release…

As another year transitions from present to past, I want1 to recap the notable new features, changes, updates and innovations Ubuntu saw over the past 12 months. And there was a fair bit: we got a noble new long-term support release in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, plus an opulent follow up in the form of Ubuntu…