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9to5Linux is a tech blog established by Marius Nestor in 2020, focusing on the latest updates in Linux and Open Source. Marius Nestor, a freelance journalist and professional photographer, discovered his passion for GNU/Linux over 20 years ago. For the last 15 years, he has dedicated himself to reporting on Linux and Open Source, exploring numerous distributions and applications. At 9to5Linux, we deliver timely news, insightful opinions, helpful tutorials, and detailed reviews about Linux and Open Source.

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Inkscape 1.4.2 Adds Initial Support for Importing Vectornator / Linearity Curve Files

2 days ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Inkscape 1.4.2 has been released today as the second maintenance update to the Inkscape 1.4 series of this open-source, cross-platform, and free SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 194 Brings Linux Kernel 6.12.23 LTS and Other Updates

3 days ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

IPFire developer Michael Tremer released IPFire 2.29 Core Update 194 today as a new stable update to this open-source hardened Linux firewall distribution that primarily performs as a router and a firewall.
Shotcut 25.05 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Alpha Strobe Video Filter

3 days ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Shotcut 25.05 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source, cross-platform, and free video editing software for Linux, macOS, and Windows systems written in Qt and MLT.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 11th, 2025

3 days ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The 239th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on May 11th, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world. If you missed last week’s 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup, catch up with everything GNU/Linux/Open Source here. I want to thank everyone who sent us donations; your generosity is appreciated.
Flatpak 1.16.1 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Brings More Enhancements

4 days ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Flatpak 1.16.1 was released today as the latest stable version of this popular Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework and the first maintenance update to the Flatpak 1.16 series. Flatpak 1.16.1 brings various enhancements like the ability to allow a child account to update existing apps by default when using parental controls to ensure that security and bugfix updates can be installed.
KDE Frameworks 6.14 Revamps New Files Dialog, Expands KRunner Unit Conversion

5 days ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The KDE Project released KDE Frameworks 6.14 as the latest version of this collection of more than 70 add-on libraries to Qt, providing commonly needed functionality to KDE apps and the KDE Plasma desktop.
Calibre 8.4 Open-Source Ebook Manager Improves KEPUB Output, Fixes Bugs

6 days ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Calibre 8.4 was released today by developer Kovid Goyal as yet another maintenance update to the Calibre 8.x series of this open-source, cross-platform, and free ebook management software for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
System76 Refreshes Serval WS Linux Laptop with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Linux hardware vendor System76 announced today a refreshed version of its Serval WS laptop featuring important upgrades for engineering and gaming. Powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU featuring 24 cores and threads, the new Serval WS laptop features a brand-new 16-inch display with 2560×1600 (2K) resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, and 16:10 aspect ratio, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics, up to 96GB of DDR5 5600 MHz RAM, and up to 12TB PCIe 5.0 and 4.0 storage.
Linux Mint 22.2 Codenamed “Zara”, LMDE 7 Will be Called “Gigi”

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Linux Mint leader Clement Lefebvre revealed today the codename of the next release of the popular, Ubuntu-based Linux Mint distribution, Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara”, along with the codename for LMDE 7. Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” will be based on Canonical’s long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series, just like the Linux Mint 22 series. The Linux Mint project leader also unveiled the codename of the upcoming LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 distribution as “Gigi”.
KDE Gear 25.04.1 Fixes Session Restore in the Dolphin File Manager and Other Bugs

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 25.04.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.04 open-source software suite series to address various issues in your favorite KDE apps. KDE Gear 25.04.1 is here to fix the session restore functionality and the background of the new status bar when using non-Breeze styles in the Dolphin file manager, fix a crash in the KOrganizer calendar and scheduling application, and fix a crash during logout in the NeoChat Matrix client.