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phoronix. com > news > GIMP-3. 2. 4-Released

GIMP 3. 2. 4 Released With A Fix For Its XCF Code That Has Existed Since 1999

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (222+ words) Following last month's GIMP 3. 2 feature release that was followed by the GIMP 3. 2. 2 point release at the end of March, out now is GIMP 3. 2. 4 to ship more fixes to users of this open-source alternative to Adobe Photoshop and other imaging applications....

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phoronix. com > news > Debian-DPL-Sruthi-Chandran

New Debian Project Leader Elected For 2026

3+ hour, 53+ min ago  (185+ words) Sruthi Chandran has been elected the new Debian Project Leader "DPL" after running unopposed in this year's elections. .. - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals New Debian Project Leader Elected For…...

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phoronix. com > news > GNOME-Fixes-VA-API-H264-Rate

GNOME Fixes Screencasting Issue With H. 264 Recordings Being ~18x Larger Than VP8

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (215+ words) A fix today for GNOME Shell's screen casting/recording service was merged after it was reported that H. 264 recordings using the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) are around 18x larger than they should be like when using the VP8 software fallback. .. - Categories Computers Display…...

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phoronix. com > news > Linux-7. 1-Block-Changes

Linux 7. 1 Sees RAID Fixes, IO_uring Enhancements

1+ day, 26+ min ago  (144+ words) The block subsystem and IO_uring changes were merged this week for Linux 7. 1 in continuing to enhance Linux storage capabilities. .. - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals Linux 7. 1 Sees RAID Fixes, IO_uring Enhancements Michael…...

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phoronix. com > news > Wire Guard-For-Windows-1. 0

Wire Guard For Windows Reaches v1. 0

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (142+ words) For those making use of the Wire Guard open-source, secure VPN tunnel software, Wire Guard For Windows 1. 0 is finally available. .. - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals Wire Guard For Windows…...

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phoronix. com > news > Linux-7. 1-Scheduler

Linux 7. 1 Scheduler Changes May Benefit Some Workloads

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (147+ words) The scheduler changes for Linux 7. 1 are now in place and may bring performance benefits for at least some systems and workloads. .. - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals Linux 7. 1 Scheduler Changes…...

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phoronix. com > news > GNOME-Graphs-2. 0-Maps-Transit

GNOME's Maps, Graphs, Rust Conn & Other App Improvements

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (149+ words) For pairing nicely with the GNOME 50 desktop release last month, a number of GNOME-associated apps have been seeing new features and refinements. .. - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals GNOME's Maps,…...

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phoronix. com > news > KDE-Plasma-6. 7-Session

KDE Plasma 6. 7 Ready With Wayland Session Management, Other New Improvements

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (180+ words) KDE Plasma 6. 7 enjoyed a lot of recent feature development work thanks to a developer sprint in Graz, Austria. Also because of that developer sprint, This Week In Plasma wasn't published last week and so in turn a new issue is…...

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phoronix. com > news > Proton-11. 0-Beta

Proton 11. 0 Beta Released With More Games Playable On Steam Play

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (155+ words) Valve and Code Weavers have just released Proton 11. 0 Beta as their first beta milestone for this software that powers Steam Play now rebased against upstream Wine 11. 0. .. - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating…...

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phoronix. com > news > KDE-Gear-26. 04-Released

KDE Gear 26. 04 Released With Numerous Improvements To KDE Apps

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (150+ words) Following the recent KDE Plasma 6. 6 desktop release, KDE Gear 26. 04 is out today for shipping all the latest updated KDE desktop applications. .. - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals KDE Gear 26. 04 Released…...