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PeaZip 10.3 Archive Manager Improves Integration with GNOME and KDE Plasma

Coming almost two months after PeaZip 10.2, the PeaZip 10.3 release automates context menu integration in the service menus of the KDE Plasma desktop environment and the scripts subfolders of the Nautilus file manager of the GNOME desktop environment. It also modernizes the Qt 6 binary packages and adds a new Tux-Alt theme for Linux systems.

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(Updated) Spitz Plus GL-X2000 is an Upcoming Wi-Fi 6 and 4G LTE CAT 12 Router

The Spitz Plus GL-X2000 is a 4G LTE Wi-Fi 6 router designed to deliver reliable connectivity for remote work, travel, and rural internet access. It supports advanced network features like Multi-WAN, Failover, and Load Balancing, enhancing connection stability and ensuring dependable performance.

Viewing Images in GNOME: Loupe and Glycin

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 31, 2023

Loupe is GNOME’s new Core app for viewing images. Starting with the GNOME 45 release, you might find it as Image Viewer on your system. It replaces the previous image-viewing app Eye of GNOME. In honor of this historic occasion, I wanted to give a bit of insight into the making and technology of Loupe.

The first documented commits to Eye of GNOME (EOG) are from September 1999 by Federico. Some of this code from back then withstands the test of time until today. Likewise, the image loading was already powered by GdkPixbuf, which is still GNOME’s image loading library today. So why start replacing such a well-tried set of software now?

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