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Audacity 3.7.6 Audio Editor Adds FFmpeg 8 Support, Spectrogram Wavelet Analysis

Coming four months after Audacity 3.7.5, the Audacity 3.7.6 release introduces support for the latest and greatest FFmpeg 8.0 open-source multimedia framework, Spectrogram Wavelet analysis, and an “Import from audio.com” dialog to import audio files from audio.com.

Raspberry Pi OS Now Lets You Safely Eject HDD and NVMe Drives Connected via USB

The new Raspberry Pi OS release (2025-12-04) introduces the ability to safely eject HDD and NVMe drives connected via USB, adds an Alt+F2 keyboard shortcut for opening the run dialog in the Labwc-based Wayland session, and improves the Screens control panel to no longer create a default kanshi config file when started.

Alpine Linux 3.23 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5

Powered by the latest and greatest Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, Alpine Linux 3.23 introduces support for the latest GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5, and LXQt 2.3 desktop environments, as well as support for the Sway 1.11 tiling Wayland compositor and a drop-in replacement for the i3 window manager for X11.

Wireshark 4.6.2 Is Out to Update Protocol/Capture File Support and Fix More Bugs

Coming after Wireshark 4.6.1, the Wireshark 4.6.2 release is here to update support for the ATM PW, COSEM, COTP, DECT NR+, DMP, Fc00, GTP, HTTP3, IEEE 802.15.4, ISIS HELLO, ISOBUS, MAC-LTE, MAUSB, MEGACO, MPEG DSM-CC, OsmoTRXD, PTP, RLC, SAPDIAG, and SMTP protocols.

It’s Official: Linux Kernel 6.18 Will Be LTS, Supported Until December 2027

Linux kernel 6.18 was released at the end of November 2025 with new features like support for the Rust Binder driver, a new dm-pcache device-mapper target to enable persistent memory as a cache for slower block devices, and a new microcode= command-line option to control the microcode loader’s behavior on x86 platforms.

Linux Kernel 5.4 Reaches End of Life After More Than Six Years of Maintenance

Originally released on November 24th, 2019, the long-term supported (LTS) Linux 5.4 kernel series received six years of support, from November 2019 until December 2025. The last maintenance update is Linux 5.4.302, released today by renowned kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman.

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Radxa C200 Orin Developer Kit Features Jetson Orin NX and PCIe 4.0 Expansion

The kit integrates NVIDIA’s Jetson Orin NX 8GB, which includes a six-core Arm Cortex A78AE processor operating at 2 GHz and an Ampere based GPU with 1024 CUDA cores and 32 Tensor Cores.

STMicroelectronics New WiFi 6/Bluetooth LE Coprocessor Modules Add Matter Support

The ST67W611M1 modules combine Qualcomm’s connectivity platform with the STM32 development ecosystem. They operate as external wireless coprocessors, with an STM32 MCU running the main application while the ST67W611M1 handles radio functions. The series supports WiFi 6 in the 2.4 GHz band, Bluetooth LE 5.4, and software based enablement for Matter over WiFi in late 2025 and Thread in mid 2026.

Pimoroni Unveils Badgeware Series Featuring New E-Paper, IPS, and LED Wearable Devices

The Badger model is an updated version of the e-paper badge released four years ago according to Pimoroni. It features a 2.7 inch greyscale e-paper panel with a resolution of 264 by 176 pixels. The device uses the RP2350 microcontroller paired with 16 MB of flash and 8 MB of PSRAM.

MetaComputing Launches 45-TOPS Arm Linux-Ready PC Powered by CIX CP8180

Switzerland-based MetaComputing has announced a new ARM-based AI PC designed for the Framework Laptop 13 ecosystem. Developed with CIX Technology, the device introduces an ARM mainboard option for Framework systems and represents one of the first consumer-facing deployments of the CIX CP8180 processor.

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Building an Internet for Everyone: Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Today, 3 December, marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), a day when we celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities and renew our commitment to building a more inclusive world.

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Solus 4.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.17, GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5, and More

posted by Marius Nestor on Nov 29, 2025,
updated Dec 01, 2025

Coming ten months after Solus 4.7, the Solus 4.8 release is powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.17 kernel and ships with the latest Budgie 10.9.4, GNOME 49.1, KDE Plasma 6.5.3, and Xfce 4.20 desktop environments as separate editions.

Starting with this release, Solus now uses a new package repository called Polaris, which opened the door to removing “Usr-Merge” compatibility symbolic links from packages and update the systemd package among other changes, while Python 2 has been removed from the repos and live ISOs once and for all.

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Solus 4.8 Arrives with New Epoch, Polaris Repository

Solus 4.8 introduces the Polaris repo, completes the epoch jump, updates systemd to 257.10, and ships GNU/Linux kernel 6.17.

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Solus 4.8 Arrives with New Epoch, Polaris Repository

Ten months after the previous 4.7 “Endurance” release, the Solus team announced the immediate availability of Solus 4.8, codenamed “Opportunity,” which delivers a wide range of system updates, desktop improvements, and infrastructure changes across all editions, along with a completely redesigned website.

With this release, the team finally completed its long-running Usr-Merge transition. With the new epoch, the project moved to the Polaris package repository, enabling the removal of compatibility symlinks and unblocking major upgrades such as systemd 257.10. The update also allowed the distribution to drop Python 2 entirely after migrating all tooling to Python 3.

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Distribution Release: Solus 4.8

The Solus project has published a snapshot of its rolling release distribution. The new version, labelled 4.8, replaces the old software centre, does away with Python 2, and completes the usr-merge process. [...]
Solus 4.8 Released

We’re nearing the holiday season, and what better way to kick it off than by releasing new Solus ISOs? This release is called Opportunity, for all the new opportunities that are open to us. A lot has happened since we released Solus 4.7 at the beginning of this year, so let’s go over the changes.

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