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New Release: Tor Browser 14.0.8 (Windows only)

This version includes very urgent security updates to Firefox for Windows.

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All About Peering: What It Is, How It’s Done, and Why We Need It

Peering is a fundamental part of how the Internet works. It allows networks to exchange traffic directly, reducing reliance on intermediaries. This improves performance, lowers costs, and increases network resilience.

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KaOS 2025.03 Linux Distro Released with KDE Plasma 6.3 and Linux Kernel 6.13

Powered by the Linux 6.13 kernel series, KaOS Linux 2025.03 ships with the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series, namely the KDE Plasma 6.3.3 point release, as well as the KDE Gear 24.12.3 and KDE Frameworks 6.12 software suites, all built on the Qt 6.8.3 open-source application framework.

Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux 6.14, GNOME 48

Powered by the recently released Linux 6.14 kernel and featuring the latest and greatest GNOME 48 desktop environment, Ubuntu 25.04 (codename Plucky Puffin) promises many goodies like the triple buffering feature from Ubuntu, Papers as the default document viewer replacing Evince, and BeaconDB-powered geolocation services.

LibreOffice 25.2.2 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 83 Bug Fixes

Coming a month after LibreOffice 25.2.1, the LibreOffice 25.2.2 point release is here to address various bugs, crashes, and other annoyances reported by users in an attempt to improve the overall stability and reliability of this popular open-source, free, and cross-platform office suite.

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Immich 1.130 Released with Massive Speed Gains

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 26, 2025

Quoting: Immich 1.130 Released with Massive Speed Gains —

Immich, an open-source self-hosted photo and video backup solution, has just released version 1.130, jam-packed with enhancements to features, user interface, and overall performance.

One of the most eye-catching achievements in this new update is the substantial acceleration of external library scanning. The developers have meticulously rewritten the scan code to reduce file system calls, leverage SQL, and batch asset imports—thereby increasing speeds by up to 100 times.

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