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Mozilla Firefox 137 Is Now Available with HEVC Playback Support on Linux

Highlights of Firefox 137 include HEVC playback support on Linux systems, the ability to identify all links in PDF files and turn them into hyperlinks, the ability to sign PDF documents without leaving Firefox, and support for using the address bar as a calculator.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 30th, 2025

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Immutable Distro Nitrux 3.9.1 Brings New Convergent Web Browser, Linux 6.13

Nitrux 3.9.1 is here almost two months after Nitrux 3.9 and introduces a newer kernel from the Linux 6.13 series, namely Linux kernel 6.13.8, a huge MauiKit, MauiKit Frameworks, and Maui Apps update, the latest and greatest Mesa 25 graphics stack, AMD ROCm open software stack, and a new convergent web browser called Fiery.

Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 3.0.3 Improves Limine Bootloader Support

Archinstall 3.0.3 is here to improve support for the Limine bootloader by enabling UKI (Unified Kernel Image) support, placing the Limine configuration and BIOS files in a limine/ subdirectory, creating a proper EFI boot menu entry, add support for using UUID for accessing boot partition if it’s not the same as ESP, and improve Limine without the ‘boot partition unsupported’ message.

CachyOS ISO Snapshot for March 2025 Brings New Bootloader, Linux Kernel 6.14

Powered by the Linux 6.14 kernel series and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.3.3 desktop environment, the CachyOS ISO snapshot for March 2025 ships with a new bootloader, namely Limine, which supports both BIOS and UEFI firmware, along with out-of-the-box support for Btrfs snapshots.

Shotcut 25.03 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Various New Features

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Microchip PolarFire-Powered TinyBeast FPGA Delivers Real-Time Performance with DDR4 and PCIe

TinyBeast FPGA comes in two configurations. The TinyBeast FPGA P features a Mini PCIe interface, providing direct connectivity to industrial sensors and peripherals for embedded systems. The TinyBeast FPGA S offers additional flexibility, requiring a separate carrier board for standalone applications, making it well-suited for edge computing.

Low-Cost Luckfox Pico Pi Boards Offer Linux Development with Ubuntu Support

The Luckfox Pico Pi series consists of four models with a Raspberry Pi SBC form factor, designed for embedded applications. Offering various processing capabilities, connectivity options, and memory configurations, these boards include PoE support and optional 4G connectivity.

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Best Free and Open Source Software

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 29, 2025

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Messages - LinuxLinks

Google Messages is a text messaging software application developed for its Android and Wear OS mobile operating systems.

Google Messages is proprietary software and is not available as a native Linux client, although there is a web app available. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.

openapi-tui lists, browses and runs APIs - LinuxLinks

openapi-tui is a terminal UI to list, browse and run APIs defined with OpenAPI v3.0 and v3.1 spec.

This is free and open source software.

humanlog is a pretty log viewer - LinuxLinks

When invoked with no argument, it consumes stdin and parses it, attempting to make detected logs prettier on stdout.

If you emit logs in JSON or in logfmt, you will enjoy pretty logs when those entries are encountered by humanlog. Unrecognized lines are left unchanged.

This is free and open source software.

jnv navigates JSON offering a viewer and filter editor - LinuxLinks

jnv is designed for navigating JSON, offering an interactive JSON viewer and jq filter editor.

It’s inspired by jid and jiq.

This is free and open source software.

mult runs a command multiple times - LinuxLinks

mult lets you run a command multiple times and glance at the outputs via a TUI.

mult can come in handy in a few scenarios, such as:

Investigating inconsistent responses from a web server Checking the outcomes of a flaky test suite Running quick and dirty performance/stress tests

This is free and open source software.

gowatch builds and restarts go projects - LinuxLinks

gowatch is a command line tool that builds and (re)starts your go project every time you save a Go or template file.

This is free and open source software.

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