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SuperTux 0.7.0 Arcade Game Is Out with Complete Level Design, Revamped Graphics

Coming more than four years after SuperTux 0.6.3, the SuperTux 0.7.0 release introduces brand new sprites and abilities for Tux, including slope sliding, strong buttjumping, rock rolling, and crawling, revamped graphics for most backgrounds, tiles, objects, and badguys, and a complete level design of all modes.

GIMP 3.2 Open-Source Image Editor Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

Highlights of GIMP 3.2 include new non-destructive layers, a new paint blend mode called Overwrite that lets you directly replace the pixels over the area you paint, a new setting in the text tool to control the direction of the text outline, and automatic matching of Linux and Windows OS themes.

Debian 13.4 “Trixie” Released with 111 Bug Fixes and 67 Security Updates

Coming two months after Debian 13.3, the Debian 13.4 point release is here to provide the community with an updated installation media targeting those who want to deploy the latest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series on new hardware or those who had issues with the previous ISO releases.

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AMYboard ESP32-S3 Synth Board Supports MIDI, CV, and Eurorack Integration

The system is built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module, which provides a dual-core Xtensa LX7 processor with integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The module runs the AMY synthesizer engine and manages audio processing, MIDI handling, and communication with external peripherals.

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 15th, 2026

posted by Marius Nestor on Mar 15, 2026

This week, we got two new Steam Client updates, new EndeavourOS and Debian Trixie releases, a major GIMP update, a new stable NVIDIA graphics driver, a major release of the SuperTux arcade game, and new maintenance updates of Calibre, Sigil, KeePassXC, OBS Studio, Marknote, and Qt Creator apps.

On top of that, I tell you all about the upcoming Linux App Summit 2026 conference. Below, you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in the 9to5Linux roundup for March 15th, 2026.

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