PeaZip 10.7, an open-source file archiver, adds cross-platform image thumbnails, an improved file manager, and smarter handling of archives.

The AnduinOS team has officially released version 1.4, aligning with Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing” and introducing major updates, including GNOME 49, Linux kernel 6.17, and the complete removal of X11 in favor of Wayland. AnduinOS 1.4 marks a major update for the Ubuntu-based distribution, following its commitment to track each Ubuntu release. Built on Ubuntu 25.10, […]

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The Wine development release 10.17 is now available, featuring major component updates, improved cross-platform support, and fixes for 17 reported issues that refine Windows application performance on Linux and FreeBSD system. Wine 10.17 introduces several technical improvements aimed at enhancing application compatibility and graphical stability. The Mono engine has been updated to version 10.3.0, while […]

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Dracut is Ubuntu 25.10's new boot system. It's faster, modular but totally invisible. Here's what you need to know - and whether you need to care.

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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The AnduinOS team has announced the release of AnduinOS 1.4.0, the latest version of the project's Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that offers a familiar and easy-to-use experience for anyone moving to Linux. The new version is based on Ubuntu 25.10 and uses GNOME 49 as the preferred desktop. "AnduinOS....

Wine 10.17 introduces EGL as the default OpenGL renderer, updates Mono to 10.3, and fixes 17 bugs for improved app compatibility.

Immich 2.1 self-hosted photo and video management solution refines slideshow shuffling, adds album notifications, and polishes performance across platforms.

The new Thunderbird 144 release brings a assorted fixes to users of the open-source desktop e-mail client, including fixes for Microsoft Exchange accounts.

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Dual-booting Linux alongside Windows lets you choose either operating system at startup, giving you the best of both worlds on one PC.

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For years, I bounced between different versions of Linux distributions, always hoping to find a system that just worked, something stable, complete, and free from constant tweaking. I’ve always appreciated the open-source philosophy behind Linux, but too often I found myself spending more time fixing problems than actually using my computer. A few years ago, […]

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The popular physics sandbox game Brick Rigs has released Update 1.9, introducing native Linux support, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, and expanded language options for players worldwide. After months of development and testing, Brick Rigs developer Lukas Rustemeyer has officially released Update 1.9 to the public branch. The update’s biggest milestone is the first native Linux […]

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The Samba team has announced version 4.22.6, the latest stable release in the 4.22 series, bringing key fixes for macOS compatibility, Active Directory integration, Ceph stability, and clustered Samba environments. Samba 4.22.6, released on October 16, 2025, focuses on improving system reliability and cross-platform performance. This update resolves multiple issues affecting macOS users, including DFS […]

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Over 100K users downloaded Zorin OS 18 in 48 hours, and more than 70% came from Windows, possibly driven by the end of Windows 10 support.

Calibre 8.13 e-book manager improves Virtual Libraries with multi-line editing, fixes Linux export issues, and resolves several long-standing bugs.

ClamAV 1.5.1 antivirus enhances performance and fixes key issues with PE and archive scanning for improved malware detection.

OnlyOffice Desktop Editor, the free open-source offline use office suite, release new 9.1 version yesterday.

The new release updated the PDF editing support with new tools, and improved formulas in sheets. It now automatically recover unsaved documents due to app crashes.

First, in PDF editing mode, it introduced new Redact feature, allowing to hide sensitive or confidential information.

The Redact tab includes “Mark for Redaction”, “Redact Pages”, and “Find & Redact” options, allowing user to select rectangle area in PDF content, choose PDF pages, or find all matched keywords, then use “Apply Redactions” option to hide them.

In “Comment” tab, there are new annotation tools added, allowing to draw rectangle, circle, arrow, and connected lines on your PDF, with custom color and size.

And in “Insert” tab, it added new SmartArt and Chart option, allowing to insert many new objects into your PDF.

The Spreadsheet editor now provides updated LOOKUP, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP and XLOOKUP formulas that now deliver up to 4x faster exact and linear searches.

It also added support for date filters in pivot tables, dedicated “Table Design” tab with formatted table settings, and added Left-to-Right and Right-to-Left options in Home tab to easily switch text direction in cells.

The release also improved the Templates support. It now includes many templates in local computer as well as tons of templates in cloud.

Clicking on a cloud template no longer open it directly in editor, instead it shows a popup with bigger preview with description as well as file type and size, making clearer whether it’s what you want before downloading it.

For Windows 10 and higher, it now displays the notifications about file associations and updates via system toast notifications instead of modal windows.

For macOS, it finally added the new options to insert audio and video files in Presentation, as well as built-in media player to play videos in your slides.

Other changes in the release include:

• Add HEIF images and HWPML documents support.
• Support direct PDF to TXT and PPTX to TXT conversion.
• Full-featured chart editor in documents and presentations.
• Add Spelling language detection toggle for macOS.
• Add explosion support for 2D pie and doughnut charts;

For more about OnlyOffice Desktop Editors 9.1, see the official announcement.

Get OnlyOffice Desktop Editors 9.1

For Ubuntu user, the office suite is easy to install by using App Center (or Snap Store). It’s Snap package that runs in sandbox environment. And, at the moment of writing, it’s still at version 9.0.x.

For choice you may download the app package for Windows, Linux, and macOS from its website. Where Ubuntu user may choose Download DEB, then click open with App Center to install.

GNOME 49.1 refines the desktop experience with major stability fixes in Shell and Mutter, improved session reliability, and updated core apps and toolkits marking a solid maintenance release for Linux users. GNOME 49.1, the latest point release in the 49 series, focuses on refinement and regression fixes across the stack. It prioritizes smoother performance, improved […]

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Canonical has released a series of Ubuntu Security Notices (USNs) addressing critical vulnerabilities across key open-source packages, including MuPDF, Redis, Samba, and Apache Subversion. The updates mitigate risks ranging from denial-of-service attacks to potential remote code execution. The latest batch of Ubuntu security advisories highlights several vulnerabilities fixed across multiple long-term support (LTS) releases, reinforcing […]

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