LibreOffice 25.2.7 is now available for download as the last update in the LibreOffice 25.2 office suite series with 57 bug fixes. Users are now urged to update to LibreOffice 25.8.

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Qt Creator 18 open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is now available for download with various improvements. Here’s what’s new!

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A step-by-step and easy-to-follow tutorial (with screenshots) on how to upgrade your Ubuntu 25.04 installations to Ubuntu 25.10.

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Gitea 1.25 self-hosted Git service debuts 3D model previews, CI/CD email notifications, and major performance improvements for large projects.

Unraid 7.2 self-hosted NAS adds a fully responsive WebGUI, RAIDZ pool expansion, and extends compatibility to ext4, NTFS, and exFAT drives.

LibreOffice 25.2.7 open-source office suite wraps up the 25.2 branch with stability, crash, and compatibility fixes across Writer, Calc, and Impress.

TypeScript now ranks #1 on GitHub, while Python and JavaScript continue to grow strongly across AI and web projects.

Dovecot 2.4.2 open-source secure IMAP server adds experimental IMAP4rev2 support, OAuth2 improvements, and a new libpcre2 regex backend.

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Norman Feske has announced the release of Sculpt OS 25-10, the latest version of the project's independently-developed open-source operating system that combines a microkernel architecture, capability-based security, sandboxed device drivers, and virtual machines in a novel operating system for commodity PC hardware and the PinePhone: "Sculpt OS 25.10....

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. An updated build of Besgnulinux, a lightweight Debian-based distribution featuring the JWM window manager, has been released. The 3-1 version comes with a new and modern desktop menu, and a smaller set of software packages in its default state: "In this version, the base design was kept as....

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For MATE users, Debian and Ubuntu are finally migrating this desktop environment to version 1.28 for Debian Testing (Forky) and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

MATE, the continuation of GNOME 2, is a popular lightweight desktop environment for Linux. The latest version is MATE 1.28 which was released more than a year and a half ago in February 2024.

What’s New in MATE 1.28

In case you don’t know or forget about the release, MATE 1.28 introduced experimental Wayland session using Wayfire.

It updated several core components, such as file manager, mate-applets, and control center, to work seamlessly with Wayland. And, it updated the codebase to ensure compatibility with the latest GTK versions.

Other changes include:

• Support reading epub via Atril document viewer.
• Use unar instead of cpio for CPIO archives, and support unrar-free for the archive manager.
• Add new Quickhighlight plugin for pluma text editor.
• Add new plugin to view the exact properties of media files in file manager.
• Mouse middle-click support for mate-indicator-applet.
• Double click to set mate-terminal tab title.
• Add OSC 8 hyperlinks support for mate terminal.

For more about MATE 1.28, see the official release note.

Why MATE 1.28 is NOT available in current Ubuntu & Debian 13 Trixie

The MATE desktop packages for Debian and Ubuntu in the past 10 years are mostly maintained by Mike Gabriel.

However, due to lack of time and two problems he said in the MATE 1.28, the migration delayed:

The problem is indeed an ENOTIME (haven’t had time for it) early enough before the trixie freeze.

I started packaging stuff, but noticed two problems:

* mate-desktop (libmate-desktop-…) removed symbols without an SOVERSION_MAJOR bump. I started bringing back the removed symbols but that was not a trivial task and I ended up discouraged as this is a major upstream flaw of the 1.28 version of libmate-desktop and it needs to be fixed there.
* mate-settings-daemon’s behaviour on DBus is broken, breaking e.g. arctica-greeter

So, Trixie will come with MATE 1.26 and I will put some effort into bumping it to 1.28 after the trixie release.

Unless someone else steps up and pushes MATE 1.28 in (but please resolve the above issues sanely). If it needs more feedback and details, I can provide them.

Thankfully, Jeremy Bícha took up the task in last week and submitted MATE desktop 1.28 into Debian unstable. Then, it’s migrated to Debian Forky and backported for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (so far available as pre-release updates) few days ago.

NOTE: So far only few of MATE 1.28 components are migrated. As 26.04 is in very early stage, things may change! See this page to track the mate-desktop package for Debian, and see the package for Ubuntu.

The Document Foundation (TDF) has announced the release of LibreOffice 25.2.7, the final maintenance update in the LibreOffice 25.2 series, now available for download at www.libreoffice.org/download. The foundation urged users of the 25.2 branch to upgrade to LibreOffice 25.8.x, as the 25.2 line nears its end of support. Recommended: 10 Best Free Office Suites for […]

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The Mesa team has released version 25.2.6, a routine but important bugfix update in the 25.2 series. Announced by Eric Engestrom on October 29, 2025, the update refines driver stability, shader handling, and Vulkan compatibility across multiple backends. The next bugfix release is expected on November 12. Among the key highlights, Alyssa Rosenzweig contributed D3D-compatible […]

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Fedora Linux 43 is now available, marking one of the project’s most comprehensive overhauls in recent years. The release focuses on a unified Wayland desktop, enhanced system security, and upgraded developer tooling. Fedora’s new foundation completes the move to DNF5 and RPM 6.0, bringing faster performance, stronger cryptography, and more flexible image building across desktop […]

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The FFmpeg developers have added Vulkan-accelerated video decoding for Apple ProRes, implemented through shader-based hardware acceleration. The new commit, authored by averne and committed by Lynne, brings full support for all major ProRes profiles and demonstrates strong performance across different GPU platforms. Apple ProRes is a high-quality video codec commonly used in professional editing workflows. […]

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The Bottles team has released version 51.25, introducing support for the st terminal and several important fixes that enhance stability and Steam integration. The latest update to Bottles, version 51.25, refines multiple areas of the project’s Wine prefix management experience. Released by project maintainer Mirko Brombin, this version delivers improved cleanup behavior, fixes several UI […]

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The FreeBSD Project has announced the release of FreeBSD 15.0-BETA3, the third beta build in the 15.0-RELEASE cycle. The update brings several critical fixes, improved WiFi compatibility, and expanded image availability for VMs, containers, and cloud platforms. FreeBSD 15.0-BETA3 introduces a series of refinements and security updates aimed at improving system stability and hardware support. […]

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Canonical has released a series of important security updates addressing vulnerabilities in fetchmail, Go Cryptography, and multiple Linux kernel variants used across Oracle Cloud and AWS environments. These updates patch flaws that could lead to crashes, privilege leaks, or system compromises. Ubuntu has rolled out four security notices USN-7838-1, USN-7839-1, USN-7795-4, and USN-7833-3 between October […]

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