9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 24th, 2025
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for August 24th, 2025, brings news about LibreOffice 25.8, Firefox 142, FFmpeg 8.0, Linux 6.15 EOL, Thunderbird 142, Calibre 8.9, Firefox…
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FFmpeg’s ‘Largest Release’ Yet Adds Vulkan-Powered Video Processing
FFmpeg 8.0 introduces Vulkan compute-based codecs for pro-grade video formats, new decoders, Whisper AI transcription, and other assorted improvements. You’re reading FFmpeg’s ‘Largest Release’ Yet…
CachyOS ISO Snapshot for August 2025 Introduces a New Package Dashboard
The CachyOS ISO snapshot for August 2025 is now available for download with a brand-new dashboard for finding packages and other improvements.. Here’s what’s new!…
Best Non-Violent Games Available on Steam for Linux Users
Not everyone wants to spend their evening punching NPCs in the face or mowing down hordes of enemies after a long day. Sometimes you just…
Kaisen Linux Releases Version 3.0, Announces Project Shutdown
Kaisen Linux 3.0 lands with a Debian 13 “Trixie” base, but it’s also the last release, as the project officially shuts down. The post Kaisen…
How to Install and Use the Local Kanri Kanban App on Linux
Kanri is a fast, open source Kanban app for Linux that keeps your projects on your desktop. Learn how to install it and start managing…
Benchmarking the Radxa ROCK 5T Single Board Computer
In this article I benchmark the Radxa ROCK 5T and compare it to a variety of single board computers (both ARM and RISC-V) as well…
NVIDIA 580 Linux Graphics Driver Released, Promises Better Wayland Support
Highlights of the NVIDIA 580 graphics driver series include improved support for Wayland by introducing support for the fifo-v1 Wayland protocol on Vulkan and fixing…
Aviator is a Fast, User-Friendly App for AV1 Video Encoding on Linux
Heard of the AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) codec? Chances are you have, as this open source, royalty-free video compression standard is championed by the likes…
High Tide (Linux Tidal Client) Adds Gapless Playback, Replay Gain
High Tide, a GTK4/libadawaita app for music streaming service Tidal, has been updated with a bunch of fixes and minor new features. It’s also seen…
FFmpeg 8.0 “Huffman” Released with AV1 Vulkan Encoder, VVC VA-API Decoding
FFmpeg 8.0 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with AV1 Vulkan encoder, VVC VA-API decoding, and more. Here’s what’s new! The post FFmpeg…
Calibre 8.9 E-Book Manager Adds Support for Embedded Fonts to HTMLZ Output
Calibre 8.9 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with improvements to the annotations browser, HTMLZ output, and more. The post Calibre 8.9 E-Book…
NVIDIA Releases Linux Display Driver v580.76
The new NVIDIA 580.76.05 Linux driver fixes Vulkan hangs, improves Wayland support, and adds advanced display options for better performance. The post NVIDIA Releases Linux…
Syncthing 2.0 Launches With Major Database Overhaul
Syncthing 2.0, an open-source peer-to-peer file synchronization tool, debuts with a switch to SQLite, revamped logging, faster syncing, and more. The post Syncthing 2.0 Launches…
Podman Integrates Quadlets Directly into Its CLI
Podman now includes native Quadlet commands, streamlining declarative container and service management directly from its CLI. The post Podman Integrates Quadlets Directly into Its CLI…