June was sweltering, but the summer heat didn’t slow down open-source software developers.  Last month delivered a wave of app updates, including the release of Firefox 152 with its streamlined settings, HandBrake resolved its Linux WebM handling and the Audacity 4.0 beta made a brand-new design available for public scrutiny (mainly of the “much better” variety). But underneath those highs – yes, I’m determined to make this heat theme work – a quiet simmer of smaller maintenance updates rolled out too… Cine gained Watch History I spotlighted the Cine Linux video player earlier this year. It’s an MPV-based player with […]

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February 2026 delivered a fresh batch of Linux app releases, with updates to Ardour, Lutris and Bazaar among the many that filtered out during the month. I covered some of the month’s biggest releases with full-length features, including Firefox 148’s new AI ‘kill switch’, the ONLYOFFICE 9.3 and LibreOffice 26.2 productivity suite updates, and Linux weather app Typhoon’s Qt 6 port. But they weren’t the only software updates to slip out. Below, I run through a fleet of other app updates February played host to. Some updates were of the modest maintenance variety, while others saw more substantial changelogs. Ardour’s […]

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