Wine 1.7.47 was just released as the newest bi-weekly development version of this popular open-source project to run Windows programs on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems…
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This Week in Linux News: Citrix to Release Virtual Linux Desktop, Linux Mint 17.2, and More
This week in Linux news, Citrix announces preparations to release virtual Linux desktop, Linux Mint 17.2 is focused on the traditional desktop, and more! Continue reading for the top Linux stories of the week:
1) Citrix announces it’s ready to release virtual Linux desktops, joins VMware.
Linux on the Desktop is So Hot There’s Now a Fight Over It– The Register
2) Ubuntu Linux version of Intel’s Compute Stick to be released.
Cheaper Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu Linux Preinstalled Coming This Week– PCWorld
3) Linux-based “Endless” computer is a cheap, flexible option for everybody.
Endless: A Computer the Rest of the World Can Afford– Network World
4) Linux Mint focuses its efforts on the traditional desktop experience with version 17.2.
Linux Mint 17.2 Launches with Big Cinnamon and MATE Desktop Improvements– PCWorld
5) French company to create 80 percent open source robot.
French Robot Company Raising Money for Open Source Companion Robot “BUDDY”– SD Times
LibreOffice 4.4.5 RC1 Arrives with More than 70 Fixes
The Document Foundation has released the first RC for the new LibreOffice 4.4.5 branch. It’s a maintenance update for the entire 4.4.x branch and it’s not the last one in the series.
Soon after LibreOffice 4.4.4 was released by the developers, a new RC has been released for a new version, and it looks like The Document Foundation is not wasting any time. The 4.4.x branch is the most advanced right now, but that won’t be true for much longer. Soon, we’ll have the 5.0 version… (read more)
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Firefox 39 Finally Lands in Ubuntu 15.04 After a Long Wait
Canonical has just announced that a large number of Firefox vulnerabilities have been fixed and that version 39.0 of the browser has been added to Ubuntu 15.04 and all the other supported Ubuntu versions.
This latest version of Firefox debuted on July 3, but it took the Ubuntu maintainers almost a week to make it available in the official repositories. It usually takes a lot less than seven days to land in the distros, but this time it was a lot longer. In fact, it was long… (read more)
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Krita 2.9.6 Arrives with Better Performance for Filters and Lots of Fixes
Krita, an open-source digital painting software piece that aims to be the best in its field, has been upgraded to version 2.9.6 and is ready for download.
The Krita team successfully got funding from a Kickstarter project a month ago, and the developers promised one thing above anything else. They wanted to have an app that is just as fast as Photoshop, and they weren’t kidding. They have pushed a couple of updates since then, and now they have another one out the door. It’… (read more)
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