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Mozilla #Firefox 126 is Now Available to Download
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/05/mozilla-firefox-126-is-now-available-to-download

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Mozilla Firefox 126 is now available download, and in-app updates beginning to roll out to existing users on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. As Firefox updates go the 126 release is rather light on user-facing goodies, especially versus last month’s release which intro’d clipboard paste suggestions in the address bar, colourful highlighting tools to the PDF editor, and activity indicators in Firefox View. The only real user-facing change in Firefox 126 is a toggle to turn-off the vertical split pane feature in the the web inspector. While a tap of the esc key can show/hide split-pane at will some folks […] You’re reading Mozilla Firefox 126 is Now Available to Download, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#amarok 3.0 Released, Ported to Qt5/KDE Frameworks 5
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/amarok-3-0-released

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A new version of the open-source music player Amarok has been released, the first major update to the Qt-based media app since 2018. Amarok 3.0 is the first stable release to use Qt 5 and KDE Frameworks 5, and work to port the music player to the the newest Qt 6 and KDE Frameworks 6 is, its devs say, soon to get underway. “Common usecases should work quite well, and in addition to fixing KF5 port related regressions reported in pre-releases, 3.0 features many bugfixes and implemented features for longstanding issues, the oldest such documented being from 2009,” devs say. […] You’re reading Amarok 3.0 Released, Ported to Qt5/KDE Frameworks 5, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#clapper Video Player for Linux Gets First Update in 2 Years
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/clapper-0-6-video-player-released

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A new version of Clapper, a GTK4-based video player for Linux desktop has been released — the first major update in nearly 2 years. I first wrote about Clapper back in 2021 having been seduced over by its slick user interface (a superficial reason to like a media player, I know), its use of GStreamer, and a small but focused feature set that wasn’t trying to distract me with features I’d never need. Subsequent updates to the app refined and expanded those selling points further and player remained my preferred video player, despite the lack of any major update since […] You’re reading Clapper Video Player for Linux Gets First Update in 2 Years, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#audacity 3.5 Released with Cloud Saves, Beat Detection + More
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/audacity-3-5-released-with-cloud-saves-beat-detection-more

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A new version of Audacity, a popular open-source audio workstation, is available to download. Audacity 3.5 introduces major new features and improvements, fixes a number of issues in earlier builds, and removes a number of older, less-used options. The headline addition is sure to be the new cloud-saving feature. This allows users to save Audacity projects to the audio.com website (requires a signup), permitting projects to be accessed from different devices, and enabling sharing and collaboration. And, arguably more important, it acts as a versioned backup. If something goes wrong with a project you can restore an earlier version — […] You’re reading Audacity 3.5 Released with Cloud Saves, Beat Detection + More, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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Mozilla #Firefox 125 Released with Added Conveniences
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/mozilla-firefox-125-released

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You know the drill by now: a new month rolls around, and a new version of the inimitable Mozilla Firefox rolls off the release server for us all to enjoy. And bang on cue, Firefox 125 has arrived. The big-ticket new feature in this update is URL paste suggestions: Mozilla says this feature “provides a convenient way for users to quickly visit URLs copied to the clipboard in the address bar of Firefox.” How does it work? If you copy a URL to the system clipboard and then focus the URL bar (in Firefox 125, that is) you will see […] You’re reading Mozilla Firefox 125 Released with Added Conveniences, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#Blanket Ambient Sounds App for Linux Gets Calming New Look
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/blanket-ambient-noise-app-update-new-ui

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If you want to relax or need to concentrate on a task at your computer then listening to ambient sounds can often help — and the best Linux app for this task just got a big update! Blanket is a free, open-source GTK4/libadwaita app that comes packaged with a variety of ambient looping sounds. These range from classic nature tracks (rain, wind, waves, birds, etc) through to environmental buzz (coffee shop, city, train, etc). You can play just a single sound or layer several sounds simultaneously by adjusting the volume level for each preset individually so everything sits right aurally. […] You’re reading Blanket Ambient Sounds App for Linux Gets Calming New Look, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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GNOME Shell Extension Manager App Gets Updated
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/gnome-shell-extension-manager-app-updated

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A big update to Extension Manager, a popular 3rd-party tool to browse, install, and manage GNOME Shell extensions without the need for a web browser, has been released. If you’re into customising Ubuntu, be it changing the look and layout, adding animated effects, patching in new features and capabilities, or modifying underlying behaviour, you’ll know that GNOME Shell extensions are essential — as is this terrific, user-friendly tool. Extension Manager 0.5 is described as a “Performance & Polish” release by its developer Matt Wakeman, and with an update to libadwaita 1.5, smarter adaptive behaviour, (much needed) search fixes, and other […] You’re reading GNOME Shell Extension Manager App Gets Updated, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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Mozilla #Firefox 124 Released with Misc Improvements, Linux Fixes
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/mozilla-firefox-124-released

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Mozilla Firefox 124 is now officially available to download. The latest update to the open-source web browser includes a small clutch of improvements. Firefox View can now sort open tabs by recent activity (default) or tab order making it a touch faster to find specific tabs using this feature; and Firefox’s built-in PDF viewer now supports caret browsing mode for improved accessibility. The Firefox snap package for Ubuntu saw a regression in native messaging portal support (used by some web extensions, including the GNOME Shell extensions doohickey) in the Firefox 122 release. It took some time by the bug is […] You’re reading Mozilla Firefox 124 Released with Misc Improvements, Linux Fixes, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#crossover 24 Released with UI Buffs, Office 365 Installer Fixes
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/crossover-24-released-run-office-365-linux

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A new version of CrossOver is out building out from last month’s release of #wine 9.0. Created by CodeWeavers, a major contributor to Wine’s ongoing development, CrossOver is a commercial version of Wine with extra “goodies” included that make running Windows games and apps on Linux, Chrome OS and macOS desktops a little bit easier. CrossOver 24 is the latest release and the first based on Wine 9.0 (itself a huge update with over 7,000 changes). Also included are Wine Mono 8.1.0, vkd3d 1.10, and MoltenVK 1.2.5 to ensure solid performance across the multiple different operating systems supported. CodeWeavers devs […] You’re reading CrossOver 24 Released with UI Buffs, Office 365 Installer Fixes, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#Firefox 123 Delivers Better Linux Gamepad Support + More
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/mozilla-firefox-123-features

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A new stable version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser is available to download. Mozilla Firefox 123 buffs the browser’s privacy-respecting translation. When translating a web page the browser now also translates text shown in tooltips (i.e. titles) and placeholder text shown in form controls/fields/search boxes. A clutch of address bar settings are now listed in the Settings > Search section. From there, you can choose what kinds of results the address bar ‘suggests’ for queries, you enter, e.g., browsing history, bookmarks, open tabs, shortcuts, and search engines. Linux gamer? You’ll be pleased to hear Firefox 123 adopts evdev for […] You’re reading Firefox 123 Delivers Better Linux Gamepad Support + More, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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Leading Open-Source #irc Client Announces Final Release
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/hexchat-irc-client-final-release

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The open-source IRC client HexChat has announced its final ever release. HexChat 2.16.2 arrives with a small selection of bug fixes and new features for its long-standing fans to enjoy, but also bad #News: after almost 12 years of continued development the party is over. “This will be the last release I make of HexChat,” app maintainer TingPing says in a blog post announcement. “The project has largely been unmaintained for years now and nobody else stepped up to do that work.” Prior to this one, HexChat’s previous release was back in 2021. That release was accompanied by a call […] You’re reading Leading Open-Source IRC Client Announces Final Release, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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GNOME #network Displays Adds Support for MICE, #chromecast
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/gnome-network-displays-adds-support-for-mice-chromecast

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The latest version of the GNOME Network Displays app lets you stream your desktop to a #wireless_display using the Chromecast and #miracast over Infrastructure (MICE) protocols. Both features had been in development for a while and were long-standing requests from many in the community. To see both land in a recent release of GNOME Network Displays 0.9 is great #News, and makes working with wireless displays a lot easier. You can use GNOME Network Displays to mirror your screen or create a virtual screen. MICE support has been tested to stream a GNOME desktop to an LG WebOS smart […] You’re reading GNOME Network Displays Adds Support for MICE, Chromecast, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#OnlyOffice 8.0 Released with PDF Buffs, Support for RTL
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/onlyoffice-8-0-released-with-pdf-buffs-support-for-rtl

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Lots of new features, er feature in the latest update to ONLYOFFICE, the open-source productivity suite for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ONLYOFFICE 8.0 introduces RTL support, albeit as an opt-in, beta feature. When enabled it enables RTL text in the UI and support for bidirectional text input in text documents and presentations — though devs stress it’s partial support with known limitations. Plenty of PDF improvements are provided in this update. This version makes it possible to encrypt regular PDFs with passwords to prevent unauthorised access, and create fillable PDF forms (which can’t encrypted) from editable DOCXF templates. Anyone working with […] You’re reading ONLYOFFICE 8.0 Released with PDF Buffs, Support for RTL, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#PeaZip 9.7 Archive Tool Now Supports ARM64 Linux
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/peazip-adds-arm64-linux-support

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A new version of PeaZip, a popular free, open-source archive manager for Windows, macOS, and Linux, is available to download. PeaZip 9.7 is the first release to offer a native build for AArch64/ARM64 Linux. This means anyone can now use PeaZip on devices like the Raspberry Pi 4 & 5, the PineBook Pro, Lenovo X13s Gen 1, and similar. Although experimental testing and community-based ports of PeaZip for ARM have been available in the past PeaZip 9.7 is the first formal, native, official, etc build — though it’s provided as a portable build only (i.e. not a DEB or RPM). […] You’re reading PeaZip 9.7 Archive Tool Now Supports ARM64 Linux, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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Desktop YouTube Music App ‘Musictube’ Gets ‘Major Overhaul’
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/musictube-2-released-youtube-music-streaming

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A new version of #musictube, a Qt-based desktop app that lets you stream music from YouTube, is available for download for Windows, macOS and Linux. Musictube 2 is described as a “major overhaul” offering an improved search algorithm that now supports genres in addition to artists, albums and song titles. The user interface has been refreshed, sporting a “more modern, flatter and generally cleaner” look — a look matching the revamped UI Flavio’s local music player app Minitunes received a few months back. Other changes in Musictube 2 include lighter resource usage by only streaming audio when videos are hidden; […] You’re reading Desktop YouTube Music App ‘Musictube’ Gets ‘Major Overhaul’, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#LibreOffice 24.2 Released, This is What’s New
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/01/libreoffice-24-2-released-this-is-whats-new

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A brand new version of free, open-source office suite LibreOffice is ready to download. LibreOffice 24.2 is the follow up to last year’s LibreOffice 7.6 release. A leap because the latest edition is the first to use a calendar-based version number (like Ubuntu’s own): 24 denotes 2024, and 2 denotes the month, February. Switching to a date-based version number will allow LibreOffice users to know how up-to-date their version is. After all, LibreOffice 7.6 tells you nothing about when it was released, really. LibreOffice 24.2 ships with 6 months worth of developments from 5098 commits, spanning the full breadth, from […] You’re reading LibreOffice 24.2 Released, This is What’s New, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#Firefox 122 Released with Official Deb for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/01/firefox-122-released-with-official-deb

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Mozilla Firefox 122 has been officially released, with an official Deb package debuting alongside it. Yes: there’s now an official Firefox Deb package for Debian-based distros, including Ubuntu. This gives users a safe, reliable way to get the latest version of their browser should they (for whatever reason) not want to use a repo build, Snap, Flatpak, PPA, etc. Last year Mozilla launched their own dedicated apt repo to make it easier for Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc users to install Firefox Nightly builds and, more recently, Developer Edition and Beta versions. Then adding a stable build feels like a […] You’re reading Firefox 122 Released with Official Deb for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#Firefox 121 released, now defaults to Wayland on Linux
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/12/firefox-121-released-now-defaults-to-wayland-on-linux

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Mozilla Firefox 121 has been released, and it’s a notable one for Linux Wayland users. For the Ubuntu 23.10 release, the Firefox Snap runs in Wayland mode by default (and like many of you I’ve noticed nothing but bountiful benefits resulting from the switch). Mozilla’s workshop elves were clearly happy with the success of that trial as they’ve now chosen to make Firefox 121 run in Wayland mode by default for all Linux users (who use Wayland; the browser runs under Xorg/X11 as well as it ever did). Why is Firefox enabling native Wayland mode by default a big deal? […] You’re reading Firefox 121 released, now defaults to Wayland on Linux, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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Mission Center Now Shows Intel GPU Usage, Available as AppImage
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/12/mission-center-intel-gpu-monitoring-linux

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Intel GPU support has been added to the Linux system monitor app Mission Center. I’ve written about this GTK4/libadwaita app a few times in the past and, to plagiarise myself, the reaction to it has been off the charts (in a good way). The app is written in Rust and uses OpenGL to render the animation graphs (in an effort to ensure it doesn’t cause a spike in system usage itself). Though on the resource usages point (as I’ve seen it come up) Mission Center isn’t the only graphical task manager-type app that does use a fair chunk of resources when […] You’re reading Mission Center Now Shows Intel GPU Usage, Available as AppImage, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#calibre eBook App Now Supports Audio ePubs & Custom Notes
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/12/calibre-ebook-manager-now-supports-audio-epub-notes

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If Calibre, the popular open-source ebook manager, was a book itself it’d surely be a perennial bestseller, thanks to an exhaustive, multi-faceted feature set. And in the latest Calibre 7 release, the feature set expands yet further. The latest version introduces a clutch of new capabilities to the manager’s existing roster of ebook conversion, syncing, reading, and editing options. New Features in Calibre 7.x To me, the standout addition in Calibre 7.0 is the ability to store notes linked to various book attributes within your Calibre library. You can stash notes related to authors, publishers, book series, and more so […] You’re reading Calibre eBook App Now Supports Audio ePubs & Custom Notes, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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Notepad++ Marks 20th Anniversary with New Release
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/notepad-plus-plus-20th-anniversary-update

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The open-source text editor Notepad++ is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new release filled with some neat new features. In Notepad++ 8.6 (the 238th release since 2003, for those keeping count) the Windows-based code tool adds to its extensive feature set with an improved multi-edit feature. Now, I’m not a developer. I dip into a bit of basic PHP for the omg! sites on occasion, but it doesn’t require a bespoke coding environment. I don’t know how this feature adds to or adjust what was (apparently) available in earlier versions of the app. A few 3rd-party plugins for Notepad++ […] You’re reading Notepad++ Marks 20th Anniversary with New Release, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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Blue Recorder, Linux Screencast App, Ported to GTK4
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/blue-recorder-linux-app-ported-to-gtk4

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GNOME Shell’s built-in screen recording feature is perfect at capturing short clips but when you need to record longer sessions you should use a dedicated screen recording app. Such tools give you greater control over video quality, output format, sound capture, frame rate, and so on — all vitally important if you’re looking to create high-quality screencast content for videos, social media, or really helpful bug reports. Amongst the surfeit of Linux screen recording software that’s readily available is Blue Recorder. Blue Recorder is an improved, Rust-based rewrite of Green Recorder, which was an open-source screen recording tool leveraging FFPMEG […] This post, Blue Recorder, Linux Screencast App, Ported to GTK4 is from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#musique Music Player Ported to Qt 6, Refreshes UI
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/musique-music-player-ported-to-qt6

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It’s been a while since I last wrote about Musique, an open-source desktop music player for Windows, macOS, and Linux (I first featured it in 2010, back when it was called MiniTunes). Amazingly, the app is still going, and it just received its first major update in almost 3 years. “This Musique update is the first Qt 6-based release I do. The main effort has been modernizing the look of the app: a more flat and clean style, with rounded artist pics and a nicer toolbar,” writes its developer, Flavio Tordini, on the project website. Musique is a music player […] This post, Musique Music Player Ported to Qt 6, Refreshes UI is from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#Firefox 120 Released with Enhanced Privacy, PIP Snapping, and More
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/firefox-120-released-tracking-protection

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Mozilla Firefox 120 has landed, bringing with it a flurry of new features and improvements. Firefox 120 now supports corner snapping for Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode on Windows and Linux. This will put a PIP window back in a corner after it’s been moved elsewhere. To try it, hold the ctrl key and move a PIP window in the direction of any corner, and bam—it’ll snap. Firefox also adds a ‘Copy Link Without Site Tracking’ open to the context menu when right-clicking on links. This option ensures links copied to your clipboard do not contain any tracking information, source tags, or […] This post, Firefox 120 Released with Enhanced Privacy, PIP Snapping, and More is from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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#inkscape 1.3.1 Released as ‘Biggest Bug Fix’ Update Ever
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/inkscape-1-3-1-biggest-bug-fix-update-ever

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Inkscape, a free and open-source vector graphics editor, has released a new version which its developers say is the ‘biggest bug fix’ update they’ve ever shared! Alongside 40 bug fixes there are over 30 crash/freeze fixes included in Inkscape 1.3.1, with remedies to address workflow-wrecking behaviour during PDF import, or while using the the Live Path effect. Other changes in Inkscape 1.3.1: Two nifty new features have also been added: In all, a decent uplift to this design essential. For an avalanche more detail on every bug fixes and feature buff this update offers I highly recommend reading the Inkscape […] This post, Inkscape 1.3.1 Released as ‘Biggest Bug Fix’ Update Ever is from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without (...)

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