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KDE Plasma 6.5 Beta Released With KNightTime, Rounded Bottom Window Corners

Phoronix - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 17:15
The beta release of KDE's Plasma 6.5 desktop took place on Thursday as they work toward the stable release expected on 21 October...

How to Backup and Restore Installed Packages in Ubuntu

Tecmint - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 13:00
The post How to Backup and Restore Installed Packages in Ubuntu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you’ve ever reinstalled Ubuntu, you know the pain of setting everything up again, such as finding apps, adding PPAs,

The post How to Backup and Restore Installed Packages in Ubuntu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Ubuntu 25.10 Beta Officially Released For Testing

Phoronix - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 08:53
Canonical today released the Ubuntu 25.10 Beta as they work toward the stable Ubuntu 25.10 release in mid-October...

Steam Will End Windows 32-bit OS Support Next Year - Hopefully Linux Follows

Phoronix - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 08:48
Valve is finally pushing the Steam client beyond the 32-bit world, at least for Microsoft Windows...

PCIe 8.0 v0.3 Specification Released To Members

Phoronix - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 08:27
As announced last month, PCI Express 8.0 is aiming for 256 GT/s speeds for allowing 1 TB/s bandwidth in an x16 configuration. In working towards the goals of PCIe 8.0, the PCI-SIG announced today that the v0.3 specification has been released to members...

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