Zen Browser 1.17.4b has been released with significant improvements to its stability and functionality, based on the latest version of Firefox. The update addresses a critical security issue related to WebGPU vulnerabilities that could have allowed malicious actors to escape the sandboxed environment. New features include a 'Clear Tabs' button in the sidebar for quickly closing open unpinned tabs and an upgrade to Firefox 144.0.2 with various bug fixes and enhancements. This release also resolves several minor issues, such as performance problems on macOS and startup crashes on Windows.
A new version of Ungoogled Chromium has been released, offering enhanced security, privacy, and customization options for users. Built upon the latest Chromium 142.0.7444.59 release, this lightweight browser prioritizes the removal of Google dependencies, allowing users to have more control over their online activities. The browser introduces features such as disabling Google-related functionality, blocking internal requests, and providing customizable settings through command-line switches and chrome://flags entries. By minimizing dependence on Google services, Ungoogled Chromium aims to offer a more private and secure browsing experience for its users.
Rust version 1.91.0 is now available, offering improved reliability and efficiency through its empowering programming language. The aarch64-pc-windows-msvc target has been promoted to Tier 1 support, providing the highest level of support guarantee for users of 64-bit ARM systems running Windows. A new warn-by-default lint has also been added to prevent dangling raw pointers from local variables being returned by functions. Additionally, several APIs have been stabilized, including methods for paths, atomic pointers, integers, and panicking hooks, among others.
The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 25.2.7 as the final maintenance update for its 25.2 family. Users are highly recommended to upgrade to a later version, specifically within the 25.8.x series, as support for the older branch is nearing its end. LibreOffice Technology, which powers various software versions and formats, including Open Document Format (ODF) and Microsoft's OOXML, has been successfully integrated into numerous products across desktop operating systems like Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS.
Mesa, a free and open-source library for 3D graphics rendering, has released its latest version - Mesa 25.2.6, which includes various enhancements and bug fixes across multiple components. The release features improvements to Vulkan support, including better performance and stability, as well as enhancements to OpenGL support, such as fixing issues with store operations and precompiled shaders. Additionally, the Radeon and RadeonSI drivers have seen significant enhancements, including improvements to video encoding and vertex buffer emission.
GloriousEggroll has released a new hotfix for GE-Proton, addressing two major issues: the Space Engineers launch crash and the Blade & Soul NEO in-game options crash. The update also includes crucial updates to several underlying components, such as Wine, dxvk, and vkd3d-proton, which have all received their latest versions.
Node.js has released several new versions, including Node.js 25.1.0, 22.21.1 (LTS), and 24.11.0 (LTS), providing a free, open-source JavaScript runtime environment for developers to create servers, web applications, and scripts. The recent release of Node.js 25.1.0 includes notable changes such as optimized HTTP request handling, improved SQLite database security features, enhanced CPU benchmarking capabilities, and updated sqlite3 and http/https modules. Additionally, the Node.js codebase has implemented various bug fixes and performance optimizations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. The releases of Node.js 22.21.1 (LTS) and 24.11.0 (LTS) also provide a range of improvements and bug fixes for developers working with the latest version of Node.js.
Exim, an open-source message transfer agent (MTA), has released version 4.99 with significant improvements and new features to enhance performance, security, and user experience. The latest update includes support for sieve inbox options in redirect routers, expanded event logging for SMTP failures, and improved filter support that allows users to omit certain filters at build time. Exim 4.99 also introduces JSON and LDAP lookup support, as well as PAM, RADIUS, Perl, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and ARC support for various router and authenticator drivers.
Bottles version 51.26 has been released on Flathub, allowing users to run Windows software on Linux using separate environments with Flatpak components and the latest Mesa graphics library. The application offers impressive gaming capabilities by providing preconfigured gaming environments that support numerous Windows video games on Linux, as well as easy access to popular game stores like Epic Games Store and Battle.net. Bottles also features a high level of customization, user-friendly dependency management, and a Snapshots manager for restoring previous states in case something goes wrong.
Postfix 3.10.5, along with legacy releases 3.9.6, 3.8.12, and 3.7.17, has been released to address various bugs and compatibility issues. The new version resolves issues between Postfix's SMTP client and MTA-STS policy plugins, including a fix for when a TLSRPT policy-type value is "no-policy-found." Other bug fixes in Postfix 3.10 include resolving connection reuse logic issues and fixing DBM library support on Solaris, as well as improving statistics tracking and maildrop queue file handling.
GloriousEggroll has released GE-Proton10-23, which addresses several issues in various games. The update includes fixes for crashing problems in Killer Instinct after matches end, an issue preventing Heroes of Newerth Reborn from running due to the Juvio client closing unexpectedly, and a bug where skill videos wouldn't play in Ghosts n' Goblins Resurrection. The release also rebases patches to align with upstream Proton's build options, ensuring consistency and compatibility between GE-Proton10-23 and future Proton builds.
GloriousEggroll has released GE-Proton 10-22, a new update for their compatibility tool that enables gaming on Steam Play through Wine and additional components. The latest release includes several key improvements aimed at resolving regression issues affecting various games and launchers, including fixes for six different bug reports. This update specifically addresses issues with titles like Marvel Rivals, Lutris World of Tanks, Black Desert, The Elder Scrolls Online, Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, and Persona 5 Strikers, improving the gaming experience for users on GE-Proton 10.22. Additionally, the underlying components have been updated to their latest versions, including em-10, Wine-wayland patches, dxvk, vkd3d-proton, and the core Wine component itself.
Zen Browser version 1.17.3b has been released with improvements to user experience and stability. The latest update includes a redesigned control center layout that provides faster access to frequently used features for better navigation. Additionally, several bugs have been addressed, including issues with the bookmarks popup and a memory leak in glance tabs.
Bottles 51.25 has been released, offering an improved tool for running Windows software on Linux using separate environments with Flatpak and Mesa graphics library support. The application features impressive gaming capabilities, a preconfigured gaming environment, and a user-friendly interface, allowing users to access popular game stores like Epic Games Store and Battle.net. Bottles offers high customization options, an integrated dependency manager, and installers written by the community for automated installation processes. The software is designed with safety in mind, providing a full-sandbox environment and secure capabilities, and has addressed several bugs and added new features in its latest release.
OBS Studio 32.0.2 has been released, addressing two significant issues affecting macOS users' experience. The update resolves a critical login issue with service integrations that caused system crashes and another issue with Syphon Client sources appearing blank or transparent.
The second release candidate for Apache NetBeans IDE 28 is now available for testing. The latest build includes several enhancements, such as improved defenses against invalid code points within Ant Preferences and a fix for a critical non-null pointer exception that could cause unexpected crashes or errors when working with lambda return types. Additionally, the UnusedDetector has been updated to correctly identify RECORD labels, making it easier to identify unused or redundant elements in projects.
The Zen Browser team has released version 1.17.2b with several key enhancements and bug fixes. The update addresses a problem with pinned tabs that could not be properly closed, allowing users to close them as expected. Additionally, improvements have been made for macOS users to fix an issue with traffic light buttons mirroring themselves under certain settings. This release also includes various small quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes for overall usability and reliability.
Godot 3.6.2 has been released, addressing major bug fixes and ensuring compatibility with platform requirements, particularly Google's latest guidelines for Android app submissions targeting Android 15 (API level 35). This update includes updated Android APIs, a rebuilt Mono for Android to accommodate the new 16 KiB page size, and other necessary adjustments. The release also brings various performance and stability improvements, including updates to mbedTLS for secure networking capabilities and porting-specific updates for compatibility with the latest Android and iOS platforms. Additionally, several bugs have been fixed, including issues related to building on macOS, export functionality, GUI-related problems, and rendering batching.
The second release candidate for Mesa 25.3.0 has been made available for testing after several weeks of work by developers. The update includes fixes in different parts of Mesa, like the main compiler, various drivers, and tools, mainly to improve video features and DMA buffer synchronization for some graphics processing units (GPUs). Various contributions have also addressed issues related to cache operations, fragment shader results, and performance improvements across different hardware configurations. The collective efforts aim to provide further refinements and bug fixes before the final release of Mesa 25.3.0.
VirtualBox has released version 7.2.4, which provides full virtualization capabilities on x86_64 hardware and also supports macOS/Arm and Windows/Arm platforms. The latest update focuses on resolving issues that affected performance and functionality, including improvements to the graphical user interface (GUI) that prevent it from crashing when the host system resumes from sleep mode. Additionally, VirtualBox 7.2.4 addresses critical network functionality issues and updates language support for several languages while also adding initial support for kernel 6.18 in Linux versions. The update includes fixes for Guest Additions compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernels and Windows XP SP2 guest operating systems.
