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Sun Jan 18 2026 06:29:31 UTC
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Subject: GNOME 50 Will Make Sure You Don't Use Your Computer Past Your Bedtime
As part of the GNOME Foundation funded Digital Wellbeing project, the GNOME Shell for GNOME 50 has merged options to prevent unlocking the desktop session past their bed time. The intent here is on rounding out GNOME's parental controls functionality...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Screen-Lock-Bedtime
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Screen-Lock-Bedtime
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Sun Jan 18 2026 08:01:02 UTC
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Subject: GNOME 49.3 Desktop Released with More Improvements and Bug Fixes
The GNOME Project released today GNOME 49.3 as the third point release to the latest GNOME 49 “Brescia” desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements.
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-3-desktop-released-with-more-improvements-and-bug-fixes
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-3-desktop-released-with-more-improvements-and-bug-fixes
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Sun Jan 18 2026 09:32:32 UTC
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Subject: Shotcut 26.1 Beta Video Editor Adds New Hardware Decoder Options
The Shotcut 26.1 beta was released overnight as the newest version of this Qt6-based, cross-platform video editing solution. Standing out the most with this new development release are some new GPU-accelerated hardware decode options for aiming to help speed-up this free software video editor...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Shotcut-26.1-Beta
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Shotcut-26.1-Beta
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Sun Jan 18 2026 11:04:02 UTC
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Subject: Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads, Cementing Its Appeal to New Linux Users
Zorin OS has reached an important milestone. The team behind the popular Linux distribution has announced that Zorin OS 18 has surpassed two million downloads, underscoring the growing interest in Linux as a practical alternative to mainstream operating systems.
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/zorin-os-18-crosses-2-million-downloads-cementing-its-appeal-new-linux-users
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/zorin-os-18-crosses-2-million-downloads-cementing-its-appeal-new-linux-users
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Sun Jan 18 2026 12:35:32 UTC
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Subject: CVE-2026-0915: GNU C Library Fixes A Security Issue Present Since 1996
CVE-2026-0915 was published on Friday as a security issue with the GNU C Library "glibc" for code introduced 30 years ago. The latest Glibc Git code is now patched for this issue introduced in 1996...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Glibc-Security-Fix-For-1996-Bug
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Glibc-Security-Fix-For-1996-Bug