📣 BleachBit 5.1.1 beta:

🗂️ Paste path to shred from clipboard

🎭 Chaff improvements: Faster generation, flexible stop conditions, a stop button

🕵️ System Info anonymization

🎨 UI/UX polish: Dark theme contrast fixed, Windows font legibility check added, overhaul preferences and chaff dialog UI.

🌐 i18n improvement

Release notes: https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-511-beta
#BleachBit #Privacy #FOSS #Linux #Windows

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(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

Blender 5.1 Beta Enables Hardware Ray-Tracing by Default for AMD GPUs:
https://9to5linux.com/blender-5-1-beta-enables-hardware-ray-tracing-by-default-for-amd-gpus

Intel's Discontinued Open-Source OpenPGL Project Finds A New Home:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-OpenPGL-New-Home
(Another project being picked up by the Linux Foundation, who would have guessed lol)

Calibre 9.3 E-Book Manager Improves Support for the Hanvon N10 e-Reader:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-3-e-book-manager-improves-support-for-the-hanvon-n10-e-reader

Helium Browser debuts experimental vertical tabs for improved user experience:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/helium-browser-debuts-experimental-vertical-tabs-for-improved-user-experience/

Transmission 4.1.1 BitTorrent Client Released with Bug Fixes and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/transmission-4-1-1-bittorrent-client-released-with-bug-fixes-and-improvements

BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta adds cookie manager and expert mode:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/bleachbit-beta-cookie-manager-expert-mode

LibreOffice 25.8.5 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 60 Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-25-8-5-is-now-available-for-download-with-more-than-60-bug-fixes

Free and open source RTS 0 A.D. release 28 "Boiorix" is live:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/free-and-open-source-rts-0-a-d-release-28-boiorix-is-live/

Widelands, the open source Settlers-like, devs plan to ban all AI generated contributions:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/widelands-the-open-source-settlers-like-devs-plan-to-ban-all-ai-generated-contributions/

ollama 0.17 Released With Improved OpenClaw Onboarding:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ollama-0.17

OpenAI hires OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger, will keep the AI agent open source:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/openai-hires-openclaw-creator-peter-steinberger-will-keep-the-ai-agent-open-source/

Burner Todo progress report:
Some custom styling is added to make it look nicer. I also found a way to compile the Python code into C (using Nuitka) to make it more performant, smaller in size. And the AppImage version is also done, except there are still some desktop integration issues, AppImageLaucher and other tools can't integrate it for some reason. Will figure out what's the issue.
https://codeberg.org/fossery-tech/burner-todo

(more FOSS news in comment)

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BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta: gestore cookie selettivo, modalità esperta e pulizie Linux avanzate per privacy e spazio disco. #BleachBit #Linux #Privacy #PuliziaSistema #OpenSource

https://www.linuxeasy.org/bleachbit-5-1-0-beta-arriva-la-modalita-esperto/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta: arriva la modalità Esperto

BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta: gestore cookie selettivo, modalità esperta e pulizie Linux avanzate per privacy e spazio disco.

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BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta adds cookie manager and expert mode - OMG! Ubuntu

BleachBit 5.1.0 beta is out with a new cookie manager, expert mode to prevent accidental data loss, new browser support, and fixes for Linux users.

OMG! Ubuntu

Mildly annoying: Apparently since #CCleaner version 7 was released, it's somehow now completely unable to clean up #Windows temporary files and system garbage.

...which raises the question: *what the hell am I paying them for, then.*

I had to install #BleachBit, but unfortunately the install failed because the disk was full. Had to reboot anyway to clean the temp files.

BleachBit 5.0.2 released: Font size adjustment, full screen mode, new Linux cleaners, 68 language updates. Still no tracking, no subscriptions, no compromises. https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-502 #BleachBit #SystemCleaner
BleachBit 5.0.2 | BleachBit

BleachBit 5.0.2 è disponibile: pulizia avanzata su Linux, supporto pacman e snap disattivati, modalità fullscreen e nuove lingue. Scopri tutte le novità. #Software #Linux #BleachBit

https://www.linuxeasy.org/bleachbit-5-0-2-migliora-il-supporto-per-arch-linux-e-derivate/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

BleachBit 5.0.2 migliora il supporto per Arch Linux e derivate

BleachBit 5.0.2 migliora la pulizia del sistema su Linux con supporto a pacman, snap disattivati, modalità fullscreen e nuove lingue

Linux Easy
BleachBit 5.0.1 beta is ready for testing! 🚀
✨ New:
Zoomable fonts
F11 full-screen mode
Clean snap, pacman 🐧
✅ Fixes:
Firefox vacuum
Windows Update cleaning
--debug--log
Error messages
Download the beta and report bugs: 👇
https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-501-beta
#BleachBit #FOSS #Linux #Windows #Privacy
BleachBit 5.0.1 beta | BleachBit