(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

Mastodon 4.6 RC adds Collections, full API endpoints, and ActivityPub upgrades:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/mastodon-4-6-rc-adds-collections-full-api-endpoints-and-activitypub-upgrades/

Chrome moves to fully block MV2 extensions, effectively killing uBlock Origin workarounds:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/chrome-moves-to-fully-block-mv2-extensions-effectively-killing-ublock-origin-workarounds/

Firefox Merges Support For Vulkan Video Decoding:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-Vulkan-Video-Merged

Helium Browser adds custom shortcuts, Windows auto-updates, enhanced privacy:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/helium-browser-adds-custom-shortcuts-windows-auto-updates-enhanced-privacy/

Zen Browser 1.21b Release Brings Space Routing and Firefox 151.0.4 Under the Hood:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-browser-121b-update-fixes-workspace-routing-and-theme-bugs/

Brave for Android adds custom search engine support in v1.91 update:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/brave-for-android-adds-custom-search-engine-support-in-v1-91-update/

LibreOffice gives its Ribbon-style UI a pop of colour:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/libreoffice-tabbed-ui-backgrounds

ONLYOFFICE DocSpace 3.7 Lets You Generate Files Using AI:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17357018/onlyoffice-docspace-3-7

Collabora's CODE 26.04 Release Might Be Its Biggest One Yet:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17356900/collabora-code-26-04

LibreOffice slams Euro-Office as ‘de facto ally’ of Microsoft:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/euro-office-ooxml-libreoffice
("You bunch of f*ckers, no fighting. NO EFFIN FIGHTING!" lol)

Introducing Proton Drive CLI: Use Drive from your terminal:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-cli

digiKam 9.1 brings support for Pixel motion photos, enhanced advanced search, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/digikam-9-1-brings-support-for-pixel-motion-photos-enhanced-advanced-search-and-more/

Audacity 3.7.8 Audio Editor Improves Support for HiDPI Displays on Linux:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-8-audio-editor-improves-support-for-hidpi-displays-on-linux

Ardour 9.7 streamlines control surfaces, enhances MIDI editing and adds vertical scrollbar:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/ardour-9-7-streamlines-control-surfaces-enhances-midi-editing-and-adds-vertical-scrollbar/

HandBrake fixes 2-pass encode crashes, WebM on Linux:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/handbrake-update-open-webm-linux

Sigil 2.8 brings built-in image editing, CSS de-nesting, and support for more media types:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/sigil-2-8-brings-built-in-image-editing-css-de-nesting-and-support-for-more-media-types/

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