(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

PeerTube 8.2 adds channel ownership transfer, live-stream pausing & video segment removal:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/peertube-8-2-adds-channel-ownership-transfer-live-stream-pausing-and-video-segment-removal/

Proton is making it easier than ever to switch from Gmail to Proton Mail:
https://betanews.com/article/proton-is-making-it-easier-than-ever-to-switch-from-gmail-to-proton-mail/

Mozilla Firefox 151.0.2 Is Out Now to Improve Split View, Disk Caching, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-151-0-2-is-out-now-to-improve-split-view-disk-caching-and-more

Zen Browser launches a Boosts feature to customize colors, fonts and styles on any website:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/zen-browser-launches-a-boosts-feature-to-customize-colors-fonts-and-styles-on-any-website/

New Web and Mobile Strategy for LibreOffice:
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/27/new-web-and-mobile-strategy-for-libreoffice/

Krita 5.3.2 released with Text tool and font dropdown improvements:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/krita-532-released/

MKVToolNix 99.0 MKV Manipulation Tool Improves the MKVToolNix GUI, mkvmerge:
https://9to5linux.com/mkvtoolnix-99-0-mkv-manipulation-tool-improves-the-mkvtoolnix-gui-mkvmerge

Calibre 9.9 E-Book Manager Updates and Improves the WolneLektury Store:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-9-e-book-manager-updates-and-improves-the-wolnelektury-store

Marknote 1.6 WYSIWYG Note-Taking App Adds Initial Support for Sub-Folders:
https://9to5linux.com/marknote-1-6-wysiwyg-note-taking-app-adds-initial-support-for-sub-folders

Flowblade 2.24.2 Fixes a Crash and Keeps Linux Video Editing Alive:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/flowblade-2242-released/

Canonical to shut Ubuntu Pastebin after 18 years of service:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/canonical-ubuntu-pastebin-shutdown
(Yet another Canonical service/product shut down. Although tbh, I didn't even know about this service until know (not that I would use anything Canonical lol))

(Last) Major FosseryWeb update - Java cheatsheets, RSS feed for articles, and more:
https://odysee.com/@fossery-tech:4/fosseryweb-java-cheatsheets-rss-feed:d

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@lordmatt

The #Kdenlive version on #apt is actually very outdated. Like two versions behind iirc.

Try installing from #Flathub or downloading the #Appimage from their official site before giving up on them completely.

I'm actually in the process of finishing up a 27-minute short film with 10bit log footage. It was edited in Kdenlive and I had no issues. :)

If it doesn't work out, there are a lot of great ones like #Shotcut and #Flowblade But I personally think Kdenlive is the best!

@zahntron From all #Linux video editors that I assessed, the best seems to be #DavinciResolve (proprietary) and #KDEnlive, and with a somewhat different focus #Blender.
Contender #Shotcut.
Also available #OpenShot #Lightworks (proprietary) #Flowblade #Olive #Avidemux #Pitivi

PLEASE UPDATE: My assessment is from September 2024, if one of the video editors has progressed substantially, please respond!

@system76 @jorge #Davinci #videoeditor #videoeditors #videocut #floss #opensource

Secondly, the #Flowblade UI doesn't even update correctly, it is often multiple steps behind. Like if you try to tweak a filter's key frames to show a cropped andzoomed portion of an video, and you're licking back and forth on the key-frame icons the parameters for the filter do not always update. In fact, they are often several clicks behind.

Even more annoying is that if you do not click ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY on the key-frame icon, it will move the key-frame a frame to the right or left.

@maxitb Thanks for your response. I don't know if I would call them student projects, but many of those applications are made for a very specific purpose (like transcribing audio, etc.) very much in the sense of Unix utilities that are designed for one or few tasks. However, there are some bigger applications in common usage as well, for example: #Flowblade #Pitivi #Kazam2 #MyPaint #Exhibit #Gaphor #Gajim #Paperwork #Scriptorium #GettingThingsGnome #Gramps #Cadabra #Saldo #Setzer

@GTK @gnome