#Linux Weekly Roundup for March 29th, 2026: #Firefox 149, #Krita 6.0, #NVIDIA 595, #Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta, #GIMP 3.2.2, #Thunderbird 149, Kali Linux 2026.1, #FreeCAD 1.1, #LibreOffice 26.2.2, #Tails 7.6, #Calibre 9.6, #Mixxx 2.5.6, #SystemRescue 13, #KaOS 2026.03, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-march-29th-2026
Calibre 9.6 update makes search better and fixes some annoying bugs
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/calibre-9-6/
(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)
Krita 5.3.0 (and 6.0) Released with Wayland Color Management Support, Fully Revamped Text Handling, etc.:
https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.0-released/
https://9to5linux.com/krita-6-0-digital-painting-app-released-with-wayland-color-management-support
(Having the ability to write text directly on the canvas is great, I've been waiting for this a long time, I found it quite annoying with my auto-tiling setup that a separate text window popped next to the main window, and I couldn't see the full canvas.)
GIMP 3.2.2 Released with Various Improvements and UI/UX Updates:
https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-2-2-released-with-various-improvements-and-ui-ux-updates
LibreOffice 26.2.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-2-open-source-office-suite-released-with-more-than-80-bug-fixes
Calibre 9.6 Adds New Card-Based View of Full-Text Search Results with Book Covers:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-6-adds-new-card-based-view-of-full-text-search-results-with-book-covers
(I recently downloaded Calibre to read an ebook for a university assignment, I really like its customizability, that I can set text width, number of columns, panels to show, etc. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's bundled with a full-blown ebook manager and ebook editor, while all I need is just a simple ebook reader, idk why it has to pull all that extra stuff if I download the reader (at least on Debian))
AMD Introduces GAIA Agent UI For Privacy-First Web App For Local AI Agents:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GAIA-0.17-Agent-UI
FreeCAD 1.1 Released with Improved Wayland Support, New Tools, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/freecad-1-1-released-with-improved-wayland-support-new-tools-and-more
Mixxx 2.5.6 Open-Source DJ App Improves Controller Mapping Support and Effects:
https://9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-6-open-source-dj-app-improves-controller-mapping-support-and-effects
Swift 6.3 introduces the first official Android SDK and improved C interoperability:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/swift-6-3-introduces-the-first-official-android-sdk-and-improved-c-interoperability/
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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@joel/116303942825846841
Super useful!
I had not looked much into #Calibre since seeing the whole AI thing, in fact I've been actively ignoring and definitely not updating it. Maybe I'll look more into now.
Though some of the alternatives are nice too.
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@rl_dane was bothered by #calibre's new AI features, I poked for a bit and found out you can hide most of it. Out of sight, out of mind.
This is a short #tutorial just in case you want to do the same.
This is day 41 of #100DaysToOffload
Interessante Frage an alle die sich mit #Calibre, #Tolino und #DRM beschäftigen:
Wenn ich ein ePUB aus einem der Tolino-Stores im Browser herunterlade ist es ein .acsm mit Adobe Digital Edition DRM; lade ich das gleiche ebook aus der Tolino cloud auf einen echten Tolino kann ich es dort aber ohne Adobe ID lesen (via USB herunter kopieren gibt ein ePUB mit verschlüsselten xhtml Seiten).
Was für ein DRM wird direkt auf dem Tolino verwendet das es ohne vorherige Registrierung oder Anmeldung mit einer Adobe ID auskommt?
koboutilies not found as a calibre plugin #calibre
Several years ago, I started creating an archival library "time capsule" from RSS feeds with #Calibre. Each feed is converted into an ebooks. I have amassed over 250K ebooks from RSS feeds from news feeds, various blogs, etc. and it is an ongoing process and project.
Although I read my favorite sources daily, I haven't come close to reading the vast majority of them but I feel it is my duty to do this for some reason, esp the news.
I wonder what the legality of hosting them on the internet somewhere is. They come from public RSS feeds.
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