New story! Contribute to Fedora 44 KDE and GNOME Test Days

Fedora test days are events where anyone can help make certain that changes in Fedora Linux work well in an upcoming release. Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events. If you’ve never contributed to Fedora before, this is a perfect way to get started. There are two test periods […]

New story! Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Still Committed To Linux 6.20~7.0 Even If Not Finalized For Release Time

Last year Canonical committed to shipping the latest upstream Linux kernel versions in new Ubuntu releases compared to their more conservative choices in prior releases that didn't always align nicely for the latest Linux kernel upstream. Back in December they confirmed Ubuntu 26.04 plans for Linux 6.20~7.0 and their plans remain that way, even if it means the stable Linux 6.20~7.0 stable release won't be officially out quite in time for the initial ISO release...

New story! Tails 7.4.1 Ships Fast to Patch OpenSSL Bug Threatening Anonymity

Emergency Tails 7.4.1 update patches critical OpenSSL flaws that could let malicious Tor relays deanonymize users.

New story! How to Install C# on Linux (and Usage with Practical Examples)

Learn how to install and write your first C# program on Linux using the .NET SDK. Explore the features, drawbacks, and more in this comprehensive guide.

New story! Libgcrypt 1.12 Released With VAES/AVX-512 Accelerated AES: 2x Performance On AMD Zen 5

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Jan 30, 2026 12:24 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Werner Koch released libgcrypt 1.12 as the newest feature release to this library providing the cryptographic building blocks used by GnuPG and other software like email clients, file encryption utilities, and other software...

New story! Calibre 9.0 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released with New Bookshelf View

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Jan 30, 2026 10:52 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Calibre developer Kovid Goyal released Calibre 9.0 today as the latest stable version of this popular ebook management software, a major update that introduces new features and enhancements.

New story! LILYGO Debuts ESP32-C5-Based T-Dongle C5 and T7-C5 Development Boards

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on Jan 30, 2026 9:21 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
LILYGO has introduced its first ESP32-C5-based development boards, geared toward different form factors and usage models: the USB stick-style T-Dongle C5 and the more conventional T7-C5 development board. Both platforms support dual-band Wi-Fi 6 alongside Bluetooth LE. The T-Dongle C5 is a USB Type-A development board designed in a flash-drive form factor and housed in […]

New story! Install Podman on Your Favorite Linux Distribution

Discover how to install Podman on your Linux distribution with step-by-step instructions and command usage to kickstart your container journey.

New story! VirtualBox 7.2.6 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.19

Oracle released VirtualBox 7.2.6 today as the third maintenance update in the latest VirtualBox 7.2 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software for Linux, Solaris, macOS, and Windows.

New story! DDR5-4800 vs. DDR5-6000 Performance With The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D In 300+ Benchmarks

With the incredible market demand around DDR5 memory and significantly elevated pricing on the more premium DDR5 memory modules, as part of the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D launch there's been some communication that thanks to 2nd Gen AMD 3D V-Cache, using lower memory speeds like DDR5-4800 can be suitable without much of an impact to the gaming performance. But what about for Linux gaming? And other workloads with the Ryzen 7 9850X3D? Complementing yesterday's Linux review of the Ryzen 7 9850X3D are benchmarks of DDR5-4800 vs. DDR5-6000 performance with Ubuntu Linux and this new 3D V-Cache 8-core / 16-thread desktop processor.

New story! Vivaldi Browser 7.8 Brings Drag and Drop Tab Tiling and Smarter Pinned Tabs

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jan 30, 2026 3:15 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Vivaldi 7.8 introduces drag-and-drop Tab Tiling, smarter pinned tabs, and smoother multitasking for everyday browsing.

New story! Libcamera 0.7 Released - GPU Acceleration Support For SoftISP Can Deliver 15x Performance

Libcamera 0.7 was published today for this modern software library for image signal processors (ISPs) and embedded cameras under Linux. The standout change with libcamera 0.7 is initial plumbing for GPU acceleration in the software ISP "SoftISP" for delivering better performance than just CPU-based...

New story! Systemd daddy quits Microsoft to prove Linux can be trusted

Lennart Poettering's Amutable aims to bring 'cryptographically verifiable integrity' to the other OS Linux celeb Lennart Poettering has left Microsoft and co-founded a new company, Amutable, with Chris Kühl and Christian Brauner.…

New story! MiniOS Ultra 5.1 Shrinks the ISO, Not the Experience

From Russia with software freedom, MiniOS?Ultra?5.1 serves up a compact Debian?based distro with an impressive range of built?in tools. We have screenshots!

New story! Official Firefox RPM Package Now Available for Fedora-Style Linux Distributions

Mozilla has taken a notable step toward improving Firefox distribution on Linux. An official Firefox RPM package is now available directly from Mozilla for Fedora-style distributions, including Fedora, RHEL-compatible systems, and related derivatives. This move gives users a new, upstream-supported option for installing and maintaining Firefox without relying solely on distro-maintained builds.

New story! Valve Developer Improves Aging AMD APUs On Linux With VRR, DP/HDMI Audio, HDR & Atomic

Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics team last year addressed remaining issues in the open-source AMDGPU kernel graphics driver so old AMD GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 GPUs could transition to using AMDGPU by default rather than the former "Radeon" kernel driver that is largely in maintenance mode for pre-GCN/RDNA GPUs. One caveat though was the GCN 1.1 APU support still having some limitations leading to Kaveri and friends not being able to use the modern AMDGPU DC "Display Core" code. But new patches from Timur take care of those limitations...

New story! Linux Kernel Quietly Formalizes What Happens If Linus Torvalds Steps Away

The Linux kernel has added new documentation outlining how the project would continue if Linus Torvalds were no longer able to lead development.

New story! Top Linux Gaming Distributions for 2026: Play Better on Open Source

Gaming on Linux has never been better. Thanks to advances in compatibility layers like Proton, drivers, and distro-level optimizations, Linux now supports thousands of games, from AAA titles to indie favorites, with performance that rivals Windows in many cases. As we head into 2026, certain Linux distributions have risen to the top as the most gamer-friendly, offering build-ins, drivers, and tooling that make playing on open-source systems smoother and more fun.

New story! NVIDIA GeForce NOW Is Now Available Natively On Linux In Flatpak Form

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Jan 29, 2026 12:05 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
Following NVIDIA's announcement back at CES of their GeForce NOW game streaming service coming to Linux as a native desktop application, today's the day. The GeForce NOW Linux-native build is being published and the review embargo has lifted.

New story! Immich 2.5 Released With Free Up Space, Web Backups

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jan 29, 2026 9:35 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Immich 2.5, a self-hosted photo and video management platform, introduces Free Up Space, non-destructive editing, web-based backups, and more.

New story! Systemd Founder Lennart Poettering Announces Amutable Company

Systemd founder and lead developer Lennart Poettering announced the creation of a new company called Amutable. The Amutable company being led by Chris Kühl (CEO), Christian Brauner (CTO) and Lennart Poettering (Chief Engineer) will be focused on delivering determinism and verifiable integrity to Linux systems...

New story! OPNsense 26.1 Open-Source Firewall Released With Threat Intelligence Feeds

OPNsense 26.1 open-source firewall and routing platform boosts security with threat intelligence, host discovery, and clearer real-time firewall visibility.

New story! GNOME 50 Finally Lands Improved Discrete GPU Detection

The upcoming release of GNOME 50 to be found in the likes of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Workstation 44 will feature improved discrete GPU detection within the GNOME Shell. This effort has been two years coming and finally merged this week...

New story! How to Fix “A Stop Job is Running” Message During Shutdown in Linux

  • Make Tech Easier; By Haroon Javed (Posted by damien on Jan 29, 2026 3:29 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
Let's understand the "A stop job is running" Linux shutdown message, the reason behind it, and how to reduce the Systemd timeout safely.

New story! GNU gettext Reaches Version 1.0 After 30+ Years In Development - Adds LLM Features

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Jan 29, 2026 1:58 AM EDT)
  • Groups: GNU, Sun; Story Type: News Story
Sun Microsystems began developing gettext in the early 1990s and the GNU Project began GNU gettext development in 1995 for this widely-used internationalization and localization system commonly for multi-lingual integration. While GNU gettext is commonly used by countless open-source projects and adapted for many different programming languages, only an hour ago was GNU gettext 1.0 finally released...

New story! An Ambitious Life Manager That Tries to Do It All… and Almost Succeeds

Lotti is an open?source journal and life manager that aims to integrate tasks, notes, and local AI without relying on the cloud.

New story! AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Linux Performance

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Jan 28, 2026 10:55 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
Ahead of tomorrow's official availability of the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D at $499 USD, today the review embargo lifted. This faster variant to the existing Ryzen 7 9800X3D has been undergoing lots of Linux benchmarking the past two weeks for seeing the performance capabilities of this fastest 8-core 3D V-Cache processor.

New story! Sipeed MaixCAM2 combines 4K imaging and edge AI in an open camera platform

The device is designed as an open system for rapid deployment of vision, audio, and AIoT applications, aimed at researchers, and developers requiring more capable on-device inference and improved image quality than typical DIY camera setups. MaixCAM2 is built around an Axera AX630-series SoC with dual Arm Cortex-A53 cores running Linux, paired with a small […]

New story! FreeRDP 3.22 Released With Overhauled SDL-Based Client UI

FreeRDP 3.22 was just released as the newest version of this Apache-licensed open-source Remote Desktop protocol (RDP) implementation for interfacing with another computer over the network...

New story! Krita 5.2.15 Released With Crash Fixes and Tablet Improvements

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jan 28, 2026 6:21 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Krita 5.2.15, a free and open-source digital painting app, is out with crash fixes, improved tablet handling, and stability improvements for everyday creative work.

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