Shelly developer Zoey Bauer released Shelly 2.1 today as the latest stable version of this reimagined package manager for Arch Linux with support for AUR, Flatpak, and AppImage apps.

For pairing nicely with the GNOME 50 desktop release last month, a number of GNOME-associated apps have been seeing new features and refinements...

KDE Plasma 6.7 will enhance multi-monitor workflows by allowing each screen to switch between virtual desktops independently.

For those making use of the WireGuard open-source, secure VPN tunnel software, WireGuard For Windows 1.0 is finally available...

KDE Gear 26.04 open-source software suite is now available with improvements for many of your favorite KDE applications. Here’s what’s new!

Merged this week for Linux 7.1 was a rework of the high resolution timer "HRTIMER" subsystem for reducing the overhead of frequently-armed timers, such as the HRTICK scheduler timer. The HRTICK scheduler timer is useful for enhancing system responsiveness and fairness...

openSUSE Tumbleweed get the GNOME 50 desktop environment, systemd-boot as the default bootloader for new UEFI installs, and better Full Disk Encryption.

The AMD Machine Check Exception "mce_amd" driver as part of the Error Detection And Correction (EDAC) subsystem is introducing support for new SMCA bank types on AMD platforms. Given the timing these new bank types are presumably for AMD's upcoming Zen 6 / EPYC Venice hardware...

Fedora 44 missed its second release target after April 21 was declared a no-go, and the distro is now officially aiming for April 28.

Today, the Solus team released Solus 4.9 (codename Serenity) as the latest stable snapshot of this independent Linux distro featuring Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, and Xfce flavors.

Loongson's LoongArch processors are running decent in our recent Loongson 3B6000 benchmarks but even better performance is on the way with the next GNU C Library "glibc" release...

This comprehensive guide walks you through the simple steps to install Brave Browser on Linux, ensuring ad and tracker-free browsing for a safer internet experience.

As a very exciting follow-up to the recent article around the new NTFS driver being submitted for Linux 7.1 to address the shortcomings of the current Paragon NTFS3 driver and the prior read-only NTFS kernel driver, that work has been merged!..

Shuttle has revealed the XPC slim DB860, a compact 1.35-liter barebone system built around Intel Core Ultra 200 series processors. The system provides desktop-class performance in a compact metal chassis and supports continuous operation. The platform supports Intel Core Ultra 200 processors (Arrow Lake-S) using the LGA1851 socket, with a maximum TDP of 65 W. […]

Given the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release being imminent and also realizing it's been nearly one year to the day since reviewing the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition laptop under Linux, I ran some fresh benchmarks for seeing how the integrated Xe2 graphics have evolved on Linux over the past year.

The Arch Linux installer continues evolving alongside the broader Linux desktop ecosystem. With the release of Archinstall 4.2, a notable change has arrived: Wayland is now the default focus for graphical installation profiles, while traditional X.Org-based profiles have been removed or deprioritized.

The Free Software Foundation says OnlyOffice cannot use AGPLv3 to impose extra restrictions on forks, escalating the Euro-Office licensing dispute.

Fedora 44 final had been aiming for an early release target of 21 April, but due to outstanding blocker bugs, it's now revised to target a release on 28 April...

Archinstall 4.2 text-based installer for Arch Linux is now available with granular KDE Plasma configuration, a new Pacman settings submenu with Color and Parallel Downloads, and other changes.

GIMP 3.2.4 image editor improves layer fills, text tool behavior, PDF export, and support for PSD, PNG, DDS, ORA, and other file formats.

Cal.com blames AI-powered vulnerability hunting for its move from open source to locked-down code — and tosses a crippled ‘community’ edition to keep its cred.

GNU Linux-libre 7.0 kernel is now available for download based on Linux kernel 7.0 and targeted at those seeking 100% freedom for their PCs.

Learn how to enhance your productivity in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions by customizing and managing keyboard shortcuts.

The Orange Pi Zero 3W is a new single-board computer in a 65 × 32 mm form factor built around the Allwinner A733 processor. The design integrates an octa-core CPU, LPDDR5 memory, and wireless connectivity in a compact layout. The A733 SoC combines two Arm Cortex-A76 cores with six Cortex-A55 cores, operating at up to […]

OpenSSL 4.0 is now available for download with support for Encrypted Client Hello, support for SNMP KDF and SRTP KDF, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!

AlmaLinux Kitten 10 now provides i686 package repositories and official 32-bit x86 container images, with the same model planned for AlmaLinux 10 stable.

The media subsystem updates have been merged for the ongoing Linux 7.1 merge window and includes new hardware support...

Valve released today the beta version of the upcoming Proton 11 open-source compatibility tool for Steam Play, based on Wine and additional components for playing Windows games on Linux systems.

Making today very exciting in Linux 7.1 merge window land was a pull request being sent out for introducing the new, modern NTFS file-system driver. Linus Torvalds has yet to comment if he's going to merge the new driver but it looks like it's ready for providing a better Linux NTFS experience over the current NTFS3 driver that was upstreamed by Paragon Software a few years ago and hasn't seen too much feature progress...

With Ubuntu LTS under the hood and JWM on top, FunOS keeps things light, snap?free, and ready for you to assemble your own workspace.