New story! CVE-2026-0915: GNU C Library Fixes A Security Issue Present Since 1996

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Jan 18, 2026 8:29 AM EDT)
  • Groups: GNU; Story Type: News Story
CVE-2026-0915 was published on Friday as a security issue with the GNU C Library "glibc" for code introduced 30 years ago. The latest Glibc Git code is now patched for this issue introduced in 1996...

New story! Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads, Cementing Its Appeal to New Linux Users

Zorin OS has reached an important milestone. The team behind the popular Linux distribution has announced that Zorin OS 18 has surpassed two million downloads, underscoring the growing interest in Linux as a practical alternative to mainstream operating systems.

New story! Shotcut 26.1 Beta Video Editor Adds New Hardware Decoder Options

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Jan 18, 2026 5:26 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The Shotcut 26.1 beta was released overnight as the newest version of this Qt6-based, cross-platform video editing solution. Standing out the most with this new development release are some new GPU-accelerated hardware decode options for aiming to help speed-up this free software video editor...

New story! GNOME 49.3 Desktop Released with More Improvements and Bug Fixes

The GNOME Project released today GNOME 49.3 as the third point release to the latest GNOME 49 “Brescia” desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements.

New story! GNOME 50 Will Make Sure You Don't Use Your Computer Past Your Bedtime

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Jan 18, 2026 2:23 AM EDT)
  • Groups: GNOME; Story Type: News Story
As part of the GNOME Foundation funded Digital Wellbeing project, the GNOME Shell for GNOME 50 has merged options to prevent unlocking the desktop session past their bed time. The intent here is on rounding out GNOME's parental controls functionality...

New story! Sequent Microsystems Multichemistry Watchdog HAT Adds UPS Support for Raspberry Pi

Sequent Microsystems has unveiled a multichemistry Watchdog HAT designed to provide battery-backed power, system monitoring, and automatic recovery for Raspberry Pi boards. The HAT targets mission-critical and unattended deployments, combining a hardware watchdog timer with an integrated UPS and battery charger. The Watchdog HAT supports a wide range of rechargeable battery chemistries, including Lithium-Ion, Lithium-Polymer, […]

New story! FreeBSD 15.1 Aims To Have KDE Desktop Installer Option

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Jan 17, 2026 11:20 PM EDT)
  • Groups: KDE; Story Type: News Story
FreeBSD 15.0 had been aiming to offer a KDE desktop installation option as part of the FreeBSD OS installer. This initiative as part of the FreeBSD laptop support enhancements project didn't pan out in time for FreeBSD 15.0 but now they are working on getting the installer option ready for FreeBSD 15.1. Adding a NVIDIA GPU driver option to the FreeBSD installer was also recently carried out...

New story! How to Install and Use Flutter on Linux

In this article, you will learn how to setup and configure Flutter with Android Studio on Linux and quickly run a Flutter app to confirm the setup.

New story! Origami Linux’s COSMIC Desktop on Fedora Atomic Almost Wins Me Over

Origami Linux pairs the Cosmic desktop with a Fedora Atomic base and a deliberately sparse default install, leaving most of the customization to you.

New story! Running Debian on the OpenWrt One

With openwrt-one-debian, you can now install and run a full Debian system leveraging the OpenWrt One’s NVMe storage, enabling everything from custom services and containers to development tools and lightweight server workloads, all on open hardware. This turns the OpenWrt One from a network appliance into a compact, general-purpose Linux system suitable for services, containers, and development work.

New story! EndeavourOS Releases Ganymede Neo With NVIDIA Driver Changes

Arch-based EndeavourOS has released the Ganymede Neo ISO with updated core components and a switch to NVIDIA open drivers for newer GPUs.

New story! EndeavourOS 2026.01.12 Released With Linux 6.18 LTS Kernel, NVIDIA Open Modules

EndeavourOS 2026.01.12 "Ganymede Neo" is out as the first update of the year to this Arch Linux based distribution...

New story! LibreOffice: Installing, Upgrading, and Removing on Linux

In this article, you will learn different ways to install the latest version of LibreOffice on your preferred Linux distribution, including how to update and remove it.

New story! Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Enables Generative AI on Raspberry Pi 5

Raspberry Pi has unveiled the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2, an add-on board for Raspberry Pi 5 that adds support for local generative AI workloads, including large language and vision-language models, for offline and low-latency edge applications. The AI HAT+ 2 is based on the Hailo-10H neural network accelerator, delivering up to 40 TOPS of […]

New story! Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 Improves Write Reliability and Large Drive Support

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 improves write reliability with better recovery handling, timeout safeguards, and enhanced support for large storage devices.

New story! Fedora Games Lab Spin to Switch from Xfce to KDE Plasma with Fedora Linux 44

The Fedora Project announced plans to migrate the Fedora Games Lab spin to the KDE Plasma desktop environment with the upcoming Fedora Linux 44 release, due out in April 2026.

New story! EDATEC CM0 NANO Combines Raspberry Pi CM0 with Full I/O in a Small SBC

EDATEC has introduced the CM0 NANO, a compact single-board computer built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0. Designed as a carrier board for the CM0, the platform targets space-constrained embedded, industrial, and hobbyist applications that require Raspberry Pi compatibility in a standalone form factor. The CM0 NANO is based on the Raspberry Pi CM0, […]

New story! Ready for a newbie-friendly Linux? Mint team officially releases v 22.3, 'Zena'

Newer kernel, newer Cinnamon, new tools, and even new icons The timing is right if you're looking to try out Mint. New improved "Zena" is here – still based on Ubuntu Noble, but now with Cinnamon 6.6 and improved Wayland support, plus better internationalization, new System Information and System Administration tools, and clearer icons.…

New story! Ubuntu 26.04 Aims To Deliver Better NVIDIA Wayland Performance Atop GNOME

If all goes well the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release will further enhance the NVIDIA graphics performance under its default GNOME Wayland session. The improvements might be upstreamed to GNOME 50 in time but otherwise it's looking like Ubuntu 26.04 will carry its own patch(es) for improving the NVIDIA Wayland performance...

New story! Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 Improves Handling for Files Larger Than 4GB

Raspberry Pi’s Tom Dewey released Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 today as the third update to the major Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 series of this cross-platform utility for installing Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems to a microSD card.

New story! AMD EPYC 8004 "Siena" Shows Some Nice Linux Performance Gains Over The Past Two Years

As part of my various end-of-year benchmarks, recently I looked at the Linux LTS kernel performance on AMD EPYC 9005 over the past year, the AMD EPYC Milan-X performance over the past four years, and various other performance comparisons over time to look the evolution of the Linux software performance. Another run I had carried out was looking at the AMD EPYC 8004 "Siena" series since its launch just over two years ago. Here is a look at how an up-to-date Linux software stack can deliver some additional performance gains for these energy efficiency and cost-optimized server processors.

New story! How to Update Your Arch Linux Mirrorlist

  • Make Tech Easier; By Haroon Javed (Posted by damien on Jan 16, 2026 9:19 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Arch, Linux
Want to keep your Arch Linux system update running fast and smooth? Try updating or keeping your mirrorlist fresh.

New story! Let’s Encrypt Launches IP Address Certificates With 6-Day Lifetimes

Let’s Encrypt has made IP-based TLS certificates generally available, allowing secure HTTPS connections directly to IP addresses.

New story! Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Released & Designed For Running GenAI Models

In late 2024 the folks at Raspberry Pi announced the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ as an AI accelerator capable of 26 TOPS and costing $110 for pairing with Raspberry Pi single board computers. Today they announced the much more capable Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 that can begin to take on some generative AI "GenAI" models...

New story! Kdenlive 25.12.1 Brings Welcome Screen Polishing and Audio Fixes

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Jan 16, 2026 8:25 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Kdenlive 25.12.1, an open-source video editor, is out with stability fixes, workflow improvements, and continued polishing of the new welcome screen.

New story! Burn 0.20 Released: Rust-Based Deep Learning With Speedy Perf Across CPUs & GPUs

A significant update to Burn was released today, the MIT and Apache 2.0 licensed tensor library and deep learning framework written in the Rust programming language. Burn 0.20 brings some low-level changes as it continues to strive to deliver high performance AI across the diverse hardware ecosystem...

New story! MSI PRO DP10 A14MG Features 14th-Gen Intel CPUs in a Compact Chassis

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on Jan 16, 2026 5:22 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Intel; Story Type: News Story
MSI has added the PRO DP10 A14MG to its Business & Productivity PC lineup. The system is built around a slim, vertical chassis intended for office environments where desk space, manageability, and connectivity are priorities. While physically compact, the platform targets everyday professional workloads rather than entry-level use. The PRO DP10 A14MG series supports 14th-generation […]

New story! You Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router

Collabora shares with us today a new project that lets you install and run the Debian GNU/Linux operating system on the open-source OpenWrt One router.

New story! Collabora Shows How to Run Debian on the OpenWrt One Using NVMe Storage

Collabora has shared a new project demonstrating how the OpenWrt One can be repurposed from a traditional networking appliance into a compact, general-purpose Linux system. The project, called openwrt-one-debian, enables users to install and run a full Debian operating system on the device by booting directly from NVMe storage. The OpenWrt One is designed as […]

New story! Tails 7.4 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats

Tails 7.4 has been released today as the fourth minor update in the Tails 7.x series of this portable Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship.

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