Back at the start of the Linux 6.19 kernel cycle I ran benchmarks showing some scheduler performance regressions with the new kernel. Fortunately, two weeks out from the Linux 6.19 stable release, merged this weekend was disabling the scheduler's NEXT_BUDDY feature due to performance regressions. Here are some fresh benchmarks looking at the latest Linux 6.19 Git state with/without NEXT_BUDDY and comparing it to Linux 6.18 stable for reference.

DietPi 10.0 is now available, requiring Debian 12 and introducing software updates, platform removals, and system migration changes.

Kairui Song of Tencent sent out a new patch series overnight working on enhancing the Linux kernel's swap code. With the patches there are some memory savings -- and more on the way -- while also providing for slightly faster performance...

The 276th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending January 25th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.

SVT-AV1 4.0 is out as the newest major feature release for this open-source AV1 video encoder that was originally started by Intel as an open-source project and now continuining on thanks to the Alliance For Open Media...

Crimson Kart is a minimal light KDE Plasma theme red go-kart driver and clean racing aesthetics, featuring a graphite base with red, white, and black accents for a modern, minimalist, clean

This week's batch of AMDGPU and AMDKFD changes queued up ahead of the next kernel merge window is focused on delivering a variety of driver fixes...

Discover how to easily install MySQL Workbench on Linux, including Debian, Red Hat, Arch-based distributions, and more, in this article.

While we wait to see what comes of the new X.Org Server Git branch plans and a possible X.Org Server 26.1 release, several X.Org libraries saw new point releases this weekend. These seldom-updated libraries saw new releases to ship various build fixes and other minor improvements...

Espressif Systems has announced a Matter Camera Solution for the ESP32-P4, described as the industry’s first Matter 1.5 camera implementation on an MCU-class platform. The RTOS-based design targets smart home devices such as security cameras, video doorbells, and intercoms, while reducing power consumption and startup latency compared to Linux-based systems. The architecture is built around […]

A distro aimed at helping people, reducing e-waste – and helping a charity, too Emmabuntüs is just another Linux distro, but it's one guided by ethics more than tech. With exceptional help, documentation, beginner-friendly tooling and accessibility, there's a lot to like.…

Catch up on the latest Linux news: MX Linux 25.1, CachyOS, GNU Guix 1.5, GIMP 3.0.8, COSMIC 1.0.3, Wine 11.1, Bottles 61, Linux distros I recommend for those switching from Windows, and more.

The Linux 6.19 kernel remains on track for its official release two weeks from today, with the extra RC being baked in due to the end of year holidays. Out today is Linux 6.19-rc7 with a few changes worth highlighting for the week...

Arch-based CachyOS's January 2026 update lands with a reworked installer, Wayland Live ISO, Plasma Login Manager, and gaming and hardware improvements.

In the absence of any official GUI control panel from AMD or Intel for their graphics cards on Linux, LACT remains a popular choice particularly for AMD Radeon Linux gamers/enthusiasts to manage various aspects of their GPU from a convenient UI. LACT also supports Intel GPUs and some features on NVIDIA GPUs too. Out today is LACT 0.8.4 for further enhancing this third-party GPU driver user interface...

Because Deepin is Debian-based, we would use the linux-cachyos-deb tool provided by the community to generate compatible .deb files. See for instance https://itsfoss.com/news/cachyos-kernel-builder/ . Notice also that current Deepin's modules names and dependencies appear to be the same as on Debian 13.3 at least during attempt to setup KVM Hypervisor, Libvirtd service and related tools as virt-manager.

Bottles 61 introduces Eagle, a new analysis tool that deeply inspects Windows executables to improve Wine and Proton compatibility on Linux.

The Focusrite Forte 2-in, 4-out USB audio interface as a portable audio recording solution will be supported by the mainline Linux 7.0 kernel. The patches are queued in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem development tree. While a convenient little device, the Focusrite Forte is no longer manufactured but can still be found used online...

The GIMP project released GIMP 3.0.8 today as the latest stable update in the GIMP 3.0 series of this widely used open-source, cross-platform, and free image manipulation program.

Servo 0.0.4 is out today as the newest monthly update to this open-source, Rust-based web browser engine. Building off recent Servo embedding API additions, Servo 0.0.4 introduces support for multiple browser windows...

Bernand Lambeau, the human half of a pair programming team, explains how he's using AI feature Bernard Lambeau, a Belgium-based software developer and founder of several technology companies, created a programming language called Elo with the help of Anthropic's Claude Code.…

With Incus 6.21, users get a new incus wait command, smarter SR-IOV NIC handling, and stronger access controls.

There's yet another new Linux file-system on the block: DAXFS has been announced as a new read-only open-source file-system...

Wine 11.1 arrives with 22 bug fixes, resolving crashes and regressions affecting games, installers, and popular Windows applications.

While the GIMP 3.2 release is expected out soon, GIMP 3.0.8 is available tonight as what could end up being the last set of bug fixes for GIMP 3.0...

The developers of the Arch Linux-based CachyOS distribution have released a new ISO snapshot today, for January 2026, which brings the latest package updates, new features, and various improvements.

In addition to AMD releasing the Ryzen AI Software 1.7 release on Friday, they also published a new version of their MLIR-AIE compiler toolchain for targeting AMD Ryzen AI NPU devices with this LLVM-based MLIR-focused stack...

Pangolin 1.15 introduces iOS and Android apps, device approvals, and stability improvements for zero-trust private access.

Discover a step-by-step tutorial for downloading YouTube audio and video on Linux from the command line using yt-dlp.

Innodisk, in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, has released the EXEC-Q911, a ruggedized development kit built around a COM-HPC Mini module mounted on a dedicated carrier board for industrial edge workloads. Part of the company’s “AI on Dragonwing” series, the platform targets robotics, smart infrastructure, and edge LLM applications. The compatible COM-HPC Mini Module EXMP-Q911 is […]