The GNU Linux-libre project announced today the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 7.1 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers and software freedom lovers.

The newest open-source project out of Intel is the Intel Performance Skills project that is providing AI agent skills to help with CPU performance analysis and performance optimizations on Linux...

Earmarked donations let GNOME fund two fellows to modernize Files (Nautilus), improve tooling, and bolster project-level governance.

Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2 promises better web compatibility with Morph Browser, moving from Chromium 87 to Chromium 134.

The FreeBSD Project announced today the launch of an AI-Assisted Vulnerability Discovery Project with grant funding provided by the Linux Foundation backed Alpha-Omega project. Alpha-Mega has sponsors including Microsoft, AWS, Google, Anthrophic, OpenAI, and others who will now be helping with FreeBSD uncovering new vulnerabilities by leveraging AI...

FreeRDP 3.27 arrives with stronger TLS defaults, five security advisories, Android client updates, and Azure/Entra improvements.

Today, Mozilla has published the final builds of the Firefox 152 web browser ahead of its official unveiling on June 16th, 2026, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements.

Version 7.4 is a "milestone" release, consolidating EasyOS as supporting "legacy" software architectures, including Xlibre xorg server and gtk2-ng

After days of dealing with 1,500+ packages in the Arch Linux AUR containing malware, the latest headache in the Arch Linux User Repository is Russian spam and offensive messages...

DietPi 10.5 switches Raspberry Pi GUI installs to KMS/DRM by default, updates camera handling, and reworks display configuration.

Just hours after Arch sounded the all?clear on a massive AUR malware purge, a new, stealthier campaign is slipping malicious code back into user packages.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Alpine 3.24, Linux kernel 7.1, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.16, Wine 11.11, Yserver is a new X11 server for Linux, and more.

GPD has launched an Indiegogo campaign for the GPD BOX, a compact mini PC based on Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” processors. The system is available with either a Core Ultra X7 358H or Core Ultra 7 356H processor, up to 64GB of LPDDR5x-8533 memory, dual M.2 storage, dual 2.5GbE, USB4 v2.0, […]

Linux kernel 7.1 is out with rewritten NTFS support, Btrfs and exFAT updates, broad driver work, and cleanup of obsolete kernel code.

The 296th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending June 14th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.

LILYGO has added the T-Echo Lite Kit to its product lineup, a compact LoRa development device based on the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 microcontroller and an SX1262 LoRa transceiver. The kit includes a 1.22-inch e-paper display, a 5 × 4 keyboard shield, audio hardware, a vibration motor, and optional GNSS and IMU features. The nRF52840 provides […]

Linux kernel 7.1 is now available for download, as announced today by Linus Torvalds himself, featuring enhanced hardware support, filesystem and networking improvements, security enhancements, and many other changes.

A few days back I wrote about Google's Eric Biggers spearheading an AVX-512 implementation of xor_gen() as the Linux kernel function used for generating and validating parity blocks such as for RAID5/RAID6. That initial implementation was yielding up to 41% better performance while a new implementation has now been posted for scoring some additional victories...

If you've been waiting for the Ubuntu Desktop 26.10 daily build ISO images to take them for a spin on your personal computer, you can now do so as Canonical has started publishing daily builds.

Microsoft’s UEFI CA 2011 expires this June, pushing Linux distributions to update shim signing for future Secure Boot support.

Linus Torvalds just released the stable Linux 7.1 kernel and it's coming a half-day early thanks to his travel plans...

Arch says it’s scrubbed all known malicious commits, but the 1,500?plus affected AUR packages are a fresh reminder to “trust but verify.”

Just a day after Arch Linux developers believed they got their malware AUR incident under control with 1,500+ packages affected by malware, another round of of AUR malware is now being discovered. This latest round is more sophisticated as with code obfuscation to better conceal the intent...

Ahead of the much anticipated Plasma 6.7 desktop release next week, KDE developers have been busy putting final touches on it, mostly in the form of bug/regression fixes...

HackerBox has released Issue 0127, titled “Sea Five.” The kit showcases Espressif’s ESP32-C5 wireless SoC and centers around a custom dual-microcontroller platform designed for wireless scanning, GPS positioning, and portable data logging. The hardware platform supports dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity, GNSS positioning, onboard storage, and battery-powered operation. The Sea Five board incorporates two ESP32-C5 modules, each […]

Canonical announced this week that the interim Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” release is reaching the end of its supported life next month on July 9th, 2026.

Today I took a first look at Audacity 4 since it just entered public beta phase, so I wanted to see what’s new and improved in this long-anticipated upgrade of one of the most popular open-source audio editors.

Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today that further improves support for the new Steam Controller while also addressing some bugs affecting downloads and remote play.

The BeOS-inspired Haiku open-source operating system now enables Advanced Vector Extensions 512 on capable Intel/AMD CPUs. A number of other hardware driver improvements were also merged for this interesting OS during the last month...

Shelly developer Zoey Bauer released Shelly 2.3.3 today as a new stable update to this open-source graphical package manager for Arch Linux-based distributions, adding more new features and improvements.