The Linux Mint project today published their May 2026 status report to outline recent work done to this Ubuntu/Debian-based Linux platform and much of their focus in recent weeks on enhancements to their Cinnamon desktop environment...

Tails 7.8 anonymous Linux distribution is now available for download with an updated kernel patched against recent security vulnerabilities, Tor Browser 15.0.14, and other changes.

Phosh 0.55 adds a Syncthing quick setting, screen dimming fixes, Phoc 0.55 with wlroots 0.20, and more mobile Linux updates.

Wireshark 4.6.6 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available for download with updated protocol and capture file support, as well as various bug fixes.

With Intel having been one of the most dominant open-source contributors for years across the software ecosystem, months after they began sunsetting various software projects no longer aligned with today's Intel, they continue formally sunsetting/archiving different open-source projects...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 operating system is now available with optional command-line AI assistant, image mode enhancements, as well as updated components. Here’s what’s new!

KDE Plasma 6.7 gains more crash fixes, Discover improvements, KWin memory leak patches, and multi-monitor reliability work.

Linux Mint project Clement Lefebvre revealed today in the monthly newsletter some of the new features and improvements coming to the next major version of the distribution, Linux Mint 23, and its flagship Cinnamon desktop environment.

In addition to the recent influx of Linux security vulnerabilities affecting Linux, FreeBSD has also begun receiving security reports via AI/LLM-driven discovery tools. FreeBSD 15.1-RC1 is out today ahead of the planned official release in June and it brings a handful of security fixes out of this new AI-driven security research space...

GNOME Commander 2.0 modernizes the classic two-pane file manager with Rust, GTK4, an embedded terminal, and UI improvements.

The LILYGO T-Deck Max is a handheld ESP32-S3 development platform combining LoRa communications, GPS, optional 4G connectivity, and an E-Paper display in a compact keyboard-equipped form factor. Similar to earlier T-Deck devices, the platform combines low-power operation with multiple communication interfaces while adding a larger display and additional onboard peripherals. The device is built around […]

Enterprise customers keep Gemini CLI, but open source users are nudged toward a proprietary “upgrade” called Antigravity CLI.

Last month with the new AMD Zen 5 "Dual Edition" 3D V-Cache CPU, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition showed great performance on Linux across a range of workloads. Curious if the operating system was playing into the greater benefit of Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 versus just the workloads tested, this article is looking at both the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 on Microsoft Windows 11 and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Linux across a range of native benchmarks.

The NanoPi NEO3 Plus is a compact single-board computer from FriendlyElec based on the Rockchip RK3528A processor. Compared to the earlier NanoPi NEO3, the Plus variant adds eMMC support, RTC and speaker connectors, while retaining the compact 48 × 48 mm footprint. The board is powered by the Rockchip RK3528A SoC integrating four Arm Cortex-A53 […]

For those with a new Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" laptop from HP or considering one of these new systems, the Intel ISH firmware has now been upstreamed to linux-firmware.git for enhancing the out-of-the-box support...

By default, the Debian installer names the root subvolume @rootfs. However, Timeshift has a hardcoded requirement looking exclusively for a subvolume named @ (and optionally @home). The core post installation hack was proposed by Google AI Assistant. I've added just one command to second part related with creating @home. The most important step is "The GRUB Edit Route"

The May release of DietPi v10.4 adds dedicated Orange Pi 5B support, introduces mitigations for recent Linux vulnerabilities, and includes enhancements affecting logging, kernel management, and software installation workflows, together with multiple bug fixes. DietPi: DietPi is a lightweight, Debian-based operating system optimized for single-board computers and embedded devices. It focuses on minimal resource usage […]

The NULLHOP MeshToad V3 is a Meshtastic-compatible LoRa radio module for Linux systems that allows computers to operate as Meshtastic nodes using meshtasticd. The device connects over USB and supports platforms ranging from Raspberry Pi boards to mini PCs and other Linux hosts. The radio subsystem is based on the EBYTE E22P-915M30S module integrating the […]

Driven by AI/LLM bots like Shashiko uncovering new issues within the Linux kernel source tree, including various security vulnerabilities like Dirty Frag, the mailing list has been wild with bug reports and fixes. Today's networking fixes pull request for Linux 7.1 continues to highlight the ongoing craziness and fears that the worst may be yet to come...

Agama 21 installer adds existing LVM reuse, systemd-boot support, improved network setup, NTP configuration, and safer remote access controls.

Open-source Intel software engineers today sent out their latest round of Xe kernel graphics driver updates to DRM-Next for queuing ahead of next month's Linux 7.2 merge window...

The AlmaLinux OS Foundation will be hosting AlmaLinux Day on July 18th, 2026, as a one-day, free technical event for enterprise Linux and VFX professionals, where it plans to unveil a new AlmaLinux edition built for studios.

Proxmox VE 9.2 introduces a dynamic load balancer, expanded SDN support, custom CPU model management, and an updated Debian 13.5-based stack.

AlmaLinux shared with us that they will be introducing a new version of their RHEL-derived Linux operating system that is built specifically for media and entertainment use-cases...

Mozilla has announced Project Nova, a forthcoming Firefox redesign that emphasizes speed, privacy, AI controls, and a streamlined desktop interface.

Recently I received the line-up of the NVIDIA RTX PRO "Blackwell" workstation graphics cards for seeing how these newest professional offerings from NVIDIA are performing on Linux and competing against the AMD Radeon AI PRO and Intel Arc Pro B-Series competition.

Collabora is excited to announce our partnership with Flipper to develop an open Linux platform for the highly anticipated Flipper One handheld device! Built on the Rockchip RK3576, this collaboration brings together Collabora's open-source expertise and Flipper's hardware innovation to create a powerful tool for hardware hackers and developers.

HP becomes the third premier sponsor of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, joining Dell and Lenovo in funding firmware update infrastructure for Linux users

A new release of chipStar is now available as the open-source tool for compiling and running HIP/CUDA code in a vendor-neutral manner with the SPIR-V intermediate representation on OpenCL or even Intel Level Zero as the run-time alternative. This is part of the ambitious effort to allow NVIDIA CUDA and AMD HIP code to ultimately run on alternative vendors with increasing levels of success...

Nitrux developer Uri Herrera announced today the release and general availability of Nitrux 6.1 as the latest stable ISO snapshot of this immutable, systemd-free GNU/Linux distribution featuring the Hyprland dynamic tiling Wayland compositor.