Meet LibreDB Studio, a New Open-Source Self-Hosted SQL IDE
LibreDB Studio is a new browser-based SQL IDE for managing multiple database engines through a self-hosted interface.
KDE Gear 26.08.1 Is Out with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps
The KDE project released KDE Gear 26.08.1 today as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 26.08 series of this open-source software suite for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and the Linux ecosystem.
Mesa on Android: Bringing Turnip, SkiaVK, and Cuttlefish to CI
Turnip is the first Mesa driver to achieve official Vulkan conformance on Android, with stronger Android integration, shared Vulkan runtime improvements, and real-device CI testing on Qualcomm Adreno hardware.
X.Org Server 26.1 Moves Closer To Release As Half-Decade Update
We're getting closer to the X.Org Server 26.1 stable release as the first new tagged feature release since X.Org Server 21.1 debuted back in October 2021. There have been some new features, many code reverts, and many bug fixes merged over the past five years that will culminate with the X.Org Server 26.1 stable release...
From Livestream To Library: Publishing Flock To Fedora's Session Recordings
After months of good old fashioned struggle with Google Drive and YouTube Studio, we were finally able to prepare the video sessions from the 2025 and 2026 Flock To Fedora event livestreams. These are now released to our YouTube and PeerTube communities. This article describes the details of the entire process that got us from the raw footage to the […]
System76 Unveils Thelio Mira AI for Local AI Workloads
The new Thelio Mira AI Linux workstation starts at $3,299, offering Ryzen 9000 CPUs, multi-GPU support, and up to 192 GB of GPU memory.
ODROID-M1S goes Lite with 2GB RAM, NVMe and 4K video
Hardkernel has spun its ODROID-M1S into a Lite version, offering a lower-cost configuration of the RK3566-based single-board computer. The board includes 2GB of LPDDR4 memory, soldered eMMC storage, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0, MIPI-DSI, USB 3.0, an M.2 NVMe slot, and Ubuntu support. The ODROID-M1S Lite is based on Rockchip’s RK3566 processor, which integrates four Arm […]
Distro of the Week: SparkyLinux 8.4 KDE Plasma
Test-driving this Polish distro based on Debian a year ago, Distro of the Week liked it overall. With a few improvements added, SparkyLinux 8.4 - code-named "Seven Sisters" to keep with their constellation motif - is both fast and versatile, two items that make it a hallmark distro.
OpenSSL 4.1 Promises Support for DTLS 1.3, IKEV2 KDF, and GREASE, Alpha Out Now
OpenSSL 4.1 is now in public testing with a first alpha release, promising new features and improvements for this open-source, cross-platform, and free software library that provides secure communications over computer networks for applications and websites.
Steam Client Beta Improves Big Picture Mode, Several Linux Enhancements
Tonight Valve released a big Steam client beta update with a number of new features and fixes...
AI Made A Lot Of "Hideous" Code But Found Major Bottlenecks For Faster Linux Compilation
An ARM Linux engineer leveraged AI/LLMs to help uncover some improvements to "significant speed up" the Linux kernel build times. In the process the LLM used generated "a lot of code, much of it hideous" but in the end was used to find some very significant time savings for faster kernel builds via more task parallelization in different areas of the kernel build process...
Slackware 16 Alpha 1 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, GCC 16.2, and Plasma 6
One of Linux's oldest surviving distributions is moving closer to its next major release. Slackware 16 Alpha 1 became available on September 5, 2026, marking the first formal alpha milestone on the road toward Slackware Linux 16. The release follows a major rebuild of Slackware-current using a substantially newer GNU toolchain and brings together several upgrades that have accumulated since Slackware 15.0 arrived more than four years ago.
The Linux Kernel Planning To Remove Around ~55k Lines Of Old ARM Platform Code
For the current Linux 7.3 kernel many older 32-bit ARM platforms are deprecated and in turn orphaning hundreds of drivers only relevant to those out-of-date ARM platforms. The removal of that now deprecated code is planned for the next kernel cycle or two...
BleachBit 6.0.4 Cleaner and Privacy Tool Released with Faster Scanning
BleachBit 6.0.4 is out with faster startup and scanning, new cleaners for fish, Zsh, Android Studio, Gradle, and Python, plus major security fixes.
CHUWI UniBook With Intel Wildcat Lake For A $449 Linux-Friendly Laptop
CHUWI recently launched the UniBook laptop powered by the Intel Core 3 304 "Wildcat Lake" SOC and priced at just $449 USD. Especially with today's high component pricing, a brand new sub-$500 laptop is extremely rare. Rather than using some dated SoC, it uses Wildcat Lake as Intel's new value option alternative to the Core 3 Series Ultra "Panther Lake" SoCs. This was our first time testing out Intel Wildcat Lake and that SoC plus the overall CHUWI UniBook has been working out well on Linux for those looking at a laptop in the sub-$500 space.
OpenPaper L Launches as a 13.3-Inch Open-Source Color E-Ink Frame
OpenPaper L is a 13.3-inch color E-Ink picture frame with open-source hardware and software, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, and offline operation.
MocaccinoOS 26.09 Adds x86-64-v3 Optimized Builds for Improved Performance
The development team behind the Gentoo-based, independently developed MocaccinoOS distribution released MocaccinoOS 26.09 today as the latest stable ISO snapshot with various improvements and updated components.
FEX 2609 Released With Speedier JIT Performance, JIT Disk Cache Option
FEX 2609 was released overnight as the newest monthly feature release for this open-source emulator that allows running Linux x86_64 binaries on AArch64, including the likes of Steam and Steam Play (Proton) for enabling Windows games to run rather well on ARM64 Linux systems...
GStreamer 1.28.7 Open-Source Multimedia Framework Adds Support for OpenCV 5
GStreamer 1.28.7 has been released today as the seventh maintenance update to the latest and greatest GStreamer 1.28 series of this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform multimedia framework.
New Patches Provide HDMI 1.4 3D Mode Support For AMD Radeon Graphics On Linux
It turns out one of the feature limitations of the AMDGPU Linux graphics driver is HDMI 1.4 3D output support with frame packing, top-and-bottom, and side-by-side options for transmitting simultaneous video streams. I wasn't aware of this limitation for the lack of any 3D displays and many Linux enthusiasts/gamers as well, but if you happen to have a compatible HDMI 1.4 3D display, there are pending patches to finally make this a reality...
KDE Plasma 6.7.5 Desktop Environment Is Out with Many Improvements and Fixes
The KDE Project released KDE Plasma 6.7.5 today as the fifth maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment series with various improvements and plenty of bug fixes.
Linux 7.4 To Support Realtek RTL8127atf & RTL8116af Networking
Queued this past week into the net-next development tree of the latest networking additions for the Linux kernel is enabling support for Realtek's newer RTL8127atf and RTL8116af wired networking ASICs...
Jellyfin 12.0 Media Server Released with Faster Database, Modern UI
Jellyfin 12.0 is out with a faster database backend, Modern UI by default, FFmpeg 8.1, expanded books and comics features, and security fixes.
Mysterious x86 CPU Already Has APX, x86S Where Intel Left Off For Legacy-Free x86
The mystery deepens around an x86 implementation from a corporate entity other than AMD and Intel and has been making some very intriguing changes for coming from a seeming start-up. Beyond 16 tile and 32 tile AMX implementations that already surpass Intel's current Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) capabilities in shipping Xeon CPUs, new disclosures were made today concerning Advanced Performance Extensions (APX), Flexible Return and Event Delivery (FRED), and even x86S as the effort that Intel previously stopped for cleaning up the x86 baggage...
The Best Arch-Based Linux Distros in 2026 (Ranked and Reviewed)
Arch Linux is powerful but brutal to install. These 8 Arch-based distros give you the speed and AUR without the pain. See which one fits you.
OpenVPN 2.7.7 Released with Various Improvements, Bug and Security Fixes
OpenVPN 2.7.7 has been released as the seventh maintenance update to the latest OpenVPN 2.7 series of this open-source software for connecting to virtual private networks (VPN).
KDE’s Photos App Is Proposed as a Future Replacement for Gwenview
KDE’s Photos application is being positioned as a potential successor to Gwenview, with broader desktop use now in focus.
Linux Preps For New AMD Zen 6 BTB CTX Isolation Security Feature
A recently posted Linux kernel patch has revealed a new security improvement with Zen 6 processors...
Bottles Pushes Windows App Support Further on ARM64 Linux
Bottles pushes its ARM64 efforts forward with Soda 11.0-10, opening the door to running Windows software on more ARM64 Linux devices.
Rustls 0.23.44 Released With ML-DSA Certificates Enabled By Default
Rustls as the modern TLS library implementation written in the Rust programming language is out with a new feature release. This morning's Rustls 0.23.44 release enables post-quantum secure ML-DSA certificates by default...
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