LXQt 2.4 Desktop Environment Released with Better Wayland Support
LXQt 2.4 releases with improved multi-monitor Wayland behavior, refined power management, and several fixes across desktop components.
Firefox 150 Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
Today, Mozilla has published the final builds of the Firefox 150 web browser ahead of its official unveiling on April 21st, 2026, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements.
Attribution or Restriction? The OnlyOffice vs Euro-Office AGPLv3 Licensing Dispute
The four freedoms granted by the license are supreme and paramount, and their protection must be ensured. GPLv3 was structured to prevent licensors from using additional terms as a backdoor to reintroduce restrictions that the licence was intended to eliminate.
The intent behind GPLv3, and by extension AGPLv3, is unusually well-documented. The drafting process was explicitly aimed at preventing licensors from imposing downstream restrictions that would inhibit modification, redistribution, or independent development.
The intent behind GPLv3, and by extension AGPLv3, is unusually well-documented. The drafting process was explicitly aimed at preventing licensors from imposing downstream restrictions that would inhibit modification, redistribution, or independent development.
Banana Pi BPI-OM7 3D camera kit pairs RK3588 with Orbbec Gemini 2
Banana Pi has provided initial details about the BPI-OM7 3D camera kit, which combines the BPI-M7 single-board computer with an Orbbec Gemini 2 3D camera for computer vision, robotics, and spatial perception applications. The system is built around the Rockchip RK3588 processor, which integrates four Cortex-A76 cores clocked at up to 2.4 GHz and four […]
Bcachefs 1.38 Released With Faster Mounts and Discard Fixes
Bcachefs 1.38 fixes mount stalls, improves discard handling, and speeds up snapshot-heavy systems with journal and allocator changes.
New Debian Project Leader Elected For 2026
Sruthi Chandran has been elected the new Debian Project Leader "DPL" after running unopposed in this year's elections...
M5Stack previews CardputerZero handheld Raspberry Pi CM0 system
M5Stack has teased the CardputerZero, a compact handheld system built around the Raspberry Pi CM0. The device integrates a display, keyboard, battery, and wireless connectivity into a credit card-sized form factor intended for portable Linux-based development and command-line tasks. The platform uses the Broadcom BCM2837 SoC, featuring a quad-core Cortex-A53 processor operating at up to […]
GIMP 3.2.4 Released With A Fix For Its XCF Code That Has Existed Since 1999
Following last month's GIMP 3.2 feature release that was followed by the GIMP 3.2.2 point release at the end of March, out now is GIMP 3.2.4 to ship more fixes to users of this open-source alternative to Adobe Photoshop and other imaging applications...
GIMP 3.2.4 Improves Text and Crop Tools, PDF Export, PSD Import, and More
GIMP 3.2.4 is out now as the second maintenance update to the latest GIMP 3.2 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform image editing software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 16, 2026 (Apr 13 – 19)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Solus 4.9, Zorin OS 18.1, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.10, Wine 11.7, Linux 7.1 merges new NTFS driver, Fedora 44 faces second release delay, and more.
CachyOS Rolls Out A Super-Charged Linux 7.0 Kernel
The popular Arch Linux based CachyOS has now rolled out the Linux 7.0 kernel to its users. But beyond re-basing against the latest upstream kernel version it is also carrying some extra patches...
Scribus 1.6.6 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Bug Fixes
Scribus 1.6.6 free and open-source desktop publishing software is now available for download with various bug fixes and improvements.
GhostBSD 26.1 Now Based On FreeBSD 15.0, Switches to XLibre X Server
GhostBSD 26.1-R15.0p2 released today as a big upgrade for this desktop-focused, BSD operating system derived from FreeBSD...
Shelly 2.1 Package Manager for Arch Linux Revamps AppImage Support
Shelly developer Zoey Bauer released Shelly 2.1 today as the latest stable version of this reimagined package manager for Arch Linux with support for AUR, Flatpak, and AppImage apps.
GNOME's Maps, Graphs, RustConn & Other App Improvements
For pairing nicely with the GNOME 50 desktop release last month, a number of GNOME-associated apps have been seeing new features and refinements...
KDE Plasma 6.7 Will Add Per-Screen Virtual Desktops and Wayland Session Restore
KDE Plasma 6.7 will enhance multi-monitor workflows by allowing each screen to switch between virtual desktops independently.
WireGuard For Windows Reaches v1.0
For those making use of the WireGuard open-source, secure VPN tunnel software, WireGuard For Windows 1.0 is finally available...
KDE Gear 26.04 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps
KDE Gear 26.04 open-source software suite is now available with improvements for many of your favorite KDE applications. Here’s what’s new!
Linux 7.1 Lands High Resolution Timer "HRTIMER" Overhaul
Merged this week for Linux 7.1 was a rework of the high resolution timer "HRTIMER" subsystem for reducing the overhead of frequently-armed timers, such as the HRTICK scheduler timer. The HRTICK scheduler timer is useful for enhancing system responsiveness and fairness...
openSUSE Tumbleweed Lands GNOME 50, systemd-boot on New UEFI Installs
openSUSE Tumbleweed get the GNOME 50 desktop environment, systemd-boot as the default bootloader for new UEFI installs, and better Full Disk Encryption.
Linux 7.1 Adds New AMD SMCA Bank Types, Presumably For Upcoming EPYC Venice
The AMD Machine Check Exception "mce_amd" driver as part of the Error Detection And Correction (EDAC) subsystem is introducing support for new SMCA bank types on AMD platforms. Given the timing these new bank types are presumably for AMD's upcoming Zen 6 / EPYC Venice hardware...
Fedora 44 Faces Second Release Delay, New Target Set for April 28
Fedora 44 missed its second release target after April 21 was declared a no-go, and the distro is now officially aiming for April 28.
Solus 4.9 “Serenity” Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.6, and More
Today, the Solus team released Solus 4.9 (codename Serenity) as the latest stable snapshot of this independent Linux distro featuring Budgie, GNOME, KDE Plasma, and Xfce flavors.
Glibc Lands A Big Optimization For LoongArch CPUs
Loongson's LoongArch processors are running decent in our recent Loongson 3B6000 benchmarks but even better performance is on the way with the next GNU C Library "glibc" release...
How to Install, Update, and Remove Brave on Linux
This comprehensive guide walks you through the simple steps to install Brave Browser on Linux, ensuring ad and tracker-free browsing for a safer internet experience.
New/Overhauled NTFS Driver Merged For Linux 7.1
As a very exciting follow-up to the recent article around the new NTFS driver being submitted for Linux 7.1 to address the shortcomings of the current Paragon NTFS3 driver and the prior read-only NTFS kernel driver, that work has been merged!..
Shuttle XPC slim DB860 Leverages Core Ultra 200 in Compact 1.3L Barebone
Shuttle has revealed the XPC slim DB860, a compact 1.35-liter barebone system built around Intel Core Ultra 200 series processors. The system provides desktop-class performance in a compact metal chassis and supports continuous operation. The platform supports Intel Core Ultra 200 processors (Arrow Lake-S) using the LGA1851 socket, with a maximum TDP of 65 W. […]
Intel Xe2 Lunar Lake Linux Graphics Performance Up ~17% Over Past Year
Given the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release being imminent and also realizing it's been nearly one year to the day since reviewing the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition laptop under Linux, I ran some fresh benchmarks for seeing how the integrated Xe2 graphics have evolved on Linux over the past year.
Archinstall 4.2 Shifts to Wayland-First Profiles, Leaving X.Org Behind
The Arch Linux installer continues evolving alongside the broader Linux desktop ecosystem. With the release of Archinstall 4.2, a notable change has arrived: Wayland is now the default focus for graphical installation profiles, while traditional X.Org-based profiles have been removed or deprioritized.
Free Software Foundation Says OnlyOffice Cannot Use AGPL to Restrict Forks
The Free Software Foundation says OnlyOffice cannot use AGPLv3 to impose extra restrictions on forks, escalating the Euro-Office licensing dispute.
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