OpenZFS 2.4.2 Released With Linux 7.0 Kernel Support, Many Bug Fixes
For those making use of OpenZFS on Linux or FreeBSD, OpenZFS 2.4.2 is out today as the newest stable release of this ZFS file-system implementation...
COSMIC Desktop 1.0.13 Improves Compositor, Files, and Setup
COSMIC Desktop 1.0.13 brings compositor, Files, setup, OSD, media player, and workspace fixes, plus translation and dependency updates.
Exim Mail Server Hit by “Dead.Letter” TLS Flaw, Admins Told to Upgrade
Use-after-free bug in Exim’s GnuTLS BDAT handling lets remote attackers corrupt memory, with no workaround other than upgrading to version 4.99.3.
IBM s390 Is The Latest Architecture Seeing Rust Linux Kernel Support
An IBM engineer posted the first set of patches enabling the Rust programming language support for the Linux kernel to be built on the s390 architecture...
LibreOffice 25.8.7 Announced as the Last Update in the LibreOffice 25.8 Series
The Document Foundation announced LibreOffice 25.8.7 today as the seventh and last maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 25.8 office suite series with various bug fixes.
GitLab Restructures Around AI Agents and Cuts Jobs
GitLab has confirmed workforce reductions and organizational changes as it shifts its platform strategy to focus on AI agents.
What Are the Different Types of Linux Shells?
This article will explain what a shell is and provide a list of its implementation programs, or different types of Linux shells.
The Slop-Amplified Fear of Privilege Escalation (Local, Not Remote) in Linux, the Kernel
For nearly a week now people wait to find out what this was all about. Uncertainly contributed to the panic.
KDE Plasma 6.6.5 Released with KWin and Display Fixes
KDE Plasma 6.6.5 fixes bugs across KWin, KScreen, Plasma Desktop, Workspace, Discover, Powerdevil, Spectacle, and more.
Running Four Intel Graphics Cards Under Linux On Ubuntu 26.04
It's been nearly one year to the week since Intel introduced Project Battlematrix as their initiative for improving their Linux driver support for the Arc Pro B-Series with enhancements such as bettering the multi-GPU support in allowing up to eight Arc Pro GPUs per system as well as other open-source driver optimizations in the era of AI. Recently with the Arc Pro B70 in having four review samples for testing I was finally able to try out the multi-GPU state of the Arc (Pro) graphics cards on Linux with their open-source driver code.
Fedora Hummingbird: Taking the Hummingbird model to the full operating system
At Red Hat Summit 2026, we’re announcing Fedora Hummingbird — a new container-based rolling Fedora Linux distribution. This distribution provides access to the latest software as soon as it’s available upstream, which ensures that it’s up to date and secure. Fedora Hummingbird primarily utilizes an image-based workflow, similar to containers, but also runs in virtual […]
Linux 7.2 To Add Support For Switchtec PCIe Gen6 Switches
The upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel will be adding support for Microchip's Switchtec PCIe Gen6 switches...
Tails 7.7.3 Emergency Release Fixes Dirty Frag Vulnerability
Tails 7.7.3 fixes the Dirty Frag Linux kernel vulnerability with kernel 6.12.86 and updates Tor Browser, Tor, and Thunderbird.
Redesigned Thelio Major Elevates System76's All-AMD, Open-Source Linux Workstation
A few weeks back we reviewed the redesigned System76 Thelio Mira with a brand new chassis design and powered by the AMD Ryzen 9000 series. This was an interesting Linux-powered desktop manufactured in Colorado while for those needing a bit more performance, since then the redesigned Thelio Major launched. The new System76 Thelio Major provides an updated Thelio case design like Mira while comes packed with the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series and AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics for delivering a very powerful, all-AMD and open-source high-end Linux workstation.
GStreamer 1.28.3 Adds NXP i.MX 8M Plus Hardware-Accelerated H.265 Encoding
GStreamer 1.28.3 has been released today as the third maintenance update to the latest and greatest GStreamer 1.28 series of this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform multimedia framework.
HDMI 2.1 Display Stream Compression "DSC" Also Ready For AMDGPU Linux Driver
At the beginning of the month was the surprise milestone of AMD posting AMDGPU kernel driver patches for HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link (FRL) support. The HDMI FRL patches have since been updated to also enable HDMI 2.1's Display Stream Compression (DSC) functionality for higher resolutions and higher refresh rates with the open-source AMDGPU driver...
Debian 14 “Forky” to Ship with Reproducible Packages, LoongArch64 Support
The Debian 14 “Forky” release is about halfway through the development cycle, and more features have surfaced, including support for the LoongArch64 architecture and reproducible builds.
What to Expect from the RPM 6.1 Package Manager
RPM 6.1 RC1 introduces the first test build for the 6.1 package manager series, with updates across macros, builds, signing, and verification.
SparkyLinux 8.3 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 7.0, Debian 13.4 Base
The SparkyLinux team announced the release and general availability of SparkyLinux 8.3 as the latest stable update in the SparkyLinux 8 “Seven Sisters” series of this Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution.
Photoflare 1.7 Image Editor Released After Years of Silence
Photoflare 1.7 returns after years without a release, adding Qt 6, G’MIC filters, a rewritten canvas engine, and many editing improvements.
Sculpt OS 26.04 Can Finally Be Used To Self-Host For Developing/Building Genode
Sculpt OS as the general purpose operating system built off the Genode OS Framework is out with a new feature release...
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 19, 2026 (May 4 – 10)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Parrot OS 7.2, Manjaro 26.1 Preview, Hyprland 0.55, KDE Gear 26.04.1, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.12, Linux kernel killswitch proposed, and more.
Codecs and Software Patents - Part VI - The European Patent Office, Nokia, Microsoft, Sisvel, and More
Here in Europe, 15 years ago Nokia was a top contributor to Linux (#3). Then Microsoft's Ballmer and Elop infiltrated the company and destroyed it. Nowadays Nokia is a hostile company that lobbies for software patents and infiltrates courts that assess patentability and violate constitutions.
Audacious 4.6 Media Player Promises File Browser Plugin, Beta Out Now
The beta version of the upcoming Audacious 4.6 open-source media player has been released today for public testing with a bunch of exciting new features, new plugins, and many other improvements.
Linux 7.1-rc3 Released With Many Networking Changes
Linus Torvalds just issued the third weekly test candidate of the Linux 7.1 kernel with around a third of the patches being for the networking subsystem...
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 10th, 2026
The 291st installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending May 10th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.
Linux 7.0.6 Released To Finish Mitigating the Dirty Frag Vulnerability
Linux 7.0.6 is out as stable this morning to finish mitigating the Dirty Frag vulnerability that was made public last week...
Shelly 2.2.4 Arch Linux GUI Package Manager Brings Smarter Fuzzy Search
Shelly developer Zoey Bauer released Shelly 2.2.4 today as the latest version of this open-source and free Pacman alternative for Arch Linux, designed with the user in mind, especially newcomers.
Debian Release Team: Debian Must Now Ship Reproducible Packages
With half-way through the Debian 14 "Forky" development cycle, the Debian release team is out with an update this weekend and some big news...
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