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Sudo maintainer, handling utility for more than 30 years, is looking for support
Many vital open source resources rely on the devotion of a few individuals
It's hard to imagine something as fundamental to computing as the sudo command becoming abandonware, yet here we are: its solitary maintainer is asking for help to keep the project alive.…
The February 2026 Issue of the PCLinuxOS Magazine
The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the February 2026 issue.
Dank Fedora MiracleWM & Other Fedora 44 Changes Approved
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee "FESCo" has signed off on the latest batch of Fedora 44 change proposals as they work toward nearing the end of feature work for this spring update to Fedora Linux. Plus some early changes for Fedora 45 have also been granted...
NVIDIA DLSS For Blender Under Review But Licensing Concerns Persist
A few months ago at SIGGRAPH was a demo of Blender with NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) integration. The pull request is now open for landing NVIDIA DLSS support into Blender for better quality upscaling/denoising and performance but concerns persist over the licensing due to NVIDIA DLSS binaries...
Arch Linux February ISO Is Out With Kernel, Desktop, and Security Updates
Arch Linux has released its updated February installation ISO, bringing a new kernel, refreshed system libraries, desktop updates, and security fixes.
Core Ultra HX powers RTX-equipped NUC 15 workstation
SimplyNUC is shipping the Jean Canyon NUC 15 Performance, a compact 3-liter workstation that runs Linux or Windows on Intel Core Ultra Series 2 HX processors with discrete NVIDIA RTX Laptop GPUs. The Jean Canyon platform is available in two main configurations based on Intel’s Core Ultra 9 275-HX or Core Ultra 7 255-HX processors. […]
X.Org Developers Conference 2026 Being Hosted By Arm In Toronto
The X.Org Foundation has announced that this year's X.Org Developers Conference will be taking place in Toronto, Canada and hosted by Arm...
System76 Releases COSMIC 1.0.5 with New Option to Show Battery Percentage
Linux hardware vendor System76 released COSMIC 1.0.5 today as the latest stable update to this Rust-based desktop environment for Pop!_OS Linux and other GNU/Linux distributions.
Libreboot 26.01 Open-Source Boot Firmware Released With New Board Support
Libreboot 26.01, an open-source boot firmware, is now available, adding support for several new boards and stability fixes.
Git 2.53 Released with New Features and Performance Improvements
Git 2.53 has been released today as the latest stable update to this free and open-source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
Linux From Scratch Drops System V Init, Calls Decision Regrettable
Linux From Scratch reluctantly confirms a systemd-only future, ending System V init development due to mounting maintenance pressure and upstream changes.
Loongson 3B6000 Benchmarks: How China's LoongArch CPU Compares To AMD Zen 5, Intel Arrow Lake & Raspberry Pi 5
Recently I finally got my hands on a LoongArch processor, the ISA developed by China's Loongson Technology as an evolution from their earlier use of the MIPS64 ISA and inspired by RISC-V and other modern ISAs. The Loongson-3B6000 features 12 cores / 24 threads with dual channel DDR4 ECC memory support. Here is a look at how that latest-generation LoongArch desktop processor compares to the current generation AMD Zen 5 and Intel Arrow Lake desktop processors under Linux. Plus also tossing in the Raspberry Pi 5 (Raspberry Pi 500+) for an ARM reference point.
The Wild-West Napster Is Gone. What’s Left Is an AI Mall
Remember when Napster meant free music and trouble with the labels? Now it means glossy AI therapists, fake experts, and generative “content” on tap.
The State of Memory Leaks in GNU/Linux
A little memory leak each day is the road to Hell
cTGP Graphics Power Setting Coming For Uniwill / TUXEDO Laptops With Linux 7.0
Upstreamed for the Linux 6.19 kernel is the Uniwill laptop platform driver for exposing more features/settings for laptops made by this Taiwanese OEM/ODM, including the laptops from TUXEDO Computers. Coming for the next kernel cycle is further extending the Uniwill platform driver for now having support for adjusting the custom total graphics power "cTGP" for those laptops with a dedicated GPU...
Origami Linux Introduces an Immutable OS Built Around COSMIC
Origami Linux is a new experimental Fedora Atomic–based distribution using rpm-ostree and the COSMIC desktop.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 1st, 2026
The 277th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending February 1st, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.
Compact SMARC module combines Linux, AI, and vision on i.MX 8M Plus
Variscite has introduced its first SMARC compatible SoM family with the VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS, built around NXP’s i.MX 8M Plus processor. The module is designed for compact embedded and industrial systems that combine AI and vision processing with extended connectivity and integrated security. The module is built around the NXP i.MX 8M Plus processor, featuring a quad-core […]
European Open Source Awards 2026 Honor Linux Kernel Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman
Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman has received the top prize at the 2026 European Open Source Awards in Brussels.
GNU Hurd Is "Almost There" With x86_64, SMP & ~75% Of Debian Packages Building
Samuel Thibault offered up a status update on the current state of GNU/Hurd from a presentation in Brussels at FOSDEM 2026. Thibault has previously shared updates on GNU Hurd from the annual FOSDEM event while this year's was a bit more optimistic thanks to recent driver progress and more software now successfully building for Hurd...