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Catch up on the latest Linux news: Kernel 6.16, HeliumOS 10, NetworkManager 1.54, GNU Binutils 2.45, Arch AUR under fire, Plasma 6.5 automatic light/dark theme, and more.

The GNOME 49 Mutter beta release is now available for testing ahead of the stable release of GNOME 49 coming up In September...

IceWM 3.8.2 window manager for X Window System adds a new “switchmenu” icesh action, improves window switching, and brings various bug fixes.

Earlier this year there was talk of Linux potentially dropping its Apple HFS and HFS+ file-system drivers as they had been orphaned for a decade and proving to be a maintenance burden. Following that some developers stepped up to better maintain the code for HFS and HFS+ file-system support. In Linux 6.17 we are seeing some of the fruits of that work...

Fastfetch 2.49 improves GPU and ARM SoC detection and starts phasing out legacy config flags ahead of major changes in v2.50.

Intel’s recent workforce reductions have sent ripples through the Linux kernel development community, potentially affecting the maintenance of critical hardware drivers and raising questions about long-term compatibility support. As one of the largest contributors to the Linux kernel, Intel’s organizational changes could impact how quickly new hardware receives upstream support and how existing drivers are maintained across multiple kernel versions.

Modos Tech has announced the Modos Paper Monitor, a 13.3 inch open hardware e-ink display designed for real-time use. Unlike traditional e-paper, it supports refresh rates of 60 to 75 Hz with sub 100 ms latency, enabling smooth interaction and multiple image modes. The Modos Paper Monitor is powered by the Caster e-paper controller, which is built on a Xilinx […]

FEX 2508 as the open-source emulator that allows running x86_64 Linux binaries on AArch64, including the likes of Wine and Valve's Steam Play, is boasting some "big juicy" optimizations with its new release. Many games are now significantly faster atop FEX...

As has been the trend with recent Linux kernel releases, a lot of Rust programming language abstractions and other additions are coming for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel...

Learn how to set your own custom OS icons for VirtualBox guests to make your virtual machines more visually organized and easier to identify.

All of the memory management "MM" changes were merged this week for the ongoing Linux 6.17 merge window...

KubeSphere evidently failed to realize going in that open source means open, and is changing to a new proprietary license with “open source” in the name.

LXD 6.5 is out now, bringing PCI hotplug, OIDC secret support, QEMU 9.1 compatibility, dark mode UI, and better VM directory disk hotplugging.

Newelle is a virtual AI assistant developed for the GNOME desktop that supports voice chat and can handle carrying out web searches, terminal command execution, website reading, file management, document editing, and more. Newell v1.0 was released this week for advancing this GNOME AI virtual assistant...

Google is fast becoming an ocean of plagiarism; the same goes for Google News, which was supposed to have extra quality control

KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his weekly report on the interesting Plasma desktop changes for the week. This week a long-sought feature for the Plasma desktop was finally merged...

KDE Plasma 6.5 introduces long-awaited automatic day/night theme switching, plus dynamic wallpapers, UI tweaks, and more bug fixes.

Fix Missing Minimize, Maximize menu On LibreWolf Easily on KDE Plasma

The Attack Vector Controls work is now in Linux 6.17 for those new tuning knobs worked on by AMD engineer David Kaplan to make it more straight-forward for Linux server administrators and power users to more easily select the CPU security mitigations relevant to their system(s) and intended workloads...

Flatpak promises a secure runtime for Linux applications through container-like isolation, relying on bubblewrap namespaces, syscall filtering, and portal interfaces. In theory, each app should operate inside a strong sandbox, disconnected from the host system. But in reality, experience shows gaps, tiny cracks through which apps may escape with serious consequences.