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Fedora 44 Releasing Next Week
After being deemed not ready for debuting this week as an early release target, Fedora stakeholders have decided that Fedora 44 will be ready to officially debut next Tuesday...
Someone Made a Windows 95 Subsystem for Linux
WSL9x is not Microsoft WSL, but a retro Windows 95 and 98 project that makes Linux run where nobody expected it.
Many Intel & AMD Laptop Improvements Merged For Linux 7.1
As usual in recent years, there were many x86 platform driver changes merged this cycle for benefiting modern AMD Ryzen and Intel Core (Ultra) laptops. A variety of new features and laptop hardware support additions were merged for Linux 7.1...
More ancient Linux device support faces the chop
One way to deal with bug hunting LLMs: ditch the old drivers
One tactic to deal with LLM-powered vulnerability detection is simple – just speed up the removal of old code. If it's gone, it no longer matters if it's buggy.…
QEMU 11.0 Released with New CPU Model for Intel Diamond Rapids
QEMU 11.0 open-source virtualization software is now available for download as a major update that introduces many new features and improvements for supported architectures. Here’s what’s new!
Mozilla Firefox Quietly Adds Brave’s Adblock Engine
Firefox 149 quietly adds Brave’s adblock-rust engine as an experimental content-blocking prototype, disabled by default and without filter lists.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026
The 288th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending April 19th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.
Fwupd 2.1.2 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for New Devices
Fwupd developer Richard Hughes released fwupd 2.1.2 today as the latest stable version of this open-source project for updating and managing the firmware of various hardware on your Linux distribution.
Linux 7.1 Is Performing Well Overall In Early Benchmarks
With the Linux 7.1 merge window winding down ahead of the planned Linux 7.1-rc1 release on Sunday, I have begun testing out the Linux 7.1 Git state on various systems in my lab. So far Linux 7.1 appears to be looking good in the performance department with seeing a number of performance improvements in different areas but also a few possible regressions.
Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon spits out Xorg, but still lets you run X11 apps
New LTS is here, with more tooling for GPGPU and AI workloads
Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon," the latest LTS release from Canonical, arrives with GNOME 50, Linux kernel 7.0, and drops the Xorg option from Ubuntu Desktop while still running X11 applications through Xwayland.…
Farewell ISDN, Ham Radio & Old Network Drivers: Linus Torvalds Merges 138k L.O.C. Removal
Linus Torvalds did it! He merged the pull request to rid the Linux kernel of the old Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) subsystem and various other old network drivers largely for PCMCIA era network adapters. This was the code suggested for removal given the recent influx of AI/LLM-generated bug reports against this dated code that likely has no active upstream users remaining...
Tails 7.7 Adds Secure Boot Certificate Expiry Alerts
Tails 7.7 adds alerts for outdated Secure Boot certificates before their June 2026 expiry, along with updates to Tor Browser and Thunderbird.
Opera GX Browser Gets Flatpak'ed & Snap'ed On Linux
Last month Opera released the Opera GX gaming-focused web browser for Linux. It rolled out in RPM and Debian package format support while now for those interested is also available via Flatpak and Snap sandboxed app formats...
How to Create Permanent Bookmarks in VLC Without a Playlist
Discover a unique way of creating permanent bookmarks in VLC without creating and saving changes to the playlist, making the process more seamless.
Ubuntu 26.04 Released! The Raccoon Is Out of the Bag (With Screenshots)
Our weekly distro hopper took a look at the just released Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon,’ and finds that this latest from Canonical moves forward cautiously but resolutely.
Gentoo-Based Redcore Linux Hardened 2601 Released with Kernel 6.19
Redcore Linux Hardened 2601 Vulpecula has been released, featuring Linux kernel 6.19, FFmpeg 8, and updates to the Sisyphus package manager.
Fedora 44 Tips Its Hat With a Virtual Release Party
The Fedora crew has bumped the launch more than once, yet the global, come?as?you?are virtual release party is going ahead right on schedule.
HDMI FRL Support Achieved With Open-Source Nouveau For NVIDIA GPUs
While the AMDGPU open-source driver has struggled with HDMI 2.1 support due to the HDMI Forum blocking open-source implementations, HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) as a feature of the HDMI 2.1 specification is enjoying success now with the open-source Nouveau graphics driver on Linux for NVIDIA GPUs...
Arch-Based Omarchy 3.6 Improves Panther Lake Efficiency
Omarchy 3.6 introduces Panther Lake kernel patches, persistent Hyprland toggles, and improved laptop display management.
OpenBLAS 0.3.33 Released With Automatic "BIGNUMA" For More Than 256 CPU Cores
OpenBLAS 0.3.33 is out today as the latest update to this vendor-neutral, optimized Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms "BLAS" library...
