New story! Listing All the Available Shells in Your Linux System

In this article, you will learn different ways to list all the available shells in your Linux system, including shells associated with specific users, your own default login shell, and many more.

New story! EndeavourOS Ganymede Rolls Out with KDE Plasma 6.5 and Linux Kernel 6.17

The EndeavourOS team announced today the release and general availability of EndeavourOS Ganymede as the latest stable snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment.

New story! How to Install VLC Media Player on Ubuntu and Others

Learn multiple ways to install the stable and latest version of VLC Media Player on your Ubuntu desktop and server systems.

New story! Intel Hiring Two More Experienced Linux Kernel Engineers

While there have been a number of Intel Linux engineers laid off over roughly the past year, other Linux kernel engineers opting to pursue employment opportunities elsewhere amid the ongoing challenges and restructuring at the company, and shifts in their open-source strategy, there's some good news as we work toward the 2025 holidays. Intel is currently hiring for two more experienced Linux kernel software engineers...

New story! How to Upgrade to Zorin OS 18 from 17: A Step-by-Step Guide

Here's how to upgrade from Zorin 17 to Zorin 18, with all the steps you need to ensure a smooth, safe, and trouble-free system update.

New story! NET2 Line Leverages ESP32 to Bring Wireless ISA and PCI Connectivity to Modern Systems

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on Nov 29, 2025 6:51 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
ARS Technologies is developing a new product line that brings vintage ISA and PCI cards into modern computing workflows. The NET2 family builds on the company’s USB2 and XPRS series, adding wireless connectivity so legacy peripherals can be used from Linux, macOS, or current Windows systems. The NET2 series is based on an ESP32 module, […]

New story! Collabora Office Brings Its Online UI to the Desktop on Linux, Windows, and macOS

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Nov 29, 2025 5:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Collabora Office brings the full Collabora Online interface to Linux, Windows, and macOS as a native desktop app, offering offline editing and strong document compatibility.

New story! KDE Plasma sets date to dump X11 as Wayland push accelerates

If that's a step too far, then there are new versions of CDE – and tmux The oldest of the open source Linux desktops is planning its final steps away from X11, while an even older Unix desktop is getting freshened up.…

New story! Whonix 18.0 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released

Whonix 18.0 adds LXQt, full IPv6 support, a rewritten Wayland-only Kloak, and major Kicksecure upgrades aimed at users who demand maximum anonymity.

New story! NTFSPLUS Now Supports $MFT File Extension, FITRIM, More Mount Options

The NTFSPLUS Linux kernel driver as a modern NTFS file-system driver implementation continues quickly taking shape as it aims to become the most performant and feature-rich NTFS read/write driver for Linux systems...

New story! Open-Source Nouveau+NVK vs. NVIDIA 580 Linux Gaming/Graphics & Compute Driver Performance

This Black Friday is an in-depth look at the current performance of the open-source NVIDIA Linux driver stack with the Nouveau kernel driver (the Nova driver not yet being ready for end-users) paired with the latest Mesa NVK driver for open-source Vulkan API support. With that NVK Vulkan driver is also looking at the OpenGL performance using the Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan driver used now for OpenGL on modern NVIDIA GPUs rather than maintaining the Nouveau Gallium3D driver. Plus the Rusticl driver for OpenCL compute atop the NVK driver. This fully open-source and latest NVIDIA Linux driver support was compared to NVIDIA's official 580 series Linux driver. Both RTX 40 Ada and RTX 50 Blackwell graphics cards were tested for this thorough GPU driver comparison.

New story! FEX-Emu Allows You to Run Your Favorite x86 and x86-64 Apps on ARM64 Linux Devices

Discover FEX-Emu, the userspace emulator that allows you to run x86 and x86-64 applications on ARM64 Linux devices.

New story! AV Linux 25 Multimedia Production Distro Brings Enlightenment to MX Linux 25

AV Linux 25 multimedia production distro has been released as a major version derived from the latest MX Linux release and introducing various new features and enhancements.

New story! Dual-Radio T-Lora Dual Supports LoRa at 150-960 MHz and 2.4 GHz

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on Nov 28, 2025 6:39 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
LILYGO has introduced the T-Lora Dual LR, a compact board that integrates an ESP32-S3R8 microcontroller with two LR1121 transceivers, combining Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, and LoRa across sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz bands. The module uses the ESP32-S3R8 as its main processor. It features a dual-core LX7 architecture and includes integrated wireless connectivity for Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n […]

New story! Collabora for Desktop Brings Modern UI and New Workflow to LibreOffice

  • FOSS Force; By Christine Hall (Posted by brideoflinux on Nov 28, 2025 5:08 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews
This new offering from Collabora takes the company’s popular modernized LibreOffice spin from online to offline on users’ local machines.

New story! Fanless AIM101 Edge System Integrates Intel Processor N150 and PCIe AI Accelerator Support

  • LinuxGizmos.com (Posted by bob on Nov 28, 2025 9:19 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Intel; Story Type: News Story
Axiomtek’s AIM101 is a compact fanless edge computer built around Intel’s Processor N150, offering PCIe-based AI acceleration, dual 2.5GbE networking, wide-range DC input, and extended-temperature operation for industrial, machine-vision, and real-time inference workloads. The system is powered by the Intel Processor N150, a quad-core N-series SoC with clock speeds up to 3.6GHz. This platform integrates […]

New story! KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Go Fully Wayland, Ending Nearly 30 Years of X11 Sessions

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Nov 28, 2025 7:48 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: KDE
KDE shifts the upcoming Plasma 6.8 release to a Wayland-only setup, keeping X11 apps running via Xwayland and maintaining X11 session support only until early 2027.

New story! GNU C Library Sees Up To 12.9x Improvement With New Generic FMA Implementation

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Nov 28, 2025 6:16 AM EDT)
  • Groups: GNU; Story Type: News Story
Just a few days ago I wrote about the Glibc math code seeing a 4x improvement on AMD Zen by changing the used FMA implementation. Merged overnight was a new generic FMA implementation for the GNU C Library and now yielding up to a 12.9x throughput improvement on AMD Zen 3...

New story! Beginners Guide for Read Command in Linux

The read command is a built-in Linux utility that allows shell script writers to take single line input from the keyboard or from the file descriptor and store it in a variable.

New story! Pebble Watch Software Goes 100% Open Source

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Nov 28, 2025 3:13 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Pebble watch software is now 100% open source, including the new mobile app and tools, securing long-term support for all Pebble devices.

New story! GCC 16 Switches To Using C++20 Standard By Default

  • Phoronix (Posted by bob on Nov 28, 2025 1:42 AM EDT)
  • Groups: GNU; Story Type: News Story
Following up on the discussion from earlier this month among GCC developers over switching to C++20 by default for the GCC compiler as the default C++ standard when not otherwise set, that change has indeed happened. Merged now is the change defaulting to C++20 (well, the GNU++20 dialect) rather than C++17/GNU++17 when not otherwise specified when compiling C++ code...

New story! DietPi November 2025 Update Adds BirdNET-Go, Trixie Support Enhancements, and Broad Software Fixes

The November release of DietPi v9.19 introduces a new continuous audio analysis tool, expanded Debian Trixie compatibility across several software packages, and updates that improve performance and stability on popular ARM-based single-board computers. The update also provides fixes for Raspberry Pi systems, Allwinner H3/H5 devices, and several DietPi-Software components.   DietPi: DietPi is a lightweight, […]

New story! Rocky Linux 10.1 Released As Community Alternative To RHEL 10.1

Following the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1 earlier this month, Rocky Linux 10.1 is now available for this popular community-driven alternative to RHEL 10.1...

New story! GNOME 49.2 Released with Bugfixes Across Shell, Mutter, GTK, and Core Apps

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Nov 27, 2025 9:07 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: GNOME
GNOME 49.2 desktop environment updates Shell, GTK, GLib, Nautilus, Epiphany, and other key components, focusing solely on stability and bug fixes.

New story! openSUSE Tumbleweed: Built to Last, Built to Change, Built for Openness

For Thanksgiving’s Distro of the Week, we put openSUSE Tumbleweed Xfce through install, configuration, and multitasking tests to see how its classic tools and newer additions hold up in everyday use.

New story! Linux Kernel Explorer: A Simple and Structured Way to Learn Linux Kernel Internals

Learn Linux Kernel internals using Linux Kernel Explorer, a free website that helps you explore the Linux kernel in a simple and structured way.

New story! How to Use Here Document (HereDoc) in Linux Shell Script

In Bash and also for other implementations of the shell, like zsh and fish, you can use the HereDoc to redirect a multi-line or block of lines from the script as an input to interactive commands.

New story! Tiny tweak for Pi OS, big makeover for the Imager

Debian 13.2 freshness, better HiDPI support, and 101 other things to run on your Pi Raspberry Pi Ltd has shipped two updates for its single-board computers: a very small refresh to Pi OS 6, and a more substantial upgrade to the tool that writes your Pi's operating system to an SD card.…

New story! Collabora Launches New Modern Office Suite for Linux Desktops

Collabora releases a new modern office suite for Linux desktops. Learn about its features, privacy benefits, and how to install it on Linux.

New story! Why Using the Linux Terminal is Not As Good As It Sound

  • Make Tech Easier; By Haroon Javed (Posted by damien on Nov 27, 2025 11:58 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial; Groups: Linux
The terminal may seem powerful, but it's not always as good as it sounds. Learn all the misconceptions of using the Terminal vs using the GUI

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