Linux NewsWine 11.4 Released with DirectSound Performance Improvements
Wine 11.4 improves DirectSound resampling performance, reworks the MSXML SAX reader, enhances timezone detection, and fixes 17 application issues.
Nitrux 6.0 Now Ready to Rock Your World
The latest iteration of the Debian-based distribution includes all kinds of newness.
Wine 11.4 Released With More Improvements
Wine 11.4 is out today as the latest bi-weekly development release of this open-source software that powers Valve's Steam Play (Proton) and allows for Windows games and applications to run on Linux and macOS...
Who needs AirDrop on Android when this open-source alternative exists
This app lets you transfer files across various devices without compression.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS adds Snap and web search to the Overview
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, out on 23 April 2026, ships with two new extensions installed and active by default, both adding search capabilities to the GNOME Shell Overview. Before you raise an eyebrow: no, this is not a revival of the Amazon Shopping Lens furore, where local file and app searches typed into the Unity desktop’s launcher were piped off to match against affiliate product results (anonymised, but earning Canonical a ‘Big Brother’ award). The first new extension is Web Search Provider. This lets you initiate a web search on Google straight from the GNOME Shell Overview. Initiate is the important […]
[$] Fedora shares strategy updates and "weird research university" model
In early February, members of the Fedora Council met in Tirana, Albania to discuss and set the strategic direction for the Fedora Project. The council has published summaries from its strategy summit, and Fedora Project Leader (FPL) Jed Spaleta, as well as some of the council members, held a video meeting to discuss outcomes from the summit on February 25. Topics included a plan to experiment with Open Collective to raise funds for specific Fedora projects, tools to build image-based editions, and more. Spaleta also explained his model for Fedora governance.
Request to the European Commission to Adhere to Its Own Guidance
By requiring submissions in Microsoft Excel format, the European Commission risks undermining its stance on openness, vendor neutrality, and digital sovereignty. The post Request to the European Commission to Adhere to Its Own Guidance appeared first on FOSS Force.
This book taught me 6 must-know facts about Linux
An old book about an even older operating system.
SQLite 3.52 Released With WAL Corruption Fix and CLI Improvements
SQLite 3.52 fixes a WAL-reset database corruption bug and introduces CLI improvements, new SQL functions, and query planner optimizations.
Databases for AI: Should You Use a Vector Database?
The first article in this series laid out the role of vectors in machine learning and LLMs, along with vector representations in software. Now we’ll embark on a quick tour of databases and how they meet the modern challenges of ... Read more The post Databases for AI: Should You Use a Vector Database? appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Postfix 3.11 MTA Released With REQUIRETLS Support
Postfix 3.11 mail server released with REQUIRETLS support, TLS improvements, JSON output tools, and guidance for migrating away from Berkeley DB.
GTK 4.22 Released With Improved SVG Support, Reduced Motion Option
Ahead of the GNOME 50 desktop release coming up in less than two weeks, GTK 4.22 is out today as the newest stable version of the GTK4 toolkit...
OpenWrt 25.12.0 released
Version 25.12.0 of the OpenWrt router distribution is available; this release has been dedicated to the memory of Dave Täht. Changes include a switch to the apk package manager, the integration of the attended sysupgrade method, and support for a long list of new targets.
TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 AMD Launches With Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and RTX 507
TUXEDO unveils the InfinityBook Max 16 AMD, a powerful Linux laptop with Ryzen AI 300 processors, RTX 50 graphics, a 300 Hz display, and up to 128 GB RAM.
Security updates for Friday
Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium), Fedora (freerdp, libsixel, opensips, and yt-dlp), Mageia (python-django, rsync, and vim), Red Hat (go-rpm-macros and osbuild-composer), SUSE (7zip, assertj-core, autogen, c3p0, cockpit-machines, cockpit, cockpit-repos, containerized-data-importer, cpp-httplib, docker, docker-stable, expat, firefox, gnutls, go1.25-openssl, golang-github-prometheus-prometheus, haproxy, ImageMagick, incus, kernel, kubevirt, libsoup, libsoup2, mchange-commons, ocaml, openCryptoki, openvpn, php-composer2, postgresql14, postgresql15, python-Authlib, python-azure-core, python-nltk, python-urllib3_1, python311-Django4, python311-pillow-heif, python311-PyPDF2, python313, python313-Django6, qemu, rhino, roundcubemail, ruby4.0-rubygem-rack, sdbootutil, and wicked2nm), and Ubuntu (less, nss, python-bleach, qtbase-opensource-src, and zutty).
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