Linux NewsLinuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 43, 2026 (October 19 – 25)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Kernel 7.3, OBS Studio 33.0, COSMIC 1.11, KeePassXC 2.8, OpenSSL 4.1, BeamFS filesystem proposed for inclusion in the Linux kernel, and more.
These 3 Linux apps replaced all my favorite dead Windows apps
Windows moved on from these apps years ago, but I didn’t — and it turns out Linux didn’t either.
Redox OS Landed Nice Performance Improvements In September
The Rust-based open-source operating system Redox OS had a very eventful September as they outlined in a status update published this weekend...
This 5-minute setup lets me permanently share a Linux folder with my Android phone
It syncs instantly on my home network.
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.2 Released with Security Fixes, VoLTE Improvements
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.2 and 24.04-1.6 are out with certificate security fixes, VoLTE improvements, and AppArmor updates.
Bottles Creator Mirko Brombin Wants Microsoft Office on Linux, Not Its Clones
Mirko Brombin is working to get Microsoft Office running reliably on Linux. He also thinks the apps cloning Office and Photoshop pixel for pixel cross a line. We talked about both, plus AI agents, Vanilla OS and his new Sinty OS.
Bottles Creator Mirko Brombin Wants Microsoft Office on Linux, Not Its Clones
Mirko Brombin is working to get Microsoft Office running reliably on Linux. He also thinks the apps cloning Office and Photoshop pixel for pixel cross a line. We talked about both, plus AI agents, Vanilla OS and his new Sinty OS.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 25th, 2026
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for October 24th, 2026, brings news about Linux 7.3, GNU Linux-libre 7.3, SparkyOS, KDE Plasma 6.8.1, OpenSSL 4.1, siduction 2026.1, OBS Studio 33, COSMIC 1.11, KeePassXC 2.8, qBittorrent 5.3, MocaccinoOS 26.10, Audacious 4.6.2, DietPi 10.8, MKVToolNix 103, BleachBit 6.0.6, PipeWire 1.6.10, Shelly 3.1.9, Calibre 9.17, fwupd 2.1.9, Transmission 4.1.4, Agama 25, and more.
Meet Riff, an Open-Source Spotify Client Built for GNOME
Riff offers Linux users a native Spotify experience with GTK4, libadwaita, playlist management, playback controls, and GNOME integration.
New Wayland Protocol Proposed For VNC/Remote Software
Prominent Wayland developer Simon Ser sent out a merge request today for introducing the new ext-transient-output protocol. With ext-transient-output, it's intent is for helping remoting software like VNC servers in a Wayland world...
Linux 7.4 Sound Changes Merged: "The AI Flood Continues"
Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE began the Linux 7.4 sound pull request by noting that "the AI flood continues" with there continuing to be a lot of new patches coming as a result of AI/LLM agents devising patches as well as uncovering new kernel bugs...
KDE Plasma 6.9 to Improve Wayland PiP and Multi-Monitor Support
KDE Plasma 6.9 is getting improved Wayland Picture-in-Picture support, smarter window positioning across monitors, and browser integration updates.
Cheap GameSir Nova Lite Gaming Controller Supported By Linux 7.4
Following all the HID driver updates/additions in Linux 7.4, the input subsystem changes were merged this weekend for this new kernel version...
AV2 Video Codec Adoption Talked Up, SVT-AV2 Being Developed
Back in May the AV2 v1.0 specification was released for this next-generaton, royalty-free video codec. This week the Alliance For Open Media issued a press release talking up the early adoption of AV2...
Realtek rtl8723bs Driver Graduates Out Of Staging Area In Linux 7.4
After nearly a decade in the Linux kernel's staging area and being worked on by many different kernel developer newcomers, the Realtek rtl8723bs graduated out of the staging area and is now a full-fledged member of the Linux networking subsystem...
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