Linux NewsNeoVim Too Complex? Try Helix as Your First Modal Editor
Helix is an underrated gem when it comes to modal editors like Vim and Neovim.
I Tried The Weird New Mini Window Feature in Firefox 160
An early version has arrived with Firefox 160, letting you move a tab or a selected part of a page into its own mini window. Does that serve any purpose?
[$] Synaptics patent claims stop work on DisplayLink drivers
Mike Lothian owns a docking station (or dock) that uses a DisplayLink chipset that had, at least in his opinion, subpar performance on Linux. He decided to try improving the Linux driver, with LLM assistance, but ran into one problem that he could not solve—so he asked for help, hoping that Synaptics's developers would lend a hand. (DisplayLink was acquired by Synaptics in 2022.) Rather than help him in improving the driver, however, the Synaptics legal team responded with patent infringement claims, a demand that he cease unauthorized implementation of DisplayLink technology, and threats of expensive legal penalties. For now, it appears that Linux users of the company's docks will have to continue to live without feature parity with other platforms.
Firefox 160 released
Version 160 of the Firefox web browser has been released. Notable features in this release include the ability to block sites from asking to handle "mailto:" links, ability to play Matroska files with FLAC, MP3, or PCM audio, playback speed controls in the picture-in-picture video player, and a new Mini Window feature that is in early development.
Firefox Offers Unlimited Free Built-In VPN Data Until January 2027
Mozilla removes the 50 GB monthly data cap from Firefox's free built-in VPN through January 2027, allowing unlimited browsing protection.
Security updates for Tuesday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (curl, dpdk, glibc, kernel, nodejs-nodemon, nodejs22, nodejs24, nodejs:18, nodejs:22, patch, qt5, qt5-qtdeclarative, ruby, ruby4.0, ruby:3.3, ruby:4.0, squid:4, tomcat, util-linux, and webkit2gtk3), Debian (symfony and tomcat10), Fedora (bind, dnf5, kernel, kernel-headers, libmodulemd, maturin, perl-CGI, perl-Net-IDN-Encode, perl-Starlet, python-jiter, python-pydantic-core, python-pysequoia, python3-docs, python3.14, python3.15, ruff, rust-afterburn, rust-astral_async_zip, rust-clearscreen, rust-jiter, rust-lzma-rust2, rust-mailparse, rust-pyo3-introspection, rust-python-pkginfo, rust-serde_json, rust-testresult, rust-zip, selenium-manager, ty, and uutils-coreutils), Mageia (glibc, packages, php-smarty, python-aiohttp, and thunderbird), Oracle (curl, firefox, gdb, glibc, kernel, oVirt 4.5 ovirt-engine-wildfly, perl-YAML:1.24, and tesseract), Slackware (krb5), SUSE (ansible-core, apr-util, aspell, buildpacks-cli, dpdk22, firefox, git-bug, g
FOSS Force Welcomes The Linux Laptop Company as a Gold Sponsor
A company that takes the guesswork out of buying a Linux laptop helps support FOSS Force as a Gold Sponsor. The post FOSS Force Welcomes The Linux Laptop Company as a Gold Sponsor appeared first on FOSS Force.
"First We Take Manhattan": DHH on Omarchy, AI, Asahi and Winning the Linux Desktop
Asahi’s licence change? Doesn’t matter. Vibe coded plugins? A feature. Critics? Their loss. DHH holds nothing back on Omarchy, AI and the future of the Linux desktop.
Blender 5.3 Released with Gaussian Splatting, Vulkan by Default
Blender 5.3 adds native Gaussian Splatting support, enables Vulkan by default on Linux, and improves rendering, animation, and video editing.
Darling Turns to AI to Accelerate macOS Compatibility on Linux
The Darling project welcomes AI-generated contributions as developers work to improve macOS app compatibility, ARM64 support, and Apple frameworks.
KDE Plasma 6.8.3 Released with KWin, Multi-GPU, and Desktop Fixes
KDE Plasma 6.8.3 improves KWin stability, fixes NVIDIA and AMD multi-GPU issues, and addresses several desktop and multi-monitor bugs.
KDE Plasma 6.8.3 Released with More Improvements for Multi-Monitor Setups
KDE Plasma 6.8.3 is now available as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment series with more bug fixes and improvements.
Eight More Security Issues Made Public For The X.Org Server / XWayland
With the assistance of AI/LLMs, eight more security vulnerabilities were made public today for the X.Org Server. These issues also end up affecting the XWayland code too...
Open Up IT Engineer Co., Ltd. : Developing Job-Ready Linux Engineers Through Hands-On Training and LPIC Certification
Overview Open Up IT Engineer Co., Ltd. is a core IT infrastructure services company within the Open Up Group, which is listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company provides IT engineers specializing in networks, servers, ... Read more The post Open Up IT Engineer Co., Ltd. : Developing Job-Ready Linux Engineers Through Hands-On Training and LPIC Certification appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Longtime Linux Developer Steps Down From Some Roles Due To Patch Flood Caused By AI
Linux memory management expert Lorenzo Stoakes at Arm who has been contributing to the kernel since 2014 is stepping away from some reviewership roles within the Linux kernel due to all of the noise from the flood of kernel patches resulting fro AI/LLMs...
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