Linux NewsApache NetBeans 30 IDE Released with JDK 21 as New Baseline
Apache NetBeans 30 is now available with JDK 21 as the minimum runtime, Maven 3.9.15, Ant 1.10.17, and Java editor fixes.
Shelly 2.3.1 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves Notifications
Shelly 2.3.1 open-source graphical package manager for Arch Linux-based distributions is now available for download with various new features and improvements.
PhotoPrism AI-Powered Photos App Adds Vulkan Transcoding
PhotoPrism’s May 2026 release adds an editable viewer sidebar, manual face tagging, Vulkan video transcoding, and better image format support.
FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending May 22, 2026
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read articles on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending May 22, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.
Linux Mint Plans Faster Nemo and New Cinnamon Screenshot Tool
Linux Mint previews upcoming Cinnamon and Nemo improvements, including faster file browsing, a new screenshot tool, and WPA3 support.
Linux Mint 23 Getting New Cinnamon Screenshots Tool, Network Improvements
Linux Mint 23 is getting a new Cinnamon Screenshots tool, network improvements, Nemo enhancements, theme improvements, and more.
KDE Plasma 6.7 Gets More Crash Fixes Ahead of June Release
KDE Plasma 6.7 gains more crash fixes, Discover improvements, KWin memory leak patches, and multi-monitor reliability work.
A large set of stable kernel updates
The 7.0.10, 6.18.33, 6.12.91, 6.6.141, 6.1.174, 5.15.208, and 5.10.257 stable kernel updates have all been released. The first four are huge (the 7.0.10 review version had 1,146 commits) while 6.1.174, 5.15.208, and 5.10.257 are small updates for the "Fragnesia" vulnerability.
This super-minimalist GNOME theme is changing how I use Linux
I thought this was a heavily customized KDE setup. It turned out to be GNOME and now I cannot stop using it.
Linux Mint Making Improvements To Its File Manager, Theme & Dialogs
The Linux Mint project today published their May 2026 status report to outline recent work done to this Ubuntu/Debian-based Linux platform and much of their focus in recent weeks on enhancements to their Cinnamon desktop environment...
GNOME Commander 2.0 Released with Rust and GTK4 Rewrite
GNOME Commander 2.0 modernizes the classic two-pane file manager with Rust, GTK4, an embedded terminal, and UI improvements.
Intel's Latest Round Of Open-Source Projects Ended: OBS Studio Plugin, CVE Binary Tool & More
With Intel having been one of the most dominant open-source contributors for years across the software ecosystem, months after they began sunsetting various software projects no longer aligned with today's Intel, they continue formally sunsetting/archiving different open-source projects...
Firefox Just Saved Us All from Spammy Online PDF Tools
Firefox's PDF viewer just got a feature that online tools have been charging for.
In a Weird Case, German Deutsche Bahn's Website Was Locking Out Linux Users
DB says it was not intentional, and the block seems to have been fixed.
AV2 Codec Looks Like It Will Be Officially Released Next Week
For years already AV2 has been in development as the successor to AV1 for this wonderful open-source, royalty-free video codec. While there was talk about releasing AV2 by the end of 2025, that didn't happen but now latest indicators are pointing toward its formal debut next week...
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