Linux NewsDebian Testing “Forky” Users Can Now Enjoy KDE Plasma 6.7
KDE Plasma 6.7 is now available in Debian Testing “Forky,” giving users access to the latest desktop improvements ahead of Debian 14.
Monitor Your Drive Health with Performance Co-Pilot on Fedora
You wake up one morning to find your home server unresponsive, after some investigation you discover a failed NVMe drive taking your self-hosted services and data with it. Perhaps you’re a system administrator and a workstation’s SSD has been silently accumulating errors for months, and now a user is reporting corrupted files. Drive failures are […]
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 9th, 2026
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for August 9th 2026, brings news about Mesa 26.2, FFmpeg 9.0, Rhythmbox 3.5, NVIDIA 610.57.04, KDE Plasma 6.7.4, Tails 7.10.1, GStreamer 1.28.6, GNOME 50.4, Calibre 9.13, DietPi 10.6, CachyOS August release, DebConf27, and more.
Old SGI Drivers Being Removed In Linux 7.3 Over Security Concerns
On top of various other Linux drivers for old hardware being removed due to noise generated by AI/LLM coding agents, there are more examples coming with Linux 7.3 as some old Silicon Graphics (SGI) drivers are being removed from the mainline Linux kernel over security concerns...
GNOME Disks Has Finally Been Ported to GTK4 and LibAdwaita – First Look
The GNOME Disks utility has finally been ported to GTK4 and LibAdwaita for a modern user experience, along with plenty of new features and enhancements.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 7.0 HWE Kernel Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) users are now receiving the Linux 7.0 kernel upgrade from Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) ahead of the Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS point release.
DebConf27 Debian Developers Conference to Be Held in Asahikawa, Japan
The DebConf27 Debian conference will be held from September 5th to September 11th, 2027, in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. Here’s how to attend and what you need to know.
Kernel prepatch 7.2-rc7
The 7.2-rc7 kernel prepatch is out for testing. It is still bigger than Linus would like, but he said nonetheless: "I don't currently see any value in delaying the 7.2 release, so I would expect that to happen next weekend unless something really bad pops up."
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 32, 2026 (August 3 – 9)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: CachyOS August 2026, DietPi 10.6, KDE Plasma 6.7.4, IceWM 4.1, Wine 11.15, Mesa 26.2, KDE Linux nears Beta, and more.
I finally found the Linux distro I'd recommend to almost anyone
I've used Red Hat, Arch, Ubuntu, and Fedora but this is the one Linux Distro I'll always recommend to new users.
Four weekend stable kernel updates
The 7.1.8, 6.18.44, 6.12.103, and 6.6.151 stable kernels have been released; each contains a fair number of important fixes.
CachyOS ISO Release for August 2026 Improves the Installer, Desktop Profiles
The CachyOS ISO snapshot for August 2026 is now available for download with Linux 6.18 LTS and Linux 7.1 kernels, 1KDE Plasma 6.7.4, an improved installer, and more.
CachyOS August 2026 Release Rewrites Shelly in Zig, Prepares Server Edition
CachyOS rolls out its August 2026 ISO with a Zig-based Shelly package manager, revamped update tooling, and experimental Server Edition profiles.
Why do Linux fans like the terminal so much?
It's not required, but it's still a great tool.
Linux 7.2-rc7 Released Following Another Exhausting AI-Driven Week
Linux 7.2-rc7 is now available for testing as we close in on the official Linux 7.2 release hopefully next weekend...
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