Linux NewsGhostty 1.4 Is Faster and Uses Less RAM, but Drops Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Support
The Ubuntu 24.04 support drop is thanks to the native builds requiring some newer dependencies. Anyhow, there’s more to this Ghostty release than that.
CentOS Founder Builds Linux-Compatible Rust Kernel with AI in Just 11 Days
CentOS and Rocky Linux founder Gregory Kurtzer unveils Ginux, an independent Rust-based kernel developed with AI in just 11 days.
Apprise 2.1 Notification Tool Adds 12 New Services, Supports 170 Plugins
Apprise 2.1 adds 12 notification services, expands support to 170 plugins, and improves security, configuration handling, and integrations.
Mozilla Thunderbird 159 Adds Unread Mail Indicators to Linux System Tray
Thunderbird 159 introduces unread mail indicators for Linux system trays, automatic Microsoft Graph calendar discovery, and numerous bug fixes.
VKD3D-Proton 3.1 Released With New Features Ahead Of Big v3.2 Release
Hans-Kristian Arntzen of Valve's Linux team just tagged the VKD3D-Proton 3.1 release. This version comes with a number of new features and performance optimizations while being the stable point ahead of VKD3D-Proton beginning to see a lot of new feature code for what will then become VKD3D-Proton 3.2...
GhostBSD 26.2 Released As FreeBSD 15.1 Powered OS With New Installer
GhostBSD 26.2 is out as the latest feature release of this FreeBSD-powered desktop operating system...
NTFS3 Hardened In Linux 7.4 Against Corrupted Or Maliciously-Crafted NTFS Volumes
Paragon Software's Konstantin Komarov sent out the latest NTFS3 driver updates for this in-kernel NTFS read/write driver. With Linux 7.4, the NTFS3 driver is focused on being hardened against corrupted or maliciously-crafted NTFS volumes...
Retiring BSD-Compress Proposed For Linux PPP Network Code
A patch has been proposed to remove the BSD-Compress support from the Linux kernel for the Linux networking point-to-point protocol (PPP) due to being unmaintained and having fundamental issues with the code that can lead to a fatal error...
Scribus 1.6.7 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Improvements
Scribus 1.6.7 free and open-source desktop publishing software is now available for download with various improvements, as well as bug and security fixes.
PocketBeagle 2 TechLab - Part 2
In Part 2 of this article, we will look at more sensors and output mechanisms. We will cover the Light-Emitting Diodes (LED) on the PocketBeagle 2 device and the Seven-Segment display. Light-Emitting Diode (LED) This is not a part of the TechLab device, but on the PocketBeagle 2 itself. There are four user LED lights next to the USB-C OTG port. We can programmatically turn these lights on or off. You can use these for sending error codes to the device since the device is headless... https://www.linux.org/threads/pocketbeagle-2-techlab-part-2.65404/
Rocky Linux Creator Built a New "Not Linux" Kernel in 11 Days Using AI
Ginux is not a Linux fork, yet it boots Rocky Linux 10 all the way to systemd. An OpenAI Codex agent wrote about 139,000 lines of it.
Wine Merges Support For MESA_map_buffer_client_pointer To Improve WoW64 32-bit OpenGL
An initiative led by CodeWeavers this year has come to fruition for improving OpenGL support with WoW64 for bettering Windows 32-bit application/game support while using 64-bit system libraries...
All Things Open Isn’t Done Yet — and Neither Am I
The folks at ATO said goodbye last week, but today they served up another helping of videos, photos, stats, and swag. The post All Things Open Isn’t Done Yet — and Neither Am I appeared first on FOSS Force.
Fedora Linux 45 Delayed Again, New Release Date Set for November 3
Fedora Linux 45 faces another delay due to unresolved blocker bugs, pushing its target release date to November 3, 2026.
Ghostty 1.4 Terminal Emulator Cuts Memory Usage, Boosts Performance
Ghostty 1.4 delivers faster terminal processing, up to 90% lower scrollback memory usage, and major Linux rendering improvements.
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