Linux NewsNixOS 26.05 “Yarara” Officially Released with GNOME 50, systemd by Default
NixOS 26.05 independent distribution is now available for download with Linux 6.18 LTS, systemd by default, GNOME 50, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
First Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Snapshot Is Now Available for Download
The first Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) snapshot ISO image is now available for download for early adopters and application developers who want to test drive their apps against the new toolchain.
Rocky Linux 10.2 Released with Post-Quantum Cryptography Improvements
Rocky Linux 10.2 Linux distribution is now available for download as a free alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2. Here’s what’s new!
Fwupd 2.1.4 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Intel Arc Pro B65 and Arc Pro B70 Support
Fwupd 2.1.4 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for Intel Arc Pro B65 and Arc Pro B70, Lenovo dock devices, Pixart TP devices, as well as various other improvements.
Calibre 9.9 E-Book Manager Updates and Improves the WolneLektury Store
Calibre 9.9 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with support for accurate page counting of fixed layout EPUB files, updated and improved WolneLektury store, and new news sources.
Latest Steam Client Update Improves Steam Controller Support on Linux
A new stable Steam Client update is now available with better support for Valve's new Steam Controller on Linux, as well as improvements to in-game overlay, Steam Input, and Remote Play.
Canonical Launches Ubuntu Workshop for Sandboxed Development Environments
Ubuntu maker Canonical launched today a new tool for developers called Workshop, which lets you launch sandboxed development environments on Ubuntu with a single command.
Linux’s exFAT Progs 1.4 Released with Partition Table Creation Support
Exfatprogs 1.4 exFAT utils for Linux has been released today with improvements and new features for the mkfs.exfat, fsck.exfat, and exfatprogs programs.
COSMIC 1.0.14 Desktop Adds Keybind Support for Non-Latin Keyboard Layouts
COSMIC 1.0.14 desktop environment is now available with improvements to COSMIC Files, COSMIC Term, COSMIC Edit, COSMIC Settings, COSMIC Panel, COSMIC Store, and COSMIC Applets.
Mozilla Firefox 151.0.2 Is Out Now to Improve Split View, Disk Caching, and More
Mozilla Firefox 151.0.2 open-source web browser is now available for download with improvements to the Split View feature, disk caching, website and forms compatibility, and more.
NVIDIA 610 Linux Graphics Driver Adds Vulkan and Wayland Improvements
NVIDIA 610 graphics driver is now available for download with support for new Vulkan extensions, support for creating Vulkan logical devices from multiple physical devices, and more.
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 202 Linux Firewall Distro Released with OpenVPN 2.7
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 202 hardened Linux firewall distro is now available for download with OpenVPN 2.7, security patches for Dirty Frag and Copy Fail vulnerabilities, and other changes.
AlmaLinux OS 10.2 Released as a Free Alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2
AlmaLinux OS 10.2 distribution is now available for download as a free alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2. Here’s what’s new!
PipeWire 1.6.6 Improves the Pulse Server, Volume Initialization in Filter Graph
PipeWire 1.6.6 audio/video server for Linux is now available for download with more improvements for the Pulse server, filter graph, and more.
Sway 1.12 Wayland Compositor Released with HDR10 Support via Vulkan Renderer
Sway 1.12 Wayland compositor is now available for download with HDR10 support when running with the Vulkan renderer, support for capturing individual windows, and other changes.