Linux NewsFreeBSD 15.1-RC2 Restores PadLock RNG For VIA & Zhaoxin CPUs
A second release candidate of FreeBSD 15.1 was warranted and in turn released this weekend which now pushes the stable release back by one week...
NVIDIA Announces RTX Spark Superchip For Laptops & Desktops
Jensen Huang used his Computex keynote today to formally announce RTX Spark as their new superchip for compact desktop PCs and laptops...
Kernel prepatch 7.1-rc6
The 7.1-rc6 kernel prepatch is out for testing. Linus said: "Well, I wouldn't call this 'small', but it is certainly smaller than rc5 was. And I don't think there's anything particularly scary here, so maybe we're still on track for a normal release cycle. Let's see."
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 31st, 2026
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for May 31st, 2026, brings news about MX Linux 25.2, Sway 1.12, Rhino Linux 2026.1, AlmaLinux OS 10.2, Rocky Linux 10.2, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 202, Calibre 9.9, MKVToolNix 99.0, PipeWire 1.6.6, fwupd 2.1.4, NixOS 26.05, Armbian 26.5, Shelly 2.3.2, Audacious 4.6, AppGrid 1.8, NVIDIA 610, Marknote 1.6, Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 1, COSMIC 1.0.14, and more.
AI-Driven Security Disclosures, NVIDIA Vera & Linux 7.1 Features That Made An Exciting May
May 2026 is now in the books after writing 275 original Linux/open-source minded news articles and another 20 featured-length benchmark articles / Linux hardware reviews. There was a lot of exciting topics in May to keep the month interesting and as we approach the Phoronix 22nd birthday this week...
Intel Xeon 6+ & Intel Ethernet E835 Launch
Last year at Tech Tour Arizona, Intel announced Clearwater Forest as the Xeon 6+ series. Details were rather light then while for Computex, Intel is announcing that Xeon 6+ is now "launching" beginning tomorrow, 1 June. In addition to Xeon 6+, the new Intel Ethernet E835 is also launching while there are updates on Crescent Island and Diamond Rapids.
Linux App Release Roundup (May 2026)
May 2026 delivered a sizeable set of Linux software updates, including the set I’ve rounded up for your reading pleasure in this post. The month also saw a buffet of big browser updates, including Firefox 151 with new-look new tab page, Vivaldi 8.0 with a new-look generally and a new public beta of Kagi’s Orion. Elsewhere, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS support was added to VMware Workstation (and Fusion for macOS), while open-source system cleaner BleachBit debuted a TUI for interactive command-line based spring cleaning. Below, I run through a crop of other Linux app releases that landed in May and caught my eye. […]
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 22, 2026 (May 25 – 31)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Rocky Linux 10.2, MX Linux 25.2, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.14, NVIDIA 610.43, Rust 1.96, Flatpak’s future may leave non-systemd distros behind, and more.
Audacious 4.6 Media Player Released with File Browser Plugin, Many Improvements
Audacious 4.6 open-source media player is now available for download with a File Browser plugin, GTK port of Playback History plugin, support for playing Musepack SV8 files, and much more.
Dell Uses Intel Wildcat Lake To Deliver Their Cheapest XPS 13 Ever
Dell is using Computex to announce their new XPS 13 that comes at their lowest price ever of $599 USD for students and $699 for everyone else. The new Dell XPS 13 aims to compete directly with the Apple MacBook Neo while leveraging the new Intel Wildcat Lake processors as cut-down from Panther Lake...
AMD Announces Radeon RX 9070 GRE, Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series
AMD is kicking off the busy Computex 2026 week with some new product announcements. The embargo is now up so meet the Radeon RX 9070 GRE and other new wares coming out this summer and later in the year from AMD.
Linux 7.1-rc6 Released Following Another "Larger-Than-I'd-Wish-For Size" Week
The Linux 7.1-rc6 kernel is now available for closing out the month of May and approaching the Linux 7.1 stable release that should be out by mid-June...
KDE Linux Drops Zen Kernel and Removes AUR Usage in Security Push
KDE Linux is moving back to the vanilla Linux kernel while removing AUR usage, fuse2, and several unused components.
Your Linux system is secretly using your hard drive as RAM, and that's a good thing
It's not just a waste of disk space. It can speed up your system.
Rust Coreutils 0.9 Released with Security and Performance Improvements
Rust Coreutils 0.9 adds TOCTOU-resistant copy logic, recursive traversal fixes, and broader GNU compatibility updates.