Linux NewsLinux's Favorite Music Player Rhythmbox 3.5 Lands After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series
The release also adds lrclib.net, sidecar .lrc files, and embedded Ogg lyrics as new sources.
Escape the Algorithm: 10 RSS Feed Readers You Can Self Host in Your Homelab
Create your own feed. Read from the websites you follow. Cut the noise. Ditch the big tech algorithms. Self-host your own feed reader. Here are the best choices.
GNOME Boxes Won't Look Ancient Anymore Thanks to a Glow-Up
A full rewrite moves it to GTK4 and Libadwaita, with Windows 11 support being tidied up.
AI Slop Keeps Flooding GNOME Extensions, So They Wrote a Manual for Bots Instead
The same low-quality AI patterns kept showing up in submissions even after GNOME updated its review guidelines in December.
Exploring Kittens With Kitty Terminal Emulator
Kitty terminal's functionality can be enhanced with kittens. You can create your own or use the default ones.
Keychron Built Open Source Firmware for Gaming Mice, and Linux Users Stand to Gain the Most
Built on Zephyr RTOS and licensed under GPL-3.0, the firmware is scheduled to ship first on the Keychron G6 HE next year.
FOSS Weekly #26.31: Ubuntu 26.10 Features, OpenUK, Graphene Trouble, Vibe Coded Linux and More
Ubutnu 26.10 is shaping up nicely.
And Folks, We Have a Vibe Coded Linux Distro!
Don't get your hopes high; there are many rough edges and incomplete features.
I Found a Simple Open WebUI Alternative for Running Ollama Models in a Web Browser
OrionChat fits a specific group of users who are already running Ollama and mostly interact with local models on a personal machine.
GCC Compiler Bans AI Code Contribution But Sensibly
The GCC Steering Committee adopted a new AI policy this week, with a review planned for early 2027.
Good News Gamers! GOG is Officially Coming to Linux
They have hired someone to bring the GOG GALAXY client to the platform.
Ubuntu Now Has a Rolling Release Model! But Not For The Distro
A new virtualization stack is being introduced that gets updated every six months.
A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment
Samuel Tunick faces up to five years in prison after the passcode he gave CBP agents wiped his phone.
I Really Want to Love This Markdown Editor, But One Thing Holds It Back
It gives an IDE feel with lots of features that fits the workflow of developers working on technical documentation of their projects.
OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations
They point to MCP, built by two engineers in London, that ended up under US-based governance.