Linux NewsPipeWire 1.6.8 Improves JACK/MIDI Support for Ardour, SOFA Filter, and More
PipeWire 1.6.8 audio/video server for Linux is now available for download with improved JACK support for Ardour, filter-graph improvements, memory leak fixes, and more.
Wireshark 4.6.7 Released with Updated Protocol Support, Bug and Security Fixes
Wireshark 4.6.7 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available for download with updated protocol and capture file support, as well as various bug and security fixes.
GStreamer 1.28.5 Multimedia Framework Adds Support for H.266/VVC Decoding
GStreamer 1.28.5 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with support for H.266/VVC decoding, HEVC with alpha decoding improvements, and more.
GStreamer 1.28.5 Multimedia Framework Adds Support for Support for H.266/VVC
GStreamer 1.28.5 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with support for H.266/VVC, HEVC with alpha decoding improvements, and more.
Linux Mint’s Cinnamon 6.8 Desktop Environment Will Fully Support Wayland
Cinnamon 6.8 will fully support Wayland in the next major Linux Mint release, along with various other improvements and new features.
Proton 11 Officially Released with Support for More Games Running on Linux
Proton 11 is now available with support for Breath of Fire IV, Unknown Faces, Gothic 1 Classic, X-Plane 12, and many other Windows games that are now playable on Linux.
KDE Plasma 6.6.6 Released with Numerous Bug Fixes and Various Improvements
KDE Plasma 6.6.6 is now available as the sixth and last maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with a couple of improvements and numerous bug fixes.
TUXEDO Computers Plans to Rebase TUXEDO OS on Debian Testing
TUXEDO Computers is moving away from Ubuntu and plans to rebase their TUXEDO OS distribution on Debian GNU/Linux, but still using the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 5th, 2026
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for July 5th, 2026, brings news about Mageia 10, KDE Plasma 6.7.2, Kali Linux 2026.2, COSMIC 1.2, Juno Tab 4 Wi-Fi, Calibre 9.11, GNOME 51 Alpha, Ultramarine 44, Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.4 LTS for Raspberry Pi, fwupd 2.1.6, ParrotOS 7.3, KDE Gear 26.04.3, DXVK 3.0.1, BleachBit 6.0.2, and more.
BleachBit 6.0.2 Adds Support for Cleaning AI Models from Google Chrome
BleachBit 6.0.2 open-source and free disk space cleaner, privacy manager, and computer system optimizer software is now available for download with new features and improvements.
DXVK 3.0.1 Brings Improvements for Fallout 3, Black Mesa, and Empire Earth 2
DXVK 3.0.1 open-source Vulkan-based implementation of D3D8, D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with improvements for various games and other changes.
Shelly GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Now Lets You Install Apps from Flathub
Shelly 2.4.1.1 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with support for installing apps directly from the Flathub website, and other changes.
First Look at Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.4 LTS for Raspberry Pi
A first look at the Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.4 LTS distribution on the Raspberry Pi 4 computer with 8GB RAM, featuring the Budgie desktop environment.
GNOME 51 Alpha Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Testing
GNOME 51 Alpha desktop environment is now available for public testing with support for saving and restoring monitor brightness, improved app grid accessibility, support for elogind as libsystemd provider, and much more.
NetworkManager 1.58 Is Now Available for Public Testing with Many New Features
NetworkManager 1.58 open-source network connection manager for Linux-based operating systems is now available for public testing as a major update with many new features and improvements.