Linux NewsIBM and Red Hat Launch $5B Open Source Security Project
IBM and Red Hat announce Project Lightwell, a $5 billion effort to secure open-source software supply chains with AI-assisted engineering.
Steam Client Gets Third Update in May With Runtime Change
Valve’s third Steam Client update in May brings Linux fixes, Steam Input improvements, Remote Play changes, and overlay bug fixes.
Calibre 9.9 E-Book Manager Improves EPUB Page Counting
Calibre 9.9 adds accurate page counts for fixed-layout EPUBs, keeps searches across Virtual libraries, and fixes SSL loading on Fedora 44.
Ubuntu Gets Workshop for Reproducible Development Environment
Canonical’s Workshop lets developers define Ubuntu dev environments in YAML and reproduce them across machines with a single command.
Zen Browser 1.20 Adds Boosts for Per-Site Web Customization
Zen Browser 1.20 introduces Boosts, letting users customize website colors, fonts, styles, page elements, and dark mode.
Krita 6.0.2 Released as Qt 6 Build, 5.3.2 Remains Production Choice
Krita 6.0.2 digital painting app arrives with Qt 6 changes, while Krita 5.3.2 remains the recommended build for production work.
PeerTube 8.2 Video Platform Adds Channel Ownership Transfers
PeerTube 8.2 introduces channel ownership transfers, live stream catch-up support, Studio editing improvements, and admin updates.
LibreOffice Outlines New Web and Mobile Strategy
The Document Foundation details its plan for LibreOffice on the web and mobile, with WebAssembly, mobile GUI work, and collaboration tests.
COSMIC Desktop 1.0.14 Adds External Monitor Brightness Control
COSMIC Desktop 1.0.14 brings DDC/CI brightness support, text previews in COSMIC Files, VPN fixes, and better X11 game handling.
NVIDIA 610.43 Linux Driver Adds Vulkan and Wayland Improvements
NVIDIA 610.43 for Linux adds new Vulkan extensions, Wayland EGL support, DRM color pipeline support, and game performance fixes.
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 202 Released with Linux Kernel Security Fixes
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 202 open-source firewall distro ships Linux 6.18.32, fixing Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, and other security issues.
AlmaLinux 10.2 Released with i686 Packages and Btrfs Boot Support
AlmaLinux 10.2 ships with Linux kernel 6.12, i686 userspace packages, Btrfs boot support, GNOME 49, Linux 6.12, and expanded hardware support.
California Bill Adds Open-Source Carve-Out to Age Verification Rules
California’s AB 1856 amendment adds an open-source carve-out to OS-level age verification rules, likely excluding most Linux distributions.
Labwc 0.20 Wayland Compositor Released with wlroots 0.20 Support
Labwc 0.20 window-stacking Wayland compositor lands as the first release based on wlroots 0.20, adding HDR10 support, show desktop action, and capture improvements.
PipeWire 1.6.6 Multimedia Framework Fixes Snap Client Audio Issue
PipeWire 1.6.6 is out with a fix for a server bug that could leave Snap clients without sound, plus filter-graph and Pulse server updates.