Linux NewsPinta 3.1 Image Editor Brings New Grid, Selection Tools, and More
Pinta 3.1, an open-source image-drawing/editing app, is out with improvements to canvas performance, reduced memory usage, and smoother zooming for large images.
Parrot OS 7.0 Released With KDE Plasma 6, Wayland, and Debian 13 Base
Parrot OS 7.0 is now available, introducing KDE Plasma 6, Wayland by default, a Debian 13 base, and a fully rewritten system architecture.
QEMU and FFmpeg Founder Introduces Micro QuickJS JavaScript Engine
Fabrice Bellard, founder of QEMU and FFmpeg, has published Micro QuickJS, a minimal JavaScript engine targeting embedded and low-memory environments.
Docker Update Tool Watchtower Reaches End of Maintenance
Watchtower, a widely used Docker container update tool, is no longer maintained after its core developers stepped away.
postmarketOS 25.12 Brings GNOME 49, Plasma Mobile 6.5, and Phosh 0.51
The postmarketOS 25.12 release updates all major mobile Linux interfaces, including GNOME 49, Plasma Mobile 6.5.3, and Phosh 0.51.
QEMU 10.2 Expands RISC-V, PowerPC, and s390x Emulation Capabilities
QEMU 10.2 expands emulation support for RISC-V, PowerPC, and s390x, adding performance improvements, new machine support, and fixes.
Lua 5.5 Released With Incremental Garbage Collection and Compact Arrays
The Lua 5.5 programming language introduces explicit global variable declarations alongside major improvements to memory and garbage collection.
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3 Released With Smarter Networking and Faster Writes
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3 improves flashing performance with real-time bottleneck detection, faster async I/O, smarter sync handling, and detailed write timing analysis.
elementary OS 8.1 Is Out With Secure Session Now Default
Ubuntu-based elementary OS 8.1 is now available with the Wayland-based Secure Session set as the default and fixes over 1,100 reported issues.
Clapper 0.10 Media Player Released With Enhancer Plugin System Improvements
Clapper 0.10, an open-source media player, strengthens its enhancer plugin system, adding configurability, new plugins, and more.
Qubes OS 4.3 Brings Fedora 42, Debian 13, and Whonix 18 Templates
The Qubes OS 4.3 release updates default templates to Fedora 42, Debian 13, and Whonix 18, dropping support for older template versions.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 51 (Dec 15 – 21, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Mint 22.3 Beta, Systemd 259, mpv 0.41, OpenZFS 2.4, Debian gets its own PPA-like system, MIT and Apache 2.0 lead open source licensing in 2025, Mageia 10 enters alpha phase, and more.
The Linux Foundation Spent $8.4 Million on the Linux Kernel Project in 2025
The Linux Foundation reports over $310M in 2025 revenue, with $8.41M allocated to the Linux Kernel Project.
MPV 0.41 Media Player Switches to GPU-Next Renderer
MPV 0.41 open-source media player makes GPU-Next the default renderer, delivering better color handling, Wayland improvements, and more.
Darktable 5.4 RAW Photo Editing Tool Released
Darktable 5.4, an open-source raw photo editing tool, introduces AgX tone mapping, capture sharpening, multi-workspace support, and more.