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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for January 11th, 2026, brings news about Linux Mint 22.3, Debian 13.3, Budgie 10.10, Nitrux 5.1, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199, KDE Gear 25.12.1, KDE Frameworks 6.22, Mageia 10 alpha, Budgie 11, new Linux laptops, and more.
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Linux Mint 22.3, Debian 13.3, Nitrux 5.1, Budgie 10.10, Debian faces Data Protection gap, Orion Browser takes first step toward Linux availability, and more.
Linus Torvalds has published AudioNoise, a personal GitHub project focused on experimenting with digital audio effects and signal processing.
Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” users can now upgrade their installations to the Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” release. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to achieve that!
Auto-cpufreq 3.0, a CPU speed and power optimizer for Linux, introduces CPU turbo overrides via CLI and GUI, improved battery detection, and more.
The 2026 edition of the Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit will be held May 4-6 in Zagreb, Croatia. The call for proposals has gone out for anybody who would like to attend this invitation-only meeting. "We are asking that you please let us know you want to be invited by February 20, 2026".
Linus Torvalds is working on a new side project and he is not hesitating to take the help of AI.
Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and featuring the latest Cinnamon 6.6 desktop environment. Here's what's new!
Ahead of the imminent Linux 6.19-rc5 release, the char/misc pull request was merged earlier today with a notable fix to the Rust Binder driver as well as adding the Intel Nova Lake Point S device ID to the MEI driver...
Big changes are coming to the Budgie desktop in 2026 as Budgie 11 introduces a Qt6-based, modular architecture and a Wayland-first design.
Development of the upcoming Budgie 11 desktop environment kicks off with a more modular design and components written in Qt 6. Here's what to expect!
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, introducing Cinnamon 6.6 desktop with a redesigned app menu, new system tools, and more.
The Linux desktop has been perfecting window tiling while everyone else forgot about it until recently.
The 6.18.5, 6.12.65, 6.6.120, and 6.1.160 stable updates have been released. They all contain a small patch set fixing a scheduling regression associated with idle balancing; the 6.6.120 and 6.1.60 updates also contain a large set of other important fixes.
Some news that slipped under the radar prior to the holidays... Linutronix as the Linux consulting firm that has led the real-time "PREEMPT_RT" work and more within the Linux kernel -- and Linutronix was acquired by Intel back in 2022 as an independent subsidiary -- is beginning a "new chapter"...
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