Linux NewsLinuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 12, 2026 (Mar 16 – 22)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Mageia 10 Beta, GNOME 50, Blender 5.1, Bcachefs 1.37, FFmpeg 8.1, systemd introduces birth date support, and more.
Bottles 63.0 Introduces Proxy Support and Resolves Installation Issues
Bottles 63.0, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows applications on Linux, enhances installation reliability and introduces proxy support.
What Are Btrfs Subvolumes? And Why They’re Better Than Traditional Linux Partitions
What are Btrfs subvolumes in Linux? Understand how they work and why they are better than traditional partitions with features like snapshots and flexibility.
GStreamer 1.30 to Support HDR10+ Metadata Parsing from H.265 & AV1 Bitstreams
GStreamer 1.30 open-source multimedia framework has entered development promising many new features and improvements. Here’s what to expect.
HandBrake 1.11.1 Video Transcoder Improves Stability With Audio and UI Fixes
HandBrake 1.11.1 video transcoder delivers stability fixes, updated libraries, and multiple Windows improvements, including UI and accessibility fixes.
Canonical Announces MicroCloud 3.1 with Cluster Manager Integration
Canonical releases MicroCloud 3.1, adding support for Cluster Manager to manage and monitor multiple clusters from one place.
7 settings I change after installing Ubuntu
Little changes, big upgrades.
Linux 7.0-rc5 Released: Linux 7.0 "Starting To Calm Down"
Linus Torvalds just issued Linux 7.0-rc5 as we inch toward the stable Linux 7.0 kernel release in April...
D7VK 1.6 Overhauls Interaction With DXVK's D3D9 Backend
D7VK is the open-source project that began as a Direct3D 7 implementation atop the Vulkan API for Linux gamers and with time expanded to support all the way back to Direct3D 3. Out today is D7VK 1.6 with continuing to enhance this D3D compatibility layer atop Vulkan for enhancing retro/vintage gaming on Linux...
Why everyone should have a spare bootable Linux USB disk
There are some situations where you'll wish you had one.
Turris Omnia NG Wired Launches as a Linux-Powered 10Gb Router
Turris Omnia NG Wired arrives as a Linux-based 10Gb router built for homelabs with fast networking, modular hardware, and long-term support.
SysVinit 3.16 Init System Released with Minor Fixes
SysVinit 3.16 UNIX-style init system improves systemd-to-SysV script conversion and delivers minor fixes alongside ongoing codebase cleanup.
On Our Way to Independence: Funding FOSS Force’s Next Year of Coverage
Our 2026 Independence Drive is moving, but more slowly than we’d hoped — here’s where things stand and how you can help us pick up the pace. The post On Our Way to Independence: Funding FOSS Force’s Next Year of Coverage appeared first on FOSS Force.
This Linux filesystem was supposed to change everything—here's the dark reason it failed
For a brief time, it was the future of Linux storage. Then its creator did something unforgivable.
This Week Is Fedora 44 CoreOS Test Week
Want an early look at Fedora 44 CoreOS? Here’s your chance to get a sneak peek and put the next release through its paces. The post This Week Is Fedora 44 CoreOS Test Week appeared first on FOSS Force.