Linux NewsThis 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.
mdadm 4.6 Released With Boot Failure Fixes, New Lockless Bitmap
The mdadm utility for managing software RAID on Linux systems is out with a new release that adds new features while addressing some recent boot failure issues that were reported...
Electron's Investment Into Good Wayland Support
For years Electron apps were notorious for continuing to depend upon X11/XWayland and not jive well with the modern Wayland experience on modern Linux desktops. But for the past several months, Wayland has been well supported out-of-the-box on upstream Electron. An Electron blog post this week outlined the technical work done for achieving good Wayland support...
Wine-Staging 11.5 Released With A Few New Patches
Building off Friday's exciting release of Wine 11.5 with Syscall User Dispatch support, Wine-Staging 11.5 is now available for this experimental/testing build of Wine that at the moment is some 228 patches atop the upstream code...
Loongson Linux Display Driver No Longer Orphaned
The Loongson Direct Rendering Manager driver for handling the display controller on LS7A/LS2K SoCs is no longer orphaned with new Loongson engineers stepping up to maintain the code moving forward...
OneXPlayer Configuration HID Driver Posted For Linux By Valve Developer
Open-source developer Derek Clark of Valve's Linux engineering team has been responsible for many improvements for gaming handheld devices. Such as Lenovo Legion improvements for Linux, Ayn gaming handheld improvements, and most recently Linux 7.1 set to introduce the new Lenovo Legion Go HID drivers. With the latest Lenovo Legion driver work wrapped up for Linux 7.1, Derek Clark today posted a set of patches providing a OneXPlayer Configuration HID Driver...
BenQ’s Display Pilot 2 software now has a Linux version
BenQ released a Linux version of its Display Pilot 2 software at the end of 2025, but I only heard about this week when reading about the launch of the company’s revamped coding monitor. Priced at $699/£599, the BenQ RD280UG is a 28-inch, 3:2 monitor with ‘nano matte’ panel. It runs a 4K+ (3840×2560) resolution at a 120 Hz refresh rate. Also available are a number of monitor-level features controlled by the official Display Pilot 2 software. Display Pilot 2 has been available on Windows and macOS for a while – on macOS it allows keyboard brightness keys to control […]
Sashiko Now Providing AI Reviews On Rust Code For The Linux Kernel
A few days ago Google engineers went public with Sashiko with their agentic AI code review for the Linux kernel. The Google Gemini Pro powered AI code review service is automatically monitoring the Linux kernel mailing list for new patch submissions and has proven useful already. Interest continues to build by upstream Linux kernel stakeholders around Sashiko and the latest addition is now covering the Rust-For-Linux mailing list submissions...
Immich 2.6 Photo and Video Management Solution Released with 350+ Commits
Immich 2.6 includes over 350 commits, delivering faster mobile performance, improved playback, and enhanced sharing features.
antiX 26 Released as Systemd-Free Debian 13 Distro with Five Init Systems
antiX Linux 26 arrives based on Debian 13 Trixie with five init systems, a systemd-free design, and a fast, lightweight environment built for efficiency.
Turris Omnia NG Wired is a Fanless, Rack-Ready OpenWrt Router with Dual 10G Ports
It can go in a rack, runs OpenWrt, and comes with a promise of lifetime updates.
Keep your browser closed: 5 more tasks that are better in the terminal
The terminal isn't the scary, ugly void it seems. It can simplify your digital life if you give it a try.
Systemd-Free antiX 26 Linux Distro Is Here Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”
antiX 26 Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” and without the systemd init system. Here's what's new!
5 underrated KDE Plasma features only advanced users know about
A decade with KDE Plasma and the desktop environment is still full of surprises.