Linux NewsSystemd-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.
Android's sideloading changes, the big Visual Studio Code update, better Linux phones, and more: News roundup
Everything you may have missed from the past week.
Upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 Adds Time Zone Offsets and Desktop Type-Ahead
KDE Plasma 6.7 will introduce time zone offsets in the clock and a new type-ahead desktop navigation feature for faster file access.
This is the most underrated Linux desktop environment of all time
The quiet desktop environment that might be the most practical in Linux.
Linux Driver Being Worked On For Pulsar Gaming Mice
A Linux HID driver is being developed for Pulsar branded gaming mice to expose additional information and capabilities...
FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending March 20, 2026
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending March 20, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.
LibreOffice 26.8 To Add A Donation Banner To Its Start Center
LibreOffice 26.8 merged initial support for adding a donation banner to its Start Center. This initial UI when launching LibreOffice aims to make users aware of the community-driven focus of the project and to hopefully solicit additional donations from the community...
Contribute at the Fedora CoreOS 44 Test Week
The Fedora CoreOS and QA teams are gearing up for Fedora 44, and we need your help! We are organizing a Test Week running from March 23 to March 27, 2026. This event is a nice opportunity for the community to test Fedora CoreOS (FCOS) based on Fedora 44 content before it officially reaches the […]
Big Win for Open Source as Germany Backs Open Document Format
The Deutschland-Stack names ODF and PDF/UA as the only permitted document formats for German public administrations.
Linux 7.0 Lands Fix For Years Old Bug Affecting AMD Hainan GPUs
Merged overnight for Linux 7.0 and set to be back-ported to existing Linux stable kernel versions is a fix for aging AMD GCN 1.0 "Hainan" GPU models. This closes a 2021 bug report that was long neglected and ended up being just a small tweak to fix the issue reported of GPU hangs...
KDE Plasma 6.7's KWin Lands Support For 3D LUTs To Help With Modern GPUs
In addition to releasing Plasma 6.6.3 this week, KDE developers remain quite busy working on new features for the Plasma 6.7 desktop while also already queuing some changes for the next Plasma 6.6.4 point release...
SUSE's Agama Installer Sees Architectural Revamp
The modern Agama OS installer for SUSE/openSUSE is out with its first new release since November. With the time since the prior release, SUSE engineers have been making key improvements to Agama and enhancing its architecture to more align with their original vision for it...
SysV Init 3.16 Released With Cleanups, Improved systemd Unit To SysV Script Conversion
For any holdouts still running SysV Init instead of systemd or other alternatives like OpenRC, SysV Init 3.16 is out as the first release in a half-year and bringing a few refinements...
OpenShot 3.5 released, is (yet again) the biggest, fastest etc release ever
A new version of free video editor OpenShot has been released, with the app’s developers calling it as one of the ‘biggest releases’ ever in its 18-year history. OpenShot 3.5 ships with a new default timeline (it had been available to test in earlier builds). This offers the same functions as before (zooming, scrolling, editing, etc), along with a new keyframe panel, but is said to be ‘faster’ than before. Indeed, the app in general, effect and frame processing especially, is said to be as much as 35% faster than before. Sure, it sounds impressive, but it is against a […]