Linux NewsAdd a Roaming Pixel Santa to Your Ubuntu Desktop for Christmas
Add an animated Santa desktop pet to Ubuntu with Gnomelets GNOME extension. See Santa walk on windows, jump and roam your screen. Works with GNOME 45+.
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.
GnuCash 5.14 Open-Source Accounting Software Adds Support for US Bonds
GnuCash 5.14 open-source, free, and cross-platform accounting software is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes.
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.
5 hidden terminal surprises you can try on Ubuntu right now
These Easter Eggs are waiting to be uncovered in Ubuntu Linux, if you know the right commands.
MPV 0.41 Open-Source Video Player Released with Improved Wayland Support
MPV 0.41 open-source media player is now available for download with improved Wayland support and ambient light support on Linux. Here’s what’s new!
Linux 6.19-rc2 Released Following A Quiet Week
The second weekly release candidate of Linux 6.19 is now available for testing in leading up to the stable release in early February...
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.
Ventoy 1.1.10 Released With Wayland Fixes and musl libc Support
Ventoy 1.1.10 adds support for the musl libc, fixes Wayland GUI crashes, and improves boot reliability across Linux and Windows systems.
Results from the 2025 TAB election
The 2025 election for members of the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board has concluded; the winners are Greg Kroah-Hartman, Steven Rostedt, Julia Lawall, David Hildenbrand, and Ted Ts'o.
MPV 0.41 Released With Wayland Improvements, Vulkan Hardware Decoding Preferred
MPV 0.41 is out today as the newest feature release for this MPlayer/mplayer2-derived open-source video player. With MPV 0.41 there is a big focus on improving Wayland support as well as now preferring Vulkan Video acceleration over alternative video decode APIs...
Ventoy 1.1.10 Bootable USB Creator Released with Support for AerynOS
Ventoy 1.1.10 open-source bootable USB solution is now available for download with support for AerynOS and other improvements. Here's what's new!
5 reasons dual booting is better than choosing between Windows and Linux
Dual booting Linux and Windows is one of the rare setups where you don’t have to compromise—you get the best of both worlds.
AMD ISP4 Linux Driver Patches Update Again For HP ZBook Ultra G1a, Future Ryzen Laptops
One of the features that sadly didn't make it into the recent Linux 6.19 merge window was the long-awaited AMD ISP4 driver for supporting the web camera found with the high-end HP ZBook Ultra G1a and also expected to be used by future flagship AMD Ryzen laptops...