Linux NewsKDE Plasma 6.8 Promises Smoother Animations
KDE developers continue polishing Plasma 6.8 with smoother visual effects, a fixed multi-screen crash, and UI refinements.
Shelly GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Now Lets You Install Apps from Flathub
Shelly 2.4.1.1 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with support for installing apps directly from the Flathub website, and other changes.
OpenRazer 3.12.4 Fixes Compatibility With Linux 7.2
OpenRazer 3.12.4 is now available as the newest update to these out-of-tree, unofficial Linux drivers for Razer devices. OpenRazer when paired with the likes of Polychromatic or other GUI options is what makes for a nice experience running Razer gaming peripherals under Linux...
First Look at Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.4 LTS for Raspberry Pi
A first look at the Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.4 LTS distribution on the Raspberry Pi 4 computer with 8GB RAM, featuring the Budgie desktop environment.
FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending July 3, 2026
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read articles on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending July 3, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.
Seven stable kernels for Saturday including two security fixes
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 7.1.3, 6.18.38, 6.12.95, 6.6.144, 6.1.177, 5.15.211, and 5.10.260 stable kernels. Several kernels in this batch include a fix for a vulnerability introduced in the 6.0 kernel in IPv6 (CVE-2026-53362), which could allow an attacker to escape a container and gain root access. There is also a fix for a use-after-free bug in KVM (CVE-2026-53359) that was introduced in the 2.6.36 kernel. As usual, each stable kernel includes a number of fixes throughout the tree. Users are advised to upgrade.
Brave Says This is Not a Privacy Feature, But Using Containers Has Its Perks
Brave Browser 1.92 introduces support for Containers that isolate cookies and site data per tab.
FEX 2607 Optimizing For Yet-To-Be-Released ARM 256-bit SVE2 Hardware
The FEX Emulator that allows running Linux x86/x86_64 software on ARM64 (AArch64) systems, including the likes of Wine / Valve's Steam Play (Proton) for Windows gaming on ARM, is out with its newest monthly feature release. The Valve-backed project for running x86_64 games and other software on ARM for the upcoming Steam Frame and other more typical ARM Linux systems has been baking more optimizations and improvements...
I tried umbrelOS, and it's the easiest way to grow your homelab
You don't need to be a terminal wizard to build and maintain a homelab anymore.
Ubuntu Reverts Rust cp After It Breaks Live Image Builds
Ubuntu temporarily switched cp back to GNU Coreutils after a Rust Coreutils compatibility issue caused livecd-rootfs builds to fail.
Linux DRM Scheduler Patches Yield Massive Improvement For Job Submission Latency
A set of patches to the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) scheduler that is shared among different kernel graphics drivers is showing the potential of delivering much lower job submission latency when the system is loaded with many runnable CPU processes...
Why I stopped installing apps the traditional Linux way
As I've grown more comfortable with Linux, I've discovered alternative methods of installing apps. Sometimes, they're better than the traditional way.
4K @ 60 FPS USB Video Capture Finally Becomes Less Problematic On Linux
One area of Linux hardware testing I haven't explored much in many years has been modern USB video capture for the lack of said hardware. The last time I did much video capturing on Linux was during the Hauppauge PCI card days. It turns out though that USB video capture of 4K 60 FPS content has been a pain point under Linux but is finally smoothing out with newer versions of the Linux kernel...
Phoronix Premium Summer Sale To Help Support Linux Hardware Testing
For those that missed Phoronix turning 22 years old last month when running a special to help support the site, a few readers mentioned recently they missed out on seeing the deal in time. Paired with the US Independence Day holiday and summer sales elsewhere, now through 10 July is a Phoronix Premium summer sale if wishing to view the site ad-free while supporting the daily open-source/Linux news coverage and relentless Linux hardware testing...
Fedora Rethinks Community Initiatives After AI Desktop Backlash
Fedora’s top governance body says the Community Initiatives framework no longer provides an effective path for major project goals.