Linux NewsLinux Mint 22.3 Codenamed “Zena”, Planned for Christmas 2025
Linux Mint 22.3 distribution was announced as “Zena”, based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS operating system series and Linux kernel 6.14.
Not Every Browser is Built on Chrome: Explore These Firefox-based Options
Think all popular browsers out there are Chromium based? Take a look at this Firefox-based options.
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Nears Release with New Cinnamon Menu and Tools
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” nears release with a new Cinnamon menu, updated system tools, Wayland improvements, and many refinements now prepared for the upcoming beta.
Linux 6.19 To Allow File-Systems To Increase The Writeback Chunk Size
Linux has maintained a default 4MB minimum writeback chunk size but with the in-development Linux 6.19 kernel it will allow file-systems to override that minimum value. This in turn can help avoid fragmentation and yield a better experience for zoned rotation media and other uses...
NVIDIA 590.44.01 Beta Linux Driver Released With Wayland Improvements
NVIDIA today released the 590.44.01 Linux driver build as the first beta of their R590 series driver branch for Linux customers...
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2 Release Brings AI Grammar Checks to the Free Office Suite
Along with macro recording, customizable hotkeys, and enhanced PDF redaction tools.
Rocky Linux 9.7 Released With Updated Toolchains
Rocky Linux 9.7 introduces post-quantum cryptography policies, toolchain updates, a refreshed Cockpit UI, and expanded image creation options for developers.
Canonical Now Offering Ubuntu Pro For WSL
Evidently Canonical has been pretty pleased with the uptake of Ubuntu on Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) within enterprise/corporate environments as they are now offering Ubuntu Pro for WSL...
openSUSE Begins Rolling Out Intel NPU Support
Via the openSUSE Innovator Initiative, packaging of the Intel Neural Processing Unit (NPU) driver for the openSUSE ecosystem has begun. This is helping to jump-start the Intel NPU support within the openSUSE space although user-space applications ready to leverage the Intel NPU still remains very limited...
Optimized NUMA Distances For Intel GNR & CWF, Other Scheduler Improvements In Linux 6.19
The big set of kernel scheduler changes were merged on Monday for the in-development Linux 6.19 kernel...
Kernel Credential Guards Merged For Linux 6.19
Merged yesterday for the Linux 6.19 kernel were "substantial" improvements to the kernel's credential infrastructure to provide guard-based management that allows for kernel code simplification and avoiding manual reference counting across many subsystems...
TUXEDO Computers Scraps Snapdragon X1E-Based Laptop
Due to issues with a Snapdragon CPU, TUXEDO Computers has cancelled its plans to release a laptop based on this elite hardware.
Arch Linux’s December 2025 ISO Is Out Now with the Archinstall 3.0.14 Installer
Arch Linux 2025.12.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for December 2025, powered by Linux kernel 6.17.9 and featuring the Archinstall 3.0.14 menu-based installer.
Ubuntu Touch OTA-1.1 Rolls Out with VoLTE Support for Fairphone 4, Volla Phone 22
Ubuntu Touch OTA 1.1 update is now rolling out with VoLTE support for Fairphone 4 and Volla Phone 22 devices, as well as other improvements and bug fixes.
GStreamer 1.26.9 Improves Support for DeckLink Capture Cards, Spotify Integration
GStreamer 1.26.9 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!