Linux NewsKDE Plasma 6.7 Beta Is Out, Here’s What to Expect in the Final Release
KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta is now available for testing, with the final Plasma 6.7 release scheduled for June 16. Here’s what to expect.
Ubuntu Concept ISOs Published For CIX P1 AI CPU
Similar to Canonical engineers having published "Ubuntu Concept" ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops to provide the very latest hardware-specific support that hasn't yet worked its way to the mainline Linux kernel and other packages, Canonical has begun providing Ubuntu Concept ISOs for the CIX P1 as an "AI" focused platform...
Ubuntu 26.04 support added to VMware Workstation Pro
A new version of Broadcom’s free virtualisation software VMware Workstation Pro is out with been support Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. VMware Workstation Pro 26H1, along macOS counterpart VMware Fusion Pro, both support the latest long-term support version of Ubuntu as host OS (what the software runs on) and a guest OS (a virtual machine inside the software). Fedora 43 and 44, SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 and openSUS 16.0 are similarly supported as both guest and host OSes, while FreeBSD 15.0 is supported as a guest only. Windows builds of VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 see “all binaries, libraries, installer components, and related […]
Open-Source "low_latency_layer" Brings Reflex & Anti-Lag 2 To AMD & Intel GPUs On Linux
A new open-source project called low_latency_layer is an implicit Vulkan layer that enables AMD Anti-Lag 2 and NVIDIA Reflex 2 to reportedly work in a hardware-agnostic manner so that AMD and Intel graphics cards can both enjoy Reflex or Anti-Lag 2 working on non-AMD graphics cards as well...
Claude Code Did The Heavy Lifting To Get Adobe Lightroom CC Running On Linux
An open-source developer with the assistance of Claude Code has managed to get the Adobe Lightroom CC software working on Linux under Wine...
FFmpeg Introduces Apple ProRes RAW Vulkan-Powered Video Acceleration
Last year the widely-used, open-source FFmpeg multimedia library introduced Apple ProRes video acceleration using shaders with the Vulkan API. Now FFmpeg has taken it a step further and can support Apple ProRes RAW Vulkan-based video decoding...
Panther Lake Powered Framework Laptop 13 Pro Sees Linux Microphone Fix
Ahead of the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro laptops beginning to ship in June, an audio microphone fix was merged this weekend to the mainline Linux kernel for these new Intel Panther Lake powered devices...
FluidX3D Lands A Big Speed-Up For This OpenCL CFD Software
Released this week was FluidX3D 3.7, the latest feature update to this computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software that is CPU/GPU accelerated by way of OpenCL...
FreeBSD 15.1 Beta 3 Updates OpenZFS, Ensures Cloud Images Up-To-Date On First Boot
In working toward the stable FreeBSD 15.1 release in early June, FreeBSD 15.1 Beta 3 is out this weekend as the latest weekly test candidate...
Rescuezilla 2.6.2 System Recovery Live ISO Adds Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Support
Rescuezilla 2.6.2 distribution is now available for download with a new build based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Racoon” and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
Rescuezilla 2.6.2 Adds Ubuntu 26.04 LTS-Based Build
Rescuezilla 2.6.2 is out with new Ubuntu-based images, Partclone 0.3.47, and fixes cloning and shutdown menu issues.
Linus Torvalds Merges New Linux Kernel Security Bug Guidelines
Linus Torvalds has merged new Linux kernel docs clarifying what counts as a security bug and how reports should be triaged.
GNOME 51 Could End Up Replacing System Tools With "Resources" App
The current GNOME System Monitor is on track to be replaced by the GNOME Resources app for as soon as the GNOME 51 desktop release...
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Memtest86+ 8.10 Improves Support For Newer Hardware
Memtest86+ 8.10 is out today as a significant update to this legendary open-source RAM testing software...