Linux NewsGNU Linux-Libre 6.19 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers
GNU Linux-libre 6.19 kernel is now available for download based on Linux kernel 6.19 and targeted at those seeking 100% freedom for their PCs.
Redox OS Gets Cargo & The Rust Compiler Running On This Open-Source OS
The Rust-written Redox OS open-source operating system is now able to leverage Cargo and the Rust compiler "rustc" itself running within this platform. Plus they also made a heck of a lot of other improvements too over the course of the past month. Today they published a status update to outline all of the promising advancements made to this independent OS so far in 2026...
Offpunk 3.0 released
Version 3.0 of the Offpunk offline-first, command-line web, Gemini, and Gopher browser has been released. Notable changes in this release include integration of the unmerdify library to "remove cruft" from web sites, the xkcdpunk standalone tool for viewing xkcd comics in the terminal, and a cookies command to enable browsing web sites (such as LWN.net) while being logged in. Something wonderful happened on the road leading to 3.0: Offpunk became a true cooperative effort. Offpunk 3.0 is probably the first release that contains code I didn't review line-by-line. Unmerdify (by Vincent Jousse), all the translation infrastructure (by the always-present JMCS), and the community packaging effort are areas for which I barely touched the code. So, before anything else, I want to thank all the people involved for sharing their energy and motivation. I'm very grateful for every contribution the project received. I'm also really happy to see "old names" replying from time to time on the mailing
This Lesser Known Nextcloud Alternative's Latest Release Makes it More Suitable for Small Businesses
The open source groupware platform partners with Collabora to provide a paid feature for free. There is also a Kanban module along with time apporoval feature.
GNU Binutils 2.46 Released With AMD Zen 6 and Arm v9.7 Support
GNU Binutils 2.46 adds support for AMD Zen 6 processors and Arm v9.7, expanding toolchain readiness for upcoming CPU architectures.
Debian's tag2upload considered stable
Sean Whitton has announced that Debian's tag2upload service is now out of beta and ready for use by Debian developers and maintainers. During the beta we encountered only a few significant bugs. Now that we've fixed those, our rate of successful uploads is hovering around 95%. Failures are almost always due to packaging inconsistencies that older workflows don't detect, and therefore only need fixing once per package. We don't think you need explicit approval from your co-maintainers anymore. Your upload workflows can be different to your teammates. They can be using dput, dgit or tag2upload. LWN covered tag2upload in July 2024.
pearOS 26.2 Released with Liquid Gel Design, Wayland Session, and More
pearOS 26.2 distribution is now available for download with liquid glass design, Wayland session, new browser, new installer, and much more. Here's what's new!
Security updates for Monday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (fontforge, kernel, and osbuild-composer), Debian (debian-security-support, sudo, wireshark, xrdp, and zabbix), Fedora (bind, bind-dyndb-ldap, chromium, k9s, libgit2, mingw-glib2, node-exporter, open-vm-tools, plantuml, xorgxrdp, and xrdp), Oracle (fence-agents, image-builder, kernel, libsoup3, and osbuild-composer), Red Hat (image-builder and osbuild-composer), Slackware (openssl and p11), SUSE (chromium, cockpit-354, cockpit-machines, cockpit-machines-346, cockpit-packages, cockpit-podman, cockpit-subscriptions, govulncheck-vulndb, kubernetes-old, libsnmp45-32bit, libxml2, localsearch, micropython, opencloud-server, python-django, python-djangorestframework, python-maturin, python311-Django, python311-wheel, python315, sqlite3, and xrdp), and Ubuntu (linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips and python-pip).
AMD openSIL + Coreboot Being Ported To A Modern AM5 Consumer Motherboard
While we are very eager for the AMD openSIL open-source CPU silicon initialization project to achieve production readiness with Zen 6 platforms for ultimately replacing AGESA, there is some experimental excitement on the way for open-source firmware enthusiasts... OpenSIL and Coreboot are being brought to an AM5 motherboard you can buy retail...
Kdenlive 25.12.2 Delivers Monitor Fixes and Dragging Refactor
Kdenlive 25.12.2 open-source video editor, is now available with new stability fixes, better monitor performance, and workflow improvements.
What are Linux Mint's Nemo Actions and how do they work
How Linux Mint turns your mouse’s right-click button into the most productive tool.
Build an "infinite desktop" on Ubuntu with Python and a systemd timer
Pull fresh Unsplash wallpapers and rotate them on GNOME automatically with a Python script plus a systemd service and timer.
Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance For Intel Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake
Last week I began publishing the many exciting Panther Lake benchmarks under Linux from the interesting CPU performance and efficiency to the much anticipated Xe3 graphics with the Intel Arc B390 graphics. Up today is a look at how the out-of-the-box performance for the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H compares under Microsoft Windows 11 and the current Ubuntu Linux 26.04 development state.
Sudo, Heartbleed, and the Lessons We Still Haven’t Learned
We fixed Heartbleed. We didn’t fix the open source funding problem that still asks the people securing our infrastructure to volunteer while we overpay commodity app builders. The post Sudo, Heartbleed, and the Lessons We Still Haven’t Learned appeared first on FOSS Force.
Linux Kernel 6.19 Arrives! You Get Intel, AMD Improvements, and ASUS Armoury Support
Hardware support gets major buffs across multiple architectures.