Linux NewsRust 1.99 Released With C Variadic Functions, New Stable APIs
Rust 1.99 adds support for defining C-compatible variadic functions, expands raw pointer layout APIs, and stabilizes a new batch of standard library features.
Nitrux 7.0 Launches With New Workspace Environment, Linux Kernel 7.2
Nitrux 7.0 overhauls the desktop experience with a new first-party Workspace Environment, Hyprland 0.55.4, and updated MauiKit components.
Siemens Slams The Door Shut On Promising Open-Source Radioss Project
As a major disappointment to the open-source community, Siemens has decided to end -- and close-up access -- to the OpenRadioss project as the open-source version opened up by Altair Engineering under the GNU AGPL License back in 2022. This was an open-source version of the industry-leading finite element solver that Altair developed. Siemens acquired Altair Engineering last year and have now completely shut the door on OpenRadioss...
YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI
Their submission to the EU's piracy watchlist places the open source tool in the same category as illegal downloading websites.
Arch Linux October 2026 ISO Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.2.7, Systemd 262
Arch Linux releases its October 2026 ISO with Linux kernel 7.2.7, Archinstall 4.5, systemd 262, Mesa 26.2.3, and other recent updates.
Steam On Linux Dives Down To 3.05% For September
Steam on Linux use in March hit an all-time high of around 5.33% marketshare. Since then it pulled back to around 4% while for September 2026 the Steam Survey results are now in and it's clocking in just above 3%...
The EU Is About to Make Linux’s Vulnerability Management Problem Harder to Ignore
More CVEs, sprawling deployments, and new EU reporting rules are turning vulnerability management into a matter of evidence as well as patching. The post The EU Is About to Make Linux’s Vulnerability Management Problem Harder to Ignore appeared first on FOSS Force.
Ubuntu 26.10 Beta Lands With Linux Kernel 7.3-rc and GNOME 51
Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Beta brings Linux 7.3-rc, GNOME 51, Rust Coreutils, dbus-broker, Mesa 26.2, and major toolchain updates.
Ubuntu 26.10 Beta Released with Linux Kernel 7.3 and GNOME 51
Ubuntu 26.10 is now available for public beta testing with the latest and greatest Linux 7.3 kernel, Mesa 26.2 graphics stack, and GNOME 51 desktop environment.
Ubuntu 26.10 Beta released with Linux 7.3 & GNOME 51
Chocks away – the beta release of Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stringray) is now available for download. Ubuntu 26.10 runs on the Linux 7.3 kernel (release candidate) and ships the GNOME 51 desktop with various user-facing features. Lower-level changes include a full set of Rust core utilities and better handling of low-memory situations. This beta is meant for testing, so users and developers can trial the changes and report any bugs ahead of the final, stable release of Ubuntu 26.10 due o 15 October 2026. For a concise overview of what ships in the Stonking Stingray, read on. What’s new in […]
FOSS Weekly #26.40: NixOS is European Choice, Firefox Nova and Features, Free Terminal Course, Homelab Improvements and More
European governments are betting on NixOS to reduce their dependency on big tech.
Fedora 45 Beta Performance: The Satisfyingly Boring Benchmarks
While there have been a number of Ubuntu 26.10 development benchmarks in recent weeks and more on the way, some Phoronix readers have asked about the lack of any early Fedora 45 tests given its recent beta. For good reason, it's largely boring but here are some to illustrate.
Dutch Government Turns to Open Source for Digital Sovereignty
Following in the footsteps of European countries, the Netherlands is looking to increase its sovereign digital infrastructure with open source software.
This Linux experiment convinced me to stop dual-booting Windows
A Windows VM ran my Windows-only apps well enough that dual-booting is no longer necessary.
F-Droid's New App Shows it Isn't Going Anywhere
The Compose-based 2.0 app release marks the largest update in the storefront's history.