Linux NewsArch-Based Omarchy 3.7 Released with Steam, RetroArch, Lutris, and Heroic Launcher
Omarchy 3.7 arrives as The Gaming Edition, adding Steam, RetroArch, Lutris, Heroic, Moonlight, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and more.
Security updates for Monday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (kernel, libcap, libtiff, sudo, and thunderbird), Debian (dovecot, imagemagick, incus, kernel, libexif, linux-6.1, openjdk-25, pyasn1, python-aiohttp, and thunderbird), Fedora (chromium, firefox, GitPython, glibc, insight, krb5, nano, nss, openssh, openvpn, perl-CryptX, python3.14, rust-openssl, rust-openssl-sys, rust-sequoia-git, and xen), Oracle (dtrace, fence-agents, grafana-pcp, libcap, libtiff, sudo, and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland), Red Hat (buildah, fence-agents, firefox, java-11-openjdk with Extended Lifecycle Support, LibRaw, nodejs24, nodejs:24, openssh, python-pyasn1, resource-agents, thunderbird, tigervnc, xorg-x11-server, and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland), Slackware (mozilla), and SUSE (avahi, curl, freeipmi, freerdp, google-guest-agent, google-osconfig-agent, gvim, helm, himmelblau, java-1_8_0-openjdk, kernel, krb5-appl-clients, libsodium, libssh, libtiff-devel-32bit, ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs, openCryptoki, openexr, ovmf, PackageKit, pytho
Valve's Steam Controller Now Shipping
For those eager to get their hands on Valve's new Steam Controller, the gaming controller is now shipping...
Super Productivity App: The Closest I've Come to a Workflow That Sticks
Super Productivity stands out with flexible workflows, offline-first design, and free syncing. It adapts to how you work instead of forcing structure, making it one of the most practical tools I've used. The post Super Productivity App: The Closest I've Come to a Workflow That Sticks appeared first on LinuxInsider.
Omarchy 3.7 Linux Distribution Overhauls Gaming Support, Adds Unified CLI
Omarchy as the Arch Linux based desktop distribution using the Hyprland compositor and led by David Heinemeier Hansson "DHH" is out with a big OS update...
GCC 16 Compiler Delivering Some Decent Performance Gains Over GCC 15
With the GCC 16.1 compiler released last Thursday, I have begun running more compiler benchmarks on this first GCC 16 stable feature release. GCC 16 comes heavy on new changes in being the annual feature release and delivering changes from AMD Zen 6 and Arm AGI CPU support to new C++ features and even the Algol 68 programming language front-end. It's also looking quite good in the performance department relative to the GCC 15 compiler from last year.
CachyOS Switches Python To Using Tail-Call Interpreter For 5~15% Better Performance
CachyOS is a very fast out-of-the-box Linux distribution and for those concerned about Python performance, the newest updates to this Arch Linux based distribution will provide even better performance...
Linux File-System Proliferation A Burden: Requirements Laid Out For Any Future File-Systems
The growing number of file-systems within the Linux kernel source tree is causing an ongoing burden for upstream developers maintaining the virtual file-system (VFS) code around it and associated code. As a result of the continuing rise of new file-systems being proposed for the Linux kernel, documentation is being introduced to establish clear guidelines for getting new file-systems accepted into the mainline kernel...
Mesa Begins Seeing Patch Activity For AMD GFX12.1 Graphics
Since last November we've begun seeing new open-source driver activity for their next-gen GPU IP with their GFX12.1 graphics engine. GFX12 (12.0) was for the Radeon RX 9000 series RDNA4 hardware while GFX 12.1 is some new revision for yet-to-be-known products while there is also GFX13 bring-up and GFX12.5 too...
Kernel prepatch 7.1-rc2
The second 7.1 kernel prepatch is out for testing. "It's not small, and while it's a bit early to say for sure, I do suspect we're seeing the same continued pattern of more patches than usual - probably due to AI tooling - that we saw in 7.0."
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 3rd, 2026
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for May 3rd, 2026, brings news about Arch Linux 2026.05.01, Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.6, Fedora Linux 44, Wireshark 4.6.5, AerynOS 2026.05, LibreOffice 26.2.3, EndeavourOS Titan Neo, Shotcut 26.4, Grml 2026.04, Calibre 9.8, Linux Mint 22.3 HWE, Shelly 2.2, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 201, qBittorrent 5.2, Copy Fail patches, and more.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 18, 2026 (Apr 27 – May 3)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Fedora 44, EndeavourOS Titan Neo, APT 3.3, Arch Linux May ISO, Wine 11.8, GCC 16, Copy Fail Linux kernel flaw, and more.
VideoLAN Releases dav2d 0.0.1 as Early Preview AV2 Decoder
VideoLAN releases dav2d 0.0.1 “Merbanan,” an early preview AV2 decoder and successor to its widely used dav1d AV1 project.
qBittorrent 5.2 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released with Many New Features
qBittorrent 5.2 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with many new features, improvements to the WebUI and search, and platform-specific changes. Here's what's new!
NHS England May Make Public GitHub Repositories Private Over AI Concerns
National Health Service England reportedly plans to make most public code repositories private over AI-assisted vulnerability scanning concerns.