Linux NewsTrinity Desktop R14.1.6 Adds Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Support
Trinity Desktop R14.1.6 updates the classic KDE 3-style desktop with new app refinements, bug fixes, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS support.
Linux 7.1 Adds SoC Slider Support To x86_energy_perf_policy Utility
One of the last feature pulls merged by Linus Torvalds prior to tagging Linux 7.1-rc1 this weekend were some power utility updates for those tools living within the kernel source tree...
AMD VPE 2.0 Support Merged For Mesa 26.2
Merged overnight to the latest Mesa graphics driver development code is enabling the VPE 2.0 engine to be found with future AMD Radeon GPUs...
Ubuntu Linux Will Begin Landing AI Features Throughout The Next Year
Now that Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has shipped, Canonical is opening up on their next major focus for Ubuntu development: lots of AI features...
Kernel prepatch 7.1-rc1
Linus has released 7.1-rc1 and closed the merge window for this release. Things look fairly normal, although we do have a few different projects to cull some old hardware support to help minimize maintenance burden: phasing out i486 support (configs deleted, code deletions to follow) and independently starting to remove some really old networking hardware support, and removing some SoC support that never went anywhere. But we're more than making up for any stale code removal with all the new features and code added, so the diffstat still shows many more lines added than removed.
Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.6 Adds Support for Fedora 44, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) R14.1.6 desktop environment is now available with support for new distributions, new features, and various enhancements for nostalgic KDE 3.5 fans. Here’s what’s new!
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 26th, 2026
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for April 19th, 2026, brings news about Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Firefox and Thunderbird 150, Colorado's exemption on Linux and Open Source, LXQt 2.4, Linux 6.19 EOL, Ubuntu 26.10 release date and codename, VirtualBox 7.2.8, Archinstall 4.3, Framework Laptop 13 Pro, QEMU 11, Tails 7.7, BleachBit 6.0, Linux 7.1 RC1, PipeWire 1.6.4, and more.
D7VK v1.8 Continues Improving Legacy Direct3D Atop The Vulkan API
D7VK as what began as an implementation of the Direct3D 7 API on top of the Vulkan API, based off DXVK as part of Steam Play (Proton) for D3D8 through D3D11 support, continues enhancing its legacy D3D API support that over time has stretched now from D3D7 to D3D3...
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 17, 2026 (Apr 20 – 26)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, CachyOS April ISO, COSMIC 1.0.11, LXQt 2.4, VirtualBox 7.2.8, Mozilla Firefox quietly adds Brave’s adblock engine, and more.
Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.1 Release Candidate
Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect!
Firefox’s free VPN is getting the one feature it was missing
Mozilla has attracted kudos since it added a free built-in VPN to its Firefox web browser, not least because of the generous 50 GB a month usage limit. Now it’s set to add another sweetener: server location choice. Mozilla began rolling out VPN integration in Firefox 149 for Windows, macOS and Linux to users in the UK, USA, France and Germany as a privacy shield: it hides your real IP address when browsing by routing traffic through a secure proxy server hosted by Fastly. Canada was added to that list with Firefox 150. The only hard requirement is that users must be […]
How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to 26.04 LTS
Tested and proven step-by-step guide for smoothly upgrading from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon).
Linux 7.1-rc1 Released With New NTFS Driver, FRED By Default & Much More
The Linux 7.1-rc1 kernel was just released for concluding the Linux 7.1 merge window. A lot of new features are in tow for this next kernel version that will then be out as stable in mid-June...
CachyOS ISO Release for April 2026 Brings Shelly as Default GUI Package Manager
The CachyOS ISO snapshot for April 2026 is now available for download with the Shelly graphical package manager, DNS-over-HTTPS, fingerprint sudo, and more.
I tried the most "bloated" Linux distro, and it's still better than Windows
Ubuntu is technically more bloated than Windows 11 now, and it's still not even a fair fight.