Linux NewsMPV 0.41 Open-Source Video Player Released with Improved Wayland Support
MPV 0.41 open-source media player is now available for download with improved Wayland support and ambient light support on Linux. Here’s what’s new!
Linux 6.19-rc2 Released Following A Quiet Week
The second weekly release candidate of Linux 6.19 is now available for testing in leading up to the stable release in early February...
Darktable 5.4 RAW Photo Editing Tool Released
Darktable 5.4, an open-source raw photo editing tool, introduces AgX tone mapping, capture sharpening, multi-workspace support, and more.
Ventoy 1.1.10 Released With Wayland Fixes and musl libc Support
Ventoy 1.1.10 adds support for the musl libc, fixes Wayland GUI crashes, and improves boot reliability across Linux and Windows systems.
Results from the 2025 TAB election
The 2025 election for members of the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board has concluded; the winners are Greg Kroah-Hartman, Steven Rostedt, Julia Lawall, David Hildenbrand, and Ted Ts'o.
MPV 0.41 Released With Wayland Improvements, Vulkan Hardware Decoding Preferred
MPV 0.41 is out today as the newest feature release for this MPlayer/mplayer2-derived open-source video player. With MPV 0.41 there is a big focus on improving Wayland support as well as now preferring Vulkan Video acceleration over alternative video decode APIs...
Ventoy 1.1.10 Bootable USB Creator Released with Support for AerynOS
Ventoy 1.1.10 open-source bootable USB solution is now available for download with support for AerynOS and other improvements. Here's what's new!
5 reasons dual booting is better than choosing between Windows and Linux
Dual booting Linux and Windows is one of the rare setups where you don’t have to compromise—you get the best of both worlds.
AMD ISP4 Linux Driver Patches Update Again For HP ZBook Ultra G1a, Future Ryzen Laptops
One of the features that sadly didn't make it into the recent Linux 6.19 merge window was the long-awaited AMD ISP4 driver for supporting the web camera found with the high-end HP ZBook Ultra G1a and also expected to be used by future flagship AMD Ryzen laptops...
Linux Apps Without Distro Lock-In? Explore This Lesser Known Snap and Flatpak Alternative
Meet PkgForge: A Distro-Independent Portable Apps 'Foundry' for Linux Users
Why I Wouldn’t Want John Solomon’s New CMO Job at Mozilla
Firefox’s market share has cratered while Mozilla’s dependence on Google and executive pay have soared. We look at what John Solomon is really walking into. The post Why I Wouldn’t Want John Solomon’s New CMO Job at Mozilla appeared first on FOSS Force.
Darktable 5.4 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Improves Camera Support
Darktable 5.4 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with support for new cameras, new noise profiles, and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
jdSystemMonitor: More Than Your Regular System Monitor on Linux
Bringing system resources and internal details together in one place, jdSystemMonitor is a solid and lightweight option for desktop Linux users.
Chimera Linux Releases New Images With Kernel 6.18
Chimera Linux has published new December 2025 images based on kernel 6.18, delivering updated desktops and refreshed system components.
Intel Prepares For KVM Guest VMs To Support Advanced Performance Extensions (APX)
Since Linux 6.16 the Intel APX support has been ready for the kernel infrastructure and goes along with the compiler toolchain support for Advanced Performance Extensions with the likes of GCC and LLVM/Clang. The latest element being worked on for APX enablement in the open-source/Linux world is for allowing KVM guest virtual machines (VMs) to make use of APX...