Linux NewsFedora Linux 44 Beta Now Available with Installer, Toolchain, and Desktop Updates
Fedora Linux 44 Beta introduces the Plasma Login Manager for KDE editions and Budgie 10.10 with Wayland support for Budgie users.
Steam March 2026 Client Update Adds Hardware Specs to User Reviews
The March 2026 Steam client update allows users to attach hardware specifications to reviews, introduces optional framerate data reporting, and provides several fixes.
Kdenlive 25.12.3 Video Editor Arrives as Final Maintenance Release for the 25.12 Series
Kdenlive 25.12.3 arrives with workflow improvements, better shortcut handling, UI refinements, and multiple stability fixes for the open source video editor.
Ghostty 1.3 Terminal Emulator Released with Native Scrollbars
Ghostty 1.3 terminal emulator arrives with scrollback search, native scrollbars, command notifications, improved Unicode rendering, and more.
PhotoPrism AI-Powered Photos App Brings Better Ollama Integration
The latest PhotoPrism update introduces enhanced Ollama configuration options, improved security, and multiple bug fixes related to indexing, folders, and metadata.
PipeWire 1.6.1 Fixes Socket Activation and JACK App Crashes
PipeWire 1.6.1 multimedia framework arrives as a bugfix release addressing socket activation failures, JACK application crashes, and encoded audio playback issues in pw-cat.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 10, 2026 (Mar 2 – 8)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: CachyOS, Linux From Scratch 13.0, Nitrux 6.0, NVIDIA 595 Beta Linux Driver, KDE Plasma 6.6.2, early mockups reveal Mozilla exploring a new Nova design for Firefox, and more.
HandBrake 1.11 Video Transcoder Released With ProRes, DNxHR, and AV1 Encoding
HandBrake 1.11 video transcoder adds ProRes and DNxHR encoders, AMD AV1 hardware support, MOV output, and updated multimedia libraries.
CachyOS March 2026 Release Brings Animated Installer Previews
CachyOS March 2026 introduces animated desktop previews in the installer, Winboat Windows VM integration, and handheld gaming improvements.
OpenWrt 25.12 Released with APK Package Manager Replacing opkg
OpenWrt 25.12 open-source router firmware arrives with a major shift to the APK package manager, replacing opkg, alongside Linux kernel 6.12.
Budgie Desktop 10.10.2 Released with Better Wayland Labwc Bridge
Budgie 10.10.2 desktop environment improves the Labwc Wayland bridge, enhances Icon Tasklist application matching, and refines menu behavior.
Fastfetch 2.60 System Information Tool Adds Moss Package Support
Fastfetch 2.60 introduces Zed editor detection, moss package support, and enhanced window manager detection on Linux.
Rust 1.94 Now Available with New Slice Iteration API
Rust 1.94 introduces the array_windows slice iterator, support for Cargo config includes, TOML 1.1 parsing, and several stabilized APIs.
Wine 11.4 Released with DirectSound Performance Improvements
Wine 11.4 improves DirectSound resampling performance, reworks the MSXML SAX reader, enhances timezone detection, and fixes 17 application issues.
SQLite 3.52 Released With WAL Corruption Fix and CLI Improvements
SQLite 3.52 fixes a WAL-reset database corruption bug and introduces CLI improvements, new SQL functions, and query planner optimizations.