Linux NewsPipeWire 1.6.2 Released with Bug Fixes for Memory Handling and Audio Filters
PipeWire 1.6.2 multimedia framework arrives as a bugfix update addressing memory handling issues, shared memory optimization problems, and more.
Fedora Workstation 44 Beta Benchmarks On The AMD Ryzen AI Max Framework Desktop
Since last week's Fedora 44 Beta release I have been testing out this upcoming Fedora Linux version on a few systems in the lab, most notably with the Framework Desktop powered by the powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo". Fedora Workstation 44 Beta has been looking nice and running stable albeit in some instances seeing lower performance at this point than Fedora Workstation 43 but overall in good shape.
River 0.4 Wayland Compositor Debuts Pluggable Window Managers
River 0.4 introduces a new architecture separating the Wayland compositor from the window manager.
10 Things Linux Can Do That Windows Still Can’t
Linux offers more freedom than Windows in many ways. Here are a few things you can do on Linux that Windows simply doesn’t allow.
Imagination's Open-Source PowerVR Vulkan Driver Now Plays Nicely With Zink OpenGL
The past several years Imagination Tech has been investing in an upstream and open-source DRM kernel graphics driver as well as a PowerVR Vulkan driver in Mesa. Their Mesa focus has exclusively been on the PowerVR Vulkan driver with the plans all along to use the Zink generic OpenGL-on-Vulkan implementation. With next quarter's Mesa 26.1 release, that goal is being realized with Zink now working nicely atop the PowerVR Vulkan driver for in turn achieving open-source OpenGL support on PowerVR...
Intel Graphics Driver Preps For UHBR DP Tunnels With Linux 7.1
A round of Intel graphics driver updates were sent today to DRM-Next in staging ahead of April's Linux 7.1 merge window. The changes in this pull aren't too particularly exciting with a lot of code refactoring and other work, but there are preparations made for supporting UHBR DP tunnels...
SparkyLinux 2026.03 Rolling Ships with Linux 6.19, Latest Calamares Installer
SparkyLinux 2026.03 distribution is now available for download based on Debian 14 "Forky" and powered by Linux kernel 6.19.
Can the Open Source Endowment Fix What Years of Neglect Broke?
The Open Source Endowment promises a permanent funding fix for vital open source infrastructure, yet its slow‑drip investment approach raises questions about how much help will reach projects that need cash now. The post Can the Open Source Endowment Fix What Years of Neglect Broke? appeared first on FOSS Force.
Lenovo Legion Go HID Drivers Queued Ahead Of Linux 7.1
The work by Derek Clark on enhancing the Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld support for Linux continues panning out nicely. The latest driver effort, the creation of the Lenovo Legion Go and Go S Series HID Drivers to help with controller configuration, is set to be introduced in Linux 7.1...
Linux 7.1 To Retire UDP-Lite - Allows For Better Performance With Cleansed Code
The upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel cycle is set to retire UDP-Lite support. The UDP-Lite protocol allowed for partial checksums where potentially damaged/corrupted packets are still delivered to the application. Since the Linux 2.6.20 days there has been UDP-Lite support but the kernel is now set to retire it given breakage that has persisted for years and cleaning up the networking code can yield a performance advantage for non-UDP-Lite users...
RADV Driver Lands Another Optimization: "Missing In RADV For A Very Long Time"
A four year old optimization idea for the RADV driver was scratched off the TODO list last week for next quarter's Mesa 26.1 release...
AMD Preps More Graphics Driver Code For Linux 7.1
Last week yet more AMDGPU kernel graphics driver updates were submitted to DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 7.1 merge window happening in April...
Orion web browser enters ‘early beta’ on Linux
A public beta of Orion for Linux, a WebKit-based web browser from paid search engine Kagi, is now available for testing. For those unfamiliar with it, Orion is a privacy-focused web browser available for macOS and iOS. Kagi announced plans for a Linux port last year, with subscribers to its Orion+ support tier getting access to Linux alpha builds in January. Now comes a build that anyone can try. In an update shared with followers of its Linux newsletter, the company says: “We know many of you have been eagerly waiting for a chance to try Orion Browser on Linux, and […]
Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc4
Linus has released 7.0-rc4 for testing. Then Thursday hit with the networking pull. And then on Friday everybody else decided to send in their work for the week, with a few more trickling in over the weekend. End result: what had for a short few days looked like a nice calm week turned into another "bigger than usual" release candidate. To be fair, that "almost everything comes in at the end of the week" is 100% normal, and none of this is surprising. I was admittedly hoping that things would start to calm down, but that was not to be. I no longer really believe that it was the one extra week we had last release cycle: I'm starting to suspect it's the psychological result of "hey, new major number", and people are just being a bit more active as a result.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 11, 2026 (Mar 9 – 15)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Debian 13.4, EndeavourOS Titan, Fedora 44 Beta, GIMP 3.2, OBS Studio 32.1, TrueNAS deprecates public build repository, APTUI is a modern TUI for Debian’s APT, and more.