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We are nearing the stable release of LLVM 22 in hopefully two weeks. Out today is the third release candidate of LLVM 22.1 for soliciting more testing of this open-source compiler stack...
The EFI subsystem updates have been merged for the in-development Linux 7.0 kernel. Worth mentioning here is a new quirk for helping Valve's Steam Deck handheld...
Cine is a new GTK4/libadwaita video player for Linux using an MPV backend. We take a look at the app as Ubuntu 26.04 prepares to swap Totem for Showtime.
The 6-DoF arm handles 1.5 kg loads with a 650 mm reach, targeting desktop AI work.
Christian Brauner sent in a dozen VFS pull requests that are now-merged today for the Linux 7.0 kernel. The VFS pull requests worth noting right away in this article are the introduction of the NULLFS and OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE features...
Among the pull requests merged today on this first day of the Linux 7.0 merge window are the many Btrfs file-system feature updates...
Linus Torvalds released the 6.19 kernel on February 8, as expected. This development cycle brought 14,344 non-merge changesets into the mainline, making it the busiest release since 6.16 in July 2025. As usual, we have put together a set of statistics on where these changes come from, along with a quick look at how long new kernel developers stay around.
Two of the most popular modern terminal emulators for pro Linux users. But which one is the better of the two?
Decman provides a declarative way to manage Arch Linux systems, ensuring installed packages and configuration match a defined state.
GNU Binutils 2.46 is now available for download with support for AMD Zen6 processors, support for generating the SFrame Version 3 format, and more. Here's what's new!
If a bad update killed your desktop interface, don't panic. You can still trigger a Timeshift restoration from the TTY console.
GNU Linux-libre 6.19 kernel is now available for download based on Linux kernel 6.19 and targeted at those seeking 100% freedom for their PCs.
The Rust-written Redox OS open-source operating system is now able to leverage Cargo and the Rust compiler "rustc" itself running within this platform. Plus they also made a heck of a lot of other improvements too over the course of the past month. Today they published a status update to outline all of the promising advancements made to this independent OS so far in 2026...
Version 3.0 of the Offpunk offline-first, command-line web, Gemini, and Gopher browser has been released. Notable changes in this release include integration of the unmerdify library to "remove cruft" from web sites, the xkcdpunk standalone tool for viewing xkcd comics in the terminal, and a cookies command to enable browsing web sites (such as LWN.net) while being logged in. Something wonderful happened on the road leading to 3.0: Offpunk became a true cooperative effort. Offpunk 3.0 is probably the first release that contains code I didn't review line-by-line. Unmerdify (by Vincent Jousse), all the translation infrastructure (by the always-present JMCS), and the community packaging effort are areas for which I barely touched the code. So, before anything else, I want to thank all the people involved for sharing their energy and motivation. I'm very grateful for every contribution the project received. I'm also really happy to see "old names" replying from time to time on the mailing
The open source groupware platform partners with Collabora to provide a paid feature for free. There is also a Kanban module along with time apporoval feature.
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