Linux NewsOneXPlayer Configuration Driver Merged For Linux 7.2 Along With Other New Hardware
The HID subsystem updates have landed in the Linux 7.2 kernel with some treats that will excite Linux gamers and other desktop users...
Linux 7.2 sched_ext Continues Working Toward Sub-Scheduler Support
Merged last week for the Linux 7.2 kernel were all of the sched_ext changes for this extensible scheduler support that allows loading BPF programs from user-space for handling scheduling tasks. Linux 7.2 continues building out sched_ext's sub-scheduler support...
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 21st, 2026
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 21st, 2026, brings news about KDE Plasma 6.7, postmarketOS 26.06, Firefox 152, SparkyLinux 2026.06, Darktable 5.6, VirtualBox 7.2.10, GNU Linux-lbre 7.1, Qt Creator 20, Giada 1.5, Thunderbird 152, PorteuX 2.7, NVIDIA 595.84, PipeWire 1.6.7, Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.10, Shelly 2.4, and more.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 25, 2026 (June 15 – 21)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Plasma 6.7, Systemd 261, VirtualBox 7.2.10, Firefox 152, Fedora is building a web-based remote installer, bcachefs is no longer experimental, and more.
Miracle-WM 0.10 Wayland Compositor Released with Focus Blur
Miracle-WM 0.10 adds shader pipelines, automatic plugin loading, new Wayland protocols, and fixes ahead of the planned 1.0 milestone.
Early AMD GCN GPUs Seeing Improved GPU Recovery - Another Valve-Led Linux Improvement
Early AMD Radeon Graphics Core Next "GCN" GPUs are seeing work to improve the GPU recovery process in the event of hangs. This work is yet another improvement for older AMD GPUs being led by Valve's open-source Linux graphics driver team...
Darktable 5.6 Open Source RAW Editor Brings Optional AI Tools
Darktable 5.6 adds optional AI tools, object masks, neural denoise, image upscaling, HEIF export, and a new color harmonizer module.
postmarketOS 26.06 Brings Fresh Linux Phone Updates
postmarketOS 26.06 is out with Alpine Linux 3.24, updated mobile desktops, systemd 261, Plymouth boot animation, and broader device support.
Darktable 5.6 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Released with New AI Features
Darktable 5.6 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with support for new cameras, new noise profiles, new AI features, and many improvements.
zlib-rs 0.6.4 Released With Fix For Intel Raptor Lake Crash, SIMD Optimizations
As a follow-up to last week's article around Firefox leveraging zlib-rs and some nice upstream improvements to this Rust-based Zlib implementation, the zlib-rs 0.6.4 release is now available to ship all of these latest enhancements...
postmarketOS 26.06 “Alpen Avocado” Released with GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6
postmarketOS 26.06 distribution is now available for download based on Alpine Linux 3.24 and featuring the GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6, Phosh 0.55.0, and Sxmo 1.18.1 graphical interfaces.
Firefox Can Do All This? 21 Features Most Users Never Touch
Stop using Firefox like a rookie. Here are lesser known Firefox features that will improve your browing experience.
5 pioneering Linux distros that quietly faded into history
Explore the rise and fall of these groundbreaking Linux systems, and how their legacies live on.
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Qualcomm Posts Linux Patches For HP EliteBook X G2q X2 Elite Laptop
Last month Qualcomm engineers posted patches bringing up the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen11 Snapdragon X2 laptop on Linux. Sent out this weekend were a new set of patches from Qualcomm for bringing up the HP EliteBook X G2q laptop model powered by the Snapdragon X2 Elite SoC...