Linux NewsArch Linux Installer Archinstall 3.0.15 Adds Support for the rEFInd Boot Manager
Archinstall 3.0.15 Arch Linux menu-based installer is now available for download with support for the rEFInd boot manager and other changes. Here's what's new!
Archinstall 3.0.15 Brings COSMIC Desktop
Archinstall 3.0.15, a guided installer for Arch Linux, introduces COSMIC desktop support, rEFInd boot manager integration, smarter Zram defaults, and more.
These are the Linux Apps I Couldn't Live Without in 2025
These open source gems have helped me refine my workflow.
Intel Meteor Lake On Linux Two Years Post-Launch: 93% The Original Performance
As part of the various end-of-year annual benchmarking comparisons and the like on Phoronix, today is a look at how the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H "Meteor Lake" performance has evolved under Ubuntu Linux in the two years since launching. Plus with next-gen Intel Panther Lake laptops expected to be showcased next week at CES, it's a good time for revisiting the Meteor Lake performance to see the difference two years have made for Intel Meteor Lake laptops on Linux.
Hyprland Becomes More Attractive with Crash Recovery and Safe Mode Features
New crash recovery wrapper and welcome screen arrive, though windowrules require manual migration.
My Five Linux and Open Source 2026 Resolutions (Oh… and BSD)
After a rough 2025, Jack Wallen maps out five practical resolutions for 2026, from covering BSD more seriously to actually speaking up when people complain about Windows. The post My Five Linux and Open Source 2026 Resolutions (Oh… and BSD) appeared first on FOSS Force.
Wishing All Linuxiac Readers a Happy, Healthy, and Bright 2026
Wishing all Linuxiac readers a happy, healthy, and peaceful 2026 filled with warmth, kindness, and (open-source) moments worth remembering.
Arch Linux Installer Adds CUPS, rEFInd Boot, IWD, COSMIC & Power Management Options
Ahead of the January 2026 ISO refresh for Arch Linux, Archinstall 3.0.15 released today as the newest update to this convenient text-based OS installer...
Introducing the new bootc kickstart command in Anaconda
Anaconda installer now supports installation of bootc based bootable container images using the new bootc command. It has supported several types of payload to populate the root file system during installation. These include RPM packages (likely the most widely used option), tarball images you may know from Fedora Workstation, ostree, and rpm-ostree containers. The newest […]
Linux 6.19 Closing Out 2025 With Several Laptop Additions
A New Year's Eve pull request is ready with several Intel/AMD laptop improvements for the ongoing Linux 6.19 kernel cycle. An x86 platform drivers pull request sent to Linus Torvalds today brings several notable driver enhancements with expanding the range of supported laptops...
GCC & The GNU Toolchain's Exciting 2025 With New Languages, More Optimizations
The GCC compiler and the GNU toolchain ecosystem at large had a great year. From new language front-ends for the likes of Algol 68 and COBOL to maturing support for GCC Rust, new performance optimizations from GCC to Glibc, initial AMD Zen 6 "znver6" support merged for GCC 16, and much more. It's pretty safe to say GCC and the broader GNU ecosystem enjoyed a very successful 2025...
Open-Source Crown Game Engine v0.60 Released
While the Godot Engine receives a lot of attention as a prominent open-source game engine, it's far from the only one in this space. Another open-source game engine capping out 2025 with a new release is the Crown Engine...
OpenCV 4.13 Brings More AVX-512 Usage, CUDA 13 Support, Many Other New Features
OpenCV 4.13 is out this New Year's Eve in providing the latest open-source computer vision (CV) capabilities. OpenCV 4.13 brings a wide variety of enhancements to this widely-used computer vision library...
Shotcut 25.12 Video Editor Delivers Full 10-Bit CPU Video Processing
Shotcut 25.12 video editor introduces full 10-bit CPU video processing, expanding high-quality editing beyond GPU effects with improved transitions and compositing.
Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11
Shotcut 25.12 open-source video editor is now available for download with support for the NVIDIA NVENC encoder for screen recording on Linux, as well as other changes. Here's what's new!