Linux NewsNixOS-Based Garuda Linux Dr460nized and Mokka Editions Are Out Now
Garuda Linux devs announced the availability for public testing of Dr460nized and Mokka editions that let you install a NixOS-based Garuda Linux system.
MX Linux 25.3 “Infinity” Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.2, Based on Debian 13.7
MX Linux 25.3 distribution is now available for download with Debian 13.7 base and Linux kernel 7.2 on the AHS builds. Here’s what’s new!
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Kernel prepatch 7.3-rc4
Linus Torvalds has released the 7.3-rc4 kernel prepatch. It is, unsurprisingly at this point, large: "We all know the drill by now: 'it's big, yadda yadda'".
MX Linux 25.3 Released with Debian 13.7 Updates
MX Linux 25.3 “Infinity” ships updated ISOs, Linux kernel 6.12, Mesa 26.1 on AHS editions, and refreshed MX utilities.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 38, 2026 (September 14 – 20)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Garuda Linux Nix, Fedora 45 Beta, GNOME 51, VirtualBox 7.2.18, RustFS 1.0, Firefox 156, LibreOffice 26.8 sets download record, and more.
Portainer 3.0 Goes Kubernetes-First, Leaving Docker Secondary
Portainer 3.0 shifts its development focus to Kubernetes, while native Docker, Swarm, and Podman environments remain supported but lose feature parity.
Steam snap app using Core 26 available for testing
Ubuntu gamers can help test a new version of Canonical’s Steam snap that uses a core26 base and an updated Mesa graphics driver stack. A new testing channel sees the Steam snap’s underlying base runtime bumped to a version based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, paired with a matching gaming-graphics-core26 content snap providing a newer set of GPU drivers – and potentially, better performance. Users can opt in by running snap refresh steam --channel stable/core26 from the terminal, and test by doing what they’d normally do in Steam: install and play games, adjust settings, and so on. The difference is that Steam runs […]
Garuda Linux Launches Garuda Nix for NixOS Users
Garuda Nix is now available, offering NixOS installations with Garuda Dr460nized and Mokka desktop environments.
Ubuntu 26.10 stops the OOM killer from taking down your whole desktop
Ubuntu 26.10 changes how the system decides which processes get killed when memory runs low, so a rogue music player or browser tab is less likely to punt you back to the login screen. Right now, when your system runs out of memory, the kernel’s out-of-memory (OOM) killer starts terminating processes to release some. The issue is that doesn’t always kill the right things because, by default, many apps and critical desktop services share the same priority score. When the OOM killer is hunting for what to free, it looks at scores, not “what’s using the most memory”. Firefox and […]
Gzip 1.15 Released With Many Longtime Bugs Fixed
More than 30 years after its debut, GNU gzip receives fixes for bugs that have existed since the project’s earliest releases. The post Gzip 1.15 Released With Many Longtime Bugs Fixed appeared first on FOSS Force.
Linux 7.3-rc4 Released: More Fixes Caught By LLMs, But Nothing Too Scary
Linus Torvalds announced the release today of Linux 7.3-rc4. As usual for recent months, the fixes continue to be quite heavy and scattered all over the place driven in large part by AI/LLMs spotting various code defects. Overall though Linus Torvalds isn't too worried about Linux 7.3-rc4...
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Clonezilla Live 3.3.3-37 Adds HTTP Boot and LUKS2 Support
Clonezilla Live 3.3.3-37 introduces HTTP Boot support, LUKS2 repositories, HiDPI improvements, and updated cloning tools.
Clonezilla Live 3.3.3-37 Disk Imaging Tool Released with Linux Kernel 7.1
Clonezilla Live 3.3.3-37 disk imaging/cloning tool is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.1, LUKS2 repository support, and support for PXEBoot and HTTPBoot network boot clients.