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openSUSE releases Agama 22 for Tumbleweed and Slowroll with a new Appearance tool that finally lets you configure the look of the web-based installer, redesigmed header and toolbar, and more.
More than 1,500 AUR packages got hit, and new waves kept coming.
VirtualBox 7.2.10 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with initial support for Linux kernel 7.1, extra fixes for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8 kernel, and other changes.
Arch has stopped new AUR registrations while maintainers scrub malware and users debate how to harden the popular community repository. The post AUR Registrations Blocked Amid Ongoing Malware Mess appeared first on FOSS Force.
Since the release in May of Firefox 151, Mozilla has been relying on the zlib-rs library for Gzip compression/decompression. This subtle change to use this Rust-based Zlib implementation has yielded some performance benefits and better memory safety but also some headaches when dealing with Intel CPU bugs...
Real-world performance for Valve's living room PC might vary.
Part of running LWN is keeping a list of potentially interesting topics that may merit the effort to turn into articles. As an experiment, we are now exposing that list to our subscribers at the Project Leader and Supporter levels. The hope is that this list will provide useful insights into what is on our radar and which might be coming to LWN in the near future. With this feature, we hope to give our most committed subscribers a look behind the curtain and the ability to provide input on the topics they are most interested in reading about. There, is, thus, a simple voting mechanism built into this list. No topic will be chosen (or rejected) solely on the basis of votes; there are a lot of considerations that go into topic selection, and that will not change. But more information about where our readers' interests lie will, hopefully, be helpful. For all readers: we are always happy to welcome topic suggestions sent to lwn@lwn.net.
There is no shortage of different file-systems available for Linux. New file-systems continue to come about in the open-source world but ultimately many of them end up not being well maintained or having very limited users and not necessarily innovating enough to make them worthwhile over other alternatives. Given the continued increase in file-systems looking to get into the Linux kernel, such as FTRFS and VMUFAT being some of the most recent and then even having multiple NTFS drivers for Linux, there is now documentation in place to formally lay out criteria for new file-systems to be accepted...
Agama 22 improves the installer’s web interface with a redesigned header, better tools, VLAN setup, and filesystem controls.
It's been a while since there has been any Slackware news to pass along, but this week they've finally landed the KDE Plasma 6 desktop in this legendary Linux distribution...
The Btrfs file-system feature updates have been merged for the Linux 7.2 kernel with a few noteworthy changes for this copy-on-write file-system...
by George Whittaker The Linux kernel development team has officially released Linux Kernel 7.1, marking the first major update in the 7.x series. Announced by Linus Torvalds on June 14, 2026, the release introduces a mix of new features, hardware improvements, filesystem enhancements, and large-scale code cleanup efforts that continue modernizing the Linux platform. While Linux 7.1 is not a long-term support (LTS) release, it delivers several significant changes that will eventually make their way into many Linux distributions over the coming months. A Brand-New NTFS Driver Arrives One of the most significant additions in Linux 7.1 is a completely rewritten in-kernel NTFS filesystem driver. The new implementation has reportedly been under development for several years and replaces older code with a modern design built around Linux’s current storage infrastructure. The driver utilizes technologies such as iomap and folios, which improve efficiency and simplify future maintenance. Benefi
Mozilla has released Firefox 152 with revamped Settings, new privacy controls and faster ways to share web content – plus a peculiar new way to mute tabs. The update is available from today (15 June, 2026) on Windows, macOS and Linux, as well as for Android and iOS (those versions have different feature sets and are not covered here). The new-look Firefox Settings page shouldn’t come as a huge shock given it’s been been teased plenty over the past year or so. Mozilla says the revamp offers “streamlined organisation, clearer groupings, and improved navigation for easier customisation”. For many, rifling through […]
On June 15 at Fedora's Flock conference, held in Prague, Fedora Project Leader (FPL) Jef Spaleta delivered a short "State of Fedora" keynote that provided a bit of insight into the status of the project. Topics included the overall growth for Fedora usage, ways to increase contributions, and an alarming decline in the number of active packagers working on the project.
Mozilla Thunderbird 152 introduces one-click setup for Thundermail accounts, enterprise policy updates, Gmail OAuth changes, and security fixes.
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