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Ahead of the FreeBSD 15.0 stable release expected to be announced next week, the FreeBSD project today published their Q3-2025 status report to outline their various development accomplishments from July through September...
With the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel cycle there are yet more Rust kernel bindings being introduced and other additions to make it possible to write more Linux kernel drivers within the Rust programming language. Among the new Rust additions expected for Linux 6.19 are making it possible to write Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) bus drivers in Rust...
Queued up via the Linux kernel's RDMA development Git tree is "BNG_RE" as the next-generation RoCE driver from Broadcom...
A new SoC vendor and in turn new SoC/platform support is set to premiere in the Linux 6.19 kernel with the initial Black Sesame Technologies C1200 support...
The Genode OS Framework 25.11 release was issued this weekend as the newest update to this original open-source operating system effort built around a micro-kernel design and various novel design approaches...
Archinstall 3.0.14, a guided installer for Arch Linux, fixes Snapper-GRUB snapshot issues and brings improved EFI bootloader handling.
The taste of freedom you didn't even know you had.
Archinstall 3.0.14 Arch Linux menu-based installer is now available for download with a new dialog to install the UEFI bootloader to a removable location and other changes.
You don't need to set up Linux manually every time.
Making for an exciting holiday weekend night is the Algol 68 programming language front-end "ga68" being merged into the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) codebase. After COBOL language support landed in GCC 15 earlier this year, next year's GCC 16 release is adding support for the half-century old Algol 68 programming language...
Wine 10.20 upgrades vkd3d to 1.18, expands reparse point support, and fixes 31 issues affecting apps and games.
Solus 4.8 introduces the Polaris repo, completes the epoch jump, updates systemd to 257.10, and ships Linux kernel 6.17.
Solus 4.8 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux 6.17 and featuring updated GNOME, KDE Plasma, Budgie, and Xfce editions. Here’s what’s new!
Arch-based CachyOS's November 2025 update brings Orca, systemd hook support, COSMIC Greeter, and Proton-CachyOS gaming improvements.
The CachyOS ISO snapshot for November 2025 is now available for download with an improved installation experience, better hardware detection, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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