Linux News13 Popular Software That Feel Like Open Source But They Are Not
From VS Code to Docker Desktop, here’s a list of software often mistaken as open source by Linux users, with open alternatives for each.
Collabora Office Brings Its Online UI to the Desktop on Linux, Windows, and macOS
Collabora Office brings the full Collabora Online interface to Linux, Windows, and macOS as a native desktop app, offering offline editing and strong document compatibility.
openSUSE Tumbleweed: Built to Last, Built to Change, Built for Openness
For Thanksgiving’s Distro of the Week, we put openSUSE Tumbleweed Xfce through install, configuration, and multitasking tests to see how its classic tools and newer additions hold up in everyday use. The post openSUSE Tumbleweed: Built to Last, Built to Change, Built for Openness appeared first on FOSS Force.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Fun bit of Linux history: On Thanksgiving Day 2011, Linus Torvalds released Linux 3.2-rc3 kernel with this delicious recipe: "One quarter arch updates, two quarters drivers, and one quarter random changes. Shake vigorously and serve cold.." He even joked about the timing, saying "And maybe the rest of the world can try to make up for the lack of any expected US participation? Hmm?" while Americans were in their food-induced turkey comas. November has been a significant month in Linux... https://www.linux.org/threads/happy-thanksgiving.59185/
Valve-Backed Color Pipeline API For Linux Is Finally Ready For Upstream
For those Linux desktop users in the US needing another reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving, a huge and long-awaited accomplishment is ready for merging to the kernel: the Color Pipeline API that is important for HDR is ready for merging! As of last night the code is queued in DRM-Misc-Next for this years-in-the-making effort...
GNU C Library Sees Up To 12.9x Improvement With New Generic FMA Implementation
Just a few days ago I wrote about the Glibc math code seeing a 4x improvement on AMD Zen by changing the used FMA implementation. Merged overnight was a new generic FMA implementation for the GNU C Library and now yielding up to a 12.9x throughput improvement on AMD Zen 3...
Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" Snapshot 1 ISOs Published
Canonical announced today the Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" Snapshot 1 images as their first monthly ISO snapshots of the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release...
This Week's Linux.org YouTube Video - Friday Recording + T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY!
Hey everyone! Recording this week's Linux.org update on Friday and wanted to give you a heads up on what we're covering: Your Weekly Stats: Top 10 threads by views & replies Most active posters this week New member count Latest forum activity Feature Topic: GNU Screen - The Old School Way Yeah yeah, I know tmux is the "cool" thing everyone uses now... but some of us remember when Screen was THE multiplexer. Still pre-installed on... https://www.linux.org/threads/this-...ideo-friday-recording-t-shirt-giveaway.59081/
FOSS Weekly #25.48: Backup Flatpaks and Snaps, Arduino's Troubled Future, New Office, Popular Linux Apps Reborn and More
Happy Thanksgiving
Ubuntu Replacing System Monitor and Totem with New Apps
Ubuntu developers confirm plans to ship 2 new apps in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, replacing its video and system monitor apps with a pair it feels are more 'modern'.
Linux.org laptop stickers
I'm biased, but I'm loving the new logo/stickers! Perfect size for laptops! About $2 each.. https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/linux-org-2025-logo-long-by-kprojects/175890389.EJUG5 https://www.linux.org/threads/linux-org-laptop-stickers.59080/
Common Desktop Environment "CDE" 2.5.3 Released After Two Years
Two years and one week since the prior point release, Common Desktop Environment 2.5.3 is now available as the latest iteration of this Unix desktop environment built around the Motif toolkit. CDE has been open-source for more than a decade now but its development not exactly brisk. But for those resisting the likes of Wayland and other modern display tech -- especially with KDE announcing today Plasma 6.8 will be Wayland-exclusive -- CDE 2.5.3 is now available...
Vulkan's VK_EXT_present_timing Merged After Five Years In The Making
Originally opened in September 2020 by NVIDIA Linux engineer James Jones, tonight the Vulkan VK_EXT_present_timing extension was finally merged! Five years in the making and incorporating contributions from Google, NVIDIA, AMD, Collabora, Samsung, Unity, and Red Hat is this prominent new addition to the Vulkan API...
GNOME 49.2 Released with Improved Handling of Tiled Monitors and Sticky Keys
GNOME 49.2 is now available as the second point release to the latest GNOME 49 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements.
GNOME 49.2 Released with Bugfixes Across Shell, Mutter, GTK, and Core Apps
GNOME 49.2 desktop environment updates Shell, GTK, GLib, Nautilus, Epiphany, and other key components, focusing solely on stability and bug fixes.