Linux NewsRust Coreutils 0.12 Improves Ubuntu Compatibility
Rust Coreutils 0.12 fixes all Ubuntu-prioritized issues, improves GNU compatibility, removes expr’s last C dependency, and expands Windows support.
Mojo 1.1 Released, Now Accepting Community Contributions To The Compiler
Last month Modular's Mojo language was open-sourced following the acquisition of Modular by Qualcomm. Modular was the AI startup founded by Chris Lattner of LLVM and Swift fame. Released today was Mojo 1.1 and also marks the project recently now beginning code contributions from the community to its compiler...
PipeWire 1.6.9 Multimedia Framework Released with Better Resampling Quality
PipeWire 1.6.9 is out with improved JACK object handling, better resampling quality, RAOP fixes, and several Bluetooth, PulseAudio, and GStreamer improvements.
The only 5 Linux distros I recommend to beginners — after 10 years of using Linux
Ubuntu can’t be the default recommendation for every type of Linux newcomer.
Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 4 ISOs Published
The fourth monthly-ish snapshot of Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray" is now available for testing and comes ahead of next week's Ubuntu 26.10 beta milestone...
Proposal Raised To Finally Standardize Video Memory Stats Reporting Under Linux
The idea has been talked about before but in 2026 still hasn't made it to the mainline Linux kernel.... Standardized reporting of video memory statistics that would work across different vendors / kernel graphics drivers. A new proposal was raised today in an effort to get a standardized interface established...
Fujitsu Formally Announces Their MONAKA 144 Core CPU
For two years now we have been curious about the Fujitsu MONAKA CPU since some slides about this Arm-based server processor first appeared and they upstreamed compiler support in GCC 15. This week Fujitsu formally announced the MONAKA CPU and with availability beginning in November...
On Time! GNOME 51 Arrives With a Set of Improvements You Shouldn't Miss
Offline maps, a fingerprint manager, and a refined shell are some of the additions you can expect.
Intel Compute Stack Enables LEO For Nova Lake, Introduces Intel Portable ISA "PISA"
Released today was the Intel Compute Runtime 26.35.39758.10 update for Windows and Linux systems. With this updated OpenCL and Level Zero GPU compute driver stack comes some exciting updates for this monthly feature update...
VLC 3.0.24 Multimedia Player Upgrades to FFmpeg 8.1.2, Adds Flatpak Support
VLC 3.0.24 upgrades FFmpeg from 4.4 to 8.1.2, adds Flatpak build support, improves Qt 6 compatibility, and delivers numerous playback fixes.
New Linux Driver Coming To Improve ASUS Zenbook Snapdragon X2 Support
For those hopeful of running Linux well on the ASUS Zenbook A14 or A16 laptops powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 SoC, a new ASUS EC driver has been developed for enhancing the support...
Intel NPU Linux Driver Adding Command-Queue Priority ioctl For Linux 7.4
Sent out today was the latest weekly drm-misc-next pull request of new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) material ready for the upcoming Linux 7.4 merge window...
Rust Coreutils 0.12 Released With Fixes Sought By Ubuntu
Days after the recent release of GNU Coreutils 9.12, Rust Coreutils 0.12 was released overnight for advancing this alternative Rust-based implementation of these core utilities...
Dragonfly 2.0 Delivers More Performance For This Modern Replacement To Redis & Memcached
Released on Wednesday was a new version of the Dragonfly database that continues to promote itself as "the world's most efficient in-memory data store" and a modern replacement to the likes of Redis and Memcached while being fully compatible with their APIs...
libinput 1.32 Released With Circular Scrolling Support For Circular Touchpads
Leading Linux input expert Peter Hutterer announced the release today of libinput 1.32 for improving input handling on Wayland and X.Org based environments...