Linux NewsAppGrid 1.9 KDE Plasma Launcher Brings Compact Mode
AppGrid 1.9 updates the KDE Plasma 6 launcher with Compact mode, smarter search, inline autocompletion, Discover integration, and more.
Community scripts are the secret sauce that make Proxmox the perfect homelab OS
I finally understand why Proxmox dominates homelab communities.
Linux 7.1 Released: New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED For Panther Lake, Faster Arc Graphics
Linus Torvalds just released the stable Linux 7.1 kernel and it's coming a half-day early thanks to his travel plans...
Microsoft Secure Boot Key Expiration Affects Linux Ecosystem
Microsoft’s UEFI CA 2011 expires this June, pushing Linux distributions to update shim signing for future Secure Boot support.
Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack
Just a day after Arch Linux developers believed they got their malware AUR incident under control with 1,500+ packages affected by malware, another round of of AUR malware is now being discovered. This latest round is more sophisticated as with code obfuscation to better conceal the intent...
Revised AVX-512 xor_gen() Implementation For Linux RAID Yielding More Performance Gains
A few days back I wrote about Google's Eric Biggers spearheading an AVX-512 implementation of xor_gen() as the Linux kernel function used for generating and validating parity blocks such as for RAID5/RAID6. That initial implementation was yielding up to 41% better performance while a new implementation has now been posted for scoring some additional victories...
pkgcli As PackageKit's Modern, Nicer Command Line Interface
Open-source developer Matthias Klumpp wrote a blog post today outlining his recent work developing pkgcli, a new and modern command-line interface (CLI) around the PackageKit package management abstraction layer...
Ubuntu Desktop 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Daily Builds Now Availble for Download
Ubuntu Desktop 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) daily build ISO images are now available for download for early adopters and application developers.
Ubuntu Desktop 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Daily Builds Now Available for Download
Ubuntu Desktop 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) daily build ISO images are now available for download for early adopters and application developers.
Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” Will Reach End of Life on July 9th, 2026
Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" will reach end of life on July 9th, 2026, and users should consider upgrading to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon".
First Look at Audacity 4: A Beautiful and Modern Revamp of the Audio Editor
A first look at the new features and improvements in the upcoming Audacity 4 open-source audio editor.
Wine-Staging 11.11 Released With 289 Patches Atop Upstream
Following Friday's exciting release of Wine 11.11 with Wayland driver improvements, Wine-Staging 11.11 is now available for this experimental/testing derivative that continues carrying nearly 300 patches atop the upstream codebase...
KDE Plasma 6.7 Nears Release with Final Bug-Fixing Push
KDE is preparing Plasma 6.7 for release next Tuesday, with fixes for crashes, broken animations, widget glitches, and several desktop regressions.
Shelly 2.3.3 Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves Flatpak/AppImage Support
Shelly 2.3.3 open-source graphical package manager for Arch Linux-based distributions is now available for download with better handling of Flatpak and AppImage bundles, and other changes.
Arch Says ‘All’s Clear’ After AUR Malware Incident Affects 1,500 Packages
Arch says it's scrubbed all known malicious commits, but the 1,500‑plus affected AUR packages are a fresh reminder to "trust but verify." The post Arch Says ‘All’s Clear’ After AUR Malware Incident Affects 1,500 Packages appeared first on FOSS Force.