Linux NewsKDE Frameworks 6.24 Released with Core Library Enhancements
KDE Frameworks 6.24 is now available, with updates across core libraries, including improvements to KIO, Kirigami, and Wayland support, as well as multiple bug fixes.
KDE Frameworks 6.24 Improves Support for Plasma and Kirigami-Based Apps
KDE Frameworks 6.24 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop. Here’s what’s new!
TrueNAS Responds to Community Concerns With New Community and Enterprise Vision
TrueNAS details its long-term direction, emphasizing the free Community Edition and introducing TrueNAS Connect as a bridge to enterprise features.
Marknote 1.5 WYSIWYG Note-Taking App Is Here with Source Mode, KRunner Plugin
Marknote 1.5 open-source WYSIWYG note-taking application is now available for download with with major additions and quality-of-life improvements.
From Novell to $6 Billion: Behind Reuters’ Latest SUSE Sale Report
EQT’s rumored plan to sell SUSE for up to $6 billion didn’t come out of nowhere. We trace the story from Novell and Microsoft to today’s anonymous‑source whispers. The post From Novell to $6 Billion: Behind Reuters’ Latest SUSE Sale Report appeared first on FOSS Force.
Valve Releases New Steam Client Stable Update to Address Various Bugs
Valve released a new Steam Client stable update that fixes various bugs, a rare crash, and other issues. Here’s what’s new!
Stable kernels for Friday the 13th
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 6.19.8, 6.18.18, and 6.12.77 stable kernels. Each of these kernels includes a number of important fixes; users are advised to upgrade.
Whatever happened to Unix workstations?
These powerful computers ruled technical tasks in the '80s and '90s. Can you still find one today?
debauit Announced As Debian Source Package Auditor
Announced today was debaudit, a new set of tools and services designed to verify the integrity and reproducibility of Debian source packages...
Good News! Google Chrome on Linux is Getting the Much Awaited Upgrade
Raspberry Pi users might be even happier.
LPI at SCALE 23x 2026: Certifications & Community!
SCALE 23x took place March 6–8, 2026 in Pasadena,California, bringing together the North American open source community for one of the region’s largest community-driven Linux conferences. The event featured dozens of sessions covering Linux system administration, security, containerization, community governance, ... Read more The post LPI at SCALE 23x 2026: Certifications & Community! appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
KDE Introduces KIO S3 for Native Amazon S3 Storage Access
The KDE project has announced KIO S3, which provides direct access to Amazon S3 and S3-compatible storage within KDE applications through the KIO framework.
NVIDIA 595.44.03 Linux Driver Released With VK_KHR_device_address_commands
Less than a week after their prior NVIDIA Vulkan beta driver in the R595 driver series, today NVIDIA released another new Vulkan beta driver for Linux and Windows systems...
3 things Linux users always get wrong
But these mistakes are also easy to fix.
An investigation of the forces behind the age-verification bills
Reddit user "Ok_Lingonberry3296" has posted the results of an extensive investigation into the companies that are pushing US state legislatures to enact age-verification bills. I've been pulling public records on the wave of "age verification" bills moving through US state legislatures. IRS 990 filings, Senate lobbying disclosures, state ethics databases, campaign finance records, corporate registries, WHOIS lookups, Wayback Machine archives. What started as curiosity about who was pushing these bills turned into documenting a coordinated influence operation that, from a privacy standpoint, is building surveillance infrastructure at the operating system level while the company behind it faces zero new requirements for its own platforms. (See also this article for a look at the California law.)