Linux and Open Source news headlines
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Thu, 07/10/2025 - 22:20
Wayback began recently as an experimental X11 compatibility layer for non-Wayland desktop environments to leverage Wayland components. While still in early form, the project has already taken off from being a personal GitHub project to now being hosted on FreeDesktop.org alongside other projects such as Wayland and the X.Org Server itself plus other prominent software like Mesa and GStreamer and much more...
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 22:20
Dasharo firmware 1.0.0 is arriving for NovaCustom Linux laptops, bringing stability improvements, bug fixes, and even better Linux integration.
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 22:20
Today, the Amarok development team released Amarok 3.3, the latest stable version of this open-source music player software that brings various new features and bug fixes.
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 22:20
Red Hat this morning went public with RHEL for Business Developers, an expansion of their RHEL Developer Program to make it easier for business developers to make use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux at no-cost for their development efforts...
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 22:20
PhotoPrism’s July 2025 release introduces Ollama AI support, enhanced search capabilities, and a new map-based location tool.
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 22:20
Version 140 has built-in MS Exchange support – and a year's updates aheadThe latest version of the messaging client from Mozilla subsidiary MZLA has a bunch of useful new features, and will get updated until mid 2026.…
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 22:20
Fedora Linux 43 aims to speed up boot time and reduce disk usage by switching initrd compression to zstd by default.
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 22:20
It's so heavy that our kitchen scale (0-5KG) refuses to presents a weight; I had to split that up!
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 22:20
There are key security improvements in the Linux kernel as well as new threats. Here are best practices for hardening your Linux systems.
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 11:23
The GNOME Project announced today the release and general availability of GNOME 48.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” desktop environment series.
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 11:23
The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the July 2025 issue.
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 11:23
Delayed by one week to avoid sharing the same release date as KDE Plasma 6.4.2, KDE Plasma 6.3.6 is here as the last maintenance update to the KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series.
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 11:23
Collabora has introduced Tyr, a new Rust-based Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver for CSF-based Arm Mali GPUs. This step strengthens Rust integration within the Linux kernel community. Tyr is a port of Panthor, a mature C driver for the same hardware, and is developed through a collaboration between Collabora, Arm, and Google to modernize GPU […]
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 11:23
KDE's Amarok 3.3 music player lands with a switch to Qt6/KF6, a new GStreamer-based audio engine, and better database and emoji support.
Wed, 07/09/2025 - 22:20
The ClockworkPi uConsole is designed for Raspberry Pi CM4 or CM5 modules, but a growing group of users has been working to run the Radxa CM5 inside this pocket terminal. By using the Radxa CM5, they gain higher RAM capacity, more storage options, and a faster GPU for processing tasks. The Radxa CM5 was originally […]
Wed, 07/09/2025 - 22:20
Kdenlive 25.04.3 open-source video editing software wraps up the 25.04 series with bug fixes for volume and transform effect
Wed, 07/09/2025 - 22:20
Move targets European orgs wary of cross-border data exposureLinux veteran SUSE has unveiled a new support package aimed at customers concerned about data sovereignty.…
Wed, 07/09/2025 - 22:20
Last month the Framework Laptop 12 began shipping as an upgrade-friendly, convertible 2-in-1 laptop that is friendly with Linux as we[he]#039[/he]ve come to expect out of Framework Computer devices.
Wed, 07/09/2025 - 22:20
KDE Plasma 6.3.6 enhances tablet and multi-monitor support, updates brightness handling, and fixes notification quirks.
Wed, 07/09/2025 - 22:20
Following all of the Linux and broader open-source software enablement around Power11 the past three or so years, IBM today formally announced their new Power11 hardware...