Linux From Scratch 13.1 is now available with GCC 16.2, Binutils 2.47, Glibc 2.44, Linux 7.1.8, and 46 updated or added packages.

It was a very busy month of August with the Linux kernel developers continue to be flooded with AI/LLM-generated patches and bug reports. Plus there was the general resolution on AI usage within the Debian project and other open-source projects now evolving in the AI era. With the Linux 7.2 stable release and Linux 7.3 merge window, the past month was all the more eventful...

The latest uutils Coreutils release speeds up cp and join, introduces modern diagnostics, and pushes GNU compatibility past 95%.

The 307th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending August 30th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.

California has passed Assembly Bill 1856, amending the state’s Digital Age Assurance Act to exempt open-source operating systems and applications from its age attestation requirements.

With Linux 7.3-rc1 released to cap off the two week merge window, here is a look at the many exciting changes merged for the Linux 7.3 kernel that is working its way toward release in the second half of October.

After two weeks of voting, the Debian Project has voted to adopt a formal position on the use of generative AI within the project, with “Responsible Use of Generative AI” winning out in the general resolution.

Debian 11 “Bullseye” reaches end of life on August 31, 2026, after five years of official support.

With the release of Firefox 155 rolling out to all supported platforms, Mozilla promoted the next major release, Firefox 156, to the beta channel for public testing, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements.

Kdenlive 26.08 is out with long-awaited track reordering, multi-clip speed controls, automatic audio track creation, and 11 crash fixes.

Mozilla has published the final builds of the Firefox 155 open-source web browser today, ahead of its official unveiling on September 1st, 2026, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Ubuntu 26.04.1, EndeavourOS Titan Nova, Vanilla OS 3, LibreOffice 26.8, COSMIC 1.7, Debian says yes to generative AI, and more.

This architectural review validates a methodology for structural state-decoupling on a Linux hypervisor host. Traditional unified storage typologies expose nested Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) instances to severe state de-synchronization or data corruption during host-level system recoveries.

One of the former Intel engineers who was a Linux OS architect on their legendary Clear Linux distribution and before that also driving their Moblin and MeeGo Linux efforts is starting a new distribution project. This new initiative, named The Ur Project, is highly leveraging Rust and will rely on AI/LLMs in part and aims to incorporate some deisng improvements Clear Linux...

California lawmakers unanimously approved a major exemption for open-source operating systems, leaving Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android facing the 2027 age-verification deadline.

In time for the weekend Linux gamers, Valve last night released the first preview of SteamOS 3.9 for the Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and other devices. This early preview comes with some exciting software updates...

Following last week's main set of sound subsystem updates for Linux 7.3 that brought a lot of new audio hardware support, a second round of sound updates were merged this weekend ahead of today's Linux 7.3-rc1 release...

In a wide-ranging interview, the founder of the Free Software Movement discusses GNU, Linux, the open-source split, large language models, SaaSS, digital surveillance, and why software freedom remains a moral issue.

When the open-source Kubernetes cloud-native project got started more than a decade ago, AI was not a major concern. Times have changed.Kubernetes 1.37 is now out, extending its networking and scheduling capabilities as more organizations run AI and machine learning workloads on the platform.

KDE’s upcoming Plasma 6.8 adds early QtWidgets support to the Union theming system, plus lower screencasting latency and better HDR handling.