Linux and Open Source news headlines
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Thu, 01/15/2026 - 22:20
Back in December we reported on drafted plans for revitalizing Fedora Games Lab to be a modern Linux gaming showcase. This Fedora Labs initiative has featured some open-source games paired with an Xfce desktop while moving forward they are looking to better position it as a modern Linux gaming showcase...
Thu, 01/15/2026 - 22:20
SlimToolkit helps shrink Docker images safely, keeping only required files to improve performance, speed, and storage efficiency.
Thu, 01/15/2026 - 22:20
GNOME 48.8 desktop environment is out as a maintenance release, delivering bug fixes, security updates, and improvements across selected core components.
Thu, 01/15/2026 - 22:20
Going back many years Imagination PowerVR graphics were widely despised by open-source enthusiasts and Linux desktop users for their lack of an open-source GPU driver. But over the past few years the Imagination PowerVR driver focused on their Rogue graphics IP has matured nicely within the Linux kernel and the PowerVR Vulkan driver in Mesa taking shape too. Paired with Zink for OpenGL over Vulkan, there's a robust open-source PowerVR graphics experience now possible. For those interested in trying out said open-source driver stack, the TI AM62-powered BeaglePlay is an affordable way of doing so for that $99 USD single board computer...
Thu, 01/15/2026 - 22:20
Moving away from VirtualBox doesn’t have to be complicated. Jack Wallen walks you through installing virt-manager and spinning up your first VM with KVM.
Thu, 01/15/2026 - 22:20
The open-source libraries were created by Salesforce, Nvidia, and Apple with a Swiss groupVulnerabilities in popular AI and ML Python libraries used in Hugging Face models with tens of millions of downloads allow remote attackers to hide malicious code in metadata. The code then executes automatically when a file containing the poisoned metadata is loaded.…
Thu, 01/15/2026 - 22:20
AI upstart also upscales its Labs to find the next frontierThe Python Software Foundation (PSF) has an extra $1.5 million heading its way, after AI upstart Anthropic entered into a partnership aimed at improving security in the Python ecosystem.…
Thu, 01/15/2026 - 22:20
Put bluntly, Canonical is trying to sell a solution to a problem it is creating
Thu, 01/15/2026 - 22:20
DietPi 10.0 enters open beta with breaking changes, new software additions, and platform updates ahead of the stable release.
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
With Firefox 147 hitting the stable channel today, Mozilla has promoted the next major version of its open-source, free, and cross-platform web browser, Firefox 148, to the beta channel for public testing.
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
When recently carrying out performance benchmarks of Intel Meteor Lake performance on Linux since launch day two years ago, the geo mean came in at 93% the original performance. Finding the performance trending clearly lower with an up-to-date Linux software stack compared to in December 2023 was quite surprising considering the rather nice gains we have seen over time on other Intel/AMD hardware. As noted in that article though, one of the possible explanations there is the Spectre BHI "Branch History Injection" vulnerability and microcode plus Linux kernel mitigations having come out post-launch and affecting Meteor Lake CPUs. Sure enough, follow-up tests looking at the Spectre BHI impact have revealed a measurable cost in a number of workloads for the Core Ultra processor.
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
Fastfetch 2.57 system information tool is out with broader desktop environment detection, terminal improvements, and changes to Windows support.
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
Tinygrad 0.12 is out today for this deep learning stack led by George Hotz...
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
Mozilla has published today the final builds of the Firefox 147 open-source web browser ahead of its official unveiling on January 13th, 2026, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements.
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
Wine project leader Alexandre Julliard relayed on the mailing list today that the plan is to release Wine 11.0 stable tomorrow, 13 January...
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
Two new Linux GUIs – plus Phoenix, an experimental new X server in ZigThe new year brings releases from opposite ends of the Linux GUI spectrum: IceWM, an X11 window manager from the late 1990s, and Budgie, a newer full desktop environment that has gone Wayland-native.…
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
Firefox 147.0 release binaries have hit the Mozilla servers today as the latest monthly update to this open-source web browser. Firefox 147 is exciting for Linux users in finally delivering XDG Base Directory Specification support...
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
Increasingly complex RISC-V cores aren't magically immune to the speculative execution / side-channel vulnerabilities that have rattled the x86_64 and ARM64 landscape for years. Following recent work on Spectre V1 handling for RISC-V in the Linux kernel, merged this weekend for Linux 6.19-rc5 is another RISC-V attack vector safeguard...
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, introducing Cinnamon 6.6 desktop with a redesigned app menu, new system tools, and more.
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 08:59
Parrot Linux plans versions 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 throughout 2026, shifting its security research toward AI systems and real-world attack surfaces.