Linux and Open Source news headlines
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Sat, 04/18/2026 - 22:20
Archinstall 4.2 text-based installer for Arch Linux is now available with granular KDE Plasma configuration, a new Pacman settings submenu with Color and Parallel Downloads, and other changes.
Sat, 04/18/2026 - 22:20
GIMP 3.2.4 image editor improves layer fills, text tool behavior, PDF export, and support for PSD, PNG, DDS, ORA, and other file formats.
Sat, 04/18/2026 - 22:20
Cal.com blames AI-powered vulnerability hunting for its move from open source to locked-down code — and tosses a crippled ‘community’ edition to keep its cred.
Sat, 04/18/2026 - 22:20
GNU Linux-libre 7.0 kernel is now available for download based on Linux kernel 7.0 and targeted at those seeking 100% freedom for their PCs.
Sat, 04/18/2026 - 22:20
Learn how to enhance your productivity in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions by customizing and managing keyboard shortcuts.
Sat, 04/18/2026 - 22:20
The Orange Pi Zero 3W is a new single-board computer in a 65 × 32 mm form factor built around the Allwinner A733 processor. The design integrates an octa-core CPU, LPDDR5 memory, and wireless connectivity in a compact layout. The A733 SoC combines two Arm Cortex-A76 cores with six Cortex-A55 cores, operating at up to […]
Sat, 04/18/2026 - 22:20
OpenSSL 4.0 is now available for download with support for Encrypted Client Hello, support for SNMP KDF and SRTP KDF, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
Sat, 04/18/2026 - 17:05
AlmaLinux Kitten 10 now provides i686 package repositories and official 32-bit x86 container images, with the same model planned for AlmaLinux 10 stable.
Sat, 04/18/2026 - 17:05
The media subsystem updates have been merged for the ongoing Linux 7.1 merge window and includes new hardware support...
Sat, 04/18/2026 - 17:05
Valve released today the beta version of the upcoming Proton 11 open-source compatibility tool for Steam Play, based on Wine and additional components for playing Windows games on Linux systems.
Fri, 04/17/2026 - 22:20
Making today very exciting in Linux 7.1 merge window land was a pull request being sent out for introducing the new, modern NTFS file-system driver. Linus Torvalds has yet to comment if he's going to merge the new driver but it looks like it's ready for providing a better Linux NTFS experience over the current NTFS3 driver that was upstreamed by Paragon Software a few years ago and hasn't seen too much feature progress...
Fri, 04/17/2026 - 22:20
With Ubuntu LTS under the hood and JWM on top, FunOS keeps things light, snap?free, and ready for you to assemble your own workspace.
Fri, 04/17/2026 - 22:20
The extensible scheduler "sched_ext" code for allowing Linux scheduling behavior to be defined via BPF programs is seeing some useful improvements with the in-development Linux 7.1 kernel...
Fri, 04/17/2026 - 22:20
Linux Mint project leader Clement Lefebvre revealed today in the monthly newsletter for March 2026 that Linux Mint will adopt a longer development cycle starting with the upcoming Linux Mint 23 release.
Fri, 04/17/2026 - 22:20
Sudo users have the most authority over the system, including the ability to install, remove, update packages, and modify system files.
Fri, 04/17/2026 - 22:20
Linux Mint 23 Alfa is now based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Linux kernel 7.0, marking the start of development for the project’s next major release.
Fri, 04/17/2026 - 22:20
Rust 1.95 was released to the wild today as the latest feature update to this popular programming language...
Thu, 04/16/2026 - 22:20
O’Brien’s first job at OSI won’t be polishing the logo; it’ll be navigating a community still concerned over the group’s Open Source AI Definition and last year’s messy board election.
Thu, 04/16/2026 - 22:20
The Linux 7.1 kernel is bringing performance improvements for Sheaves, the per-CPU caching layer introduced several kernel cycles ago (Linux 6.18) for better efficiency on today's high core count hardware. Sheaves began as an opt-in feature but since Linux 7.0 is now being used for all caches...
Thu, 04/16/2026 - 22:20
Zorin OS 18.1 is now available with the new Lite edition, Linux kernel 6.17, LibreOffice 26.2, and broader hardware support.