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Ladybird Browser Adds Downloads, History, and Linux Sandboxing

Tue, 07/07/2026 - 22:20
Ladybird’s June update brings file downloads, searchable browsing history, DevTools storage inspection, and default Linux sandboxing.
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Linux 7.2-rc2 Released: "Things Look Very Normal"

Tue, 07/07/2026 - 22:20
Linux 7.2-rc2 is now available for testing in working toward the stable Linux 7.2 release in August...
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Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 27, 2026 (June 29 – July 5)

Tue, 07/07/2026 - 22:20
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Mageia 10, Azure Linux 4.0, Apple Container 1.0, Plasma 6.7.2, COSMIC Desktop 1.2, Linux tops 2026 CVE charts, and more.
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FEX 2607 Optimizing For Yet-To-Be-Released ARM 256-bit SVE2 Hardware

Tue, 07/07/2026 - 22:20
The FEX Emulator that allows running Linux x86/x86_64 software on ARM64 (AArch64) systems, including the likes of Wine / Valve's Steam Play (Proton) for Windows gaming on ARM, is out with its newest monthly feature release. The Valve-backed project for running x86_64 games and other software on ARM for the upcoming Steam Frame and other more typical ARM Linux systems has been baking more optimizations and improvements...
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Hannah Montana Linux Is Back, and Yes, It’s Real

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 22:20
The legendary meme distro returns after nearly two decades with a modern Debian Trixie base, KDE Plasma 6, and a whole lot of pink nostalgia.
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DXVK 3.0.1 Brings Improvements for Fallout 3, Black Mesa, and Empire Earth 2

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 22:20
DXVK 3.0.1 is out today as a minor update in the latest DXVK 3.0 series of this open-source Vulkan-based implementation of D3D8, D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine that brings improvements for various games and other changes.
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ReactOS "Open-Source Windows" Project Now Capable Of Running Half-Life 2

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 22:20
One month ago it was exciting to see the open-source ReactOS operating system running Valve's Half-Life game. Little to realize less than 30 days later it would also be running Half-Life 2...
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BleachBit 6.0.2 Cleaner and Privacy Tool Released with AppImage Build for Linux Users

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 22:20
BleachBit 6.0.2 arrives with a new Linux AppImage, cleaners for VS Code, Codium, Cursor, Claude Code, and several Linux-related fixes.
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Shelly GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Now Lets You Install Apps from Flathub

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 22:20
Shelly, the pacman alternative for Arch Linux distributions, has been updated today to version 2.4.1.1, a release that introduces several new features and many improvements, especially for Flatpak/Flathub fans.
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Fedora Rethinks Community Initiatives After AI Desktop Backlash

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 22:20
Fedora’s top governance body says the Community Initiatives framework no longer provides an effective path for major project goals.
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4K @ 60 FPS USB Video Capture Finally Becomes Less Problematic On Linux

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 22:20
One area of Linux hardware testing I haven't explored much in many years has been modern USB video capture for the lack of said hardware. The last time I did much video capturing on Linux was during the Hauppauge PCI card days. It turns out though that USB video capture of 4K 60 FPS content has been a pain point under Linux but is finally smoothing out with newer versions of the Linux kernel...
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Ubuntu Reverts Rust cp After It Breaks Live Image Builds

Sun, 07/05/2026 - 22:20
Ubuntu temporarily switched cp back to GNU Coreutils after a Rust Coreutils compatibility issue caused livecd-rootfs builds to fail.
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First Look at Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.4 LTS for Raspberry Pi

Sun, 07/05/2026 - 22:20
Raspberry Pi fans rejoice, there’s a new Ubuntu Budgie port for Raspberry Pi computers featuring, of course, the modern and beautiful Budgie desktop environment and based on the Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) release.
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KDE Plasma 6.8 Promises Smoother Animations

Sun, 07/05/2026 - 22:20
KDE developers continue polishing Plasma 6.8 with smoother visual effects, a fixed multi-screen crash, and UI refinements.
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Linux DRM Scheduler Patches Yield Massive Improvement For Job Submission Latency

Sun, 07/05/2026 - 22:20
A set of patches to the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) scheduler that is shared among different kernel graphics drivers is showing the potential of delivering much lower job submission latency when the system is loaded with many runnable CPU processes...
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Windows Under 60% as Linux Hits a Yearly High: Full Breakdown

Sun, 07/05/2026 - 22:20
Windows just fell below 60% market share for the first time ever, the same month Linux hit a yearly high. Here’s the full breakdown.
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OpenRazer 3.12.4 Fixes Compatibility With Linux 7.2

Sun, 07/05/2026 - 22:20
OpenRazer 3.12.4 is now available as the newest update to these out-of-tree, unofficial Linux drivers for Razer devices. OpenRazer when paired with the likes of Polychromatic or other GUI options is what makes for a nice experience running Razer gaming peripherals under Linux...
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NetworkManager 1.58 Is Now Available for Public Testing with Many New Features

Sun, 07/05/2026 - 22:20
NetworkManager 1.58 open-source network connection manager for Linux-based operating systems has entered development, and it’s now available for public testing as a major update that promises many new features and improvements.
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GNOME 51 Alpha Released With Numerous Enhancements

Sun, 07/05/2026 - 22:20
In working toward the stable GNOME 51 desktop release due out in September, today marks the alpha release of GNOME 51...
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Woodpecker CI 3.16 Adds Workflow Concurrency Limits, Unix Socket Support

Sun, 07/05/2026 - 22:20
Woodpecker CI 3.16.0 lands with workflow concurrency limits, Unix socket support, Prometheus metrics, Kubernetes improvements, and security hardening.
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