VitruvianOS 0.3 is the first public release, featuring a Haiku-inspired design and a custom graphics stack built on the Linux kernel, without X11 or Wayland.

Merged today was another round of platform-drivers-x86 changes for the ongoing Linux 7.0 cycle. There are bug fixes plus some new hardware support additions that make this merge notable. Due to the new hardware support amounting to just device IDs and not risking existing hardware support, it's fine for merging at this late stage of Linux 7.0 development...

The March 22, 2026 release of DietPi v10.2 introduces new software options including Immich, uv, and the RustDesk Client, along with a range of enhancements and bug fixes across supported single-board computers. DietPi: DietPi is a lightweight, Debian-based operating system optimized for single-board computers and embedded devices. It focuses on minimal resource usage while providing […]

A deterministic password manager that generates, rather than stores, your logins — and makes versioning old passwords surprisingly handy.

FreeCAD 1.1 is out today as the newest feature release for this leading open-source CAD application...

The whatis command is used to fetch a one-line description of the specified command or tool from the manual pages in your Linux system.

Ubuntu developers at Canonical are looking to strip the signed GRUB bootloader features to the bare minimum for the Ubuntu 26.10 release later this year. Dropping support for XFS, ZFS, Btrfs, LVM, md-raid (except RAID1), LUKS-encrypted disks, and other features is being looked at in the name of security...

FreeCAD 1.1 has been released today as a major update for this open-source, free, and cross-platform 3D parametric modeler with numerous new features and UI improvements.

Intel's open-source "ANV" Vulkan driver for Linux systems enabled a new feature called BTP+BTI RCC Keying. You may be wondering what it means or stands for, but long story short it helps with the performance of Direct3D 12 (DX12) games running on Linux by way of Valve's Steam Play with Proton + VKD3D-Proton...

ShellGPT makes the terminal user-friendly, saving time by generating commands, automating scripts, and guiding me through tasks.

Kali Linux 2026.1 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with 8 new tools, fresh new artwork, Kali NetHunter updates, a BackTrack mode, and other changes.

Flatpak may be next, and the lobbying behind it is raising eyebrowsAfter weeks of debate, code to record user age was finally merged into the Linux world's favorite system management daemon.…

Hot on the heels of Firefox 149, the Mozilla Thunderbird open-source email, news, chat, calendar, and addressbook client has been updated today to version 149 with various new features and bug fixes.

GNOME 48.10 is out as the last maintenance update in the GNOME 48 lifecycle, focusing on fixes across core components like Shell, GTK, and Mutter.

Days after Oracle celebrated their RHEL-based Oracle Linux distribution turning 20 years old, today they announced Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8.2 "UEK 8.2" as their alternative to the RHEL-clone kernel with Oracle Linux...

Cyber rights org retools for the days of AI and unrestrained governmentinterview The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Tuesday appointed Nicole Ozer to succeed Cindy Cohn as the cyber rights group's executive director when Cohn departs this summer.…

While having the new System76 Thelio Mira desktop in the lab, I took the opportunity to run some benchmarks to see how Pop!_OS 24.04 is currently performing relative to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for which it is based as well as looking ahead at how Ubuntu 26.04 LTS in its current near-final development form is looking on the same hardware.

Keep your hidden configuration files organized and backed up with GNU Stow and Git on any machine in minutes.

Radxa, in collaboration with DEEPX, has introduced the AICore DX-M1M, a compact AI acceleration module designed for edge inference workloads. The module uses the DeepX DX-M1M NPU and integrates through an M.2 interface for use in embedded and single-board computer platforms. The AICore DX-M1M follows Radxa’s earlier AICore DX-M1 module introduced in late 2025, which […]

Building off the NVIDIA 595.45.04 Linux beta driver that brought DRI3 v1.2 support and new Vulkan capabilities, the NVIDIA 595.58.03 Linux driver released this morning as the first stable Linux driver build in the R595 release branch...