Linux and Open Source news headlines
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Tue, 03/17/2026 - 22:20
FFmpeg 8.1 is out today as the newest stable release of this widely-used, open-source multimedia library...
Tue, 03/17/2026 - 22:20
River 0.4 introduces a new architecture separating the Wayland compositor from the window manager and stabilizes the river-window-management-v1 protocol.
Tue, 03/17/2026 - 22:20
The work by Derek Clark on enhancing the Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld support for Linux continues panning out nicely. The latest driver effort, the creation of the Lenovo Legion Go and Go S Series HID Drivers to help with controller configuration, is set to be introduced in Linux 7.1...
Tue, 03/17/2026 - 22:20
PipeWire 1.6.2 has been released today as the second maintenance update in the latest PipeWire 1.6 series of this open-source software for handling audio and video streams under Linux-based operating systems.
Tue, 03/17/2026 - 22:20
Since last week's Fedora 44 Beta release I have been testing out this upcoming Fedora Linux version on a few systems in the lab, most notably with the Framework Desktop powered by the powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo". Fedora Workstation 44 Beta has been looking nice and running stable albeit in some instances seeing lower performance at this point than Fedora Workstation 43 but overall in good shape.
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
F is for Free, FSF, and fat chanceThe Free Software Foundation (FSF) has rattled a saber at Anthropic over the use of its materials in training the AI vendor's models.…
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
The 283rd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending March 15th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
AMYboard is a compact DIY music synthesizer board designed for integration into custom music projects or installation as a Eurorack-compatible 10HP module. The board is powered by an ESP32-S3 module and runs the open-source AMY synthesizer engine, which supports multiple synthesis techniques including virtual analog, FM, wavetable, and sample playback. The system is built around […]
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
GNOME OS as the Linux-based OSTree-using distribution that serves as the leading-edge, reference platform of GNOME desktop development is now using KMSCON by default...
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
SuperTux 0.7.0 is finally here as a hefty new update for this open-source, free, and cross-platform classic 2D jump’n run sidescroller game in the style of the Super Mario games.
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
We are down to about one month to go until the Linux 7.0 stable release and out today is Linux 7.0-rc4...
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
Kent Overstreet today released Bcachefs 1.37 as the newest feature release to this out-of-tree file-system driver and user-space tooling for this next-gen, copy-on-write file-system...
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
Join Brandon Vigliarolo, Tobias Mann, and Avram Piltch to discuss our predictions for this week's GTCKettle It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - if you're an AI aficionado, that is, as chip giant Nvidia, now the most valuable company in the world, is kicking off its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on Monday.…
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Debian 13.4, EndeavourOS Titan, Fedora 44 Beta, GIMP 3.2, OBS Studio 32.1, TrueNAS deprecates public build repository, APTUI is a modern TUI for Debian’s APT, and more.
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
SparkyLinux 2026.03 has been released, featuring updated Debian Testing packages, Linux kernel 6.19, and refreshed rolling ISO images.
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
AppGrid is a new launcher applet for KDE Plasma 6 that introduces a fullscreen grid-style application menu inspired by macOS Launchpad and COSMIC.
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
SuperTux 0.7 officially released overnight for this nostalgic open-source game now seeing its first new release since December 2021. SuperTux 0.7 brings many significant improvements for this open-source game inspired by Super Mario...
Mon, 03/16/2026 - 22:20
KDE developers are preparing Plasma 6.7, introducing a press-and-hold typing feature, enhanced widgets, and support for installing sound themes.
Sun, 03/15/2026 - 22:20
Google's Android LLVM toolchain team shared publicly this week that they have begun making use of AutoFDO for automatic feedback directed optimizations of their Linux kernel build used by Android...
Sun, 03/15/2026 - 22:20
The KDE project has announced KIO S3, which provides direct access to Amazon S3 and S3-compatible storage within KDE applications through the KIO framework.