FreeRDP 3.28 brings multiple security fixes, a revived iOS client, Android build updates, Windows client improvements, and better testing.

With the AMD Ryzen AI Halo developer platform there is the option of ordering this Ryzen AI Max+ mini PC with either Microsoft Windows 11 or "Linux OS". When receiving a AMD Ryzen AI Halo review sample last month, I fully expected it to just be an Ubuntu LTS install with ROCm preloaded. I was quite surprised when powering it up to find that it's an OS called the AMD Ryzen AI Developer Platform 1 "Rex" and is based on Debian Linux.

postmarketOS users get Plasma 6.7, a new Rust-based usb-signaller tool, Duranium enhancements, and several packaging cleanups.

The 299th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending July 5th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.

Digital sovereignty is driving European governments off US clouds and onto homegrown open source options.

BSDun is an experimental project that brings FreeBSD binary compatibility to Linux, with support already claimed for shells, networking tools, pkg, and more.

BleachBit 6.0.2 has been released today as a maintenance update in the latest BleachBit 6.0 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform system cleaner utility for GNU/Linux and Windows.

Ladybird’s June update brings file downloads, searchable browsing history, DevTools storage inspection, and default Linux sandboxing.

Linux 7.2-rc2 is now available for testing in working toward the stable Linux 7.2 release in August...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

BleachBit 6.0.2 arrives with a new Linux AppImage, cleaners for VS Code, Codium, Cursor, Claude Code, and several Linux-related fixes.

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.

Fedora’s top governance body says the Community Initiatives framework no longer provides an effective path for major project goals.

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...

Ubuntu temporarily switched cp back to GNU Coreutils after a Rust Coreutils compatibility issue caused livecd-rootfs builds to fail.

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.