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The team behind Arch-based Garuda Linux has issued a statement regarding the controversy surrounding age-verification laws and their impact on Linux distributions, confirming that it will not implement such measures unless legally required.

The Turris Omnia NG Wired is a high-performance router for advanced users, homelabs, and small network deployments. The device runs Turris OS, a Linux distribution based on OpenWrt.

Germany has mandated the Open Document Format (ODF) as the standard for public administration documents within its new sovereign digital infrastructure framework, the Deutschland-Stack.

TrueNAS deprecates its public build repository on GitHub, raising questions in the community about openness and release transparency.

TrueNAS deprecates its public build repository on GitHub, raising questions in the community about openness and release transparency.

TrueNAS deprecates its public build repository on GitHub, raising questions in the community about openness and release transparency.

Valve released a new Steam client update on March 9. Notably, users can now attach hardware specifications when writing or editing reviews on a game’s store page. The client can also optionally collect anonymized gameplay framerate data.

A month and a half after the previous January update, the Arch-based performance-focused CachyOS has released its second update of the year, powered by the Linux kernel 6.19.

The OpenWrt project has announced the release of OpenWrt 25.12, a free and open-source Linux-based operating system primarily used for embedded devices, most notably residential gateways and routers, as the first stable version in the new 25.12 series.

The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that allows Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has released version 11.4, the fourth maintenance update in the stable 11.x series. Here are the main highlights.

The KDE desktop environment has seen significant recent success. Following record donations announced at the end of last year, another prominent member of the FOSS community has joined its list of patrons.

The GNU Project has announced a major milestone: native 64-bit support for GNU Hurd is now available through GNU Guix.

The Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 26.2.1, delivering extensive bug fixes and stability improvements for the 26.2 productivity suite.

ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.3 adds multipage document view, enhanced PDF signatures, and a new Solver tool for spreadsheets, alongside performance fixes and improvements.

The Open Source Endowment, a new nonprofit, aims to bring a university-style endowment model to open source by providing long-term, investment-backed funding for widely used but under-resourced FOSS projects.

Shotcut, a popular open-source video editor, has released version 26.2. This update resolves several regressions introduced in recent versions.

Tails 7.5, a new version of the privacy-focused Linux distro that routes all internet connections through the Tor network, is now available with an upgraded Tor Browser to 15.0.7 and an updated Tor client to 0.4.9.5. Plus, the browser’s home page is now simpler, reducing clutter and improving clarity for users.

Tails 7.5, a new version of the privacy-focused Linux distro that routes all internet connections through the Tor network, is now available with an upgraded Tor Browser to 15.0.7 and an updated Tor client to 0.4.9.5. Plus, the browser’s home page is now simpler, reducing clutter and improving clarity for users.

The Document Foundation has formally revived LibreOffice Online, reversing its 2022 decision that had frozen the project and moved it to the “attic.” The Board has rescinded the previous votes, reopened the repository, and invited the community to resume development under upstream stewardship.

Only a week after the previous 0.5.20 release, Lutris, a free and open-source gaming platform for Linux, has released version 0.5.21. One of the most notable additions is support for Valve’s Sniper runtime, allowing runners to execute inside the Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 container.

The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that enables Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has released version 11.3 as the third maintenance update to the stable 11.x series. Here are the main highlights.

Clonezilla Live, free and open-source disk cloning and imaging software for system backup, recovery, and deployment, has released its latest stable snapshot, v3.3.1, based on Debian Sid, with the Linux kernel updated to v6.18, and Partclone to v0.3.45.

This past week, there has been some controversy about the new Plasma Login Manager, which launched with KDE Plasma 6.6 and requires systemd. Soon after, KaOS surprisingly announced it would stop using Plasma as its desktop environment.

After a long period of controversy that went against the principles of openness and left the open source community surprised, MinIO has effectively come to an end.

Following the recent release of Plasma 6.6, KDE developers are now working on version 6.7. Among the planned features, users will be able to switch virtual desktops directly from Overview by scrolling or using the Page Up and Page Down keys.

Transmission 4.1.1, an open-source cross-platform BitTorrent client, is now available on multiple platforms. This bugfix update addresses over 20 issues reported since version 4.1 was released three weeks ago. These include:

Pocketblue is a new project aiming to provide a version of Fedora Atomic made for mobile devices. The bad news is that it currently works on only three models: Xiaomi Pad 5, Xiaomi Pad 6, and OnePlus 6 or 6T.

Lots of cool changes, but I’m looking forward to trying this one in particular

Bottles, an open-source tool built on Wine that lets users run Windows applications and games on Linux with a user-friendly GUI, has released version 62.0.

Here’s something that’s both surprising and, in a way, not surprising at all, especially after yesterday’s announcement from KaOS, a distribution long known for its deep commitment to the KDE Plasma desktop, that it plans to move away from it. The main reason cited was KDE’s reliance on systemd in a specific component.

Dozzle 10.0 real‑time Docker log viewer adds a redesigned notifications page, webhook support with Go templates, alert shortcuts, and more.

The XFS filesystem could gain exciting new features, and more specifically, autonomous self-healing capabilities in the upcoming Linux kernel 7.0 cycle, following a pull request submitted by XFS maintainer Darrick J. Wong.

Over a month after the previous 6.22 release, KDE announced the launch of Frameworks 6.23, expanding its collection of add-on libraries for Qt and enhancing functionality for developers across various platforms.

Over a month after the previous 6.22 release, KDE announced the launch of Frameworks 6.23, expanding its collection of add-on libraries for Qt and enhancing functionality for developers across various platforms.

Systemd is a core part of most Linux distributions today, but managing services from the command line with systemctl can feel intimidating, especially for newer users. That’s where a promising new project caught my attention: systemd-manager-tui.

Ubuntu has taken another step that, honestly, leaves me scratching my head. While most distributions try to offer as many convenient GUI tools as possible to help users manage every part of their system, Ubuntu… apparently sees things a bit differently.

7-Zip, a popular open-source tool for compressing and extracting files, has released version 26.0. This update refreshes the internal code for several archive formats, such as ZIP, CPIO, RAR, UDF, QCOW, and Compound.

7-Zip, a popular open-source tool for compressing and extracting files, has released version 26.0. This update refreshes the internal code for several archive formats, such as ZIP, CPIO, RAR, UDF, QCOW, and Compound.

IPFire has launched IPFire DBL (Domain Blocklist), a community-driven system that lets administrators fine-tune network filtering policies.

Parrot OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution for ethical hackers and cybersecurity professionals, has released version 7.1 less than two months after the major 7.0 launch. This is the first maintenance update in the 7.x series.

Parrot OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution for ethical hackers and cybersecurity professionals, has released version 7.1 less than two months after the major 7.0 launch. This is the first maintenance update in the 7.x series.

Ntfy, a self-hosted open-source notification service for sending and receiving push notifications through HTTP requests, has released version 2.17.

Here’s a new tool with strong potential that will appeal to advanced Arch users, especially those who miss a NixOS-style approach to system management (or who are DevOps-oriented). I’m talking about Decman, which has reached its first stable 1.0 release.

Kdenlive 25.12.2 open-source video editor, is now available with new stability fixes, better monitor performance, and workflow improvements.

A new open-source tool, traur, written in Rust, has emerged for Arch users, aiming to improve security awareness in Arch Linux’s user-maintained software ecosystem by introducing automated trust scoring for AUR packages.

Ardour 9.0 has been released as one of the most substantial updates to this open-source digital audio workstation. A central change is the expansion of clip-based workflows. The Cue page now allows direct editing of both MIDI and audio cues, with MIDI clips opening a full pianoroll editor that mirrors the capabilities of the main timeline.

“Hey, man, is that GNU/Linux on your computer?”, “Yes.”, “Great, but I use Microsoft Windows.” You get the idea. A “heavy” academic exchange like that would sound comical, to say the least. And that’s exactly the point of this article. One of the long-running debates in the Linux ecosystem: whether the system should be called GNU/Linux or simply Linux.

A recent development in the VirtualBox source tree introduces an early but usable KVM backend for Linux hosts. According to a comment by contributor Alexander Eichner, the new backend is now in a workable state, or at least when running modern guest operating systems. Older or more unusual guests, such as DOS, have not yet been tested.

The GNU project has announced the release of coreutils 9.10, a new stable version of the essential collection of basic file, shell, and text manipulation utilities that form the backbone of nearly every Linux and Unix-like system.

Fish, a popular user-friendly command-line shell, has announced version 4.4, a new release that builds on the 4.0 series.

Recently, a new Linux distribution caught my attention, and I’ll admit the main reason was its bold choice of desktop environment. It’s one of the first distros built entirely around the new COSMIC desktop. I’m talking about Origami Linux.

Samsung Smart TV owners can now use Jellyfin natively, as the open-source media server is now available on the Tizen platform.

Although Plasma 6.6 desktop is not yet released (scheduled for February 17), KDE developers are already hard at work on version 6.7, with early details about its planned features emerging.

The European Open Source Awards 2026, an annual program recognizing outstanding contributions to open-source software, has announced this year’s winners.

Budgie Desktop 10.10.1 has been released as the first maintenance update in the 10.10 series. The desktop now relies on a new shared static library that centralizes screen and monitor handling logic, adds rate smoothing, and introduces additional safety checks.

Shotcut, a popular open-source video editor, has released version 26.1, introducing hardware video decoding. The feature arrives after years of development work aimed at making it reliable across operating systems and GPU vendor APIs, and it is now available on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

The popular open-source e-book management tool, Calibre, has just released version 9.0, featuring a noticeable visual refresh.

As we all know, file copying on Linux has long relied on the classic cp command, which remains reliable but offers little feedback and limited control over long or complex operations.

We all have sensitive information we guard closely. Details about our digital wallets, passwords for the services we use every day, or strictly confidential information. These are things we expect to remain private and would never want to be seen by the wrong people.

After officially announcing their position on the use of LLMs a few days ago, AerynOS, an atomic-update-based (not to be confused with immutability) still-in-development Linux distro currently in alpha, has shared its latest project update for January 2026.

A month and a half after the previous 5.2.14 update, Krita, a popular open-source, cross-platform digital painting app, has just released a bugfix update, v5.2.15.

OPNsense, an open-source, FreeBSD-based firewall and routing platform designed for both small and large network environments, has just announced its latest update, version 26.1 “Witty Woodpecker”.

VirtualBox, a popular open-source virtualization software, has just released its third maintenance update to the 7.2 series, version 7.2.6, which focuses on stability, crash fixes, and reliability improvements across hosts and guests.

At the end of October, I told you about the awesome new software developed by a Solus user, Solseek. In short, it’s a fast TUI package manager for Solus Linux that provides a keyboard-driven interface for searching, installing, updating, and removing software using Solus’s native eopkg system, with optional support for Flatpak and Snap where available.

TigerVNC, a high-speed remote display system that allows users to view and interact with remote computers, has just released version 1.16.

Emmabuntüs, a Linux distribution (and social project) used in humanitarian and educational projects, particularly in Africa and Europe, and especially in regions with limited access to new hardware, announced the release of Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 5 version 1.05 as an update within the ongoing 5 series, based on Debian 12.13.

Bottles, an open-source software tool built on top of Wine that helps users run Windows applications and games on Linux by providing a user-friendly GUI, has just released version 61.0, introducing a major new feature called Eagle.

Cong Wang, a kernel developer at Multikernel, introduced a new Linux filesystem called DAXFS on the Linux kernel mailing lists. As the name suggests, DAXFS is built on the Linux kernel’s Direct Access (DAX) infrastructure, allowing filesystems to access shared physical memory directly without going through the traditional block I/O stack.

The use of AI has become a hot topic across many open-source projects, with many already taking a clear stance. Now AerynOS, an atomic-update-based Linux distribution that’s still in development and currently in alpha, has joined that conversation as well.

The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that enables Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has released version 11.1 as the first maintenance update to the stable 11.x series.