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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
After three years in development, GNU Guix 1.5 has been released, marking the start of a newly adopted annual release cycle. But if this name has flown under your radar, let me briefly explain what it is before we move on to the news.
KDE’s upcoming Plasma Login Manager will make its first official appearance in Plasma 6.6 (scheduled for release on February 17), explicitly designed as a successor to the long-standing SDDM, which has been used by KDE Plasma for years.
Raspberry Pi Imager, a tool that helps users easily write OS images to an SD card for booting a Raspberry Pi, has just released version 2.0.5, now available for download.
Six months after switching to immutable design with its major 25 release, a Debian-based Deepin 25.0.10 ISO has been officially released as a feature-enhanced, bug-fix release, powered by Linux kernel 6.12.
Two months after the major 25 release, MX Linux has rolled out MX-25.1 “Infinity,” a new point update that refreshes installation media across all supported editions and restores one of the project’s long-standing distinguishing features: dual init support.
Snap Store, a centralized application repository for distributing snap packages operated by Canonical, allows developers to publish applications with relatively low barriers to entry, while users can install and update software automatically through a single trusted channel. However, that trust is now under strain.
The inability to use Adobe Creative Cloud on Linux is often cited as a major barrier for many users considering a switch to the platform. But perhaps, just perhaps, there has already been a breakthrough in that direction.
Although the Plasma 6.6 desktop has not yet been released (scheduled for February 17), KDE developers have already begun work on version 6.7, as some early details about its planned features are emerging.
Raspberry Pi Imager, a tool that helps users easily write OS images to an SD card for booting a Raspberry Pi, has just released version 2.0.4, now available for download.
Nginx Proxy Manager, a popular web-based and user-friendly reverse proxy management interface for Nginx, has just released version 2.13.6. Although this is only a patch release to a minor version, it actually delivers some fairly significant improvements.
The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that enables Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has officially released version 11.0. The headline change is the completion of the new WoW64 architecture, which is now fully supported and considered feature-complete.
Zorin, a Linux distro that positioned itself as a familiar and accessible entry point for users leaving Windows, continues to move with growing confidence toward reaching a broader user base. I say this because the most recently published information on the subject is impressive.
A month after releasing version 146, Mozilla has launched Firefox 147, the latest update to its popular open-source web browser, now available for download.
Fastfetch, a widely adopted tool by Linux enthusiasts for showcasing a sleek summary of system information right in the terminal, has just launched version 2.57.
Parrot OS, a versatile Debian-based Linux distro designed for ethical hackers and cybersecurity pros, which released its major 7.0 version last month, has published its roadmap for 2026.
Over three weeks after its beta and four months since the 22.2 “Zara” release, Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for download, as the status has been changed from “Being tested” to “Approved for stable release,” and the installation ISOs are now being synchronized across the mirrors.
KDE developers continue preparing Plasma 6.6, and although there are over a month to go before the final stable release (scheduled for February 17, 2026), the team posts weekly updates on the KDE Blogs about what changes to expect from this version. After I covered some of them recently, now we have a new batch to look at.
Budgie Desktop 10.10 has been released, delivering its first full migration from X11 to Wayland and marking the end of a development spanning more than a decade (the initial 10’s release came out in December 2015). With that said, with the new 10.10 release, Budgie 10 series now enters maintenance mode as the project shifts its primary focus toward the upcoming Budgie 11.
The KDE desktop has long been known for offering nearly limitless customization, but one option has always felt oddly missing: the ability to adjust frame border intensity and contrast for Breeze-themed UI elements, letting users make frames more subtle or more pronounced according to their preference.
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is expected to arrive any moment now. Its beta landed in mid-December, and the final ISO is currently marked as “Being tested.” The headline change is the updated Cinnamon 6.6 desktop environment, which LMDE 7 users already have access to.
Exciting news for all Linux enthusiasts betting on ARM64 architecture. Ubuntu has taken a step toward making Steam available on ARM64, opening public testing of a new Steam Snap build for ARM.
The European Commission has opened a public call for evidence on a forthcoming European Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy. The consultation, which runs from January 6 to February 3, 2026, invites feedback from developers, companies, public administrations, academia, and civil society.
The European Commission has opened a public call for evidence on a forthcoming European Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy. The consultation, which runs from January 6 to February 3, 2026, invites feedback from developers, companies, public administrations, academia, and civil society.
Brave Browser, which recently reached more than 100 million users worldwide, has rolled out a major overhaul of its built-in adblocking engine, cutting memory consumption by 75 percent and delivering a measurable performance boost across desktop and mobile platforms. The changes are live starting with Brave v1.85, with further optimizations scheduled for v1.86.
Brave Browser, which recently reached more than 100 million users worldwide, has rolled out a major overhaul of its built-in adblocking engine, cutting memory consumption by 75 percent and delivering a measurable performance boost across desktop and mobile platforms. The changes are live starting with Brave v1.85, with further optimizations scheduled for v1.86.
Omarchy, a preconfigured Arch Linux setup packaged as a distro that ships with a Hyprland tiling window manager and a curated set of defaults and developer tools, has announced the release of version 3.3.
The Nitrux team has announced the release of Nitrux 5.1, an immutable, systemd-free Debian-based Linux distro that bets on AppImage-based software delivery and ships with Hyprland as its default desktop environment.
IPFire, a free, open-source Linux-based hardened firewall designed to be deployed as a dedicated firewall/router system for protecting network environments, has issued IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199.
Some projects keep surprising me with their “solutions,” and this is one of those cases. A proposal under review by developers from GNOME and Mozilla could change how middle-mouse-button paste behaves on Linux and other Unix-like systems.
There’s no doubt that 2026 will bring plenty of new Linux releases, with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS likely being the most anticipated, set to arrive at the end of April. But this article isn’t about the usual names that tend to dominate the conversation year after year.
Today, Manjaro Linux has officially pushed a new stable update, marking the release of Manjaro 26, code-named Anh-Linh. The headline change is the move to Plasma 6.5 and GNOME 49, both now configured to use Wayland by default.
Archboot, a guided, user-friendly, menu-driven installer for Arch Linux that automates much of the traditional manual installation process (while still allowing advanced users to intervene when needed), has added the COSMIC desktop environment as a new selectable option.
Less than a week after the previous 0.53 release, Hyprland, a favorite among fans of eye-pleasing tiling window compositors, has just rolled out version 0.53.1 as a small maintenance update focused exclusively on stability and correctness.
After 7 years since the last stable 2.4.4 release in October 2018, Icecast 2.5 is now available for this open-source streaming media server designed to deliver live and on-demand audio content over the internet.