Rhino Linux 2025.3 is now available with the RPK2 package management tool by default, UBports sponsorship, and the KDE Plasma 6 UBXI desktop.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Sent out this morning as part of this week's 'locking/urgent' pull request is a performance regression fix ahead of today's Linux 6.16-rc5 releaselxer.com
Learn how to run a Python script using Docker with a real example. Package your code and dependencies for any system, step by step.Anees Asghar (Make Tech Easier)
AI is changing how we use search to find the information we, but will it always be able to find that information?Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for July 6th, 2025, brings news about KDE Plasma 6.4.2, Thunderbird 140, Libreboot 25.06, DXVK 2.7, and more.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Geany 2.1, a lightweight and user-friendly IDE, introduces new themes, enhanced session handling, modern file dialogs, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Let’s Encrypt begins issuing IP address certificates, expanding support beyond domain names to cater to specialized use cases, such as DoH and home devices.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Linux 6.16-rc5 Released With A Performance Fix, Bcachefs Fixes & New Device Support
Linus Torvalds just tagged Linux 6.16-rc5 as the newest test release of Linux 6.16...
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Minutes ago Simon Ser announced the official release of Wayland 1.24.lxer.com
Bash Shell 5.3 is out now, adding new scripting features, bug fixes, and enhancements to completion, substitution, and Readline.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Wayland 1.24 Released With Few Improvements
Minutes ago Simon Ser announced the official release of Wayland 1.24...
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Many NGG Improvements Arrive For AMD's Open-Source Linux OpenGL/Vulkan Drivers
Well known AMD Mesa developer Marek Olšák has been working on a number of improvements to benefit the Next-Gen Geometry "NGG" support within the RadeonSI and RADV graphics drivers for benefiting modern Radeon GPUs under Linux...
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Well known AMD Mesa developer Marek Olšák has been working on a number of improvements to benefit the Next-Gen Geometry 'NGG' support within the RadeonSI and RADV graphics drivers for benefiting modern Radeon GPUs under Linux.www.phoronix.com
The Debian project is hoping to address challenges of mentoring newcomers to contribute to the Debian Linux distribution as well as making it more known that open-source contributors can do more than just work on Debian packaging but that help is nee…lxer.com
Fedora 43 Looks To Zstd-Compressed Initrd By Default For Space Savings & Faster Boots
A change proposal has been raised to compress the initrd by default using Zstd compression rather than XZ. This change would help provide some disk savings as well as speeding up the boot process on modern systems with Fedora Linux...
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KDE Gear 25.04.3 apps collection introduces fixes across the suite, including enhancements to Kdenlive, Kate, Itinerary, Gwenview, and other desktop apps.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Intel Bartlett Lake-S EDAC Driver Support Coming For Linux 6.17
Intel software engineers continue ironing out their Linux support for Bartlett Lake...
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Linux 6.16 Performance Regression Tracked Down In New Futex Code
Sent out this morning as part of this week's "locking/urgent" pull request is a performance regression fix ahead of today's Linux 6.16-rc5 release. This latest performance regression in the Linux kernel is around the new Futex code merged this cycle with a big performance hit being observed in scheduler benchmarks...
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Sent out this morning as part of this week's 'locking/urgent' pull request is a performance regression fix ahead of today's Linux 6.16-rc5 releasewww.phoronix.com
SUSE developers working on their new operating system installer 'Agama' have been making steady progress and on Friday debuted Agama 16lxer.com
Three years since the Bash 5.2 release and one year since the first alpha release, GNU Bash 5.3 was released overnight as the newest step forward for this popular shell used on Linux and other operating systems.lxer.com
DXVK 2.7 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with various new features.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
The latest 7-Zip release speeds up bzip2 by up to 40%, improves ZIP and FAT archive support, and fixes multiple bugs and security vulnerabilities.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
For those on an Intel Core Ultra Series 2 'Lunar Lake' system, the upcoming Linux 6.16 kernel is looking to be in better shape for those newest Intel SoCs.lxer.com
Learn how to install Google Chrome on AlmaLinux 10 with this step-by-step guide tailored for Enterprise Linux users seeking a modern web browsing experience.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Big Improvements For Qualcomm GPU Driver With Linux 6.17 - Especially For Snapdragon X
Sent out today by longtime Freedreno/MSM open-source Qualcomm GPU driver developer Robin Clark are the main set of MSM kernel graphics/display driver updates targeting the upcoming Linux 6.17 merge window. There are several exciting feature additions coming to this next kernel version for those relying on Qualcomm graphics capabilities...
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It shouldn't be particularly surprising as Fedora Linux has always been known for shipping with a leading-edge compiler toolchain, but the formalities have now been submitted for Fedora 43 to ship with the latest GNU and LLVM toolchain components.lxer.com
Debian Installer Trixie RC 2 is out with Linux kernel 6.12, Secure Boot support, and new hardware support for Apple M1/M2 laptops.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
DXVK 2.7 Released With Many Improvements & Better Support On Newer Intel GPUs
DXVK 2.7 released today as a major feature update for this translation layer for enabling Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 based games and applications to run atop the Vulkan API. DXVK is a critical piece of Valve's Steam Play (Proton) software stack for enabling Windows games on Linux...
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Bela.io has unveiled the Gem Stereo and Gem Multi, two new open-source boards that expand PocketBeagle 2 into a real-time digital signal processing platform.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Docker Desktop 4.43 expands AI support with better model controls, OAuth-secured MCP tools, and instant Compose-to-Kubernetes conversion.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
SUSE's Agama Installer Switches From X.Org To Wayland For Installation GUI
SUSE developers working on their new operating system installer "Agama" have been making steady progress and on Friday debuted Agama 16. With Agama 16 they have moved from X.Org to Wayland for powering their installer UI along with a number of other changes...
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SUSE developers working on their new operating system installer 'Agama' have been making steady progress and on Friday debuted Agama 16www.phoronix.com
Fedora 43 GNU & LLVM 21 Toolchain Updates Planned
It shouldn't be particularly surprising as Fedora Linux has always been known for shipping with a leading-edge compiler toolchain, but the formalities have now been submitted for Fedora 43 to ship with the latest GNU and LLVM toolchain components...
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The Rust-written Redox OS open-source operating system project just published their June 2025 status report to outline recent progress on this innovative platform.lxer.com
Intel Wildcat Lake HID Support & Dell + ASUS Additions Ahead Of Linux 6.16-rc5
Ahead of the Linux 6.16-rc5 kernel expected to be released tomorrow, a round of x86 platform driver updates were merged this week with several fixes as well as some new device additions...
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GNOME's Glycin Continues Being Built Out, Papers Ready For Document Viewing
It was another exciting week in the GNOME space to kick off July...
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KDE Working On New Virtual Keyboard, Many Plasma Improvements Kick Off July
KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his usual weekly summary to highlight all of the interesting Plasma desktop developments for the past week...
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Libreboot 25.06 released this week as the newest version of this Coreboot downstream focused on shipping only with free and open-source componentslxer.com
Copyleft-next is officially relaunched as an effort to modernize strong copyleft, led by GPLv3 veterans Richard Fontana and Bradley Kuhn.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)