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Archinstall 3.0.9 Released: Now with U2F and Bluetooth Support!
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Archinstall 3.0.9 Rolls Out with U2F and Bluetooth Support
Archinstall 3.0.9, a guided installer for Arch Linux, adds U2F authentication, LUKS iteration tweaks, and Bluetooth support.
linuxiac.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Wayland 1.24 Is Out — Here’s What’s New!
Wayland, the open-source display server protocol that’s slowly replacing X11 on Linux, just hit version 1.24 — and it’s packing fresh features and improvements!
wayland.freedesktop.org/releases.html
Wayland
wayland.freedesktop.org
July 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Mozilla just promoted Firefox 141 to the beta channel, and while it’s a smaller release, it packs some useful changes especially for Linux users:
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[Phoronix] Firefox 141 Beta Lowering RAM Use On Linux But Still Benchmarking Behind Chrome Image (Firefox 141 Beta)
Firefox 141 Beta Lowering RAM Use On Linux But Still Benchmarking Behind Chrome
www.phoronix.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The first maintenance update for KDE Plasma 6.4 is here packed with bug fixes and subtle but useful improvements:
kde.org/announcement...
Plasma 6.4.1 complete changelog
Discover Discover: include Remove button in tab chain. Commit. Fixes bug #505544 ApplicationPage: fix uncentered app icon/name in stacked mode. Commit. Cleanup list of missing backends. Commit. Applic...
kde.org
June 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
KDE Frameworks 6.15 - Accessibility Boost, Big Fixes & Plasma Improvements!
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KDE Frameworks 6.15 - Accessibility Boost, Big Fixes & Plasma Improvements!
YouTube video by Linux Network
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June 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Darktable 5.2 is out!
The popular open-source RAW photo editor just got a big update with new features and camera support!
www.darktable.org/2025/06/dark...
darktable 5.2.0 released
We’re proud to announce the new feature release of darktable, 5.2.0! The github release is here: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-5.2.0. To build from source, do not use...
www.darktable.org
June 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
VirtualBox 7.1.10 is out!
www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
Changelog – Oracle VirtualBox
www.virtualbox.org
June 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
AI + Video Processing is Getting a Major Upgrade!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn7p...
GStreamer Python ML - Soccer Object Detection & Tracking
YouTube video by Collabora
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May 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
GNOME Drops X11 Sessions by Default!

Big change just landed in GNOME’s GDM (the login manager) — as of yesterday, X11 sessions are now disabled by default for the upcoming GNOME 49 release!
www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-G...
GNOME GDM Now Disables The X11/X.Org Session By Default
Merged yesterday to the GNOME Display Manager 'GDM' codebase is disabling of the X11/X.Org session by default as the first step toward deprecating GNOME's X11 session support.
www.phoronix.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What's New in KDE Plasma 6.4
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KDE Plasma 6.4 - What's New
YouTube video by Linux Network
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May 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Shotcut 25.05 Open-Source Video Editor Released — What’s New?

The latest version of the popular open-source video editor, Shotcut 25.05, is out now for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
www.shotcut.org/blog/new-rel...
Shotcut - New Version 25.05: Freeze Frame
Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux
www.shotcut.org
May 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Reports are claiming that 89 million Steam accounts have been leaked in a major data breach. A hacker known as Machine1337 allegedly posted the stolen data for sale on a dark web forum.
www.rockpapershotgun.com/time-to-chan...
Time to change your Steam password? Data from over 89 million accounts has reportedly leaked to the dark web
Information from 89 million Steam accounts has allegedly leaked online.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Deepin Desktop REMOVED from openSUSE
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Deepin Desktop REMOVED from openSUSE
YouTube video by Linux Network
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May 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
RADV Vulkan Driver Adds BFloat16 Support!

Good news for Vulkan devs and AI/ML enthusiasts on Linux — RADV (the open-source Radeon Vulkan driver) just landed support for VK_KHR_shader_bfloat16 in Mesa 25.2!
www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-Sh...
RADV Vulkan Driver Lands BFloat16 Support In Mesa 25.2
Introduced at the end of March was Vulkan 1.4.311 with VK_KHR_shader_bfloat16 for allowing BFloat16 'BF16' operations within SPIR-V shaders with SPV_KHR_bfloat16
www.phoronix.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Intel’s Wildcat Lake Breaks Cover for Linux! 🚨

Intel just started posting the first Linux kernel patches for their upcoming Wildcat Lake platform — believed to be the successor to Alder Lake-N for mini PCs, Chromebooks, and low-power laptops.
www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-W...
Intel Begins Posting Linux Patches For Wildcat Lake
While there have been many Linux kernel patches being worked on for months now for Intel's upcoming Panther Lake SoCs, only seeing the first Linux kernel patches today is their Wildcat Lake platform.
www.phoronix.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
KDE Plasma 6.3.5 - Big Fixes for Multi-Screen and NVIDIA Users!

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KDE Plasma 6.3.5 - Big Fixes for Multi-Screen and NVIDIA Users!
YouTube video by Linux Network
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May 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Daily Builds Are Here!
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Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Daily Build
CD images for Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Daily Build
cdimage.ubuntu.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Big News for AMD Linux Users!
The AMD devs submitted a HUGE feature for Linux 6.16 — initial support for AMDGPU User Mode Queues (UMQ)! 🔥

www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6...
Initial AMDGPU User Mode Queues Support Prepped For Linux 6.16
Sent out a few minutes ago was the latest batch of AMDGPU graphics and AMDKFD compute kernel driver feature patches for DRM-Next in getting ready for the Linux 6.16 merge window opening in a few weeks
www.phoronix.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
4MLinux 48.0 - Ultra Lightweight Linux for Old PCs!
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4MLinux 48.0 - Ultra Lightweight Linux for Old PCs!
YouTube video by Linux Network
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May 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
LibreOffice 25.2.3 Is Out!
www.libreoffice.org/download/dow...
April 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Meson 1.8 Build System Released :
mesonbuild.com/Release-note...
Release 1.8.0
mesonbuild.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Exploring COSMIC Alpha 7 — Big Steps Toward the Pop!_OS Beta
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Exploring COSMIC Alpha 7 — Big Steps Toward the Pop!_OS Beta
YouTube video by Linux Network
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April 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My Honest Experience with PikaOS GNOME: Daily Use, Gaming & Stability!
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My Honest Experience with PikaOS GNOME: Daily Use, Gaming & Stability!
YouTube video by Linux Network
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April 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM