Category Linux

Arch Linux has introduced a bit-for-bit reproducible Docker image, extending its reproducible builds effort to container environments after achieving similar results with its WSL image. This new image is provided under a separate repro tag and exists alongside the standard…

Archinstall, the guided installer for Arch Linux, has just released version 4.3. The primary change is a fix for shell injection vulnerabilities affecting Installer.user_set_shell and Installer.chown. This release also resolves issues with encrypted partition selection, corrects a table column error, and improves file…

More than two months after the 2.53 release, Git, a distributed version control system widely used in software development, has released version 2.54. The most notable feature is the experimental git history command, designed to simplify history-rewriting tasks. It currently supports reword and split operations, allowing users…

The GNU Project has announced the stable release of Coreutils 9.11, the latest update to its essential suite of command-line tools used on most Linux and Unix-like systems. A key highlight of Coreutils 9.11 is a significant increase in data…

LXQt 2.4 has been released as the newest version of this lightweight Qt-based desktop environment, bringing several usability improvements, particularly for Wayland users. One of the key updates is better multi-monitor support in LibFM-Qt and PCManFM-Qt, where desktop item visibility…

Bcachefs 1.38 has been released by Kent Overstreet, introducing a range of performance, scalability, and stability improvements to this modern copy-on-write filesystem designed to compete with Btrfs and ZFS. A key highlight is the redesign of the need_discard btree, which…

Linux kernel 7.1 introduces a new NTFS driver that significantly enhances support for Microsoft’s widely used file system. While the new code has been merged for the 7.1 development cycle, the existing read-only NTFS driver and the separate NTFS3 driver…

Five months after the 4.8 “Opportunity” release, the Solus team has announced the availability of Solus 4.9 “Serenity”, marking its first release of 2026. Much of the work in this release happens behind the scenes. Solus now adopts systemd preset…

KDE developers have shared new progress updates on KDE Plasma 6.7, including a long-awaited improvement for multi-monitor users. Virtual desktops will now work independently on each display, allowing users to switch desktops on one screen without affecting others—something that previously…