Category Linux

A proposal on the Linux kernel mailing list suggests removing 18 legacy Ethernet drivers, sparking renewed debate over how long support for aging but still operational hardware should remain in the kernel. The patch series, submitted by Andrew Lunn, targets…

System76 has released COSMIC 1.0.11, a small maintenance update for its Rust-based desktop environment.One of the most notable changes in Files, COSMIC’s file manager, resolves MTP-related issues and improves performance for users managing phones and media devices via USB. Additionally,…

QEMU 11.0 has been officially released after a four-stage release candidate cycle, introducing major changes and feature updates. One of the most significant decisions in this version is the complete removal of support for 32-bit host systems, as maintaining it…

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…