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Mesa 26.1 Graphics Stack Brings Vulkan and OpenGL Improvements

Mesa 26.1 Graphics Stack Brings Vulkan and OpenGL Improvements

Mesa 26.1 has been released as the newest feature update to the open-source graphics stack, delivering a range of Vulkan and OpenGL enhancements across multiple Linux graphics drivers. One of the most notable changes in this release concerns the VirGL…

Inkscape 1.4.4 Brings 24 Crash Fixes and Faster Performance

Inkscape 1.4.4 Brings 24 Crash Fixes and Faster Performance

Incus 7.0 LTS has officially launched as the Linux Containers project’s second long-term support release for its container and virtual machine management platform. It succeeds Incus 6.0 LTS, which now moves into its final three years of security-only maintenance, while…

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.12 Brings More Desktop Polish

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.12 Brings More Desktop Polish

System76 has rolled out COSMIC Desktop 1.0.12, a minor maintenance update for its Rust-based desktop environment. This version bumps the required Rust compiler to 1.93 and refreshes multiple dependencies across the COSMIC ecosystem. One key improvement is in the compositor,…

Podman 6 Container Management Tool Set for Late May Release

Podman 6 Container Management Tool Set for Late May Release

Podman 6, the upcoming major release of the popular open-source container management tool, has slipped past its original launch window. What was previously scheduled for the week of May 11–15 is now targeting the week of May 25–29 at the…

Arch-Based Omarchy 3.7 Released with Steam, RetroArch, Lutris, and Heroic Launcher

Arch-Based Omarchy 3.7 Released with Steam, RetroArch, Lutris, and Heroic Launcher

Omarchy, the opinionated Arch Linux-based setup that ships pre-baked with a Hyprland tiling window manager and a developer-friendly stack of tools and defaults, has just pushed out version 3.7 — and gaming is front and center this time around. Gaming…

Manjaro 26.1 Preview Brings GNOME 50, Plasma 6.6, and Xfce 4.20

Manjaro 26.1 Preview Brings GNOME 50, Plasma 6.6, and Xfce 4.20

Manjaro has quietly dropped an early preview of its next release, version 26.1, going by the codename “Bian-May.” If you’ve been eager to get your hands on the upcoming installation media before it officially lands, now’s your chance. This preview…

Wine 11.8 Brings Mono Engine Update and 22 Bug Fixes

Wine 11.8 Brings Mono Engine Update and 22 Bug Fixes

Wine 11.8 is now available as the latest release of the open-source compatibility layer that enables running Windows applications and games on Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like systems. One of the key updates in this version is the upgrade of…

Canonical Says Ubuntu Infrastructure Is Facing Cross-Border DDoS Attack

Canonical Says Ubuntu Infrastructure Is Facing Cross-Border DDoS Attack

Canonical has confirmed on x that its Ubuntu web infrastructure is currently dealing with a sustained cross-border distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, leading to disruptions across public-facing services. In an official announcement on Ubuntu Discourse, the company stated that it is…

EndeavourOS Titan Neo Arrives with Installer and Package Updates

EndeavourOS Titan Neo Arrives with Installer and Package Updates

EndeavourOS has released Titan Neo (2026.04.27 ISO), a refreshed installation image for its Arch-based distribution, arriving about six weeks after the original Titan release. This update is aimed strictly at new installations. Existing EndeavourOS users don’t need to reinstall, as…

KDE Plasma 6.7 is Getting Sharper Zoom Upscaling

KDE Plasma 6.7 is Getting Sharper Zoom Upscaling

KDE Plasma 6.7, expected in mid-June, is shaping up with a variety of desktop enhancements and refinements. One of the most notable additions is support for the “Background apps” portal. This allows applications—particularly newer GNOME apps—to run in the background…