Linux

Built on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, elementary OS 8.1 has been released just in time for Christmas, and is now available for download, marking the first point update in the 8.x series. The biggest change is that the Wayland-based Secure…

Over three weeks after its beta and four months since the 22.2 “Zara” release, Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for download, as the status has been changed from “Being tested” to “Approved for stable release,” and the installation…

KDE developers continue preparing Plasma 6.6, and although there are over a month to go before the final stable release (scheduled for February 17, 2026), the team posts weekly updates on the KDE Blogs about what changes to expect from…

IPFire, a free, open-source Linux-based hardened firewall designed to be deployed as a dedicated firewall/router system for protecting network environments, has issued IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199. The release’s highlight is full support…

Nearly two months after the previous 0.51 release, Hyprland, a favorite among fans of eye-pleasing tiling window compositors, has just rolled out version 0.52. This update introduces an impressive list of new capabilities: A new modal …

The Nitrux team has announced the release of Nitrux 5.0 for this immutable, systemd-free Debian-based Linux distro, betting on AppImage-based software delivery. The new version marks a major shift in the distribution’s identity, as the…

The Linux distribution landscape just witnessed an unconventional move. Nitrux 5.1, released on January 7, 2026, has officially ended support for virtual machine environments, pivoting exclusively toward physical hardware deployments. This…

As Jellyfin marks its seventh anniversary, the open-source media server project has unveiled significant changes to its desktop application, signaling a new chapter in its evolution. The January 2026 "State of the Fin" update brings not…

The first stable release of System76’s COSMIC desktop is now available, making its debut in Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS. Beyond that, many Linux distributions have already started offering COSMIC through their repositories. Unfortunately,…

Major Kernel Update Brings Cutting-Edge Hardware Support Canonical has officially confirmed that Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon," scheduled for release on April 23, 2026, will ship with Linux kernel 6.20 or more than likely…