Chatto Chat App Is Now Open Source and Available to Self-Host
Chatto, a privacy-focused group and team chat platform with voice, video, and screen sharing, is now open source and free to self-host.
Linux & Open Source News
Explore the latest updates from the Linux and Open Source ecosystem. Find out about the newest distributions, software releases, and community-driven projects making headlines.
KDE Frameworks 6.28 Adds More Polish Under the Hood
KDE Frameworks 6.28 delivers another round of library updates, touching KIO, Kirigami, KWallet, KTextEditor, KWindowSystem, and more.
TypeScript 7.0 Rewrites the Compiler in Go for Up to 12x Faster Builds
Microsoft’s latest TypeScript release brings a native Go-based compiler, promising dramatically faster builds and lower memory use.
DankMaterialShell 1.5 Adds Frame Mode for a More Polished Wayland Desktop
DMS 1.5 introduces Frame Mode, calendar integration, display profiles, and Hyprland Lua configs for a more complete Wayland desktop experience.
Pangolin 1.20 Tunneled Reverse Proxy Adds New Resource Launcher
Pangolin 1.20 improves daily navigation with a rebuilt Resource Launcher, admin command palette, private resource pages, and VNC login updates.
Orbitiny Desktop Pilot X Lands as Its Biggest Update Yet
Orbitiny Desktop Pilot X brings a brand-new dynamic theming system, panel docking improvements, a redesigned Control Panel, and many X11-focused fixes.
15-Year-Old Linux Kernel GhostLock Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root
CVE-2026-43499, dubbed GhostLock by Nebula Security, exposes a long-standing Linux kernel futex bug that can lead to local root access.
Rust 1.97 Released with New Default Symbol Mangling Scheme
Rust 1.97 is out, enabling the v0 symbol mangling scheme by default on stable, adding Cargo warning controls, and surfacing linker messages.
PipeWire 1.6.8 Multimedia Framework Fixes JACK MIDI Race Affecting Ardour
PipeWire 1.6.8 brings a JACK data race fix, memory-allocation hardening, Pulse-server improvements, and several GStreamer and Bluetooth fixes.
Vivaldi 8.1 Browser Released with Tab Behavior Improvements
Vivaldi 8.1 is now available for desktop users, focusing on bug fixes, tab refinements, and improvements to its distraction-free UI auto-hide feature.