Next-Gen AV2 Video Codec Announced by AOMedia
AV2, AOMedia’s successor to AV1, arrives in late 2025 with better compression, AR/VR support, and broad backing across the streaming industry.
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.
Libxml2 Maintainer Steps Down
The long-time maintainer of libxml2, Nick Wellnhofer, resigns, with only critical regression fixes planned through 2025.
Jonathan Riddell Leaves KDE After 25 Years with Mixed Emotions
After 25 years, Kubuntu founder Jonathan Riddell says goodbye to KDE, sharing pride in his work and disappointment over how it ended.
Firefox 143 Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Firefox 143 adds camera previews in permission dialogs, new web app support on Windows, stronger fingerprinting protection, and more.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 37 (Sep 8 – 14, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Garuda, VirtualBox 7.2.2, Hyprland 0.51, KDE Plasma 6.4.5, Ubuntu 25.10 switches to Dracut, Bcachefs transitioning to DKMS packaging, and more.
GStreamer 1.26.6 Brings Fixes for Spotify, Vulkan, and V4L2
GStreamer 1.26.6 multimedia framework fixes bugs in Vulkan decoding, Spotify source, V4L2 codecs, and more.
Libadwaita 1.8 Arrives Alongside GNOME 49 with Improved Shortcuts and Styling
Libadwaita 1.8 introduces AdwShortcutsDialog, AdwShortcutLabel, and styling updates, improving GNOME 49 app usability and design.
Wine 10.15 Released with Unicode 17 Support
Wine 10.15 adds Unicode 17, Zip64 support, and fixes 16 bugs, including issues with Steam, Sims 2, CapCut, and Visual Studio 2005.
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 0.9 Beta Arrives with Debian 13
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 0.9 Beta lands with Debian 13, Linux kernel 6.14, ZFS 2.3.4, EVPN SDN, and a modern Rust-based web UI.
Immich 1.142 Brings Default Beta Timeline, New Resume-All Button
Immich 1.142 sets the beta timeline as the default, implements fixes for Raspberry Pi 4 crashes, and enhances stability across the server, web, and mobile platforms.