NVIDIA 595.45 Beta Linux Driver Released With Vulkan Updates and Wayland Changes
NVIDIA has released the 595.45 beta Linux driver, featuring new Vulkan extensions, Wayland updates, DRI3 1.2 support, and several stability improvements.
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FRANK OS 1.0 Launches With a Retro Windows 95-Like Desktop
FRANK OS 1.0 debuts with a windowed desktop inspired by Windows 95, running on RP2350 microcontrollers using the FreeRTOS kernel.
KDE Gear 25.12.3 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New
KDE Gear 25.12.3 apps collection is out with numerous bug fixes across apps, including Kdenlive, Kate, KDE Connect, NeoChat, and Okular.
Rocky Linux Becomes a KDE Patron
Rocky Linux has become a KDE patron, joining organizations like Canonical, Google, and SUSE in supporting the KDE open-source ecosystem.
Linux Mint Previews Native Cinnamon Screensaver With Wayland Support
Linux Mint introduces a native Cinnamon screensaver with Wayland support and adds a sensors page to System Reports.
Origami Linux Leaves Beta With First Stable Snapshot Release 2026.03
Origami Linux leaves beta with the 2026.03 snapshot, introducing its first stable release built on Fedora 43 Atomic with the COSMIC desktop.
Hyprland 0.54.1 Wayland Compositor Released With Stability Improvements
Hyprland 0.54.1 is a minor patch update that delivers bug fixes, crash corrections, and stability improvements for the Wayland tiling compositor.
Nitrux 6.0 Released With Linux Kernel 6.19
Nitrux 6.0 is out with a CachyOS-patched Linux kernel 6.19, the new VxM hypervisor orchestrator, and several Wayland-native system components.
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS Users Can Now Officially Upgrade to Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS
System76 begins the official upgrade rollout from Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS to 24.04 LTS, replacing GNOME with the new COSMIC desktop environment.
KDE Plasma 6.6.2 Released With Dozens of Bug Fixes
KDE Plasma 6.6.2 is a March bugfix update that addresses crashes in KWin, enhances Discover, and improves various desktop components.