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Lenovo Legion Go S: The First Official Third-Party Handheld Powered by SteamOS

OnJanuary 7, 2025

Lenovo unveils the Legion Go S, the first officially licensed SteamOS-based handheld with an 8" PureSight display, 120Hz refresh rate, powered by AMD Z2 Go.

GStreamer 1.24.11 Enhances Stability Across Platforms

OnJanuary 7, 2025

GStreamer 1.24.11 brings bug fixes for multimedia playback, Matroska compliance, AV12 alpha issues, and more.

Budgie Desktop in 2025: The End of X11 and the Dawn of Wayland-Only

OnJanuary 6, 2025

Budgie Desktop enters 2025 with bold ambitions: Budgie 10.10's release, Wayland-only design, and groundwork for Budgie 11.

Linkwarden 2.9 Makes Bookmarking Smarter

OnJanuary 6, 2025

Linkwarden 2.9 bookmark manager is a significant release with AI-powered tagging, customizable themes, RSS features, and more.

Firefox 134 Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

OnJanuary 6, 2025

Mozilla Firefox 134 web browser touchpad gestures on Linux now allow for interrupted kinetic scrolling. Plus, HEVC hardware support lands on Windows.

Slackware-Based Absolute Linux Has Been Discontinued

OnJanuary 6, 2025

Absolute Linux, the Slackware-based distro, ends its journey as Paul Sherman announces its termination, citing a lack of time.

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 1 (Dec 30 – Jan 5, 2025)

OnJanuary 6, 2025

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Chimera Linux, Nobara 41, Sparky 7.6 releases, Debian 13 alpha installer, Plasma 6.2.5, Fish Shell in Rust, & more.