Phosh 0.55 GNOME-Based Mobile Shell Released with Syncthing Quick Settings
Phosh 0.55 adds a Syncthing quick setting, screen dimming fixes, Phoc 0.55 with wlroots 0.20, and more mobile Linux updates.
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.
Apache NetBeans 30 IDE Released with JDK 21 as New Baseline
Apache NetBeans 30 is now available with JDK 21 as the minimum runtime, Maven 3.9.15, Ant 1.10.17, and Java editor fixes.
PhotoPrism AI-Powered Photos App Adds Vulkan Transcoding
PhotoPrism’s May 2026 release adds an editable viewer sidebar, manual face tagging, Vulkan video transcoding, and better image format support.
Linux Mint Plans Faster Nemo and New Cinnamon Screenshot Tool
Linux Mint previews upcoming Cinnamon and Nemo improvements, including faster file browsing, a new screenshot tool, and WPA3 support.
KDE Plasma 6.7 Gets More Crash Fixes Ahead of June Release
KDE Plasma 6.7 gains more crash fixes, Discover improvements, KWin memory leak patches, and multi-monitor reliability work.
GNOME Commander 2.0 Released with Rust and GTK4 Rewrite
GNOME Commander 2.0 modernizes the classic two-pane file manager with Rust, GTK4, an embedded terminal, and UI improvements.
Plex Lifetime Pass Jumps to $750, Jellyfin Responds with $0 Price Increase
Plex is tripling its Lifetime Pass price to $750 on July 1, while Jellyfin mocked the move with a satirical $0 “price increase.”
Wine’s VKD3D 2.0 Brings Direct3D 12 to Vulkan Updates
VKD3D 2.0 open-source 3D library updates Wine’s Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer with HLSL, DXIL, and debugging improvements.
Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.2 Released with Dynamic Load Balancer
Proxmox VE 9.2 introduces a dynamic load balancer, expanded SDN support, custom CPU model management, and an updated Debian 13.5-based stack.
openSUSE’s Agama Installer 21 Released with systemd-boot Support
Agama 21 installer adds existing LVM reuse, systemd-boot support, improved network setup, NTP configuration, and safer remote access controls.