KDE Plasma 6.5.3 Delivers Bug Fixes Across KWin, Discover, and Breeze
KDE Plasma 6.5.3 is now available, delivering fixes across KWin, Discover, and Breeze, improving stability, navigation, and desktop responsiveness.
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.
Steam’s Nov 2025 Client Update Brings Expanded Chat Reporting, New Controller Support
Valve’s latest Steam client update adds expanded chat reporting tools, suspicious message alerts, and new controller support, including fixes for PS5, Xbox 360, and Nintendo devices.
Phosh 0.51 GNOME-Based Mobile Shell Adds New Location Quick Setting
Phosh 0.51 adds a location quick setting, smarter auto-brightness behavior, and multiple refinements across the GNOME-based mobile shell.
GIMP 3.2 RC1 Introduces SVG Export, New Rasterize Workflow
GIMP 3.2 RC1 introduces native SVG export and a redesigned rasterize workflow for text, vector, and link layers.
Solus’s eopkg TUI Solseek Now Offers Full Flatpak Handling
Solseek 0.3.2 introduces full Flatpak support for this Solus Linux eopkg TUI, along with faster caching and update checks upon launch.
Systemd Introduces Experimental musl Support
Systemd adds musl compatibility for the first time, reducing the glibc-only barrier and widening its reach across lighter Linux systems.
AlmaLinux 9.7 Lands With Updated Toolchain
AlmaLinux 9.7 arrives with toolchain upgrades and upcoming container, cloud, and live images across all supported architectures.
Git 2.52 Delivers Major Speedups for Directory-Wide Change Tracking
Git 2.52 introduces a high-performance method for identifying recent changes across entire directories, delivering significant speedups for large repositories.
Marathon OS Promises BlackBerry 10-Like Fluidity on a Pure Linux Base
Marathon OS is a new, still-in-development mobile Linux system with a Qt6 Wayland compositor and a QML touch UI inspired by BlackBerry 10.
NetworkManager 1.54.2 Adds Support for Reapplying SR-IOV VF Settings
NetworkManager 1.54.2 enhances SR-IOV handling by supporting the reapplication of VF settings and introduces new configuration options for the HSR protocol and interlink ports.