CachyOS May 2025 Update Brings Smarter NVIDIA Handling
Arch-based CachyOS's May 2025 update improves NVIDIA support, deprecates its browser, and updates Proton features.
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Incus 6.13 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released
Incus 6.13 is out with Windows agent support, major CLI enhancements, improved migration tools, and dozens of upgrades for containers, VMs, and storage.
Alpine Linux 3.22 Lands with /usr-Merge Prep, KDE X11 Removal
Alpine Linux 3.22 drops Plasma X11 (Wayland is now the default KDE session), deprecates LXD, and introduces kernel 6.12.
Navidrome 0.56 Music Server & Streamer Brings Major Overhaul
Navidrome 0.56, a self-hosted music server and streamer, launches with playlist cover art, security fixes, and major UI improvements.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Reaches End of Standard Support
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS officially entered Extended Security Maintenance on May 29, 2025, ending its standard five-year support lifecycle.
GStreamer 1.26.2 Lands with Security and Playback Fixes
GStreamer 1.26.2 multimedia framework is out with security fixes, AV1 decoder boosts, and subtitle and playback improvements.
ChatGPT’s o3 Model Found Remote Zeroday in Linux Kernel Code
OpenAI's o3 just uncovered a remote 0-day in the Linux kernel's SMB code—CVE-2025-37899. A patch has already been rolled out.
NVIDIA Releases Linux Display Driver v575
NVIDIA releases Linux Display Driver 575.57 with improved stability for OpenGL, Vulkan, and PRIME setups.
PipeWire 1.4.4 Enhances MIDI and libcamera Support
PipeWire 1.4.4 multimedia framework is a bugfix release that improves MIDI compatibility, fixes mpv buffer issues, and enhances libcamera support.
Tails 6.16 Arrives with Updated Tor Browser
Tails 6.16 privacy-focused Linux distro is out now with Tor Browser 14.5.3 and kernel 6.1.140.