Fwupd 2.0.18 Brings Reboot Notifications, Faster Firmware Searches
Fwupd 2.0.18 adds reboot prompts, major speed improvements for firmware searches, and support for new HP, Lenovo, and Synaptics hardware.
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.
PhotoPrism AI-Powered Photos App Adds Batch Edit Dialog
PhotoPrism’s November 2025 update adds batch editing, improved face recognition, and new AI integrations with Ollama and OpenAI to generate captions and labels.
Linux Kernel 6.18 Released, This Is What’s New
Linux kernel 6.18 brings expanded architecture support, BPF updates, new namespace file-handle features, and wide-ranging hardware enablement across CPUs, GPUs, and sensors.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 48 (Nov 24 – 30, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: EndeavourOS Ganymede, Solus 4.8, CachyOS, Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0, Wine 10.20, Tmux 3.6, Redis 8.4, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS roadmap, KDE Plasma 6.8 will go fully Wayland, and more.
Armbian 25.11 Brings Mainline U-Boot to More Boards
Armbian 25.11 expands hardware support with new TI, Radxa, FriendlyElec, Banana Pi, and ODROID devices across all support tiers.
KaOS 2025.11 Ships Plasma 6.5.3, Linux Kernel 6.17
KaOS 2025.11 adds an optional Limine bootloader and ships Plasma 6.5.3, KDE Gear 25.08.3, and Frameworks 6.20 on Qt 6.10.1.
NixOS 25.11 “Xantusia” Ships with GNOME 49, Linux Kernel 6.17
NixOS 25.11 “Xantusia” ships with GNOME 49, over 7000 new packages, and system updates across the entire Nixpkgs ecosystem.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Roadmap Reveals GNOME 50, New Default Apps
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS outlines its roadmap with GNOME 50, new default apps, improved Wayland performance, and desktop refinements arriving in April 2026.
Archinstall 3.0.14 Fixes Snapper-GRUB Snapshots
Archinstall 3.0.14, a guided installer for Arch Linux, fixes Snapper-GRUB snapshot issues and brings improved EFI bootloader handling.
Wine 10.20 Adds vkd3d 1.18, Fixes Launch Issues
Wine 10.20 upgrades vkd3d to 1.18, expands reparse point support, and fixes 31 issues affecting apps and games.