Wine 11.14 Brings New WoW64 Mode to FreeBSD
Wine 11.14 is now available with DirectSound 7.1 format conversions, a new WoW64 mode for FreeBSD, Start Menu icons, and 21 bug fixes.
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.
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released with Browser Upgrade and Printing Support
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 updates Morph Browser to Chromium 134 and introduces printing, screenshot editing, and display notch support.
Ventoy 1.1.17 Improves Secure Boot and Expands OS Support
Ventoy 1.1.17 optimizes its Secure Boot process, adds Athena OS and EulerOS support, and fixes several boot issues.
GNOME Is Building Session Save and Restore, but It Won’t Make GNOME 51
GNOME is developing a modern way to reopen apps and restore their state after login, but the complete feature will not be ready for GNOME 51.
LibreOffice 26.2.5 Open-Source Office Suite Released with 21 Bug Fixes
LibreOffice 26.2.5 is now available with 21 bug fixes addressing crashes, Calc regressions, document rendering, and interface issues.
Jack Dorsey Launches Buzz, an Open-Source Slack Alternative
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has introduced Buzz, an open-source team chat platform aiming to reduce reliance on Slack and GitHub.
Tails 7.10 Anonymous OS Released with Improved Data-Loss Protection
Tails 7.10 adopts GNOME’s standard shutdown process, replaces GNOME Videos with Celluloid, and updates Tor Browser.
Codeberg Git Hosting Platform Bans Projects Mostly Written by Generative AI
The nonprofit Git hosting platform Codeberg now bans repositories that consist mainly of code written by generative AI.
COSMIC Desktop 1.4 Improves System Monitor with App Controls and GPU Stats
COSMIC Desktop 1.4 adds quit and force-quit controls to System Monitor, alongside switchable CPU/GPU graphs and GPU frequency monitoring.
Raspberry Pi Launches New 10-Inch Touch Display 2 for $80
Raspberry Pi’s new 10-inch Touch Display 2 offers a 1200×1920 resolution, ten-finger touch support, and native Raspberry Pi OS integration.