RefreshOS 3.0 Is for Debian Stable Fans Who Want KDE Plasma 6
RefreshOS 3.0 combines Debian 13 (Trixie) with KDE Plasma 6, preconfigured drivers, codecs, apps, and a polished desktop experience.
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.
AOMedia Officially Releases AV2 Codec After First 1.0 Milestone
AOMedia formally announces AV2, following its first 1.0 release, with better compression, multi-view video, and early ecosystem work.
The Document Foundation Slams Euro-Office Before Public Launch
The Document Foundation disputes Euro-Office’s “first European open-source office suite” claim and criticizes its OOXML default.
Rspamd 4.1 Spam Filtering System Improves Mail Scanning Performance
Rspamd 4.1 lands with redesigned MX checks, load-aware upstreams, dynamic composites, stronger diagnostics, and broad security hardening.
Proton Drive Native Linux Client Is Finally in Development
Proton confirms it is actively building a native Drive client for Linux, using its new SDK to bring encrypted file sync closer to desktop users.
OpenCV 5.0 Computer Vision Library Released with Rewritten DNN Engine
OpenCV 5.0 debuts a new DNN engine, broader ONNX support, VLM inference, C++17 requirements, and legacy API cleanup.
Flatpak 1.18 Released with AMD Compute Interface Support
Flatpak 1.18 adds /dev/kfd support through DRI permissions, improving AMD GPU compute access for sandboxed Linux apps.
Firefox 153 Lands Vulkan Video Decode Support, Big Win for Linux NVIDIA Users
Firefox 153 lands a Vulkan Video decode path, giving NVIDIA Linux users a long-awaited route to GPU-assisted browser video playback.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 23, 2026 (June 1 – 7)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Linux Lite 8.0, KaOS 2026.06 RC, COSMIC 1.0.15, GNOME 50.2, Yay 12.6, XLibre Xserver 25.1.6, Ubuntu 26.10 to ship with GNOME 51, and more.
KaOS Takes Final Init Step Away from systemd with Dinit RC ISO
KaOS Dinit 2026.06 RC follows months of migration work, replacing systemd as init with a Dinit-based stack.