Home Assistant OS 18.0 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS
The new Home Assistant OS release adds faster disk image flashing, VM image improvements, and updated Linux kernel support.
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Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Gets Its First Preview Release
Xfce’s new Wayland compositor, xfwl4, reaches its first preview release and is now ready for wider alpha testing.
Miracle-WM 0.10 Wayland Compositor Released with Focus Blur
Miracle-WM 0.10 adds shader pipelines, automatic plugin loading, new Wayland protocols, and fixes ahead of the planned 1.0 milestone.
Darktable 5.6 Open Source RAW Editor Brings Optional AI Tools
Darktable 5.6 adds optional AI tools, object masks, neural denoise, image upscaling, HEIF export, and a new color harmonizer module.
Someone Forked systemd Over Its New Birth Date Field
Liberated systemd is a fork that reverts systemd’s new optional birthDate support in user records, citing privacy concerns.
Epic Games Open-Sources Lore Version Control System
Epic Games has open-sourced Lore, a Rust-based version control system built for massive game and media projects with large binary assets.
Bcachefs Is No Longer Experimental, But Caution Still Applies
Kent Overstreet says Bcachefs is no longer experimental, while broader production use still calls for careful judgment.
KDE Plasma 6.8 Starts Taking Shape with Better Multi-Monitor Handling
KDE Plasma 6.8 development begins with color-coded monitor badges, UI refinements, and several usability improvements.
Systemd 261 Lands with Cloud IMDS, TPM, and Network Updates
Systemd 261 adds a new cloud IMDS subsystem, TPM updates, boot improvements, networking changes, and several compatibility notes.
Ghostty 1.3.1 Terminal Emulator Released with Fixes for 1.3 Regressions
Ghostty 1.3.1 is out as a patch release, fixing macOS mouse selection issues, shell integration bugs, and Linux GTK/Snap problems.