HWall Is a Promising New Hardware Monitor Built Specifically for Linux
HWall is a new Rust-based Linux hardware monitor with detailed system information, live sensors, charts, alerts, and GTK and terminal interfaces.
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OpenVPN 2.7.6 Released with Security Fixes for Windows and mbedTLS
The latest OpenVPN update patches two vulnerabilities, improves DCO key-state handling, and introduces several user-visible configuration changes.
Rust Adopts Official Policy for AI-Generated Contributions
Two months after proposing the changes, several Rust teams have officially adopted a policy restricting AI-generated contributions.
GNOME 50.4 Brings GDM Security Fixes and Better Display Handling
GNOME 50.4 is now available with security improvements for GDM and GLib, along with fixes for GNOME Shell, Mutter, GVfs, and more.
Mesa 26.2 Graphics Stack Released with Vulkan and OpenGL Driver Improvements
Mesa 26.2 is now available, delivering new features, performance optimizations, and broader hardware support across its open-source graphics drivers.
Rust-Based uutils Coreutils 0.10 Reaches 93.5% GNU Compatibility
The Rust-based core utilities project reaches a 93.48% GNU test pass rate while improving compatibility, security, and reliability.
GStreamer 1.28.6 Adds H.266 MP4 Muxing and FFmpeg 9.0 Support
GStreamer 1.28.6 is out with security and playback fixes, H.266 support in Rust MP4 muxers, WebRTC improvements, and FFmpeg 9.0 compatibility.
Hyprland 0.56.2 Fixes Fullscreen Behavior and Screen Sharing
The latest Hyprland patch release improves fullscreen handling, floating window rendering, monitor scale reporting, and screen capture behavior.
NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service
NVIDIA is now financially supporting LVFS, helping secure the infrastructure behind firmware updates delivered through fwupd.
RawTherapee 5.13 Switches to Rec. 2020 by Default, Improves HiDPI Support
RawTherapee 5.13, a raw image processing app, is out with Rec. 2020 as the new default working profile, sharper HiDPI previews, and ARM improvements.