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ALBS, the AlmaLinux Build System Becomes Publicly Open to All

OnJune 23, 2022

The AlmaLinux Build System (ALBS) opening aims to increase project transparency and encourage collaboration and community contributions.

LXC 5.0 Linux Containers Are Here as a Long Term Support Release

OnJune 19, 2022

Switching to Meson, the new cgroup configuration options, and time namespace support are some of the new features in the LXC 5.0.

GNOME Is the Winner of Microsoft’s FOSS Fund for May 2022

OnJune 16, 2022

Microsoft's FOSS Fund program provides $10,000 to sponsor open source projects. For May, the award will go to GNOME.

GIMP 2.10.32 Image Editor Comes with a Host of New Features

OnJune 15, 2022

GIMP 2.10.32 comes with support for 8 and 16-bit CMYK TIFF files, support for localized glyphs, and many other features.

KDE Plasma 5.25 Comes with Another Dose of Customization Capabilities

OnJune 14, 2022

New touchpad gestures, syncing the accent color, and touch mode are some new features in the KDE Plasma 5.25 Desktop Environment.

Microsoft’s GitHub Retires Atom Source Code Editor in Favor of VS Code

OnJune 11, 2022

Microsoft-owned GitHub will decommission the popular Atom open-source code editor on December 15, 2022.

Arch Linux Topped the List as the Most Used Linux Platform for Steam

OnJune 2, 2022

Arch Linux surpassed Ubuntu 20.04 as the leading Linux distribution on the Steam game market in May.

PulseAudio 16 Released with Bluetooth Battery Level Reporting Support

OnMay 29, 2022

The freedesktop.org project announced the release of the PulseAudio 16.0 sound server with some new features. Here's what is new.

In an Unexpected Move, NVIDIA Open-Sources GPU Linux Driver

OnMay 12, 2022

Beginning with the R515 driver release, NVIDIA provides Linux GPU kernel modules open-source under a dual GPL/MIT license.