Plasma 6.5 Takes Shape with Improved Notifications and Theme Tweaks
KDE Plasma 6.5 progress report highlights improved notifications, sound tweaks, accessibility updates, and bug fixes across the desktop.
Wine 10.13 Improves Gaming and Windows Runtime Support on Linux
Wine 10.13 improves gaming with a new joystick panel, adds advanced crypto algorithms, and enhances Windows runtime support.
Arch Linux’s AUR Runs into Recent Service Interruptions
Arch Linux’s AUR users have experienced downtime in recent days after a DDoS attack. Maintainers are investigating and working on restoring the service.
CachyOS Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings
The performance-tuned CachyOS takes the crown from Linux Mint, topping DistroWatch’s ranking for the most popular Linux distribution.
LibreELEC 12.2 Media Center Debuts with Kodi Omega 21.2
LibreELEC 12.2 is out with Kodi Omega 21.2, updated kernels for better Intel and Raspberry Pi support, and the removal of the legacy Nvidia driver.
Go 1.25 Released with Experimental Garbage Collector and New JSON API
Go 1.25 lands with major toolchain and runtime enhancements, including experimental GC, encoding/json v2, and new testing/synctest support.
VirtualBox 7.2 Lands with ARM Windows Virtualization, Linux Video Acceleration
VirtualBox 7.2 arrives with ARM Windows virtualization, Linux video acceleration, open-source NVMe controller, GUI changes, and broad host/guest fixes.
SparkyLinux 8.0 Launches with Debian 13 Base
SparkyLinux 8.0 arrives with a Debian 13 base, Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, updated desktops, new tools, and improved installation options.
KDE Gear 25.08 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New
KDE Gear 25.08 apps collection arrives with new travel tools, productivity boosts, better search in Dolphin, and more.
Arch’s New Bumpbuddy Tracks and Flags Out-of-Date Packages Automatically
Arch Linux introduces Bumpbuddy, a new tool that automatically tracks upstream releases and flags outdated packages for maintainers.