Ladybird Starts Rewriting Its Browser Engine in Rust with Help from AI
The Ladybird browser project introduces Rust alongside C++, porting its JavaScript engine with identical output and zero regressions.
0 A.D. Open-Source RTS Game Drops Alpha Label After 16 Years
After 16 years of alpha releases, the open-source real-time strategy game 0 A.D. ships release 28, Boiorix, as its first non-alpha version.
Ardour 9.1 DAW Released With Editor Fixes and MIDI Improvements
Ardour 9.1 addresses critical issues from version 9.0, restores correct bottom pane behavior in the Editor, and adds MIDI note chasing and duplication.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 8, 2026 (Feb 16 – 22)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Sparky 8.2, KDE Plasma 6.6, COSMIC 1.0.7, Fish Shell 4.5, PipeWire 1.6, Bottles 62, open-source community launches MinIO fork, and more.
DietPi 10.1 Released with NanoPi Zero2 Support and WhoDB Integration
DietPi 10.1 adds NanoPi Zero2 support, introduces WhoDB, unlocks RISC-V Navidrome builds, and delivers multiple enhancements and bug fixes.
Let’s Encrypt Introduces DNS-PERSIST-01 for Persistent ACME DNS Validation
With DNS-PERSIST-01, Let's Encrypt users can validate their domains without having to update DNS records every time they issue or renew a certificate.
What’s Up Docker 8.2 Enables Digest Watching by Default
What’s Up Docker 8.2 enables digest watching by default and adds support for TrueForge and Codeberg registries.
Open-Source Community Launches MinIO Fork
A community fork revives MinIO after the official repository was archived, restoring removed features and continuing open-source development.
KDE Plasma 6.7 to Add Desktop Switching in Overview
KDE Plasma 6.7 will introduce virtual desktop switching in Overview using scroll or Page Up/Page Down keys, along with a new multi-printer print queue viewer.
ProtonUp-Qt v2.15 Adds dwproton and Fixes Lutris Wine-GE Directory
ProtonUp-Qt 2.15 introduces dwproton support, fixes Kron4ek amd64/wow64 selection, and corrects the GE-Proton install path for Lutris users.