The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The KaOS project has announced the launch of KaOS 2026.06 which completes the distribution’s shift to the Dinit init software. “After almost three years of preparation and close the a ye…
Read MoreCanonical has brought Livepatch to Arm64 devices for the first time, allowing Ubuntu systems on Arm hardware to apply critical kernel security patches without a full reboot. Livepatch is one of Ubuntu’s best hidden security features – itR…
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Read MoreFound the image viewers and editors, such as Loupe and GIMP, cannot load HEIF/HEIC images by default in Ubuntu 26.04? Here’s a quick guide show you why and how to fix. Today I found that the default Loupe image viewer in Ubuntu 26.04 could not load my photo images imported from iPhone. It said “Either […]
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. SteamOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution developed by Valve Corporation, has been updated to version 3.8.10. The new release comes with an updated base system and a large number of impr…
Read MoreA new update to System76’s COSMIC desktop is now rolling out with a new system monitoring tool and a fresh set of fixes and fine-tuning. COSMIC Epoch 1.1.0 also sees the developers behind the Rust-based desktop opting to “[increment] the mi…
Read MoreValve has finally released information on the Steam Machine pricing and release timing. Here’s how to get on the waitlist and why Linux users should rejoice.
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A series of Fedora governance updates are now taking effect, marking another step in the project’s ongoing effort to modernize decision-making processes, improve tr…
Read MoreA developer changed three lines of code, giving Linux storage performance a 5% bump.
Read MoreCanonical’s Livepatch finally extends to the platform in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Ubuntu Core 26.
Read MoreThere are two ways to contribute to FOSS Force. The first way is to make a donation to our GoFundMe FOSS Force 2026 Independence Drive. The other is to sign up for Linux Foundation training, and let the foundation make a “donation” for you.
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A new version of miracle-wm, the Wayland compositor built on Mir with an i3/Sway style tiling window manager, has been released. Developer Matthew Kosarek, a Canonical engineer developing this keyboard-driven UX in his free time, says the new v0.1…
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Read MoreOnce again the Arch User Repository is plagued by a high volume of malicious packages.
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