TuxCare Announces Support for AlmaLinux 9.2

Thanks to TuxCare, AlmaLinux 9.2 (and soon version 9.6) now enjoys years of ongoing patching and compliance.

FSF Blogs: IRS tax filing software released to the people as free software

The majority of Direct File’s source code is now public, in part thanks to free software advocates.

Fedora 41’s Immutable Future: The Rise of Fedora Atomic Desktops

by George Whittaker

The Fedora Project has long stood at the forefront of Linux innovation, often acting as a proving ground for transformative technologies later adopted by the wider …

Ubuntu 25.10 Going to Remove Xorg Session for GNOME

To follow the upstream GNOME’s road-map, Ubuntu confirmed to remove the classic X11/Xorg session in the next Ubuntu 25.10 release! GNOME development team is planning to disable X11 session by default in next GNOME 49 and remove the code in v50. TLDR: The X11 session for GNOME 49 will be disabled by default and it’s […]

Audacity 3.7.4 Improves Effect Preview, Studio Fade Out, and Waveform Rendering

Audacity 3.7.4 open-source audio editor is now available for download with variious bug fixes and improvements. Here are the details!
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Ubuntu 24.10 Support Ends July 10th – Upgrade Soon

Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole reaches end of life July 10, 2025. All users will need to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin to continue receiving security updates.
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Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” to Remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) Session

Canonical announced that they plan to remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) session from the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” release.
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4 ways to level up your gaming on Linux, starting with the right distro

If you’re looking to use Linux as a gaming OS, there are some things you should take into consideration.

Linux Kernel 6.14 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.15

Linux kernel 6.14 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 6.15 kernel series as soon as possible.
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DXVK 2.6.2 Improves Support for Rocketbirds 2, Red Orchestra: Ostfront, and More

DXVK 2.6.2 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with improvements for several games and bug fixes.
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Make GIMP 3.0.x Flatpak Follow System Color Scheme (Light or Dark)

As you may know, GIMP provides official Linux packages through Flatpak and AppImage. The Flatpak package however does NOT automatically switch app color to light or dark depends on system color scheme. That’s because Flatpak is running in sandbox environment. The sandbox isolation enhances security and makes easy to distribute newer software releases without worrying […]

BSD Release: FreeBSD 14.3

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Colin Percival has announced the release of FreeBSD 14.3, the project’s latest point release which will be supported until 30 June, 2026. The release brings support for the 802.11ac netw…

How to Fix Dummy Output/No Sound Issue on MacBook Computers Running Linux

A quick tutorial about to fix the Dummy Output issue on Linux distributions for MacBook computers that have no sound out of the box.
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FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, June 13, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, June 13 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

Development Release: Emmabuntus DE6 RC1

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Emmabuntus is a lightweight, Debian-based distribution. The project has published a development snapshot which is based on Debian’s upcoming version 13 “Trixie” launch. The release annou…

Rhino Linux developers are moving away from XFCE – and I’m all for it

The developers of Rhino Linux are in the process of switching to a Plasma-based desktop environment for the distribution, and, if they play their cards right, it could be something special.

Orbit by Mozilla (AI Add-on for Firefox) Shuts Down This Month

Orbit by Mozilla, the browser maker’s opt-in AI assistant add-on for Firefox, will shut down on June 26, Mozilla has announced. The extension, which has been in beta for over 6 months, adds an on-page AI assistant (floating orb, toggle flout, or …

CrystalDiskInfo Like App QDiskInfo 0.4 Added AppImage for Linux

QDiskInfo, the free open-source S.M.A.R.T. utility, released new 0.4 version in last week! For those who don’t know about QDiskInfo, it’s a frontend for smartctl to control and monitor SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) Disks, such as SATA and NVMe SSD. As you see in the screenshot above, it offers the popular Windows app […]

Sway 1.11 Tiling Wayland Compositor Adds Support for Explicit Synchronization

Sway 1.11 tiling window manager and Wayland compositor is now available for download with explicit sync support and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 8th, 2025

The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 8th, 2025, brings news about Ubuntu Touch OTA-9, VirtualBox 7.1.10, Rocky Linux 9.6, Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4, fwupd 2.0.11, Wireshark 4.4.7, KDE Gear 25.04.2, LibreOffice 25.2.4, Linux 6.16 RC, and more.
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