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Steam Deck OLED is Absurdly Overpriced Now, Yet It Sold Out in North America Overnight

The handheld returned at $789 and $949, sold out in North America within 24 hours, and is now back with inconsistent availability.

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Ubuntu 26.10 Targets Linux 7.2 as Default Kernel

Ubuntu 26.10, the next Ubuntu version that’s scheduled for October 15, targets to use Linux 7.2 as the default Kernel. The Ubuntu developer team announced this decision one day ago in Ubuntu Discourse: Based on the current Linux release predictions, the mainline v7.2 kernel is expected to be released on Sunday, 2026-08-30. This timing aligns […]

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Don't Expect a Raspberry Pi 6 Until At Least 2028

Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton confirmed that in a Reddit AMA recently.

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Canonical’s Workshop: sandboxed, reproducible dev environments

Canonical has released Workshop, a new open-source tool to create reproducible development environments with a single command. Using YAML files, the same development setup can be reproduced across different hardware and devices, reducing dependency hea…

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NVIDIA 610.43.02 Released with HDR Output Support for Linux

NVIDIA announced 610.43.02, the latest feature branch version driver for Linux, yesterday. This is the first release in the new NVIDIA 610 driver branch, which introduced HDR output support for better high‑precision rendering support. First, NVIDIA 610.43.02 added several new Vulkan device extensions support. They include VK_EXT_shader_long_vector extension that removes the traditional 4‑component limit, allowing […]

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Raspberry Pi 6 won’t arrive before 2028 – and is skipping an NPU

The Raspberry Pi 6 won’t be released before 2028 and won’t feature an onboard NPU to handle AI compute when it does. Insight into their plans for the Pi 6 and when it’ll arrive were shared by three of the company’s key engineers…

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A New Linux Driver Could Make USB4 Cables a Blazing Fast Way to Move Data

The incoming driver would let you move data between two computers over a USB4 cable without needing a network interface.

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AppGrid Launcher for KDE Plasma 6 Released The Biggest 1.8.0

AppGrid, the free open-source application launcher for KDE Plasma 6, released new version 1.8.0 (and 1.8.1 with a quick fix) yesterday. The new version of this Kickoff and Kicker alternative app launcher is the biggest release since launch, features favorites rewritten, app drag out, smarter search ranks, and deeper Plasma integration. Similar to GNOME, the […]

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Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado

Other open source software gets similar treatment, with Colorado going as far as explicitly excluding code repositories and container platforms.

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qBittorrent 5.2.1 Released with A High Level Security Vulnerability Fix

qBittorrent, the popular free open-source BitTorrent client, released new 5.2.1 version today. This is a maintenance release that primarily contains bug-fixes, including a fix for a high level security vulnerability. Previously, the internal function handles HTTP redirects without confirming that the new URL is valid, thus attackers could provide malicious redirects (e.g., to file:// or […]

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Linux Mint 23 to Have New Built-in Screenshot Tool

Linux Mint 23, the next version of this popular Linux Distribution that will be based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, has some new features revealed! The Linux Mint blog announced the monthly news a few days ago, revealing that it will have a new screenshot tool, improved file manager performance, and changes to the dialogs. Linux […]

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Vivaldi Browser 8.0 Released with New Design & Layout Presets

Vivaldi, the free open-source chromium based web browser, release new major 8.0 version a few days ago. The new version of this highly customizable web browser introduced visible layout presets, allowing to single click to change the panel and tab bar positions from either first start up welcome dialog or Appearance settings page. Besides the […]

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AMD Pulls a Bait-and-Switch on Linux Users with Vivado Licensing Changes

Tells Linux users to either pay up or get stuck on an aging, unsupported version forever.

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Bambu Lab Has Been Violating AGPLv3 for Years, SFC Says

They are working on a new project called ‘baltobu’, which will reverse-engineer Bambu’s proprietary components.

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Cinnamon’s new screenshot tool fixes app window shadow quirks

Linux Mint developers are building a new screenshot utility for the Cinnamon desktop, ahead of its next major release. The home-grown tool will give users more options when taking screenshots and will “accommodate the differences between CSD (Cli…

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Canonical to shutter Ubuntu Pastebin after 18 years of service

Canonical will decommission its long-running text-hosting service Ubuntu Pastebin on May 31. The company is pulling the plug as part of a broader “infrastructure modernization and migration project”. Ubuntu Pastebin, which works similarly t…

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Ubuntu 26.10 daily builds now available to download

Daily builds of Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ are now available for download, as development on the distro’s next major release kicks in to gear. As the name suggests, new ISOs are produced from development code on a (mostly) daily…

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In a Weird Case, German Deutsche Bahn's Website Was Locking Out Linux Users

DB says it was not intentional, and the block seems to have been fixed.

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GNOME Sushi spacebar preview fix coming to Ubuntu 26.04

GNOME Sushi fans, rejoice: the spacebar preview feature is being fixed in Ubuntu 26.04. If you’re not familiar with it, GNOME Sushi is a file preview tool similar to Quick Look on macOS. Select a file in Nautilus, press space and a floating previ…

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ONLYOFFICE 9.4 brings new features – and a stricter licence

A new version of ONLYOFFICE, the open-source productivity suite, is out with a small set of improvements. The new release lands nearly two months after ONLYOFFICE suspended its eight-year Nextcloud partnership over Euro-Office, a fork by a European con…

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