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NVIDIA 595.84 Linux Driver Released with Fixes for Many Games

NVIDIA 595, the latest production branch driver, received a new update yesterday for Linux users. The new NVIDIA 595.84 release includes fixes for many games, sleep and wake up issue, and a few regressions introduced in the 580 driver series. As you may know, the NVIDIA 595 series Linux driver improved Wayland and Linux gaming […]

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Ubuntu flavours now need a beta release to ship

Ubuntu has announced an ‘important policy update’, making beta releases mandatory for all Ubuntu flavours, no exceptions. Most flavours already hit the beta milestone every six months without issue. But until now a flavour that missed the d…

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After the AUR Malware Flood, Yay v13 Lets You Script Your Own Safety Net

The release adds Lua-based hooks alongside a simpler way to see how recently a PKGBUILD was last touched.

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Ubuntu 26.10 is Expected to Have Speech To Text Support

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is making a new speech to text application. Ubuntu 26.10 is expected as the first release to include it. The new app is named myna, a bird that’s known for its ability to mimic human speech. “Press a keyboard shortcut, speak naturally, and see the resulting text appear in the […]

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Commodore's New Flip Phone Skips Android for Linux-Based Sailfish OS

The Callback 8020 still runs apps made for Android, btw.

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KDE Plasma 6.7 Release Resurrects Two Themes From the KDE 4 Era

The release also brings per-screen virtual desktops and Union, a new CSS-based theming system.

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Audacity 4.0 beta lets you test its new (nicer) Qt interface

Audacity 4’s first public beta arrived this month with the biggest design change the iconic open-source audio editor has seen in decades. The audio editor’s interface, built on wxWidgets since the project began, now runs in Qt. However, the…

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VirtualBox 7.2.10 Released with Initial Linux 7.1 Kernel Support

VirtualBox, the popular virtualization software made and maintained by Oracle, released new 7.2.10 version yesterday. The new version of this free open-source software added initial support for the most recent Linux Kernel 7.1 and fixed various issues. First, the new version added support Linux Distributions with Kernel 7.1, running either as guest OS in virtual […]

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Raven Prism is a Linux Computer That Happens To Be A Pair of Glasses

This eye-controlled smart glass is a San Francisco-based startup’s bet on ambient computing.

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KDE Plasma 6.7 Released with Per Screen Virtual Desktops

KDE Plasma 6.7, the new major release of this popular Linux desktop environment, was released today! The new version introduced many exciting new features, theme improvements, and better AMD/Intel platforms support. First, the new Plasma 6.7 brought Oxygen theme, the default theme in KDE 4, in both light and dark versions, as well as the […]

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Arch Linux Pulls the Plug on New AUR Registrations After Malware Flood

More than 1,500 AUR packages got hit, and new waves kept coming.

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KDE Plasma 6.7 released

KDE Plasma 6.7 has been released, and it brings a feature many of its users have been requesting for decades: independent per-screen virtual desktops. The latest stable update also sees a classic KDE theme revived, supports simultaneous HDR and ICC pro…

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Linux Kernel 7.1 is a Feature Release That Could Be Useful For You

Don’t let the .1 fool you, this release has plenty to offer.

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Linux 7.1 brings new NTFS driver, Steam Deck OLED audio fix + more

Linux 7.1 arrives with a rewritten NTFS driver, Apple Silicon battery reporting, and Steam Deck OLED audio fixes alongside massive legacy code removals.
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An AI Agent Infiltrated Fedora's Bug Tracker and Wreaked Havoc

A hijacked contributor account let an AI agent loose on Fedora’s bug tracker, closing bugs, posting hallucinated fixes, and getting bad code into Anaconda.

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Ubuntu 25.10 Will Reach End of Its Life on 9 July 2026

Ubuntu 25.10, code-name Questing Quokka, will reach end of life next month on 9 July 2026. It was announced a few days ago: Ubuntu announced its 25.10 (Questing Quokka) release almost 9 months ago, on 9 October 2025 and its support period is now nearing its end. Ubuntu 25.10 will reach end of life on […]

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Ubuntu 26.10 Daily Live Image is Finally Available for AMD/Intel

Ubuntu 26.10, the next Ubuntu version planned for October 15, is finally available for testing on AMD and Intel PCs / laptops. The development of Ubuntu 26.10, code-name Stonking Stingray, was started in last month. It however lacked the .iso desktop image for testing on modern amd64 platform, even in the first snapshot release. As […]

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There is a New X11 Server, Written in Rust, With the Help of AI

Yserver is a vibe-coded project that ditches legacy code to work cleanly on modern Linux systems.

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Audacity 3.7.8 & 4.0 Beta Released! Improved HiDPI Support for Linux

Audacity, the free open-source audio editor, released new 3.7.8 version yesterday along with the Beta for next 4.0 major release. The new version introduced some minor new features, improved UI for Linux, and fixed various issues. And, Ubuntu PPA has been updated for those who prefer native .deb package. First, the new version fixed a […]

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LibreOffice gives its Ribbon-style UI a pop of colour

You’ll be able to customise the look of LibreOffice’s Tabbed UI in the free office suite’s next major release, which his due out in August 2026. LibreOffice 26.8’s Tabbed UI (also known as the Notebookbar and modelled after the …

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