ClamAV 1.5 open-source antivirus engine is now available for download with major new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here's what's new!
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In our previous articles, we’ve covered MySQL interview questions for beginners and intermediate users, and the response has been overwhelming.
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Android has long been focused on running mobile apps, but in recent years, features aimed at developers and power users have begun pushing its boundaries. One exciting frontier: running full Linux graphical (GUI) applications on Android devices. What was once a novelty is now gradually becoming more viable, and recent developments point toward much smoother, GPU-accelerated Linux GUI experiences on Android.
In this article, we’ll trace how Linux apps have run on Android so far, explain the new architecture changes enabling GPU rendering, showcase early demonstrations, discuss remaining hurdles, and look at where this capability is headed.
Google’s Linux Terminal app is the core interface for running Linux environments on Android. It spins up a virtual machine (VM), often booting Debian or similar, and lets users enter a shell, install packages, run command-line tools, etc.
Initially, the app was limited purely to text / terminal-based Linux programs; graphical apps were not supported meaningfully. More recently, Google introduced support for launching GUI Linux applications in experimental channels.
Limitations: Rendering & PerformanceEven now, most GUI Linux apps on Android are rendered in software, that is, all drawing happens on the CPU (via a software renderer) rather than using the device’s GPU. This leads to sluggish UI, high CPU usage, more thermal stress, and shorter battery life.
Because of these limitations, running heavy GUI apps (graphics editors, games, desktop-level toolkits) has been more experimental than practical.
The big leap forward is moving from CPU rendering to GPU-accelerated rendering, letting the device’s graphics hardware do the heavy lifting.
Lavapipe (Current Baseline)At present, the Linux VM uses Lavapipe (a Mesa software rasterizer) to interpret GPU API calls on the CPU. This works, but is inefficient, especially for complex GUIs or animations.
Introducing gfxstreamGoogle is planning to integrate gfxstream into the Linux Terminal app. gfxstream is a GPU virtualization / forwarding technology: rather than reinterpreting graphics calls in software, it forwards them from the guest (Linux VM) to the host’s GPU directly. This avoids CPU overhead and enables near-native rendering speeds.
GIMP 3.0.6 is the latest 'micro release' update to the current 3.0.x stable series, containing a bug and crash fixes, UI tweaks and other assorted changes.
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is out next April, serving as the next long-term support release of the Debian-based Linux distribution. Every version gets a unique codename.
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The latest major update to the CoolerControl utility, version 3.0.0, has been released, delivering significant architectural changes and a host of new features for Linux power users. The new version introduces an API for third-party integrations, lays the foundation for future hardware support, and provides more granular control over system cooling profiles on Linux. A […]
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OpenStack, the open-source cloud infrastructure project, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Launched in 2010 by NASA and Rackspace to combat vendor lock-in, the platform has become a de facto standard, now powering more than 45 million cores in production across thousands of global organizations. The milestone underscores OpenStack’s evolution into a mature technology […]
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The Gnoppix project has announced the stable release of Gnoppix KDE 25.10, a Debian Trixie-based distribution focused on delivering significant out-of-the-box performance and privacy enhancements. This version eliminates the need for manual system tuning by integrating performance patches directly into the operating system, while also overhauling the user experience with a new central command center. […]
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Canonical has announced “Resolute Raccoon” as the codename for its next Long-Term Support (LTS) release, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, scheduled for April 2026. The choice is a deliberate nod to stability and a posthumous tribute: the codename was selected by Steve Langasek, a long-time Canonical employee and former Debian and Ubuntu release manager who passed away […]
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The GIMP team has shipped GIMP 3.0.6, the latest stable micro-release, delivering a significant number of bug fixes and performance improvements. The update focuses on enhancing stability across all major platforms by backporting numerous patches from the upcoming 3.2 release candidate, allowing users to benefit from the fixes immediately. This version brings critical workarounds for […]
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The IPFire project has released Core Update 197, a significant stable update to its hardened Linux firewall distribution. This release introduces a complete overhaul of its OpenVPN implementation by upgrading to version 2.6.14 and shifts to a power-saving CPU frequency governor by default, aiming to enhance security and reduce energy consumption without sacrificing performance. OpenVPN […]
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The FreeBSD Project has shipped the fifth alpha build for the upcoming 15.0-RELEASE, delivering a crucial fix for a power management regression. The update reverts a change that caused USB ports to be nonfunctional after a system resumed from S3 sleep. This release pushes the first beta back by one week, but the team remains […]
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Linus Torvalds has pulled the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) updates for the next kernel release, ushering in a substantial set of improvements for graphics and accelerator hardware. In the pull request, DRM maintainer Dave Airlie emphasized the significant push toward Rust integration as a central theme. The update mainlines new open-source drivers, delivers critical enhancements […]
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The upcoming GCC 16 release will introduce a significant overhaul of the compiler’s diagnostic systems, aimed at providing developers with more powerful and readable code analysis. The enhancements, detailed by Red Hat’s David Malcolm at the GNU Tools Cauldron 2025 in Porto, Portugal, include a new experimental HTML output format, major usability improvements to the […]
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GIMP 3.0.6 open-source image editor is now available for download with improved Photoshop brush support and many other changes. Here's what's new!
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for October 5th, 2025, brings news about Raspberry Pi OS, GNU Linux-libre 6.17 kernel, Ubuntu Touch, NVIDIA 580.95.05, Cairo-Dock 3.6, openSUSE Leap 16, OpenSSL 3.6, and more.
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