The Mesa team has announced the release of Mesa 25.2.5, a focused bugfix update that enhances driver stability and resolves a broad set of regressions in Vulkan, OpenGL, and Gallium components. Maintainer Eric Engestrom confirmed the rollout, encouraging users to report any issues through Mesa’s GitLab tracker. In an official message to the Mesa developer […]

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Canonical has issued multiple Ubuntu Security Notices fixing serious Linux kernel vulnerabilities across Oracle, Azure, and Raspberry Pi systems. The patches close subsystem flaws that could enable remote or local attackers to compromise affected machines. Canonical’s latest security advisories USN-7801-3, USN-7810-3, USN-7810-2, USN-7808-2, USN-7821-1, and USN-7791-4 deliver kernel-level fixes for several Ubuntu variants. Each update […]

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Zorin OS 18 has officially arrived with a major redesign, improved performance, and deep Windows integration, positioning itself as the most refined alternative for millions of PCs left behind after Windows 10’s end of life. Zorin Group has released Zorin OS 18, a long-term support (LTS) version backed through June 2029, marking one of the […]

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ONLYOFFICE has released version 9.1 of its Desktop Editors suite for Linux, Windows, and macOS, introducing significant upgrades across PDF editing, spreadsheet performance, and chart functionality. The update also enhances usability with smarter system integration and improved file handling. The ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 9.1 release delivers a focused set of productivity improvements for offline users […]

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Mozilla has released Firefox 145.0 beta, marking a significant transition for Linux users as the browser officially discontinues 32-bit (x86) Linux support. The move aligns Firefox with the modern hardware ecosystem and other browsers that have already phased out legacy architectures. The Firefox 145 beta release introduces several new features and developer-focused improvements while formally […]

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Canonical is preparing to release Ubuntu 26.04 LTS without the long-standing ISO Tracker, ending a 15-year dependency on the aging PHP/Drupal system that powered image testing and release validation. The ISO Tracker has served as the central platform for Ubuntu’s release testing since the early days of the distribution. But after years of technical debt, […]

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The privacy-focused live operating system Tails 7.1 is out today, introducing a new offline Tor Browser homepage, improved user messaging, and updated core applications including Tor Browser 14.5.8 and Thunderbird 140.3.0. The Tails development team has released version 7.1, continuing its focus on stronger privacy and usability. The most visible change is that the Tor […]

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The Linux Mint project has officially announced the release of LMDE 7 (“Gigi”), the latest version of its Debian-based edition. The new release continues Mint’s effort to maintain a fully Debian-backed variant that remains operational even without Ubuntu as an upstream base. The Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) aims to ensure long-term independence for the […]

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The GNOME project has removed the 32-bit compatibility extension from its Flatpak Runtime with the release of GNOME 49, ending a long-running path for legacy 32-bit support. The org.gnome.Platform.i386.Compat extension is no longer published, leaving the runtime available only for x86_64 and AArch64. The dropped component provided a 32-bit environment used mainly by Wine and […]

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The latest Box64 0.3.8 release focuses squarely on performance and compatibility. The headline feature, DynaCache, introduces a disk-based cache for native code generation that dramatically cuts program load times and reduces runtime hiccups—especially noticeable in titles like Factorio on Linux. Version 0.3.8 marks a notable technical step for Box64’s dynamic recompilation engine. The newly added […]

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Linus Torvalds has tagged and released Linux 6.18-rc1, the first test build of the upcoming kernel. After two weeks of merges, Torvalds described this cycle as an ordinary, smooth window with no serious issues. In his release note, Torvalds called the 6.18 merge window “one of the good merge windows,” saying he did not need […]

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Red Hat and Rusticl developer Karol Herbst has opened a new Mesa merge request introducing “CLUDA,” a compute-only Gallium3D driver that runs on top of NVIDIA’s CUDA driver API. The proposal introduces a Gallium3D driver implemented over CUDA’s libcuda.so, enabling Mesa’s compute framework to operate on proprietary NVIDIA hardware. Herbst describes CLUDA as a driver […]

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Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of Linux kernel version 6.17.2, marking another steady round of maintenance updates for the platform. The release focuses on tightening up code reliability with dozens of fixes across filesystems, virtualization, crypto modules, and device drivers. The update refines core areas of the kernel with an emphasis on correctness and […]

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The Kdenlive development team has released version 25.08.2, the second maintenance update in the 25.08 series, reinforcing its focus on stability and user experience. Authored by Farid Abdelnour, the release introduces a series of fixes addressing crashes, workflow interruptions, and parameter inconsistencies across key effects and rendering modules. The update refines multiple aspects of editing […]

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AMD has rolled out ROCm 7.0.2, strengthening its open-source GPU compute platform with broader Linux support, refined AI capabilities, and reliability upgrades for high-performance data center GPUs. Released on October 10 by alexxu-amd on GitHub, the update extends ROCm’s reach to newer hardware and distributions while modernizing several of its core components. The new release […]

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The KDE community has released KDE Gear 25.08.2, delivering a focused round of stability and usability improvements across its suite of open-source applications. The October update refines daily-use tools including Dolphin, Kdenlive, Kate, Akregator, and KAlarm. While no major features debut this cycle, the release emphasizes crash prevention, interface consistency, and smoother performance. Dolphin, KDE’s […]

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OpenSSH has released Version 10.2, a critical bugfix update to its complete, 100% implementation of the SSH protocol 2.0, including support for both sftp client and server. The primary fix in this release addresses a stability problem in ssh(1), where sessions became unusable if the ControlPersist feature was enabled, a fault tracked internally. The OpenSSH […]

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NVIDIA has moved its open-source strategy forward by submitting a second version of its “request for comments” (RFC) patch series to the Linux kernel mailing list, aiming to establish stable GPU virtualization (vGPU) support. Authored by NVIDIA developer Zhi Wang, this initiative signals a continued and serious effort to improve the company’s driver framework within […]

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Valve has pushed the Proton 10.0-3 Release Candidate out for public testing, a significant step toward the next stable version of its Windows compatibility layer. This release focuses on stabilizing a vast collection of fixes previously trialed in Proton Experimental and Hotfix. The result is enhanced stability and substantially wider game support for the Linux […]

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The Wireshark Foundation has released version 4.6.0 of the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer, introducing powerful new visualization tools and officially ending support for the long-obsolete WinPcap driver. This first release of the 4.6 branch significantly enhances analysis capabilities with a new “Plots” dialog for generating scatter plots, a feature distinct from the existing […]

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