KaOS May 2025 ISO Drops Qt5 for Good, Marks Full Transition to Qt6
KaOS Linux 2025.05 drops Qt5 by default, embraces Qt6 across the board, and ships with Plasma 6.3.5, KDE Gear 25.04.1, and Frameworks 6.14. The post…
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Linux App Release Roundup: May 2025
I run through a selection of smaller Linux app releases made in May 2025, from a flashy MPD frontend to a local AI-powered image enhancer.…
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 1st, 2025
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 1st, 2025, brings news about Firefox 139, NVIDIA 575, GNOME 48.2, GNU Linux-libre 6.15, Armbian 25.5, KaOS 2025.05, Thunderbird…
Fedora 43 Drops GNOME X11 Support, Goes All-In on Wayland
Fedora 43 moves to a Wayland-only GNOME experience, officially removing support for the X11 session due to a lack of upstream maintenance. The post Fedora…
Ubuntu 25.10 Brings Loupe and Ptyxis as Default Applications
The upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) brings GNOME 49, VRR, and new default apps like Loupe image viewer and Ptyxis terminal. The post Ubuntu 25.10…
Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.1 Is One of the First Distros to Ship with Linux 6.15
PorteuX 2.1 Linux distribution is now available for download as one of the first distros to ship with the latest Linux 6.15 kernel series. Here’s…
Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Rust-based Sudo
Ubuntu 25.10 will replace the sudo command with sudo-rs, a new Rust rewrite designed to improve memory safety and security. What does this mean for…
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Windows Journal
Windows Journal is a note-taking application that allows users to create and organize handwritten notes and drawings and save them. Journal is proprietary software and…
Latest Steam Client Update Improves Game Recordings and Remote Play on Linux
For Linux gamers, the new Steam Client update adds support for automatically installing the Proton Voice Files speech synthesis data when necessary, improves support for…
CachyOS ISO Snapshot for May 2025 Improves Support for Older NVIDIA GPUs
The CachyOS ISO snapshot for May 2025 is now available for download with better support for NVIDIA GPUs and other changes. Here’s what’s new! The…
How I Run JavaScript in VS Code
In one of my earlier articles, I showed how you can preview HTML files inside Visual Studio Code. That setup worked well for testing static…
Alpine Linux 3.22 Released with GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, and LXQt 2.2
Alpine Linux 3.22 distribution is now available for download with GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, LXQt 2.2, and Linux kernel 6.12 LTS. Here’s what’s new!…
After 25 Years, Linux Format Magazine is No More
The final issue of Linux Format, the UK’s best selling monthly Linux magazine, has gone on sale. The first issue launched in May 2000. You’re…
RISC-V’s Big Week Includes RHEL, CentOS Stream, and Rocky Linux
The open source ISA RISC-V has long been making inroads into Linux distributions, but this week Enterprise Linux distros got on board en masse. The…
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Mule ESB
Mule ESB (Mule Enterprise Service Bus) is a lightweight, Java-based platform that helps the integration of various applications and systems. It acts as an integration…