XLibre Proposed as Fedora’s New Default X11 Server
Fedora Linux 43 may replace the aging X.Org Xserver with XLibre, a new, maintained fork offering new features while preserving user experience. The post XLibre…
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Fedora 44 Plans to Drop i686 Support and 32-Bit Multilib Compatibility
Fedora targets Fedora 44 to remove i686 packages and multilib support, impacting Wine, Steam, and any remaining 32-bit dependencies on 64-bit installations. The post Fedora…
Orange Pi RV2 Single Board Computer Running Linux: Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’ll focus on the power consumption of the Orange Pi RV2. I’ll see how the Orange Pi RV2 compares…
KDE Plasma 6.4.1 Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes
Coming only a week after KDE Plasma 6.4, the KDE Plasma 6.4.1 release improves text contrast for labels used in subtitles or other secondary roles…
GNOME Moves On: What the End of the X11 Session Means
GNOME is dropping its X11 session support in the upcoming version 49—here’s what this means for the X11 users. The post GNOME Moves On: What…
Clonezilla Live 3.2.2-15 Disk Cloning/Imaging Tool Released with Various Changes
Still powered by the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, the Clonezilla Live 3.2.2-15 release adds the dhcpcd-base package in the live system as a replacement…
FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz — June 20, 2025
How much were you paying attention to open-source news this week? Test your open-source news IQ by taking our quiz ! The post FOSS Force…
A Historic Photo: Torvalds and Gates Together
When open source met Microsoft: a historic photo of Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates standing side by side for the very first time. The post…
GIMP 3.2 Adds New Painting Mode, Photoshop Patterns + More
GIMP 3.2 will include a new Overwrite painting mode, support for Photoshop pattern files, and expanded file format support. You’re reading GIMP 3.2 Adds New…
GIMP 3.2 Promises New Paint Mode, Support for Importing Photoshop Patterns
GIMP 3.2 promises new features like theme colors for Brush, Font, and Palette, a new paint blend mode called Overwrite that lets you directly replace…
Linux Media Summit 2025 recap
Last month in Nice, the largest Linux Media Summit to date brought together active media developers to share insights and tackle ongoing challenges in the…
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 25 (Jun 16 – 22, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: KDE Plasma 6.4, Git 2.50, Arch shifts to pure WoW64 builds, XLibre Xserver 25.0, a historic photo of…
postmarketOS 25.06 Linux Mobile OS Brings Support for New Devices and systemd
Based on Alpine Linux 3.22, postmarketOS 25.06 comes with support for the systemd init system, the GNOME 48, KDE Plasma Mobile 6.3.5, Phosh 0.47.0, and…
6 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Data Hashing Tools
Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula to produce a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value. The post 6 Best Free…
Debian 13 Installer Now Supports Rescuing of Btrfs Systems Installed via Calamares
Debian 13 “Trixie” installer gets a second Release Candidate with support for rescuing Btrfs systems installed via the Calamares installer, as well as other enhancements.…