SysVinit 3.16 Init System Released with Minor Fixes
SysVinit 3.16 UNIX-style init system improves systemd-to-SysV script conversion and delivers minor fixes alongside ongoing codebase cleanup. The post SysVinit 3.16 Init System Released with…
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Developer of the Week: Matthew Forrester Wolffe
Matthew Forrester Wolffe has one of those GitHub profiles that immediately caught my attention. The post Developer of the Week: Matthew Forrester Wolffe appeared first…
Is a Clanker Being Used to Carry Out AI Fuzzing in the Linux Kernel?
With the rise of AI and humanoid robots, the word “Clanker” is being used to describe such solutions, and rightly so. In their current state,…
KDE Frameworks 6.25 Adds Support for Converting Momme Units in KRunner
KDE Frameworks 6.25 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop environment. Here’s what’s…
Microsoft Locked Out VeraCrypt, WireGuard, and Windscribe from Pushing Windows Updates
Microsoft has had a complicated relationship with the open source world. VSCode, TypeScript, and .NET are all projects it created, and its acquisition of GitHub…
Calibre 9.7 E-Book Manager Improves the Annotations Browser and Content Server
Calibre 9.7 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with support for grouping results by any field in the annotations browser and other…
Your old Kindle won’t stop working on 20 May – but it could
Amazon is dropping support for Kindle older models from 20 May, 2026, meaning owners of pre-2013 models will be unable to download new books or…
Rust API and a new plugin system added to Miracle-WM
A new version of Miracle-wm, a tiling window manager built around the Wayland compositor Mir, has been released with a new WebAssembly plugin system and…
FOSS Weekly #26.15: Rollback in apt, bad USB detection, Glass UI in KDE, Linux Kernel dropping older processor support and more
Linus Torvalds created two of the most widely used tools in modern computing: the Linux kernel and Git. Git, of course, is a version control…
How a Typosquatted Domain and a Fake Version Tag Turned Trivy Into a Credential Stealer
On March 19, 2026, someone (or some group) poisoned the Aqua Security Trivy ecosystem. A tool that thousands of organizations rely on to find vulnerabilities…
Wine 11.5 Improves Linux Compatibility with New Build System Changes
Wine 11.5 introduces C++ build system support, improved Linux integration, and several fixes that enhance stability and compatibility across applications. The post Wine 11.5 Improves…
OpenShot 3.5 Open-Source Video Editor Released with New Default Timeline
Coming three months after OpenShot 3.4, the OpenShot 3.5 release introduces a new default timeline that features much smoother zooming, scrolling, dragging, trimming, snapping, and…
I Tried Apt Command's New Rollback Feature — Here’s How It Went
APT, or Advanced Package Tool, is the package manager on Debian and its derivatives like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and elementary OS. On these, if you…
PipeWire 1.6.3 Improves RAOP Compatibility to Make It Work on More Devices
PipeWire 1.6.3 audio/video server for Linux is now available for downlaod with audio mixer optimizations and various bug fixes. The post PipeWire 1.6.3 Improves RAOP…
Dynamic Music Pill brings lyrics to your GNOME desktop
A clutch of new features are available in Dynamic Music Pill, the slick now playing and media controller extension for GNOME Shell. The “big” new…