3+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (336+ words) GStreamer 1.28.4 delivers security updates, playback fixes, better debug logging, audio fixes, and improved stability across platforms. GStreamer 1.28.4 is now available as the latest stable update in the 1.28 series for this widely used open-source multimedia framework. Key changes include security and…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (448+ words) Alpine Linux 3.24 ships COSMIC Desktop in community, alongside kernel 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.6, GNOME 50, and major toolchain updates. Alpine, a lightweight, musl-based, and systemd-free (OpenRC is the default init system) Linux distribution, has just released version 3.24, powered by Linux kernel 6.18 LTS,…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (130+ words) Flatpak 1.18 adds /dev/kfd support through DRI permissions, improving AMD GPU compute access for sandboxed Linux apps. Flatpak 1.18 is now available as the latest stable release of the Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. The main update is support for…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (459+ words) Fastfetch 2.64 introduces a new Codec module for detecting hardware-accelerated video codec support across major platforms. Fastfetch, a popular tool among Linux users for displaying a sleek summary of system information in the terminal alongside an OS’s ASCII logo, has just…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (359+ words) Clonezilla Live 3.3.2 updates its Debian Sid base, adds Linux kernel 7.0, Partclone 0.3.47, and switches image encryption to gocryptfs. Clonezilla Live 3.3.2 is now available as the latest stable release of the Debian-based live system for disk imaging, cloning, backup, and recovery. This…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (622+ words) Linux Lite 8.0 arrives with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Xfce, Calamares installer, GTK4 apps, custom kernels, and new in-house tools. Linux Lite 8.0 “Hematite” launches as the first release in the Series 8 cycle, featuring a major platform update based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute.” This release…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (122+ words) Catch up on the latest Linux news: Rocky Linux 10.2, MX Linux 25.2, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.14, NVIDIA 610.43, Rust 1.96, Flatpak’s future may leave non-systemd distros behind, and more. Welcome to Week 22 of Linuxiac’s 2026 Weekly Roundup, your source for Linux and open-source news. Below are…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (416+ words) KDE Linux is moving back to the vanilla Linux kernel while removing AUR usage, fuse2, and several unused components. In May, KDE Linux, KDE’s in-progress operating system, received infrastructure, security, testing, and application updates, advancing the project toward a cleaner and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (444+ words) Rust Coreutils 0.9 adds TOCTOU-resistant copy logic, recursive traversal fixes, and broader GNU compatibility updates. Rust Coreutils 0.9 has been released as a security-focused update to the Rust-based reimplementation of GNU Coreutils. This version introduces extensive filesystem hardening, reduces unsafe code, improves…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (338+ words) NixOS 26.05 “Yarara” is now available with systemd stage 1 by default, GNOME 50, Plasma 6.6, Linux kernel 6.18, and a major Nixpkgs refresh. NixOS 26.05 “Yarara” is now available as the latest release of the independent Linux distribution based on the Nix package manager and…...