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   (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, 2+ week ago   (387+ words) Calibre 9.9 adds accurate page counts for fixed-layout EPUBs, keeps searches across Virtual libraries, and fixes SSL loading on Fedora 44. Calibre 9.9 has been released as the latest update to the popular open-source e-book manager, bringing several usability improvements, bug fixes, and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (375+ words) COSMIC Desktop 1.0.14 brings DDC/CI brightness support, text previews in COSMIC Files, VPN fixes, and better X11 game handling. COSMIC Desktop 1.0.14 has been released as the latest maintenance update to System76’s Rust-based desktop environment. Here’s what has changed. This release adds…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (378+ words) California’s AB 1856 amendment adds an open-source carve-out to OS-level age verification rules, likely excluding most Linux distributions. California lawmakers have amended AB 1856 to exclude Linux distributions and other open-source software projects from the state’s OS-level age verification rules. The latest…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (248+ words) PipeWire 1.6.6 is out with a fix for a server bug that could leave Snap clients without sound, plus filter-graph and Pulse server updates. PipeWire, a widely used open-source multimedia server for audio and video on Linux, has released version 1.6.6 as…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (336+ words) AerynOS users get Linux kernel 7.0.10, KDE Plasma 6.6.5, COSMIC 1.0.13, Firefox 151, Wine 11.9, and LLVM 22.1.6. AerynOS, an atomic-update-based Linux distro currently in alpha, has released its May update, featuring major package refreshes, multiple Linux kernel updates, new desktop stack versions, graphics improvements, developer…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (444+ words) Plex is tripling its Lifetime Pass price to $750 on July 1, while Jellyfin mocked the move with a satirical $0 “price increase.” Plex and Jellyfin are two of the most widely adopted media server platforms for organizing and streaming personal libraries of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (375+ words) ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.4 removes the 20-connection limit from Community Edition while adding editor, spreadsheet, and presentation updates. ONLYOFFICE Docs, an open-source, self-hosted office suite for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, fillable forms, PDFs, and diagrams, has just released version 9.4. Right from the bat,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (496+ words) WordPress, the most popular content management system worldwide, powering over 40% of all websites, has just released v7.0, codenamed “Armstrong,” delivering a major update focused on AI foundations, site-building controls, visual revisions, and a refreshed admin experience. One main addition is the…...