Upcoming GNOME releases will require systemd for key session features, making it harder for non-systemd distros to keep pace without major patches.

Linus Torvalds has released 6.16-rc2,
which is “admittedly
even smaller than usual“, though rc2 is not uncommonly one of the smaller
release candidates.

It may be that people are taking a breather after a fairly sizable
merge window, but it might also be seasonal, with Europe starting to
see summer vacations… We’ll see how this goes.

The diffstat looks somewhat unusual, with a lot of one-liners with
both ARC and pincontrol having (presumably independently) ended up
doing some unrelated trivial cleanups.

But even that is probably noticeable only because everything else is
pretty small. That “everything else” is mostly network drivers (and
bluetooth) and bcachefs, with some rust infrastructure and core
networking changes thrown in.

The 244th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on June 15th, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

Following the release of Linux 6.16-rc1 last Sunday that capped off the Linux 6.16 merge window, Linux 6.16-rc2 is now available with an initial week’s worth of bug/regression fixes. Linux 6.16 development continues in aiming toward a stable release around the end of July…

This week, OrangePi introduced the R2S, a compact board for embedded networking and gateway applications, running OpenWRT by default. Key features include dual 2.5G Ethernet ports, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and USB Type-C power input. The OrangePi R2S is powered by the Ky X1 8-core RISC-V AI processor, the same chip found in the OrangePi […]

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Void Linux’s package manager XBPS hits version 0.60 with better error handling, script execution fixes, and more robust package update logic.

PeaZip 10.5 is now available as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform file and archive manager, introducing major performance improvements to the file browser and other enhancements.

The Gemini 435Le is Orbbec’s newest 3D camera, designed to deliver robust, high-precision depth sensing for demanding industrial and outdoor robotics environments. Engineered with industrial-grade construction and IP67 protection, it supports logistics automation, robotic arms, and autonomous mobile robots operating in variable and dynamic conditions. The system employs stereo vision technology with a 95 mm […]

While Oracle is working hard on the next major release of its powerful virtualization software, VirtualBox 7.2, which promises a revamped UI and improvements to ARM virtualization, VirtualBox 7.1.10 is here to introduce initial support for the latest and greatest Linux 6.15 kernel series for both Linux guests and hosts.

The post VirtualBox 7.1.10 Is Out with Initial Support for Linux 6.15 and 6.16 Kernels appeared first on Linux Today.

Back in May a big patch series was published for reworking the Linux kernel to make the SMP support unconditional. Right now those that happen to be running Linux in a uniprocessor (1 CPU core) configuration can build with “CONFIG_SMP” disabled but the proposed patches would make symmetric multi-processing support always present. Those patches took a step forward this week and could be merged for the Linux 6.17 cycle later in the summer…

The X.Org Server has been seeing a lot of commits this week… to revert bad code…

While the Linux 6.16 merge window just passed one week ago, already there are new feature changes beginning to queue for the Linux 6.17 kernel later in the summer…

Prominent AMD Mesa developer Marek Olšák this week landed a number of fixes for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver code in working to enable medium precision “mediump” support for this open-source graphics driver…

We take a quick look at the headline features – and the growing differencesRocky Linux 10 has caught up to the other high-profile RHELatives, but gaps between them are widening, both in tech and other ways.…

In this article, we’ll take a look into what makes Linux Mint 22 with Cinnamon a standout — from under-the-hood performance boosts to user-facing enhancements that elevate daily computing.

Luckfox has just launched a new development board with a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi Zero, but based on the Rockchip RK3506B system-on-chip. The Lyra Zero W is designed to offer a low-cost, compact solution for embedded Linux development, priced at $16.99. The Lyra Zero W uses the Rockchip RK3506B processor, which integrates […]

Nitrux developer Uri Herrera announced today that their NX Desktop graphical environment, based on the KDE Plasma desktop, will no longer be developed and replaced by Hyprland.

LibreOffice 25.8 beta is now available for this popular open-source office suite. LibreOffice 25.8 has been baking many improvements for this popular Microsoft Office alternative and leading office suite option for the Linux desktop…

Rspamd 3.12 open-source spam filtering system lands with major security fixes, Ollama support, HEIC file recognition, and more.