The GStreamer project released GStreamer 1.26.6 today as the sixth maintenance update to the latest GStreamer 1.26 series of this popular and powerful open-source, free, and cross-platform multimedia framework.
Category Archives: Linux
Libadwaita 1.8 Arrives Alongside GNOME 49 with Improved Shortcuts and Styling
Libadwaita 1.8 introduces AdwShortcutsDialog, AdwShortcutLabel, and styling updates, improving GNOME 49 app usability and design.
libadwaita 1.8 Released Ahead Of GNOME 49
Ahead of the GNOME 49 stable release expected on Wednesday, libadwaita 1.8 released this week to incorporate all the enhancements made over the past six months to this GTK4 library that provides GNOME-specific widgets and features…
KDE Frameworks 6.18 Lets You Use Your Laptop’s Copilot Key for Launching Apps
The monthly KDE Frameworks releases continue with KDE Frameworks 6.18, published today by the KDE Project as a companion update to the recent KDE Plasma 6.4.5 desktop environment and KDE Gear 25.08.1 software suite releases.
Intel Loses One Of Its USB4 / Thunderbolt Linux Driver Maintainers
It’s unfortunate the number of significant Linux engineering losses at Intel this year. Beyond the staffing reductions throughout the company, seeing the loss of Linux engineering talent and many of their open-source contributors outside of kernel space too has been especially hard hitting to see. Intel for years has been very well regarded for their prolific open-source contributions and typically leading early hardware enablement within the Linux kernel, compiler toolchains, and related components. There’s another hit to the Intel Linux team with one of their USB4/Thunderbolt maintainers departing the company…
FLYDIGI APEX 5 Controller Support Landing In Linux 6.17
The input subsystem fixes for the week were sent out on Saturday ahead of the Linux 6.17-rc6 kernel due out later today. Notable with this batch of “fixes” is enabling support for the high-end FLYDIGI APEX 5 gaming controller…
Select Qualcomm X Elite Laptops Seeing IRIS Video Acceleration On Linux
Adding to the list of feature caveats around the different Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops and the varying Linux state is video acceleration support. But patches were posted this week by a Linaro engineer enabling hardware accelerated video playback for two X Elite laptop models…
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 0.9 Beta Arrives with Debian 13
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 0.9 Beta lands with Debian 13, Linux kernel 6.14, ZFS 2.3.4, EVPN SDN, and a modern Rust-based web UI.
Samsung Exynos 7870 Seeing New Open-Source Driver Activity For Linux 6.18
The Samsung Exynos 7870 Octa SoC released back in 2016 on a 14nm process and powered by eight Arm Cortex-53 cores and a Mali T830 GPU. Finally now for late 2025 there is open-source display driver happenings going mainline for this aging SoC…
BeagleBone Green Eco Receives Refresh with Gigabit Ethernet and 16GB eMMC
The Seeed Studio BeagleBone Green Eco, developed with the BeagleBoard.org Foundation, is an open-source single-board computer based on the AM3358 processor. According to the Seeed Studio announcement, this version adds expanded storage, upgraded networking, and a revised power management design compared to earlier models. The board is built around the Texas Instruments AM3358 processor, an […]
Easy KDE Plasma 6 Customization | Layan Green Vibes
A quick guide to personalizing your KDE Plasma 6 desktop on Arch-based distributions (like EndeavourOS) or any distro running KDE Plasma 6 with a fresh green touch. This article walks you through simple steps to arrange panels, widgets, and icons using the Layan Green Vibes global theme, separating the System Tray from the Icon-Only Task Manager, and enhancing the look with Papirus icons plus a forest-themed wallpaper. Perfect for anyone wanting a cleaner, more natural Linux desktop.
Redox OS To Focus More On Wayland, “Redox Server” & Performance Over The Next Year
The Rust-based open-source operating system project Redox OS published a blog post today outlining their development priorities for the remainder of 2025 and then onward to 2026…
Who’s the Mystery Financier of SLAPP Against Techrights and Is That a Millionaire/Billionaire?
So here too we can ask, who except Garrett and the Serial Strangler from Microsoft funds the abuse against us (abuse of process) and why? Garrett has already admitted out in the open that there is a third party.
Luckfox PicoKVM Lightweight IP KVM Remote Management Tool
Luckfox has introduced the PicoKVM, a compact IP KVM tool for remote control of PCs, servers, and development boards. It uses HDMI and USB for out-of-band management without requiring software on the target device, offering isolated operation independent of the host system. The device is powered by a Rockchip RV1106G3 processor featuring a single ARM […]
Luckfox PicoKVM Lightweight IP KVM Remote Management Tool
Luckfox has introduced the PicoKVM, a compact IP KVM tool for remote control of PCs, servers, and development boards. It uses HDMI and USB for out-of-band management without requiring software on the target device, offering isolated operation independent of the host system. The device is powered by a Rockchip RV1106G3 processor featuring a single ARM […]
Wine 10.15 Released with Unicode 17 Support
Wine 10.15 adds Unicode 17, Zip64 support, and fixes 16 bugs, including issues with Steam, Sims 2, CapCut, and Visual Studio 2005.
Wine 10.15 Released with Unicode 17 Support
Wine 10.15 adds Unicode 17, Zip64 support, and fixes 16 bugs, including issues with Steam, Sims 2, CapCut, and Visual Studio 2005.
Slimbook Refreshes Its Flagship Linux Laptop, Introduces Slimbook Manjaro III
Linux hardware vendor Slimbook announced that it has refreshed its Linux-powered laptop fleet with more powerful components and cutting-edge technologies.
Slimbook Refreshes Its Flagship Linux Laptop, Introduces Slimbook Manjaro III
Linux hardware vendor Slimbook announced that it has refreshed its Linux-powered laptop fleet with more powerful components and cutting-edge technologies.
How to Install RQuickShare (NearbyShare/QuickShare) on Linux
Learn how to quickly install RQuickShare on major Linux distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Fedora, Arch, and more.