GIMP 3.1.4 is out today as the second development release treking toward GIMP 3.2. Most notable with GIMP 3.1.4 are the initial implementations of two of the main features planned for GIMP 3.2: link layers and vector layers…

With the Rust 1.90 release due out in mid-September, the Rust compiler on Linux x86_64 will begun using the LLD linker by default in order to “significantly reduce” linking times…

The GNOME Foundation has announced
that Steven Deobald will be leaving the position of Executive Director
after just four months.

We are extremely grateful to Steven for all this and more. Despite
these many positive achievements, Steven and the board have come to
the conclusion that Steven is not the right fit for the Executive
Director role at this time. We are therefore bidding Steven a fond
farewell.

The EU512-AI is a compact mini PC built for multi-display setups, AI-assisted workloads, and high-speed networking. It supports four 4K displays, offers wired and wireless connectivity, and integrates an NPU for edge inference in space-limited environments. This system is functionally identical to the MINIX Elite EU715-AI introduced in April, except that it features the Intel […]

As GNOME swaps executive directors faster than Linux users swap desktops, we ask what’s really happening behind the scenes.

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Karton’s August 2025 progress report shows KDE’s virtual machine manager advancing with a new UI, SPICE integration, and streamlined VM creation.

On Friday AMD sent out their initial batch of kernel graphics driver feature changes intended for merging to the Linux 6.18 kernel later this year…

Arnd Bergmann started his Open
Source Summit Europe 2025 talk with a clear statement of position: 32-bit
systems are obsolete when it comes to use in any sort of new products. The
only reason to work with them at this point is when there is existing
hardware and software to support. Since Bergmann is the overall maintainer
for architecture support in the kernel, he is frequently asked whether
32-bit support can be removed. So, he concluded, the time has come to talk
more about that possibility.

Not your typical review on Phoronix today but rather a brief look at the Gentex PLACE Any Space smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. For those facing ten years on their Nest Protect smoke detectors and looking for an end-of-life replacement to these smoke detectors discontinued by Google, the Gentex PLACE smart smoke detectors are an interesting and capable alternative. Being faced by needing to find a replacement to Nest Protects myself that have now expired and finding many others in the same boat with no clear winning smart smoke detector right now, I decided to go with the Gentex PLACE and figured it worthwhile to share a bit of my experience.

A patch queued up into the Linux exFAT driver’s development tree optimizes the allocation bitmap loading time. For cases of small cluster sizes on large partitions this can yield around 16x faster loading times…

With Newelle, you get the power of generative AI right on your Linux desktop—no cloud required (unless you want it). Switch language models on the fly, all on your terms.

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Linus has released 6.17-rc4 for testing.
“So it all looks fairly good.

Please do keep testing, and we’ll get 6.17 out in a timely manner and
in good shape.“

Discover how Linux now supports HDR in Chromium on Wayland, enhancing your viewing experience with vibrant colors and improved visuals.

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Highlights of LibreOffice 25.8 include up to 30% faster opening of files in Writer and Calc, support for exporting PDF 2.0, optimized memory management for smoother operation on virtual desktops and thin clients, improved scrolling through large documents, and completely overhauled word hyphenation and spacing.

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Discover the latest features and improvements in Fooyin v0.9.1. Stay updated with our comprehensive release notes and enhance your experience today.

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Highlights of Thunderbird 142 include support for adding visual signatures to PDF attachments opened in Thunderbird, support for resetting custom folder sorting in the folder pane via a new ‘Reset Folder Order’ option, and folder copy support within mail server accounts and local folders.

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Catch up on the latest Linux news: Linux Lite 7.6, IceWM 3.9, QEMU 10.1, Portainer 2.33 LTS, Wine 10.14, COSMIC desktop hits initial setup completion, Bitnami ends free images, and more.

A critical vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ (CVE-2024-32114) has been actively exploited, allowing attackers to access message brokers without authentication. Linux administrators running ActiveMQ services should take immediate steps to secure their systems and prevent potential data exposure or service disruption.

This flaw affects ActiveMQ versions 6.x prior to 6.1.2. On Linux servers, the default configuration of the Jolokia JMX REST API and the Message REST API can expose the broker to unauthenticated access. Attackers can produce or consume messages, delete queues, or manipulate destinations, potentially leading to service interruptions or leakage of sensitive data.

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EWW is a standalone widget system that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets on Linux desktop, and we love it more than Conky.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 142 open-source email client introduces visual PDF signatures, easier folder management, and dozens of fixes for mail, calendar, and UI issues.

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