Two new Linux GUIs – plus Phoenix, an experimental new X server in ZigThe new year brings releases from opposite ends of the Linux GUI spectrum: IceWM, an X11 window manager from the late 1990s, and Budgie, a newer full desktop environment that has gone Wayland-native.…

Wine project leader Alexandre Julliard relayed on the mailing list today that the plan is to release Wine 11.0 stable tomorrow, 13 January…

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, introducing Cinnamon 6.6 desktop with a redesigned app menu, new system tools, and more.

Parrot Linux plans versions 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 throughout 2026, shifting its security research toward AI systems and real-world attack surfaces.

When recently carrying out performance benchmarks of Intel Meteor Lake performance on Linux since launch day two years ago, the geo mean came in at 93% the original performance. Finding the performance trending clearly lower with an up-to-date Linux software stack compared to in December 2023 was quite surprising considering the rather nice gains we have seen over time on other Intel/AMD hardware. As noted in that article though, one of the possible explanations there is the Spectre BHI “Branch History Injection” vulnerability and microcode plus Linux kernel mitigations having come out post-launch and affecting Meteor Lake CPUs. Sure enough, follow-up tests looking at the Spectre BHI impact have revealed a measurable cost in a number of workloads for the Core Ultra processor.

Tinygrad 0.12 is out today for this deep learning stack led by George Hotz…

In open-source circles there are many situations, such as bug
reports, demos, and tutorials, when one might want to provide a
play-by-play of a session in one’s terminal. The asciinema project provides a set of
tools to do just that. Its tools let users record, edit, and share
terminal sessions in a text-based format that has quite a few
advantages compared to making and sharing videos of terminal sessions. For
example, it is easy to use, offers the ability to search text from
recorded sessions, and allows users to copy and paste directly from
the recording.

The Linux kernel development cycle continues with the release of Linux 6.19-rc4, the fourth release candidate in the lead-up to the final 6.19 stable kernel. As with previous RC builds, this release is aimed squarely at developers, testers, and early adopters who help identify bugs and regressions before the kernel is finalized.

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is here, and the upgrade path from Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” is now open for those who want to upgrade their installations to the latest release of this popular GNU/Linux distribution.

Firefox 147.0 release binaries have hit the Mozilla servers today as the latest monthly update to this open-source web browser. Firefox 147 is exciting for Linux users in finally delivering XDG Base Directory Specification support…

Not to be confused with the Open 3D game engine, Intel’s Intelligent Systems Lab Organization released Open3D 0.19 as the latest iteration of this open-source library for 3D data processing in Python and C++…

Released this morning is the Intel Graphics Compiler “IGC” 2.27.10 that comes with initial support for next-generation Nova Lake and Crescent Island Xe3P hardware…

Building off an initial request for comments (RFC) patch series posted during the winter holidays, an updated RFC patch series was posted this weekend for LLMinus. LLMinus is an effort led by NVIDIA Linux kernel engineer Sasha Levin to provide a large language model (LLM) assisted merge conflict resolution tool focused on Linux kernel development…

Delayed a bit due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, but Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for download as the Linux Mint team has just started publishing the final ISO images on the official mirrors.

RAKwireless has released the WisMesh RAK3312 Starter Kit, a modular LoRa mesh communication kit based on the company’s WisBlock ecosystem. The kit is intended for building private, off-grid communication networks using the open-source Meshtastic firmware, without requiring manual firmware flashing or custom hardware assembly. The kit uses the RAK3312 WisBlock Core, which combines an Espressif […]

Linus Torvalds has published AudioNoise, a personal GitHub project focused on experimenting with digital audio effects and signal processing.

In addition to Linus Torvalds doing some vibe coding and more with his new “AudioNoise” project this week, Linux 6.19 kernel development ticked back up with the holidays having passed. A variety of fixes made it into today’s Linux 6.19-rc5 release in working toward v6.19 stable in early February…

Want to give your terminal a personal touch? This tutorial shows you how to replace the default Fastfetch logo with a PNG image. Quick, safe, and perfect for any Linux setup!

The 274th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on January 11th, 2026, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world

Orbbec announced two new stereo 3D cameras at CES 2026: the wrist-mounted Gemini 305 and the rugged Gemini 345Lg for outdoor and harsh-environment robotics. The company also confirmed platform-level compatibility across its Gemini lineup with NVIDIA Jetson Thor. The Gemini 305 is a compact stereo 3D camera developed specifically for robotic wrist mounting. Measuring 42 […]