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While the GIMP image editor received a bad rap for the amount of time it took to see a stable release based on the GTK3 toolkit rather than GTK2, only today patches have emerged for taking the Linux kernel's gconfig graphical kernel configuration utility from GTK2 to GTK3...

In addition to the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) having to decide on whether i686 support should end for Fedora Linux (including multilib), another contentious proposal is on replacing the X.Org X11 Server with the controversial XLibre fork...

From Windows to Freedom: How Zorin OS 18 Makes Migrating to Linux Seamless  Linux Journal

From Windows to Freedom: How Zorin OS Eases the Transition to Linux  Linux Journal

New OpenELA compatibility toolset helps Enterprise Linux distributors reduce testing costs and resource commitments  WebWire

Kali Linux 2025.1c Fixes Key Issue, Adds New Tools and Interface Updates  Hackread

New OpenELA compatibility toolset helps Enterprise Linux distributors reduce testing costs and resource commitments  Oracle

I refuse to upgrade to Windows 11, here's what I'm doing instead  XDA

Today marks the debut of mmc-utils 1.0 as the inaugural release for this de facto solution for managing MMC storage devices under Linux...

mmc-utils 1.0 Released For Managing MMC Storage On Linux  Phoronix

Google hands off Agent2Agent protocol to Linux Foundation for open AI agent standard  the-decoder.com

Linux Foundation launches Agent2Agent, a protocol that enables agentic AI interoperability  Help Net Security

Google Cloud Donates A2A Protocol to Linux Foundation Enables Secure, Intelligent Communication  CyberSecurityNews

X11's dying days mean you'll be forced to switch to Wayland  ZDNet

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Performing Well, Achieving Faster Results On AMD EPYC 9005 Series  Phoronix

It has been one month since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 was officially announced and it's proving to be a nice upgrade for enterprise Linux use. Jiving with what I had seen out of RHEL 10 beta performance and general expectations considering the plethora of software upgrades from RHEL 9 to RHEL 10, the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 release is helping tap additional performance out of modern servers.

OpenELA launches verification tool for Enterprise Linux  Techzine Global

Xlibre forks to the rescue – but Kubuntu gives X11 the boot  theregister.com

New OpenELA compatibility toolset helps Enterprise Linux distributors reduce testing costs and resource commitments  Oracle

Stress-testing toolkit OCCT arrives on Steam with Linux and Steam Deck support  GamingOnLinux