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Linux 6.19-rc4 Released Following A Quiet Holiday Week, 6.19-rc8 Already Planned

Phoronix - Mon, 01/05/2026 - 06:56
Following the holidays, Linux 6.19-rc4 was released today in working toward the Linux 6.19 stable kernel release in early February...

GNU ddrescue 1.30 "Orders of Magnitude" Better In Recovery From Drives With A Dead Head

Phoronix - Mon, 01/05/2026 - 00:42
GNU ddrescue as the free software data recovery tool from files or block devices is out today with a big feature release. The new GNU ddrescue 1.30 is improved by "orders of magnitude" for the automatic recovery from drives with a dead head...

Manjaro Linux 26.0 Rolling Out - Xfce Edition Recommended If Wanting To Use X11

Phoronix - Mon, 01/05/2026 - 00:06
Package updates for the Arch Linux powered Manjaro Linux distribution have been pushed out for Manjaro 26.0 "Anh-Linh" while updated ISOs are expected to soon become available. The Manjaro 26.0 milestone brings KDE Plasma 6.5 and GNOME 49 but with both of those you may lose X11 session support so they are recommending their Xfce Edition for wanting wanting to continue using an X.Org desktop session...

TrixiePup64 2601 Released For Debian 13 Powered Puppy Linux In Wayland & X11 Flavors

Phoronix - Sun, 01/04/2026 - 20:25
For those with fond memories of Puppy Linux as a very lightweight Linux distribution, released last month was a new TrixiePup64 for continuing the Puppy Linux spirit atop Debian. The new TrixiePup64 is based on Debian 13 components while shipping in both X11 and Wayland flavors. Out now is TrixiePup64 2601 as the latest iteration of this lightweight Linux distribution...

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