Open-source News

5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free  ZDNET

GNU Binutils 2.46 Adds Support for AMD Zen6 CPUs, SFrame v3, and More  9to5Linux

Two interesting bits of Blender news this week for those fond of this leading open-source 3D modeling software...

How to rescue a "broken" Linux PC from the command line  How-To Geek

GNU Linux-Libre 6.19 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers  9to5Linux

Debian's tag2upload has finally reached general availability "GA" status for helping Debian developers/maintainers with an improved Git-based packaging workflow...

Building off yesterday's Linux 6.19 release is now the GNU Linux-libre 6.19-gnu downstream release that strips out support for open-source drivers dependent upon binary-only microcode/firmware and other elements deemed against free software standards, removing the ability to load non-open-source kernel modules, and similar restrictions in the name of software freedom...

GNU Linux-Libre 6.19 Deals With More Firmware Blobs In Intel Xe, IWLWIFI & NVIDIA Nova  Phoronix

Linux Mint isn’t just for beginners—and this "hidden" Cinnamon feature proves it  How-To Geek

GOG Confirms Native Linux Version of Galaxy Launcher Is in Development  Techloy

KDE Linux gets performance improvements, new default apps and goes all-in on Flatpak  GamingOnLinux

Linux 7.0 Looms Large: Inside the Landmark Kernel Release That Could Reshape Open-Source Computing  WebProNews

Linux kernel 6.19 arrives and the next will be 7.0  GamingOnLinux

After Nearly Two Decades, Linux Leaps to Version 7.0 — And Linus Torvalds Isn't Making a Big Deal About It  WebProNews

Linux kernel 6.19 reaches stable release, kernel 7.0 work is already underway  Help Net Security

Ghostty vs Kitty: Which Modern Terminal is the Best for Linux Users?  It's FOSS

Mesa 25.3.5 arrives with bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers  GamingOnLinux

The AMDGPU and AMDKFD Linux kernel graphics driver code has been readying support for the Peak Tops Limiter (PTL) as a new feature to the latest Instinct accelerators...

While Linux 7.0 is the next kernel version solely over Linus Torvalds' numbering preference, there is a notable symbolic change that was sent in overnight for this new kernel merge window: formally concluding the "Rust experiment" with upstream kernel developers now in acceptance that Rust for the Linux kernel is here to stay...

1. Linux 7.0 Officially Concluding The Rust Experiment  Phoronix
2. Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0  theverge.com
3. Torvalds confirms Linux Kernel 7.0 is almost ready for release, bringing many performance improvements with it — desktop use and gaming may see boost, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hopes to use as default Kernel  Tom's Hardware