Open-source News

This is the Linux distro that convinced me to finally uninstall Windows  How-To Geek

Qualcomm Linux 2.0 available now: delivering on the promise of open, unified IoT development  Qualcomm

Microsoft previews Linux containers that run in Windows  The Register

KDE Plasma 6.7.2 is out today as the latest point release to deliver bug fixes for the Plasma 6.7 desktop that debuted earlier this month...

SimpleHelp Flaw Exploited to Deploy Malware Targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux  TechRepublic

With Q2'2026 drawing to a close, as part of the different quarterly recaps of popular areas on Phoronix, here is a look back at the most popular AMD Linux/open-source news of the quarter...

Steve Ballmer once trashed Linux as "a cancer" — now it’s saving Windows 10 holdouts  Yahoo Tech

Steve Ballmer once trashed Linux as "a cancer" — now it’s saving Windows 10 holdouts  Windows Central

KDE Plasma 6.7.2 Is Out Now to Improve Support for Chromium-Based Apps  9to5Linux

Ubuntu Linux maker Canonical continues making more inroads in the Rust infrastructure space. Canonical announced today they have become the first gold sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation that works on projects like sudo-rs for building more open infrastructure in the Rust programming language...

Canonical First Gold Sponsor Of Trifecta Tech For Building More Infrastructure In Rust  Phoronix

GNOME or KDE Plasma: Choosing the wrong one can ruin your Linux experience  How-To Geek

The Sega Mega Drive Can Now Run The Latest Linux Kernel  Retro Dodo

Mageia 10 Officially Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.5, and More  9to5Linux

Intel has dropped AMX-TF32 before its debut in Xeon Diamond Rapids. The latest Intel programming reference manual has dropped AMX-TF32 and Intel engineers are already moving ahead to strip out the AMX-TF32 support that existed in the GNU Compiler Collection...

5 reasons I still prefer Linux terminal apps over graphical ones  How-To Geek

Released last week was the Servo 0.3 browser engine release along with their latest Servoshell demo browser. Today the project has published their monthly development recap to highlight all of the interesting changes made. Here's a look at what they accomplished over the past month while doing so on less than $8k in monthly donations...

The newest GCC 17 compiler code has landed support for -mcpu=spacemit-x100 and -mtune=spacemit-x100 targeting for the SpacemiT X100 RISC-V core...

ParrotOS 7.3 Released with Linux 7.0, Optimized Builds, and Official Vagrant Boxes  9to5Linux

Kali Linux 2026.2 released with 9 new tools, NetHunter updates  BleepingComputer