Open-source News

8 Linux commands so good, they feel like cheating  How-To Geek

Zlib-rs as the Rust programming language implementation of Zlib from the Trifetca Tech Foundation is out with a shiny new release (actually, releases) today...

Forget the standard terminal—Kitty is the most powerful tool in my workflow  How-To Geek

Canonical Declares That 2026 Is the Year of Ubuntu Linux on the RISC-V Desktop, Server, and More  Hackster.io

California law to require operating systems to check your age  GamingOnLinux

Upcoming California law to require operating systems to check your age  GamingOnLinux

More ASUS Desktop Motherboards Will Support Sensor Monitoring With Linux 7.1  Phoronix

ASUS desktop motherboards have been seeing broader sensor monitoring support on Linux in recent years. ASUS motherboards for Intel and AMD processors have been seeing more support added thanks to the open-source community with new additions to the likes of the ASUS-EC-Sensors driver and other hardware monitoring (HWMON) driver code. This is continuing for Linux 7.1...

Armbian 26.02 Released: New Boards, Powered By Linux 6.18 LTS & RISC-V Xfce Desktop  Phoronix

Armbian 26.02 has been released released for this Debian-derived Linux distribution primarily focused on supporting a range of Arm and RISC-V platforms. With Armbian 26.02 there is yet more new boards added while moving to the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel and also adding a RISC-V Xfce desktop install option...

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200 Is Out with Linux 6.18 LTS, IPFire Domain Blocklist  9to5Linux

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200 Ships Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS  Linuxiac

Intel kicked off the new month by releasing the latest version of LLM Scaler vLLM (llm-scaler-vllm) as their Docker-based solution for running vLLM on Intel Battlemage GPUs for AI inferencing...

Armbian 26.2 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, Expanded ARM and RISC-V Support  9to5Linux

Steam Survey for February 2026 shows a big swing to Simplified Chinese  GamingOnLinux

Valve just published the latest Steam Survey monthly figures to provide insight on various software and hardware trends across this dominant gaming ecosystem. One of the most interesting measurements is the monthly changes in the size of the Linux gaming marketshare...

Steam Survey Results Published For February 2026  Phoronix

AMD Announces Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series Desktop CPUs For AI-Focused Computing  Phoronix

AMD is using Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this week to announce new Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series products, including Ryzen AI PRO 400 desktop processors...

Linux Foundation launches OCUDU foundation for open RAN software  Telecompaper