The EXT4 file-system enhancements for Linux 6.17 were merged on Thursday and bring better scalability to the block allocation code as well as fixing the file-system's large folios support

Ubuntu's DING extension adds new keyboard shortcuts for desktop icon selection, including multi-select, Ctrl+Space toggle, and HOME/END navigation.

KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his weekly report on the interesting Plasma desktop changes for the week

Learn how to set your own custom OS icons for VirtualBox guests to make your virtual machines more visually organized and easier to identify.

The ongoing saga of payment processors pushing game stores continues, with itch.io now reindexing free adult content but some issues remain.

Fastfetch 2.49 improves GPU and ARM SoC detection and starts phasing out legacy config flags ahead of major changes in v2.50.

In time for some weekend testing, Wayback 0.2 is now available for this X11 compatibility layer leveraging Wayland components

The US ending tariff exemption on goods under $800 could send the price of Raspberry Pi, mini PCs and other Linux hardware soaring — not just for buyers in America.

As has been the trend with recent Linux kernel releases, a lot of Rust programming language abstractions and other additions are coming for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel.

Ubuntu Server 25.10 removes wget from its default installation, in favour of the wcurl tool. Here's why the change was made and if it'll affect you.

The GNOME 49 Mutter beta release is now available for testing ahead of the stable release of GNOME 49 coming up In September.

For those shopping for a high-end desktop power supply for use under Linux and interested in being able to take advantage of sensor monitoring capabilities, the 2025 edition of the Corsair HX1200i PSU can now enjoy working sensor monitoring under Linux.

IceWM 3.8.2 window manager for X Window System adds a new “switchmenu” icesh action, improves window switching, and brings various bug fixes.

Chrome's Ozone backend will auto-detect Wayland on Linux from v140. This should fix issues with blurry text and UI elements when fractional scaling is active.

NetBSD 11.0 release preparations have begun

Two offerings that promise privacy and control, yet each takes a different path.

MX Linux 25 will offer Wayland by default on KDE, separate init system ISOs, Secure Boot support, and discontinue 32-bit ISO images.

Sent out today for the Linux 6.17 merge window and already merged hours later were the Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) feature updates.