📰 EndeavourOS is the Arch experience without the Arch installation

The best part about Arch Linux is that you can put your operating system together, piece by piece. The worst part about Arch Linux is that you have to put your operating system together, piece by piece. It's a system that feels amazing once you've gotten everything set up and working, but getting to that point can be really difficult.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/endeavouros-is-the-arch-experience-without-the-arch-installation/

📰 Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for download, based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, introducing the Cinnamon 6.6 desktop with a redesigned app menu, new system tools, and more.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-now-available-for-download/

📰 Linux Consulting Firm Linutronix Recently Began A New Chapter

Some news that slipped under the radar prior to the holidays... Linutronix as the Linux consulting firm that has led the real-time "PREEMPT_RT" work and more within the Linux kernel -- and Linutronix was acquired by Intel back in 2022 as an independent subsidiary -- is beginning a "new chapter"...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linutronix-New-Chapter

📰 Auto-cpufreq 3.0 Released With CPU Turbo Controls

Auto-cpufreq 3.0, a CPU speed and power optimizer for Linux, introduces CPU turbo overrides via CLI and GUI, improved battery detection, and more.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/auto-cpufreq-3-0-released-with-cpu-turbo-controls/

📰 5 open-source productivity-focused Chrome extensions for a smoother workflow

As a freelance tech blogger, my productivity lives and dies inside the browser. Almost everything I do, including researching tools, reading documentation, collecting links, writing drafts, translating content, and managing logins, happens in Chrome. When the browser gets cluttered or slow, my entire workflow suffers. That’s why I’m very selective about what I install. Over time, I realized the right Chrome extensions can quietly remove friction...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/open-source-productivity-chrome-extensions-for-smoother-workflow/

📰 Why is Everyone Talking About Window Tiling in 2026?

The Linux desktop has been perfecting window tiling while everyone else forgot about it until recently.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/rise-of-window-tiling/

📰 Steam begins 2026 by smashing the users online record again

A pretty good way for Valve to start the year, with Steam breaking another all-time users online record..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-begins-2026-by-smashing-the-users-online-record-again/

📰 Fastfetch 2.57 System Information Tool Brings COSMIC and Niri Support

Fastfetch 2.57 system information tool is out with broader desktop environment detection, terminal improvements, and changes to Windows support.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fastfetch-2-57-system-information-tool-brings-cosmic-and-niri-support/

📰 Nova Lake & Crescent Island Support Lands In The Intel Graphics Compiler

Released this morning is the Intel Graphics Compiler "IGC" 2.27.10 that comes with initial support for next-generation Nova Lake and Crescent Island Xe3P hardware...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-IGC-2.27.10-CRI-NVL

📰 Parrot 7.1 Through 7.3 Planned for 2026 as Focus Moves to AI Security

Parrot Linux plans versions 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 throughout 2026, shifting its security research toward AI systems and real-world attack surfaces.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/parrot-7-1-through-7-3-planned-for-2026-as-focus-moves-to-ai-security/

📰 IceWM soldiers on while Budgie jumps the Wayland ship

Two new Linux GUIs – plus Phoenix, an experimental new X server in Zig The new year brings releases from opposite ends of the Linux GUI spectrum: IceWM, an X11 window manager from the late 1990s, and Budgie, a newer full desktop environment that has gone Wayland-native.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/icewm_budgie_x_server/

📰 How to Install Zabbix Server on Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat)

Zabbix is an open-source enterprise-class monitoring software that tracks the performance and availability of servers, network devices, and applications in real-time. It uses a server-client model, where the central system needs the Zabbix server installed and the systems being monitored require the Zabbix agent. The.

🔗 Source: https://linuxtldr.com/install-zabbix-server-on-ubuntu/

📰 Asus ProArt PX13 convertible notebook update brings up Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Strix Halo option

The Asus ProArt PX13 is a compact convertible notebook that first launched a few years ago as a system for artists and other creative professionals. At the time it was available with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor and up to a RTX 4070 discrete graphics. This year Asus is introducing a new configuration .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/asus-proart-px13-convertible-notebook-update-brings-up-ryzen-ai-max-395-strix-halo-option/

📰 Hobby GitHub repo shows Linus Torvalds vibe codes (sometimes)

Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds’ latest project contains code that was “basically written by vibe coding,” but you shouldn’t read that to mean that Torvalds is embracing that approach for anything and everything.

🔗 Source: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/hobby-github-repo-shows-linus-torvalds-vibe-codes-sometimes/

📰 Over 1,500,000 Windows users downloaded this Linux distro in under three months

Just under three months ago, Zorin OS 18 was released to the public. It's a Linux-based operating system that has a primary focus on making Windows users as comfortable as possible. This includes adding OneDrive functionality and even allowing users to change their desktop GUI to mirror that of Windows 10 or 11.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/over-1500000-windows-users-downloaded-linux-distro-under-three-months/

📰 MX Linux 25.1 Beta Brings Back Dual-Init Support, Based on Debian 13.3

MX Linux 25.1 is now available for public beta testing based on the Debian 13.3 release and powered by Linux kernel 6.12.63 LTS.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-25-1-beta-brings-back-dual-init-support-based-on-debian-13-3

📰 Canonical Launches Minimal Ubuntu Pro for Secure Cloud Deployments

Canonical expands Ubuntu Pro to minimal cloud images available on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/canonical-launches-minimal-ubuntu-pro-for-secure-cloud-deployments/

📰 Bcachefs Ships Latest User-Space Utilities With bcachefs-tools 1.35

Kent Overstreet has shipped the latest version of bcachefs-tools, the user-space code complementing the Bcachefs file-system kernel driver. There are a number of improvements present in this latest version with Overstreet remaining committed to advancing Bcachefs even with its current out-of-tree kernel status...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/bcachefs-tools-1.35

📰 Hey Fedora! Listen to This Developer and Make Managing Shell Extensions Better For All of Us

I wonder if Extension Manager could make it into Fedora one day.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-gnome-extension-manager-proposal/

📰 New Advanced Linux VoidLink Malware Targets Cloud and container Environments

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously undocumented and feature-rich malware framework codenamed VoidLink that's specifically designed for long-term, stealthy access to Linux-based cloud environmentsAccording to a new report from Check Point Research, the cloud-native Linux malware framework comprises an array of custom loaders, implants, rootkits, and modular.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-advanced-linux-voidlink-malware.html

📰 Firefox 148 Enters Public Beta Testing with Improved Support for Screen Readers

Firefox 148 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with improved support for screen readers and other changes. Here's what else is new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-148-enters-public-beta-testing-with-improved-support-for-screen-readers