Good News! France Starts Plan to Replace Windows With Linux on Government Desktops
DINUM is ditching Windows for Linux as France pushes every ministry to draft a migration plan away from non-European software.
Latest Linux and Open Source News
Is a Clanker Being Used to Carry Out AI Fuzzing in the Linux Kernel?
Greg Kroah-Hartman appears to be running AI-assisted fuzzing on the kernel. Don't outrage yet, as this may not be a bad thing.
Microsoft Locked Out VeraCrypt, WireGuard, and Windscribe from Pushing Windows Updates
A mandatory verification requirement Microsoft introduced in October took them out.
I Tried Apt Command's New Rollback Feature — Here’s How It Went
The new history commands let you undo, redo, or roll back package installs, upgrades, and removals.
Anthropic Just Handed Apache $1.5M to Secure the Open Source Stack AI Depends On
Apache Software Foundation's Ruth Suehle says this kind of sustained investment is what keeps critical open source up and running.
PyTorch Foundation Expands Its Open Source AI Portfolio With Helion and Safetensors
Meta's Helion and Hugging Face's Safetensors are now hosted projects under the PyTorch umbrella.
Glass UI Is Making a Comeback on Linux Thanks to KDE Contributors
For those who never warmed up to Breeze, Oxygen and Air are shaping up to be compelling alternatives again.
Online Open Source OS Puter Becomes More Awesome With Office Offering
A full functional operating system in the web browser. From coding tools to office suite, it has everything.
Opera GX on Linux is for Gamers Who Put Stickers on Their Laptop
The gaming browser lands on Linux with flashy bits, but the defaults need some work.
Even in 2026, Linux Is Still Adding Support for Sega Dreamcast’s GD-ROM from the '90s
Linux continues to surprise. Linux kernel saw a new patch that adds support for Sega Dreamcast’s GD-ROM, a ’90s-era console technology that refuses to fade away.
The Linux Kernel is Finally Letting Go of i486 CPU Support
The support remained in the Linux kernel all these years after every other major platform dropped it.
A New Linux Kernel Driver Wants to Catch Malicious USB Devices in the Act
If adopted, this kernel module would detect when a plugged-in USB device is acting suspiciously.
Proton Launches Workspace and Meet, Takes Aim at Google and Microsoft
These two launches ought to keep Big Tech on their toes.
LibreOffice Drama: TDF Removes Collabora Developers in One Sweep
TDF has used a bylaw Collabora publicly opposed to strip over 30 of its most active developers of their membership.
Proposal to Centralize Per-User Environment Variables Under Systemd in Fedora Rejected
It was rejected due to insufficient consideration for systemd-less environments like containers.
Arch Installer Goes 4.0 With a New Face and Fewer 'Curses'
The release drops curses in favor of Textual, but that's just the highlight.
GNOME 50 Drops Google Drive Integration (For a Valid Reason)
Nobody stepped up to maintain a key package, and its security baggage eventually led to this.
ONLYOFFICE Gets Forked as "Made in Europe", Sparks Licensing and Trust Debate
Euro-Office is a new European fork of ONLYOFFICE. Here’s why it was created, what it changes, and why it’s already controversial.
"I No Longer Have the Passion" Ubuntu MATE Creator Wants to Hand Over Project
Martin Wimpress is looking to handover the project due to lack of time and interests.
After 5 Years, PineTime Gets a Major Upgrade with AMOLED, GPS, and More
The original PineTime stays, but its followup is a different thing entirely.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Requires More RAM Than Windows 11?
Canonical has raised the minimum RAM requirement to 6 GB, while Windows 11 still sits at 4 GB. But that's only a number and it doesn't tell the real story.
After 6 Years, One of Wayland’s Most Annoying Problems is Finally Getting Fixed
The new xdg-session-management protocol finally brings session saving and restoration to Wayland, eliminating a long-standing annoyance for Linux users and paving the way for a smoother desktop experience.
After a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages
It will be easier to manage the classic Debian packages in the Snap/App Center in the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Shows You There's Potential in the Stable Release
Canonical has opened up Resolute Raccoon for testing, and the beta shows promise.
