Linux NewsUbuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released, 24.04 LTS Upgrades Coming in a Few Weeks
Canonical ships the first Resolute Raccoon point release while delaying automatic 24.04 LTS upgrades to address regressions.
Linux 7.3 Will Begin Checking USB-C Cables For Alt-Mode Support
The USB and Thunderbolt changes have been merged for Linux 7.3. Two changes stand out for me in the USB subsystem code with Linux 7.3. First, the kernel arguably being long overdue for checking USB-C cables capabilities whether they support alt-modes. Second, a new low-latency USB4STREAM option for lower latency data transfers between USB4-connected systems...
Old IBM Driver Joins Insecure SGI Drivers In Being Removed For Linux 7.3
The char/misc changes were merged this week for the Linux 7.3 cycle. While there is a lot of IIO driver churn as usual and updates to the likes of the Google Binder drivers, there continues to be the 2026 trend of removing old hardware drivers that are rarely updated these days and likely have no active users left on the mainline Linux kernel. This trend is further pushed along by the surplus of AI/LLM-generated bug reports and patches these days causing additional maintenance burden for these obsolete drivers...
Calibre 9.14 E-Book Manager Adds AI-Generated Book Covers
Calibre 9.14 introduces AI-powered cover generation with multiple styles, adds Anthropic and Grok backends, and patches Content Server security flaws.
Calibre 9.14 Open-Source E-Book Manager Is Out with More AI Features
Calibre 9.14 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with the ability to generate book covers using AI, as well as various other improvements and bug fixes.
You Can Now Run Multiple Linux Kernels on One Machine at Once
Multikernel has had its first public release, and it boots each kernel directly on the hardware, not inside a virtual machine.
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available for download as the first point release to the long-term supported Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) operating system series with up-to-date components.
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available to download
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available to download, the first of 5 point releases scheduled for the ‘Resolute Raccoon’ in the 3 years. The release doesn’t add new features, but brings a refreshed installation image (.iso) that includes all of the bug fixes, security patches and package updates released since the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release back in April. No new hardware enablement stack is included since there’s not been a newer Ubuntu release to backport a kernel and graphics driver set from. Next year’s Ubuntu 26.04.2 LTS release will bring the Linux kernel and GPU drivers that ship in Ubuntu […]
Chromium can be built as a Flatpak, but Google isn’t committing (yet)
If you’ve installed Chromium or Google Chrome as a Flatpak, you’ve installed an unofficial, community-maintained package done independently of the search giant – that could be about to change. Chromium’s build system is now able to generate Flatpak packages of the browser itself, though its developers caution that the change does not mean official Flatpak support is coming. A commit made by Google’s Tom Anderson this week adds the necessary packaging scripts and a build flag (enable_flatpak) to produce a .flatpak package rather than a .deb or .rpm, but that flag is off by default (for now). If enabled, Google’s […]
Libgcrypt 1.12.3 Released With Bug Fixes, Curve Alias, and Faster Crypto
A new Libgcrypt release focuses on maintenance and speed, while improving interoperability through an additional elliptic-curve identifier. The post Libgcrypt 1.12.3 Released With Bug Fixes, Curve Alias, and Faster Crypto appeared first on FOSS Force.
LibreOffice 26.8 Doubles Down on No AI, Right After Collabora Welcomed It
TDF is not interested in providing any AI features, sticking to the basics of an open source office suite.
Sovereign Tech Agency Providing Massive Investment Into Flatpak
The latest beneficiary of Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency is Flatpak where more than half a million Euros will be invested over the next two years to help with app sandboxing and other functionality...
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released With Initial Collection Of Fixes
Canonical today published Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS as their first point release in the long-term support series for the "Resolute Raccoon"...
Flatpak 1.18.2 Released as a Bug-Fix Update
Flatpak 1.18.2 is out with fixes for a system helper crash, sandbox extensions, portal file descriptors, and older GLib builds.
FOSS Weekly #26.35: Performance Boost in Kernel 7.3, Omarchy Rising, Kernel, Root Demystifed, and More
Linux Kernel 7.3 is one of most performance focused releases ever.
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