Tails

Here's what's new in Tails 7.8

You won't find Mozilla Thunderbird preinstalled on this release.

OpenBSD

OpenBSD 7.9 is released, here's what's new

It includes additional ARM and RISC-V processor support and drivers for Wi-Fi 6.

KDE Plasma

KDE Plasma 6.7 (out now): Here's everything new

New theming, new shortcuts, and better virtual desktops all make up this exciting desktop environment release.

DietPi

DietPi 10.4 adds full support for an Orange Pi, plus Copy Fail mitigations

This release for the hardware-optimized alternative to Raspberry Pi OS brings dedicated images for the Orange Pi 5B and a fix for some infamous vulnerabilities.

Linux Apps

Keep your software fresh: 3 more Linux apps worth trying

This weekend I'm trying a virtual ruler, a disk usage detector, and a movie storing tool.

Resources

These Linux distros still run on 32-bit hardware in 2026

Plus, what to expect when you install it.

New In Linux

What's happening at New In Linux

I'm keeping you in the loop on my thinking and direction.

KDE

KDE just got a big investment

Does the nearly $1.5 million investment mean we're getting KDE Linux sooner? Only time will tell, but it's clear people want to get away from Microsoft.

RISC-V

This tiny PC runs Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on open source RISC-V

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS only supports RISC-V devices that meet RVA23 standards, and this one does.

Software Updates

FreshRSS just got a big upgrade

The open source and self-hostable news aggregator has better notification and article filtering controls, and feed icons can be directly fetched.

Linux Apps

Try a new Linux app: 3 more worth installing

This weekend we're zooming in on maps and multiplexers.

Security

[Updated] Another huge Linux vulnerability is here. This is how you can protect yourself

"Dirty Frag" was leaked before distribution maintainers could issue a patch, so it's out there for whoever to abuse right now.