RISC-V
Behold: 3D Windows games running smoothly on open source RISC-V
The felix86 project showed off 3D x86 games like Portal 2 and God of War running at decidedly playable levels thanks to new RISC-V hardware.
KDE
We're one step closer to a KDE Linux beta
A new, independent package build system and an optimized collection of software and kernel modules means a pure KDE distribution is one step closer to reality.
Flathub
Flathub is finally combating the AI slopware problem
Apps and pull requests made or assisted by AI can no longer be submitted to Flathub's software repository. There are exceptions though.
Arm
FOSS retro Windows on ARM64 Raspberry Pi is almost here
Developers are booting an open source version of Windows NT on the Raspberry Pi 5, and while useful software isn't here yet, it is a big step forward.
Self-Hosting
The self-hosted streaming app Feishin got a major update
Listening to music via Jellyfin, OpenSubsonic, or Navidrome? This app just got new themes and better organizing and reporting tools.
Jellyfin
Jellyfin has new versioning and AI code policies
Jellyfin is about to jump from version 10.11.x to 12.x, to avoid confusion.
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.
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.
News
Redox OS ports more software, makes it web-searchable
The nascent independent operating system written in Rust is also getting easier to boot on real hardware.
KDE
You can try KDE's new password manager now
KeepSecret, a replacement for KWalletManager, has been flying under the radar recently. You can install a lightweight early release now from KDE, though.
Linux Mint
Wayland is coming to Linux Mint (and maybe a new kind of release)
Also, people with brand new PCs should check out the new HWE release.
Distro Release
Fedora 44 arrived this week. These are the biggest changes and how to get them
Fedora on ARM? It's more attainable now.