The Mobian team releases Trixie, a Debian-based mobile OS update featuring PipeWire, Linux kernel 6.12, and new signing keys.

Debian’s Technical Committee overrules systemd maintainers, requiring /var/lock to remain writable in line with Debian Policy.

ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.1 delivers 4× faster spreadsheet formulas and advanced tools for PDF redaction and editing.

The PipeWire 1.6 Linux multimedia framework is coming soon—expect smarter link negotiation, refined audio handling, and faster response times.

ClamAV 1.5.1 antivirus enhances performance and fixes key issues with PE and archive scanning for improved malware detection.

GNOME 49.1, the first bugfix release to the 49 series of the desktop environment, is out now, addressing freezes, focus quirks, resize glitches, and other minor issues.

Calibre 8.13 e-book manager improves Virtual Libraries with multi-line editing, fixes Linux export issues, and resolves several long-standing bugs.

Over 100K users downloaded Zorin OS 18 in 48 hours, and more than 70% came from Windows, possibly driven by the end of Windows 10 support.

Immich 2.1 self-hosted photo and video management solution refines slideshow shuffling, adds album notifications, and polishes performance across platforms.

Wine 10.17 introduces EGL as the default OpenGL renderer, updates Mono to 10.3, and fixes 17 bugs for improved app compatibility.

PeaZip 10.7, an open-source file archiver, adds cross-platform image thumbnails, an improved file manager, and smarter handling of archives.

GIMP joins the Snap ecosystem with an official package offering better reliability, updates, and plugin support.

Forgejo 13.0, a self-hosted Git forge software, introduces new moderation tools, improved Actions, and global two-factor authentication enforcement.

Alacritty 0.16, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator, adds support for Unicode 17, new Vi motions, and system-wide configuration options.

Node.js 25 ships with V8 14.1, faster JSON.stringify, new permission flags, and built-in base64/hex conversion support.

A Reddit user reports that Xubuntu.org may have been compromised, serving a ZIP file containing a Trojan instead of the real installer.

Jellyfin 10.11 open-source media server introduces a massive backend overhaul, EF Core database migration, and major speed improvements.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: LMDE 7, Zorin OS 18, Mobian 13, Alacritty 0.16, GNOME 49.1, Firefox 144, a possible malware incident on Xubuntu, GIMP’s new official Snap package, and more.

Major Uptime Kuma 2.0 update adds MariaDB, rootless Docker, and a refreshed UI for smoother, faster self-hosted monitoring.

A new NTFSPlus driver has been proposed to replace NTFS3, aiming for faster, cleaner, and more stable NTFS support in Linux.

KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop is out now, adds automatic light-dark theme switching, rounded window corners, pinned clipboard items with permanent access, and more.