Samsung Smart TV owners can now use Jellyfin natively, as the open-source media server is now available on the Tizen platform.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Linux Lite 7.8, DietPi 10, VirtualBox 7.2.6, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.4, Plasma 6.6 Beta 2, Transmission 4.1, Xfce begins work on a Wayland compositor, what happens if Linus Torvalds steps away, and more.

Origami Linux is a new experimental Fedora Atomic–based distribution using rpm-ostree and the COSMIC desktop.

Linux From Scratch reluctantly confirms a systemd-only future, ending System V init development due to mounting maintenance pressure and upstream changes.

Git 2.53 introduces maintenance “is-needed”, expands repo tooling, and ships performance work in diff, packs, and object database internals.

Firefox 148 adds system-wide AI controls, letting users disable all current and future AI features from a single settings panel.

Fish Shell 4.4 introduces Vim-aligned word movements, operator counts, new color themes, and multiple interactive improvements.

Libreboot 26.01, an open-source boot firmware, is now available, adding support for several new boards and stability fixes.

System76's COSMIC Desktop 1.0.5 release adds an option for battery percentage and tab drag-and-drop support in the Files app, alongside bug fixes and dependency updates.

Arch Linux has released its updated February installation ISO, bringing a new kernel, refreshed system libraries, desktop updates, and security fixes.

LibreOffice 26.2 open-source office suite introduces faster performance, improved compatibility, and hundreds of fixes across Writer, Calc, and Impress.

GNU Coreutils 9.10 fixes critical bugs, improves performance, and refines core command behavior across Linux systems in a new stable release.

The virtual Richard M. Stallman (vrms) concept lives on, helping Linux users identify non-free software via license audits.

After maintaining sudo for over three decades, Todd C. Miller is asking organizations and individuals to sponsor ongoing development efforts.

System76 has published a detailed roadmap outlining planned features and priorities for COSMIC Epoch 2 and 3, covering performance, UI, and workflow changes.

VirtualBox developers confirm an early but usable KVM backend, currently available only through manual source builds.

The first betas of Krita 5.3 and Krita 6.0 are now available, launching a new feature cycle built from a shared Qt5 and Qt6 codebase.

The KDE Gear 25.12.2 update addresses crashes and bugs in key apps, including Dolphin, Kdenlive, Kate, and KDE Connect.

TrueNAS’s 2026 roadmap highlights Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, OpenZFS 2.4, LXC containers, and built-in ransomware detection in TrueNAS 26.

A critical look at the GNU/Linux naming debate and why everyday usage settled on the shorter, simpler term: Linux.