GStreamer 1.28.6 Adds H.266 MP4 Muxing and FFmpeg 9.0 Support

GStreamer 1.28.6 is out with security and playback fixes, H.266 support in Rust MP4 muxers, WebRTC improvements, and FFmpeg 9.0 compatibility.

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Hyprland 0.56.2 Fixes Fullscreen Behavior and Screen Sharing

The latest Hyprland patch release improves fullscreen handling, floating window rendering, monitor scale reporting, and screen capture behavior.

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NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service

NVIDIA is now financially supporting LVFS, helping secure the infrastructure behind firmware updates delivered through fwupd.

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Tails 7.10.1 Emergency Release Fixes Critical Kernel and Expat Flaws

Tails 7.10.1 patches critical Linux kernel and Expat vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to gain administrator privileges.

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RawTherapee 5.13 Switches to Rec. 2020 by Default, Improves HiDPI Support

RawTherapee 5.13, a raw image processing app, is out with Rec. 2020 as the new default working profile, sharper HiDPI previews, and ARM improvements.

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Decimen Lets You Send Files Through Light, Not a Network

Decimen is an open-source web app that moves files between devices through an animated QR stream, requiring no direct network connection, pairing, account, or native app.

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Bottles 65 Released with Over 100 Changes for Windows Apps on Linux

Bottles 65 improves Windows app and game management on Linux with Steam integration, backups, file associations, and numerous fixes.

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KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Released with KWin, Discover, and Login Manager Fixes

KDE Plasma 6.7.4 arrives with fixes for KWin, Discover, Spectacle, printing, grouped tasks, display handling, and the new Plasma Login Manager.

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Pandoc Celebrates 20 Years as the Universal Document Converter

The universal document converter celebrates its 20th birthday with support for dozens of input and output formats, filters, templates, citations, and more.

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Uptime Kuma 2.5 Adds NTP Monitoring and Rootless Docker Support

Uptime Kuma 2.5 introduces an NTP monitor, a rootless Docker image, unlimited check intervals, new notification providers, and multiple bug fixes.

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FFmpeg 9.0 Released with Animated WebP Decoding and New Hardware Acceleration

FFmpeg 9.0 arrives with animated WebP support, Vulkan acceleration for APV, ProRes RAW VideoToolbox decoding, and new GPU-powered filters.

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Rhythmbox 3.5 Music Player Arrives After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series

Rhythmbox 3.5 music player debuts with a new default playback backend, improved lyrics support, podcast upgrades, and a gPodder.net plugin.

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NVIDIA 610.57 Linux Driver Lands with Dozens of Vulkan, Gaming, and Kernel Fixes

NVIDIA releases its 610.57 New Feature Branch driver for Linux, delivering fixes for Vulkan, kernel module builds, displays, and stability.

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Google Chrome Quietly Arrives on ARM64 Linux

Google has started offering native ARM64 Linux builds of Chrome for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE through its official download page.

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KDE Linux Nears Beta with New Java and DOS App Support

KDE Linux is now 83% of the way toward its Beta milestone, while adding automatic runtime installation for Java and DOS applications.

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Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 31, 2026 (July 27 – August 2)

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Arch Linux August ISO, COSMIC 1.5, Shotcut 26.7, Nano 9.2, Xen 4.22, Linux desktop market share surpasses 10% in North America, and more.

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Valve Backs RADV Vulkan Driver Port to Windows

Collabora is bringing Mesa’s open-source RADV Vulkan driver to Windows, with the experimental port already capable of launching Counter-Strike 2.

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AerynOS 2026.08 ISO Released with OpenZFS Support and systemd 261

The new AerynOS installation image adds experimental OpenZFS data-drive support, systemd 261.2, and the latest repository changes.

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EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

The EU’s age verification project confirms hardware-bound attestation is mandatory, raising concerns over Linux, custom ROMs, and open-source access.

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Woodpecker CI 3.17 Adds AppArmor Support for Docker Pipelines

The latest Woodpecker CI release introduces custom AppArmor profiles for the Docker backend, stronger security defaults, and improved Kubernetes handling.

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Popular Self-Hosted File Manager File Browser Is Shutting Down

File Browser is ending active development, with version 2.63.22 serving as its final planned release before the repository is archived.

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Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America

Statcounter reports Linux at 10.65% of desktop usage in North America, with Cloudflare data lending further support to the milestone.

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NetBSD 11.0 Brings RISC-V Support, Linux Compatibility Improvements

The nineteenth major NetBSD release adds 64-bit RISC-V support, more Linux-compatible system calls, and numerous new device drivers.

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Arch Linux July ISO Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.1.5

Arch Linux’s August 2026 ISO ships with Linux kernel 7.1.5, glibc 2.44, Binutils 2.47, systemd 261.2, KDE Plasma 6.7.3, and updated packages.

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KDE Plasma 6.8 Adds Resizable Virtual Screens and Larger Emojis

KDE Plasma 6.8 will deliver faster external GPU performance, resizable virtual display resolutions, scalable emojis, and pixel-precise monitor positioning.

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Incus 7.3 Released with Shared GPU Acceleration and 13 Security Fixes

Incus 7.3 introduces shared 3D GPU acceleration for Linux virtual machines, easier port forwarding, UEFI NVRAM management, and fixes for 13 security vulnerabilities.

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Komodo 2.3 Build and Deploy Tool Released with Faster Container Search

Komodo 2.3 introduces paginated resource and container lists, improved search, server-side sorting, and better UI responsiveness.

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AerynOS Gets Linux Kernel 7.1.5, COSMIC 1.5, and Mesa 26.1.6

AerynOS rolls out a new unstable update featuring Linux kernel 7.1.5, COSMIC Desktop 1.5, Mesa 26.1.6, systemd 260.4, and more.

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Shotcut 26.7 Video Editor Adds Built-In Stock Asset Library and GPU Selection

Shotcut 26.7 introduces a new Elements panel with royalty-free media assets, GPU selection on Linux and Windows, and a Shake video filter.

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Arch Linux Disables AUR Package Adoption Amid Malicious Takeovers

The Arch Linux team has suspended package adoption in the AUR while it investigates malicious adoptions and follow-up commits.

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