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Linux Mint to get an upgraded System Information tool and a spruced up system menu

By Liam Dawe,
A new blog post is out from the Linux Mint team going over some recent work, with the newer Cinnamon Menu coming along nicely and a new System Information tool.

Ubuntu getting optimisations for modern processors with architecture variants

By Liam Dawe,
Canonical announced they're working on architecture variants of Ubuntu, to hopefully result in better optimisation and performance on modern processors.
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Bazzite using Fedora 43 is out now with full Xbox Ally / Xbox Ally X support

By Liam Dawe,
Bazzite Linux has been upgraded with the Fedora 43 release, and it comes with many handheld gaming enhancements for those wanting to break away from Windows.

Fedora Linux 43 has officially arrived

By Liam Dawe,
Fedora Linux 43 has arrived for Fedora Workstation, Fedora KDE and other assorted flavours that use Fedora have also seen various upgrades.

Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy

By Liam Dawe,
AI generation, it's everywhere! And now it's going to be formally accepted into Fedora Linux, as per the latest approved change with a new policy.

Xubuntu website hijacked to serve malware

By Liam Dawe,
Ouch, the Xubuntu website was recently hijacked and ended up serving Windows malware, and this isn't the first time the Xubuntu site was hit.

LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) released

By Liam Dawe,
LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) is out now as the latest from the Mint team based directly on Debian instead of Ubuntu.

Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Canonical today launched the Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' release, bringing with it many advancements across the Linux desktop.

System76 COSMIC desktop Beta and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta now available

By Liam Dawe,
Two huge bits of news from System76, as they've released a Beta for both the new COSMIC desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS bringing lots of goodies.

KDE officially release the first alpha of KDE Linux their new reference implementation OS

By Liam Dawe,
The KDE team have been busy, as they're making their own full Linux distro with KDE Linux being a reference implementation OS for Plasma and KDE apps.

Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" is officially out now

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" has been officially released today, bringing with it plenty of enhancements across the board to the popular Linux distro.

ChimeraOS dev announced Kazeta, a new Linux OS aimed at recreating a classic console experience

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of ChimeraOS has announced Kazeta, a new Linux OS that aims to provide more of a classic gaming console like experience.

The popular Linux distro CachyOS has a big upgrade and some fun stuff for gamers

By Liam Dawe,
CachyOS is a popular choice for Linux gamers based on Arch Linux (like SteamOS is too), and the August update brings some big new features.

Bazzite adds support for Ayaneo 3 and the AOKZOE A1X with work towards MSI Claw A8 and Legion Go 2

By Liam Dawe,
Bazzite, the next generation of Linux gaming, has released a new build with lots of upgrades and support for more PC gaming handhelds.

Linux Mint 22.2 Beta available for the next long-term supported release

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Mint 22.2 arrives soon with a Beta release now available so you can test it early, and help report any issues for the next long-term support release.

Debian 13 trixie released with Linux kernel 6.12

By Liam Dawe,
Debian 13 trixie has been released following years of working, bringing lots of new software updates for the popular Linux distribution.

openSUSE Leap 16.0 will need Steam gamers to install some extras due to no 32-bit

By Liam Dawe,
openSUSE Leap 16.0 has entered the Release Candidate phase, and for anyone gaming on Steam with openSUSE Leap you'll need some tweaks.

Bazzite gets a new app store, newly supported devices, improved WiFi and more

By Liam Dawe,
The popular Linux gaming image Bazzite has a July 2025 update out with some interesting new features and expanded device support.

Running Ubuntu 24.10? It's time to get upgrading with support ending

By Liam Dawe,
Time is running out for the end of support for the Ubuntu 24.10 series, so you'll need to upgrade quite soon to continue getting security fixes.

Fedora proposal to drop 32-bit support has been withdrawn

By Liam Dawe,
There was a whole lot of discussion recently for the Fedora Linux proposal to drop 32-bit support, with the current plan being dropped.
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