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Bazzite Linux 44 lands for desktop gamers and it's a big release

By Liam Dawe, 5 hours ago

Bazzite Linux 44 has landed now that Fedora 44 has been released, and with it plenty of nice changes for gamers wanting a good Linux distribution.

Fedora Linux 44 is out now as one of the best Linux distributions

By Liam Dawe, 5 hours ago

Fedora Linux 44 is officially here and with it tons of new features across different spins, continuing to be one of the best Linux distributions.

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Canonical clarify their AI plans for Ubuntu Linux - opt-in and easy to remove

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Recently GamingOnLinux highlighted Canonical's plans for adding AI features into Ubuntu Linux, and naturally this has caused plenty of concern.

Canonical developer lays out some AI plans for Ubuntu Linux

By Liam Dawe, 2 days ago

AI in your Ubuntu Desktop? Eventually, it seems. Canonical will need to tread very carefully on this one but plans are being made for it.

CachyOS April 2026 release brings a new package manager and even more optimizations

By Liam Dawe, 2 days ago

CachyOS remains as one of the most popular Linux distributions for gaming, and a fresh download has arrived with the CachyOS April 2026 release.

Ubuntu 26.04 ('Resolute Raccoon') LTS is out now

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

The next major version of Ubuntu Linux has been released, with Ubuntu 26.04 ("Resolute Raccoon") now available as a long-term support release.

Linux Mint confirm longer release cycles, the next release is planned for Christmas 2026

By Liam Dawe, 16 Apr 2026

The Linux Mint team have given a roadmap update, after previously suggesting they would be looking at longer development times to get things right.

Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2026

Bazzite Linux is easily one of the most popular gaming-focused Linux builds to run on handhelds and gaming PCs, with a major new update launching soon.

Debian Linux waiting on further info for how age verification will affect it

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2026

With all the different countries and US states expanding age verification laws for various devices, here's what the Debian Linux team had to say about it.

Ubuntu MATE seeking maintainers as the creator looks to move on

By Liam Dawe, 30 Mar 2026

Developer Martin Wimpress has announced their intention to move on from Ubuntu MATE, and so the distribution is looking for fresh faces.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta released with GNOME 50, Linux kernel 7.0, Mesa 26

By Liam Dawe, 27 Mar 2026

The next major release of Ubuntu is almost here with a Beta now available for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Long-term support) for testing and bug-hunting.

EndeavourOS Titan released, devs comment on age verification laws

By Liam Dawe, 17 Mar 2026

The Arch-based Linux distribution EndeavourOS Titan is out now, bringing with it plenty of nice sounding upgrades and some comments on age verification.

Manjaro Linux looks like it's in trouble with the release of the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto"

By Liam Dawe, 16 Mar 2026

At one point it seemed like Manjaro Linux would be the most popular Arch-based distribution, but after many missteps it appears to be at breaking point.

Fedora 44 Beta is out with KDE improvements, better live media and more

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar 2026

The Fedora team have put up Fedora 44 Beta for you to get testing and report bugs, ahead of the full release due out around April 14th.

CachyOS update brings improvements for PC gaming handhelds, the installer and more

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2026

CachyOS continues being one of the most popular Linux distributions, and the brand new release comes with lots of welcome improvements to setting it up.

Linux Mint Cinnamon has the new screensaver lock screen ready for Wayland

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2026

The Linux Mint team have a new blog post up detailing their new screensaver, whicj is the last major point for full Wayland support with the Cinnamon desktop.

Ubuntu and Fedora devs comment on California's new Digital Age Assurance Act

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2026

With California's new age checking law coming into action in January 2027, there's a lot of discussion on how Linux distributions will be handling it.