Another European company has had enough of USTrump-dominated technology companies and is switching to Linux and open-source software.

Archinstall 4.5 text-mode installer for the Arch Linux distribution is now available with AArch64 support for GRUB and Limine EFI installs.

antiX Linux 26.1 distribution is now available for download based on Debian 13 "Trixie" without systemd/libsystemd0 nor elogind/libelogind0.

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OpenSSL 4.0.3 open-source TLS/SSL and crypto library is now available for download with bug fixes and important security patches.

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This is a step-by-step and easy-to-follow tutorial to show you how to upgrade your Ubuntu 24.04 LTS installations to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Are you one of the lucky people who got the new Steam Frame? Having issues streaming with the wireless Dongle? Valve are doing something about it.

Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 6 1.03 distribution is now available for download based on the Debian GNU/Linux 13.7 “Trixie” operating system.

Firefox 158 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with better PDF handling, New Tab improvements, and more.

qBittorrent 5.2.4 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with various fixes and improvements, especially for the WebUI.

Git 2.56 open-source distributed version control system is now available for download with new features and performance improvements.

Mozilla Firefox 157 open-source web browser is now available for download with the brand-new Nova design, HDR improvements, and more.

Flatpak 1.18.4 Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework is now available for download with various security fixes.

Valve have upgraded Proton Experimental (ARM) with a feature that should hopefully improve some frame timings for devices like the Steam Frame.

Now and then a fresh Steam Beta comes with issues - and for Linux, Valve recently broke non-Steam games.

OpenShot 4.0.1 open-source video editor is now available for download with timeline and zoom improvements, updated Razor tool, and more.

Shotcut 26.9 open-source video editor is now available for download with Automatic Ducking for audio, audio improvements, and more.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for September 27th, 2026, brings news about COSMIC 1.9, VLC 3.0.24, GNOME 50.5, Budgie 10.10.3, and more.

Budgie 10.10.3 is now available as the third maintenance update to the Budgie 10.10 desktop environment series with various improvements.

GNOME 50.5 is now available as the fifth update to the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements.

PeaZip 11.3 open-source archive manager is now available to download with improved ZPAQ support, new themes, new keyboard shortcut, and more.

Another smaller but great sounding upgrade for Proton Experimental to run more Windows games smoothly on SteamOS / Linux is here.

A bumper weekend of Steam updates - with a SteamOS 3.9.2 Beta now available with a whole bunch of extra fixes and improvements for all devices.

Valve released a Steam Client Beta update for all desktop / handheld users bringing more enhancements and bug fixes for the likes of Remote Play and Linux.

OBS Studio 33 entered public beta testing today with support for newest NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs for NVIDIA Audio Effects and Video Effects.

Shelly 3.1.5 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with Atoll-powered AUR browser and more.

COSMIC 1.9 desktop environment is now available with the COSMIC Viewer image viewer app and COSMIC OSK on-screen keyboard app.

Faugus Launcher is easily becoming one of the absolute coolest looking ways to manage games from different launchers on SteamOS / Linux.

Mir 2.30 compositor is now available for download with wl_fixes Wayland protocol support, a typed wrapper for wl_array, and other changes.

Fwupd 2.1.8 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for ASUS GX5407, Elan PID 0CB6, and other devices.

Ubuntu maker Canonical announced they're going to be pushing out Linux kernel upgrades more rapidly, due to the increasing amount of security issues.

Trying to find the files of a Windows game when you're running it through Proton can be a little confusing - here's how to get there on SteamOS / Linux.

Intel have an interesting new project with DXVK-IGDEXT, allowing Proton / Wine to make better use of Intel GPU features.

Arm support is expanding on Linux, with Qualcomm announcing Linux support for the Snapdragon X2 Series.

You'll most likely want SteamVR Beta if you have the new Steam Frame, especially on Linux - with SteamVR Beta v2.18.1 bringing numerous improvements.

Wireshark 4.6.9 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available for download with updated protocol and capture file support.

SparkyLinux 2026.09 is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.2, Sparky Labwc edition, and the latest Debian “Forky” Testing updates.

Join us at XDC 2026, where our graphics team is presenting six talks and a workshop!

KeePassXC 2.8 open-source password manager is now available for public beta testing with Auto-Type support on Wayland, and Qt 6 port.

NTFS-3G 2026.9.18 driver for handling NTFS partitions on Linux-based operating systems is now available for download with security fixes.

NVIDIA 595.104.02 Linux graphics driver is now available for download with various fixes for bugs and crashes to improve stability.

Having trouble with games not launching on a SteamOS device like the Steam Deck, Steam Machine or Steam Frame? Here's some steps you can take.

NVIDIA just released another small update to their recommended stable driver series with version 595.104.02 now available.

VLC 3.0.24 open-source media player is now available for download with an APV decoder, Atrac3/Atrac9 decoding, FFmpeg 8.1 support, and more.

More Steam Machine modding customization is here, with the launch of the JSAUX E-Ink and Pixel Matrix Faceplates.

Mozilla Firefox 156.0.1 open-source web browser is now available for download with various bug fixes and improvements.

Giada 1.6 open-source minimalistic and hardcore music production software has been released today as a major update with new features.