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PeaZip, the versatile cross-platform open-source file archiver utility, has just unveiled its latest release, version 10.5, which improves speed, security, and usability. It lands with a code cleanup and several fixes to enhance stability. Among the resolved issues are: A corrected warning icon displays when requesting passwords for encrypted filenames. A glitch where the “Auto […]

Six months after its previous major 3.11 release, Rspamd, a free and open-source advanced spam filtering system widely recognized for its efficiency and flexibility in managing email spam through various modules and algorithms, released its latest update, 3.12. First, there’s an enhanced GPT Module, which now includes support for Ollama and improved token usage logging […]

For years, Big Tech has been tightening its grip on public institutions across the world, quietly slotting themselves into critical infrastructure that powers the daily running of governments. Their allergy to privacy and bowing to their overlords (read: the country they’re based in) has long been a thing of concern. There have been numerous cases […]

Archinstall, the popular guided, user-friendly TUI installer for Arch Linux, has just rolled out version 3.0.8. It provides a streamlined, semi-automated alternative to the traditional manual Arch installation process, which can be challenging, especially for new users. First things first, this release includes a few breaking changes, though most should only affect internal calls or […]

After the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 at the end of May and AlmaLinux 10 shortly after, Rocky Linux, another leading name in the enterprise Linux world, has also rolled out version 10. A major highlight is the updated hardware support, notably removing x86-64-v2 architectures. Users now need CPUs supporting x86-64-v3, along with […]

Wayland is rapidly shaping up to be the future of the Linux desktop, offering a more modern and secure alternative to the aging X11-based Xorg display server protocol. With its modular design, Wayland delivers smoother graphics, enhanced security, and better support for modern hardware. While many people still have reservations over its adoption, citing issues […]

MariaDB Foundation published its annual long-term support release of its highly popular open-source RDBMS, MariaDB 11.8 LTS. The main highlight is MariaDB Vector, a native implementation of vector similarity search – a key technique in machine learning and natural language processing. The release introduces a dedicated VECTOR data type, index structures optimized for nearest-neighbor queries, […]

Welcome to week twenty-three of Linuxiac’s 2025 Weekly Roundup—your trusted authority for all things Linux & Open Source. Here’s a summary of all the major Linux and FOSS highlights during the past week (Jun 2 – 8). Linux Distributions We cover two updates in the field of Linux distributions, both of which are on the […]

Langfuse, a monitoring and analytics platform for applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), recently announced that it is making all features from its “Pro” offering open source. The move is meant to provide developers and organizations with greater flexibility in how they track, troubleshoot, and optimize their AI-powered solutions. Let’s take a closer look […]

Fastfetch, the tool beloved by Linux enthusiasts for showcasing a sleek summary of system information right in the terminal, has just launched its latest update: version 2.45. For Android enthusiasts, Fastfetch now supports detecting marketing names for OnePlus devices. So, instead of generic hardware names, users can now enjoy seeing their familiar, consumer-friendly OnePlus branding […]