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Version 8.0 of the FFmpeg audio and video toolkit has been released.

Thanks to several delays, and modernization of our entire infrastructure, this release ended up being one of our largest releases to date. In short, its new features are:

• Native decoders: APV, ProRes RAW, RealVideo 6.0, Sanyo LD-ADPCM, G.728
• VVC decoder improvements: IBC, ACT, Palette Mode
• Vulkan compute-based codecs: FFv1 (encode and decode), ProRes RAW (decode only)
• Hardware accelerated decoding: Vulkan VP9, VAAPI VVC, OpenHarmony H264/5
• Hardware accelerated encoding: Vulkan AV1, OpenHarmony H264/5
• Formats: MCC, G.728, Whip, APV
• Filters: colordetect, pad_cuda, scale_d3d11, Whisper, and others

MiniOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution which strives to be lightweight, modular, versatile and customisable. It comes in three editions, "Standard", "Toolbox" and "Ultra". MiniOS "Standard" is a compact system designed for everyday computing tasks, while "Toolbox" is designed for maintenance, diagnostics and recovery of computer systems; it provides a rich set of graphical and console tools for working with disks and partitions, network diagnostics and administration, data security, data and password recovery, hardware fault diagnosis and testing, as well as other utilities. Finally, the "Ultra" variant of MiniOS provides an extensive set of software tools designed both for maintenance and diagnostics of computer systems and for solving a wide range of general office tasks.

The Microdot web framework is quite small, as its name would imply; it supports both standard CPython and MicroPython, so it can be used on systems ranging from internet-of-things (IoT) devices all the way up to large, cloudy servers. It was developed by Miguel Grinberg, who gave a presentation about it at EuroPython 2025. His name may sound familiar from his well-known Flask Mega-Tutorial, which has introduced many to the Flask lightweight Python-based web framework. It should come as no surprise, then, that Microdot is inspired by its rather larger cousin, so Flask enthusiasts will find much to like in Microdot—and will come up to speed quickly should their needs turn toward smaller systems.

Calculate Linux is a Gentoo-based family of three distinguished distributions. Calculate Directory Server (CDS) is a solution that supports Windows and Linux clients via LDAP + SAMBA, providing proxy, mail and Jabbers servers with streamlined user management. Calculate Linux Desktop (CLD) is a workstation and client distribution (with a choice of Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE or Xfce desktops) that includes a wizard to configure a connection to Calculate Directory Server. Calculate Linux Scratch (CLS) is a live CD with a build framework for creating a custom distribution.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (tomcat), Debian (squid), Fedora (matrix-synapse, rust-slab, socat, and webkitgtk), SUSE (firefox-esr, gdk-pixbuf, gdk-pixbuf-devel, govulncheck-vulndb, rust-keylime, and wicked2nm), and Ubuntu (linux-nvidia, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8, php7.0, php7.2, php7.4, python3.13, python3.12, python3.11, python3.10, python3.9, python3.8, python3.7, python3.6, python3.5, python3.4, and ruby-webrick).

ALT Linux was founded in 2001 by a merge of two large Russian free software projects. By the year 2008 it became a large organization developing and deploying free software, writing documentation and technical literature, supporting users, and developing custom products. ALT Linux produces different types of distributions for various purposes. There are desktop distributions for home and office computers and for corporate servers, universal distributions that include a wide variety of development tools and documentation, certified products, distributions specialized for educational institutions, and distributions for low-powered computers. ALT Linux has its own development infrastructure and repository called Sisyphus, which provides the base for all the different editions of ALT Linux.

The new NVIDIA 580.76.05 Linux driver fixes Vulkan hangs, improves Wayland support, and adds advanced display options for better performance.

The post NVIDIA Releases Linux Display Driver v580.76 appeared first on Linux Today.

Syncthing 2.0, an open-source peer-to-peer file synchronization tool, debuts with a switch to SQLite, revamped logging, faster syncing, and more.

The post Syncthing 2.0 Launches With Major Database Overhaul appeared first on Linux Today.

Podman now includes native Quadlet commands, streamlining declarative container and service management directly from its CLI.

The post Podman Integrates Quadlets Directly into Its CLI appeared first on Linux Today.

Think your country’s got its digital act together? The Digital Sovereignty Index might have a few surprises for you.

The post Your Country’s Digital Sovereignty Index Score — and Why It Matters appeared first on Linux Today.

Quickly install Java on AlmaLinux 10 and configure JAVA_HOME for seamless application development and deployment.

The post How to Install Java on AlmaLinux 10: A Step-by-Step Guide appeared first on Linux Today.

EntraGoat is a purpose-built tool that sets up a vulnerable Microsoft Entra ID environment to mimic real-world identity security issues. It’s designed to help security professionals practice spotting and exploiting common misconfigurations.

The post EntraGoat: Vulnerable Microsoft Entra ID infrastructure to simulate identity security misconfigurations appeared first on Linux Today.

Yazi is the best terminal-based file manager that brings powerful features and smooth previews right to your terminal.

The post Yazi Is the Best Terminal-Based File Manager You Are Looking For appeared first on Linux Today.

Lansweeper analyzed millions of consumer desktop OSes using both agentless and agent-based scanning techniques. Here’s what it found.

The post Think Linux desktop market share isn’t over 6%? This 15 million-system scan says otherwise appeared first on Linux Today.

The company is also aligning Ubuntu’s and OpenJDK’s release cadences.

The post Canonical’s OpenJDK builds promise Java devs more speed – and a whopping 12 years of security support appeared first on Linux Today.

Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

The post The best Linux distros for beginners in 2025 make switching from MacOS or Windows so easy appeared first on Linux Today.

Version:next-20250822 (linux-next) Released:2025-08-22

The Arch Linux project has posted an update about recent service outages that have affected its infrastructure:

The Arch Linux Project is currently experiencing an ongoing denial of service attack that primarily impacts our main webpage, the Arch User Repository (AUR), and the Forums.

We are aware of the problems that this creates for our end users and will continue to actively work with our hosting provider to mitigate the attack. We are also evaluating DDoS protection providers while carefully considering factors including cost, security, and ethical standards.

The post contains information on workarounds to use during the service disruption, and notes that Arch is not sharing technical details about the attack or mitigation while the attack is still ongoing.

Q4OS is a Debian-based desktop Linux distribution offering a choice of a classic-style user interface (Trinity) and a modern desktop environment (KDE Plasma). The project also develops various utilities, such as Desktop Profiler and Software Center, as well as installers for third party applications. In late 2024, Q4OS started offering FreeXP and Free10, two Q4OS variants with Windows-like themes to help users migrate from unsupported Windows versions to Linux.

AnduinOS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which provides a GNOME desktop which has been themed and styled to resemble Windows 11. The project provides a smaller ISO file than its parent with each supported language split into a separate ISO. Snap support, which is included in Ubuntu, has been removed from AnduinOS.