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Privacy-focused, AI-infused Gnoppix Linux 26. 6 now available
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (390+ words) Notebookcheck Back from the shadows in 2021, Gnoppix remains around as it was: Debian-based, AI-infused, lightweight, and available in a free Core edition alongside a Pro flavor (members that get access to all the exclusive goodies have to pay $2. 5 per month)....
Rocky Linux 9. 8 launches with improved security and multiple package updates
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (272+ words) Notebookcheck Rocky Linux 9. 8 is now available for a wide range of platforms, as usual. The list of images available for it covers the following: AMD/Intel (x86_64), ARM (aarch64), Power PC (ppc64le), IBM Z (s390x), and RISC-V (riscv64) - via regular ISO files; a generic cloud…...
Reddit: Why Unreal Engine 6 when Unreal Engine 5 still isn't finished?
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (404+ words) Notebookcheck Unreal Engine 6 was officially announced alongside a graphics update for Rocket League, but early reactions have been more skeptical than enthusiastic. On Reddit, many users are essentially asking: "Why is Unreal Engine 6 already coming when Unreal Engine 5 still doesn't…...
Rocky Linux 9. 8 launches witth improved security and multiple package updates
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (272+ words) Notebookcheck Rocky Linux 9. 8 is now available for a wide range of platforms, as usual. The list of images available for it covers the following: AMD/Intel (x86_64), ARM (aarch64), Power PC (ppc64le), IBM Z (s390x), and RISC-V (riscv64) - via regular ISO files; a generic cloud…...
Nightmare Eclipse banned from Git Hub and Git Lab, vows July 14 attack
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (281+ words) The security researcher behind six Windows zero-day disclosures in six weeks has been removed from both Git Hub and Git Lab within days of each other and is now operating exclusively from a personal blog. The researcher, who goes by…...
Alma Linux 10. 2 & 9. 8 drop with updated compilers, improved security, and more
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (266+ words) Notebookcheck The Alma Linux OS Foundation is back with a side-by-side release, which brings forward the "Olive Jaguar" stable release 9. 8 with the 5. 14. 0-687. 5. 3. el9_8 kernel and Alma Linux 10. 2, dubbed "Lavender Lion" and rocking the 6. 12. 0-211. 7. 3. el10_2 kernel. Until now, the second release came about…...
Instagram Plus and Whats App Plus are here, and just the beginning
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (122+ words) Notebookcheck Meta has announced that a range of new subscriptions are now available and will be made available to all Instagram, Facebook and Whats App users over the coming weeks. The scope of these "Plus" subscriptions varies depending on the…...
Home Assistant releases app update with four new features for i OS
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (205+ words) Notebookcheck Home Assistant i OS app version 2026. 5. 0 is currently rolling out to users of the open source smart home automation software. The last release for Apple device users came in April 2026, with improvements for authentication certificates and a re-authentication flow…...
MX Linux 25. 2 now available with plenty of fixes and package updates
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (376+ words) Notebookcheck Available since March 2012, MX Linux is one of the many Debian-based distros currently active. It focuses on desktop users and uses core anti X components alongside additional software from the MX community, such as the roughly 40 user-oriented pieces of…...
Windows 11: Microsoft backpedals on Copilot decision
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (224+ words) Microsoft is testing a revamped docked Copilot sidebar for Windows 11, bringing the AI back to the edge of the screen after several design pivots away from its original layout. The change, spotted by Windows Latest on May 24, is slowly rolling…...