Canonical plans to release Hardy Heron, its newest version of Ubuntu Linux on Thursday.
The Gnome project has released the first test version of the Gnome 2.22 desktop this week, with changes including a new Web-browser engine, updates for virtual network computer and accessibility, and a new file system.
Nokia is to buy Trolltech, the company whose Linux-based Qt application-development framework is at the core of many PC and mobile applications including Google Earth and Skype.
KDE released a significantly revamped version of its Linux graphical interfaces software on Friday.
GNOME will receive long-term support in the next version of Ubuntu, but KDE will not.
Mozilla is hoping the next version of its Firefox browser will look familiar -- regardless of which operating system you use.
Novell released OpenSuse 10.3 Thursday, its latest free version of the open-source operating system.
Google has today launched a beta version of Google Desktop search for Linux, a sign of growing support by the Internet giant for Linux on the desktop.
Red Hat on Thursday released a new edition of its hobbyist version of Linux, Fedora 7, a version which unifies the work of programmers inside and outside the company.
The Linux variant is taking a different tack on the multi-OS tech as it vies with offerings from Red Hat and Novell.
The Open Source Developer Labs and the Free Standards Group, two groups trying to standardise and steer Linux, have merged in an effort to increase their influence.
Novell will try to recover from earlier Linux fumbles by releasing major updates on Monday, adding Xen virtualisation software to its enterprise server product and glitzy graphics to the desktop counterpart.
The latest version of Xandros desktop Linux has arrived, continuing the operating system's mission to welcome Windows users -- a mission that's led some in the Linux community to dismiss it as "Linux with training wheels."
Linux may soon have a stronger open-source competitor on the desktop if FreeBSD's plans come to fruition.
Open Source Development Labs is previewing work that attempts to make life easier for software companies by bridging GNOME and KDE, the two competing graphical interfaces most widely used with Linux.
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