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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for August 30th, 2026, brings news about Linux's 35th birthday, LibreOffice 26.8, Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS, COSMIC 1.7, OpenShot 4.0, DXVK 3.1, Shelly 3.1, Vanilla OS 3, Ardour 9.8, Darktable 5.6.1, Armbian 26.8, Calibre 9.14, and OpenSSL 4.0.2, EndeavourOS Titan Nova, Linux 7.3 Release Candidate, Debian's use of LLM, and more.
The Debian Project has voted to adopt a formal position on the use of generative AI within the project, with "Responsible Use of Generative AI" winning out in the general resolution.
California's Digital Age Assurance Act will exempt open source operating systems and applications from its age-verification requirements.
OpenShot 4.0 open-source video editor is now available for download with screen/webcam recording support for Linux on Wayland, new Recording View, new effects, and more AI features.
Linus Torvalds announced today the general availability of the first Release Candidate (RC) of the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel series for public testing and early adopters.
EndeavourOS Titan Nova distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 6.7.4 desktop environment, Linux kernel 7.1.8, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
DXVK 3.1 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with new features and various improvements for several games.
Calibre 9.14 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with the ability to generate book covers using AI, as well as various other improvements and bug fixes.
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available for download as the first point release to the long-term supported Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) operating system series with up-to-date components.
Darktable 5.6.1 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with UI performance improvements and various bug fixes.
LibreOffice 26.8 open-source office suite is now available for download with numerous new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
Armbian 26.8 Linux distribution based on Debian and designed for ARM devices is now available for download with support for new boards and various other changes. Here’s what’s new!
COSMIC 1.7 desktop environment is now available with improvements to COSMIC Files, COSMIC Edit, COSMIC Greeter, and COSMIC Compositor. Here's what's new!
Ardour 9.8 open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) software is now available for download with initial scales support, session recovery and clip recording improvements, and other changes.
OpenSSL 4.0.2 open-source TLS/SSL and crypto library is now available for download with fixes for several security vulnerabilities and bugs.
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