Linux NewsKDE Plasma 6.7 Gets More Polish Ahead of Release
KDE Plasma 6.7 receives another round of bug fixes, covering Kickoff, Spectacle, screen sharing, widgets, RTL layouts, and System Settings.
Ubuntu 26.10 to Ship with GNOME 51 and Big Desktop Plans
Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” roadmap confirms GNOME 51, App Center updates, RISC-V work, and early foundations for Ubuntu 28.04 LTS.
Ardour 9.7 DAW Released with Better MIDI Editing
Ardour 9.7 is out with MIDI editing improvements, a redesigned control surfaces list, hot-plugging fixes, and a new vertical summary view.
Linux Falls Hard on Steam After Record 5% Milestone
Linux falls to 3.99% in Steam’s May 2026 survey, losing its historic 5% milestone just two months after reaching 5.33%.
GNOME 50.2 Released with Shell, Mutter, and Nautilus Fixes
GNOME 50.2 delivers a stability-focused update with fixes across GNOME Shell, Mutter, Nautilus, GTK, GLib, GDM, and more.
LibreOffice 26.2.4 Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes
The Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 26.2.4 with stability fixes for Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, and desktop integration.
Microsoft Opens the Door to Azure Linux 4.0 Testing
Azure Linux 4.0 is now in public preview, giving users an early look at Microsoft’s Fedora-based Linux system for Azure.
New HTTP/2 Bomb DoS Attack Hits Nginx, Apache, IIS, Envoy, and Pingora
A new HTTP/2 Bomb DoS attack can exhaust memory on major web servers, causing denial-of-service in seconds.
Arch Linux 2026 Leadership Election Keeps Polyak in Charge
Levente “anthraxx” Polyak has been re-elected as Arch Linux Project Lead for another two-year term after the 2026 leadership election.
Tails 7.8.1 Emergency Release Fixes Serious Linux Kernel Flaw
Tails 7.8.1 is out as an emergency release, fixing a serious Linux kernel vulnerability and security issues in the Tor client.
KDE Gear 26.04.2 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New
KDE Gear 26.04.2 arrives as a maintenance update with fixes for Dolphin, Kate, Kdenlive, KDE Connect, NeoChat, Tokodon, and more.
Rsync 3.4.3 Regressions Trigger Debate Over AI-Assisted Code
Rsync 3.4.3 is under scrutiny after backup regressions surfaced alongside wider debate over recent AI-assisted development work.
COSMIC Desktop 1.0.15 Fixes Gaming, Tray Icons, and Bluetooth Issues
COSMIC Desktop 1.0.15 brings fixes for tray icons, Bluetooth status, Steam Big Picture Mode, gaming cursor behavior, and more.
Microsoft Brings Linux-Like Coreutils Natively to Windows
Microsoft introduces Coreutils for Windows, bringing familiar Unix-style command-line tools to Windows without requiring WSL.
Fastfetch 2.64 System Information Tool Adds Hardware Video Codec Detection
Fastfetch 2.64 introduces a new Codec module for detecting hardware-accelerated video codec support across major platforms.