Linux NewsArch-Based Omarchy 3.7 Released with Steam, RetroArch, Lutris, and Heroic Launcher
Omarchy 3.7 arrives as The Gaming Edition, adding Steam, RetroArch, Lutris, Heroic, Moonlight, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and more.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 18, 2026 (Apr 27 – May 3)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Fedora 44, EndeavourOS Titan Neo, APT 3.3, Arch Linux May ISO, Wine 11.8, GCC 16, Copy Fail Linux kernel flaw, and more.
VideoLAN Releases dav2d 0.0.1 as Early Preview AV2 Decoder
VideoLAN releases dav2d 0.0.1 “Merbanan,” an early preview AV2 decoder and successor to its widely used dav1d AV1 project.
NHS England May Make Public GitHub Repositories Private Over AI Concerns
National Health Service England reportedly plans to make most public code repositories private over AI-assisted vulnerability scanning concerns.
GCC 16.1 Released as First GCC 16 Series Release with C++20 Default
GCC 16.1 arrives as the first GCC 16 release, switching the default C++ dialect from GNU C++17 to GNU C++20.
DavMail 6.7 Exchange Gateway Adds TOTP MFA Support
DavMail 6.7 adds TOTP MFA support, improves the Microsoft Graph backend, and fixes Office 365 authentication issues.
Uptime Kuma 2.3 Adds OracleDB Monitoring and Status Page Groups
Uptime Kuma 2.3 adds OracleDB monitoring, collapsible status page groups, new notification providers, and several uptime and metrics fixes.
KDE Plasma 6.7 Is Getting Sharper Zoom Upscaling
KDE Plasma 6.7 prepares Background Apps portal support, sharper KWin zoom upscaling, and several System Tray and Discover refinements.
Wine 11.8 Brings Mono Engine Update and 22 Bug Fixes
Wine 11.8 updates Mono to version 11.1, improves MSXML and VBScript support, and fixes 22 bugs across games and Windows apps.
Canonical Says Ubuntu Infrastructure Is Facing Cross-Border DDoS Attack
Canonical confirms Ubuntu web infrastructure is facing a sustained cross-border DDoS attack, causing service disruption.
EndeavourOS Titan Neo Arrives with Installer and Package Updates
EndeavourOS Titan Neo arrives six weeks after Titan with Calamares fixes, refreshed packages, and updates for new installations.
APT 3.3 Lands in Debian Unstable with CLI Versioning Support
APT 3.3 package manager removes the long-standing unstable CLI warning and adds support for requesting a specific CLI version.
Arch Linux May ISO Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.0
Arch Linux’s May 2026 ISO is out with Linux kernel 7.0, Plasma 6.6.4, GNOME 50.1, updated firmware, and refreshed core packages.
Calibre 9.8 E-Book Manager Adds Local OpenAI-Compatible AI Provider Support
Calibre 9.8 adds support for local OpenAI-compatible AI providers, improves mobile book details access, and fixes TTS and GIF conversion issues.
Shotcut 26.4 Video Editor Adds GPU Acceleration for Speech to Text
Shotcut 26.4 adds Vulkan GPU support for Speech to Text, timeline improvements, export metadata, 10-bit VP9 presets, and many fixes.