Linux NewsDebian 13.6 Released with 120 Security Fixes and 124 Stability Updates
Debian 13.6 is out with 120 security fixes, 124 stability updates, and Secure Boot changes, while Debian 12.15 becomes Bookworm’s last point release.
KDE Plasma 6.8 Adds Audio Capture to Screen Recordings
KDE Plasma 6.8 will let Spectacle record microphone and system audio during screen recordings, alongside several UI and performance improvements.
Wine 11.13 Lands with Better X11 Keyboard Mapping and 22 Fixes
Wine 11.13 is now available with better pointer input handling, improved X11 keyboard scancode mapping, ARM64EC optimizations, and 22 bug fixes.
Chatto Chat App Is Now Open Source and Available to Self-Host
Chatto, a privacy-focused group and team chat platform with voice, video, and screen sharing, is now open source and free to self-host.
KDE Frameworks 6.28 Adds More Polish Under the Hood
KDE Frameworks 6.28 delivers another round of library updates, touching KIO, Kirigami, KWallet, KTextEditor, KWindowSystem, and more.
TypeScript 7.0 Rewrites the Compiler in Go for Up to 12x Faster Builds
Microsoft’s latest TypeScript release brings a native Go-based compiler, promising dramatically faster builds and lower memory use.
DankMaterialShell 1.5 Adds Frame Mode for a More Polished Wayland Desktop
DMS 1.5 introduces Frame Mode, calendar integration, display profiles, and Hyprland Lua configs for a more complete Wayland desktop experience.
Pangolin 1.20 Tunneled Reverse Proxy Adds New Resource Launcher
Pangolin 1.20 improves daily navigation with a rebuilt Resource Launcher, admin command palette, private resource pages, and VNC login updates.
Orbitiny Desktop Pilot X Lands as Its Biggest Update Yet
Orbitiny Desktop Pilot X brings a brand-new dynamic theming system, panel docking improvements, a redesigned Control Panel, and many X11-focused fixes.
15-Year-Old Linux Kernel GhostLock Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root
CVE-2026-43499, dubbed GhostLock by Nebula Security, exposes a long-standing Linux kernel futex bug that can lead to local root access.
Rust 1.97 Released with New Default Symbol Mangling Scheme
Rust 1.97 is out, enabling the v0 symbol mangling scheme by default on stable, adding Cargo warning controls, and surfacing linker messages.
PipeWire 1.6.8 Multimedia Framework Fixes JACK MIDI Race Affecting Ardour
PipeWire 1.6.8 brings a JACK data race fix, memory-allocation hardening, Pulse-server improvements, and several GStreamer and Bluetooth fixes.
Vivaldi 8.1 Browser Released with Tab Behavior Improvements
Vivaldi 8.1 is now available for desktop users, focusing on bug fixes, tab refinements, and improvements to its distraction-free UI auto-hide feature.
Wireshark 4.6.7 Packet Analyzer Fixes 12 Security Vulnerabilities
Wireshark 4.6.7 network protocol analyzer fixes a long list of security issues, including crashes in several protocol dissectors and file parsers.
GStreamer 1.28.5 Released with Security and Playback Fixes
GStreamer 1.28.5 is now available as a recommended stable-series update, delivering security fixes, build corrections, memory leak fixes, and playback improvements.