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Looking Ahead: What 2026 Holds for the Linux Ecosystem

by George Whittaker Linux has always been more than just a kernel, it’s a living, breathing world of innovation, community collaboration, and divergent use cases. As we roll into 2026, the landscape is poised for exciting growth. From continuing evolution of core kernel infrastructure to newfound momentum in areas like gaming, AI-augmented tooling, hardware support and security, the coming year promises both refinement and transformation. Whether you’re a developer, system administrator, gamer, or casual user, here’s what you can expect from the Linux world in 2026. 1. Kernel Evolution: Performance, Security, and AI-Driven Behavior The Linux kernel remains the beating heart of the OS. In 2026, we’ll likely see: New Long-Term Support (LTS) Baselines: With releases like 6.18 already declared LTS and successor branches maturing, distributions will rally around kernels that offer both performance gains and security longevity. AI-Driven Infrastructure: Kernel subsystems may start experiment

LWN.net

A change of maintainership for linux-next

Stephen Rothwell, who has maintained the kernel's linux-next integration tree from its inception, has announced his retirement from that role: I will be stepping down as Linux-Next maintainer on Jan 16, 2026. Mark Brown has generously volunteered to take up the challenge. He has helped in the past filling in when I have been unavailable, so hopefully knows what he is getting in to. I hope you will all treat him with the same (or better) level of respect that I have received. It has been a long but mostly interesting task and I hope it has been helpful to others. It seems a long time since I read Andrew Morton's "I have a dream" email and decided that I could help out there - little did I know what I was heading for. Over the last two decades or so, the kernel's development process has evolved from an unorganized mess with irregular releases to a smooth machine with a new release every nine or ten weeks. That would not have happened without linux-next; thanks are due to Stephen for help

LPI

DevOps Tools Engineer Version 2.0: Major Changes in a Major Release

In November 2025, LPI launched version 2.0 of the DevOps Tools Engineer exam. This new version is a major release, which leads to significant changes, including the introduction of new topics while other topics were moved to other exams in ... Read more The post DevOps Tools Engineer Version 2.0: Major Changes in a Major Release appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).

LWN.net

[$] Episode 29 of the Dirk and Linus show

Linus Torvalds is famously averse to presenting prepared talks, but the wider community is always interested in what he has to say about the condition of the Linux kernel. So, for some time now, his appearances have been in the form of an informal conversation with Dirk Hohndel. At the 2025 Open Source Summit Japan, the pair followed that tradition for the 29th time. Topics covered include the state of the development process, what Torvalds actually does, and how machine-learning tools might fit into the kernel project.