Linux NewsUbuntu MATE Founder Martin Wimpress Steps Back After 12 Years
After 12 years, Ubuntu MATE founder Martin Wimpress is stepping back, and the project is now seeking new maintainers to assume key responsibilities.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 13, 2026 (Mar 23 – 29)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Kali 2026.1, GIMP 3.2.2, Firefox 149, NVIDIA 595.58, Fish Shell 4.6, Krita 6.0, Canonical plans controversial GRUB changes, and more.
Incus 6.23 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released
Incus 6.23 arrives as the final 6.x release before 7.0 LTS, bringing security fixes, new features, and improved VM and storage capabilities.
Celluloid 0.30 Video Player Improves Playback UI
Celluloid 0.30 video player fixes Blu-ray detection, improves file chooser behavior, and updates UI elements, including the shortcuts dialog.
MX Linux Takes Clear Stance Against Age Verification Requirements
MX Linux opposes age verification rules, citing concerns about privacy and the impact on open source development.
KaOS 2026.03 Released With Major Move Away From systemd Components
KaOS 2026.03 removes systemd-boot and mkinitcpio, adopts Limine and Dracut, and introduces a new Niri-based desktop environment.
GIMP 3.2.2 Released With Bug Fixes for Layers, PSD, and SVG Import
GIMP 3.2.2 image editor delivers bug fixes for layer rendering, PSD import, and SVG scaling, improving stability after the 3.2 release.
SystemRescue 13 Released With Linux Kernel 6.18 and GParted 1.8.1
Arch-based SystemRescue 13 updates to Linux kernel 6.18, enhances HiDPI support, and upgrades core tools such as GParted and bcachefs.
Fish Shell 4.6 Brings Better Emoji Handling, Bash Compatibility
Fish Shell 4.6 updates emoji width handling, enhances prompt customization, and improves compatibility with Bash-style piping.
Hyprland 0.54.3 Wayland Compositor Released With Crash Fixes
Hyprland 0.54.3 delivers fixes for crashes in compositor, layout handling, and XWayland, improving overall stability in this patch release.
Ubuntu Rust Strategy Expands Again With ntpd-rs Proposal
Canonical continues to expand Rust adoption in Ubuntu by targeting time synchronization with ntpd-rs, aiming to improve security in core services.
Grafana Loki 3.7 Log Aggregation System Released with Helm Chart Changes
Grafana Loki 3.7 log aggregation system brings Helm chart migration, Promtail deprecation, and significant changes to the scheduler and engine.
Dovecot 2.4.3 Secure IMAP Server Improves UTF-8 Support for Mail Storage
Dovecot 2.4.3 open-source secure IMAP server, improves UTF-8 storage handling and fixes critical security vulnerabilities.
Calibre 9.6 E-Book Manager Released With New Full Text Search View
Calibre 9.6 introduces a card-based full text search view, a word-prefix search mode, CVE fixes, and various bug fixes for the e-book viewer and content server.
LibreOffice 26.2.2 Released With Over 100 Bug Fixes Across Writer, Calc, and Impress
LibreOffice 26.2.2 delivers over 100 fixes, including DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX compatibility improvements and crash resolutions.