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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for March 8th, 2026, brings news about the age restriction law, Nitrux 6.0, Linux Mint's new screensaver, Armbian 26.2, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200, KDE Plasma 6.6.2, KDE Gear 25.12.3, CachyOS snapshot for March 2026, T2 Linux 26.3, digiKam 9.0, HandBrake 1.11, and more.
HandBrake 1.11 open-source video transcoder is now available for download with an AMD VCN AV1 10-bit encoder, a ProRes encoder, a DNxHR encoder, and more.
The CachyOS ISO snapshot for March 2026 is now available for download with KDE Plasma 6.6, an improved installer, and more. Here’s what’s new!
digiKam 9.0 open-source professional photo manager is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements. Here's what's new!
TUXEDO Computers launches a new variant of the InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10 Linux-powered laptop with AMD Ryzen AI 300 processors.
GNOME 50 Release Candidate (RC) is now available for public testing ahead of the final release on March 18th, 2026. Here’s what’s new!
NVIDIA 595 graphics driver is now available for public beta testing with support for Wayland 1.20, DRI3 1.2, and other changes. Here's what to expect!
KDE Gear 25.12.3 open-source software suite is now available with various bug fixes and small improvements for your favorite KDE applications.
T2 Linux SDE 26.3 “Desktop Edition” is now available as a massive update for this highly portable source-based Linux distribution. Here’s what’s new!
Linux Mint devs prep new, Wayland-native screensaver for the Cinnamon desktop environment that will be implemented in future Linux Mint releases.
California's upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act law requires OSes to let users input their birth date during the setup to follow child privacy rules.
Nitrux 6.0 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.19, a new login screen, a new rescue mode, and more. Here's what's new!
KDE Plasma 6.6.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with more bug fixes.
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200 firewall distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, IPFire Domain Blocklist, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
Armbian 26.2 Linux distribution based on Debian and designed for ARM devices is now available for download with support for new boards and various other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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