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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for March 1st, 2026, brings news about Firefox 148, GNU Octave 11, Ardour 9.2, KDE Plasma 6.6.1, Clonezilla Live 3.3.1, Thunderbird 148, Wireshark 4.6.4, LibreOffice 26.2.1, Tails 7.5, Shotcut 26.2, BunsenLabs Carbon, AerynOS 2026.02, PorteuX 2.6, and more.
AerynOS 2026.02 independent distro is now available for download with GNOME 49.4, KDE Plasma 6.6, COSMIC 1.0.8, and Linux kernel 6.18.5 LTS.
PorteuX 2.6 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.19, GNOME 49.4, KDE Plasma 6.5.5, Cinnamon 6.6, and more. Here’s what else is new!
BunsenLabs Carbon Linux distribution is now available for download with support for Wayland session, based on Debian GNU/Linux 13 "Trixie". Here's what's new!
Shotcut 26.2 open-source video editor is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes. Here's what's new!
Calibre 9.4 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with "reading stats" to the E-book viewer to show reading progress, a nicer Edit book UI, and other changes.
Tails 7.5 anonymous Linux OS is now available for download with Tor client 0.4.9.5, Tor Browser 15.0.7, and other changes. Here's what's new!
Fwupd 2.0.20 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the HP Engage One G2 Advanced Hub and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
LibreOffice 26.2.1 is now available for download as the first point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 65 bug fixes.
GStreamer 1.28.1 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with a new Whisper-based speech-to-text transcription element and many other changes.
Wireshark 4.6.4 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available for download with updated protocol and capture file support, as well as various bug fixes.
Linux 6.18, 6.12, 6.6, 5.15, and 5.10 LTS kernels are getting extended long-term support for up to six years of security updates.
Firefox 149 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with a native Split View feature and other improvements. Here’s what to expect!
Mozilla Thunderbird 148 open-source email client is now available for download with improved accessibility in various tree views and other changes. Here's what's new!
Clonezilla Live 3.3.1 disk cloning/imaging tool is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.18.9, Partclone 0.3.45, and other changes. Here's what's new!
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