"Linux Lite 7.8 + Adding Flatpak Support" 👀👏

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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian's Challenge When Its Developers Quietly Drift Away:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Developers-Quiet-Away

Debian's CI Data No Longer Publicly Browseable Due To LLM Scrapers / Bot Traffic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-CI-LLM-Restrictions

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-users-get-linux-6-17-and-mesa-25-2-ahead-of-ubuntu-24-04-4-lts

Ubuntu To Support The SpacemiT K3 As One Of The First RISC-V RVA23 SoCs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-SpacemiT-K3

Dank Fedora MiracleWM & Other Fedora 44 Changes Approved:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-Dank-MiracleWM

KDE Linux To Provide Better Hardware Support & Better Performance:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Performance-Hardware

openSUSE Tumbleweed brings transactional-update 6.0.6 and Ruby 4.0 updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/opensuse-tumbleweed-brings-transactional-update-6-0-6-and-ruby-4-0-updates/

Linux Lite 7.8 releases 12 rewritten apps and expands software selection:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/linux-lite-7-8-releases-12-rewritten-apps-and-expands-software-selection/

Linux From Scratch Abandoning SysVinit Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LFS-Dropping-SysVinit

TrueNAS 26 Looks Toward OpenZFS 2.4, Linux 6.18 LTS & LXC Container Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-26-Plans

GNOME Shell & Mutter 50 Beta Releases Bring Stable VRR, Improved Frame Scheduling:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-50-Beta

GNOME's Glycin 2.1 Beta Enables JPEG 2000 Support By Default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Glycin-2.1-Beta-JPEG-2000

Papers adds handwriting & text annotations in latest Nightly builds:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/papers-gnome-app-annotations-signature

KDE Plasma 6.6 Fixing Significant Issues With Fingerprint Authentication:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Fingerprint-Fixes

KDE Gear 25.12.2 Brings Improvements to Dolphin, NeoChat, Kate, and Other Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-12-2-brings-improvements-to-dolphin-neochat-kate-and-other-apps

System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/system76-cosmic-vulkan-hdr-linux-gaming/

Steam Survey Results For January 2026:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-January-2026

(more Linux and FOSS news in comment)

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Linux Lite 7.8 has been released 🐧

This update brings refinements to core tools, stability improvements, and the same lightweight experience Linux Lite is known for.

📖 Full release overview:
https://www.opensourcefeed.org/linux-lite-7-8-released/

#LinuxLite #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS

Fed up with Windows 11? Linux Lite 7.8 is worth a serious look

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/linux-lite-7-8-windows-11-alternative/

Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, Ports Many Apps to GTK4

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/linux-lite-7-8-is-out-based-on-ubuntu-24-04-3-lts-ports-many-apps-to-gtk4

Linux Lite 7.8 la nuova release candidata che introduce riscritture complete delle applicazioni principali, aggiornamenti al System Monitoring Center e kernel 6.8 #LinuxLite #Linux #Ubuntu

https://www.linuxeasy.org/linux-lite-7-8-rilasciato-tutte-le-novita-della-nuova-release/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Ubuntu-based Linux Lite 7.8 is now available, featuring 12 rewritten applications as the project moves toward Python and GTK4 in Series 8.
https://linuxiac.com/linux-lite-7-8-is-out-with-app-rewrites-and-gtk4-transition/

#linuxlite #linux #opensource