LINUX NEWS

Ubuntu 26.10 Promises a Simplified Installation and New Onboarding Experience:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-26-10-promises-a-simplified-installation-and-new-onboarding-experience

openSUSE Tumbleweed updates desktop environments, kernel, Mesa, and security fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/opensuse-tumbleweed-updates-desktop-environments-kernel-mesa-and-security-fixes/

Tails 7.8.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release to Fix Serious Security Vulnerabilities:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-8-1-is-out-as-an-emergency-release-to-fix-serious-security-vulnerabilities

Linux Lite 8.0 “Hematite” Launches with Linux Kernel 7.0, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Base:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-lite-8-0-hematite-launches-with-linux-kernel-7-0-ubuntu-26-04-lts-base

Armbian advances kernel support, desktop stack, and board coverage:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/armbian-advances-kernel-support-desktop-stack-and-board-coverage/

Armbian Imager 2.0 Flashing Tool for Armbian Linux Officially Released:
https://9to5linux.com/armbian-imager-2-0-flashing-tool-for-armbian-linux-officially-released

T2 Linux 26.6 Brings Linux 7.0, Refined KDE Plasma Desktop with Flatpak Support:
https://9to5linux.com/t2-linux-26-6-brings-linux-7-0-refined-kde-plasma-desktop-with-flatpak-support

Clonezilla Live 3.3.2 Released with Linux Kernel 7.0, Improved MDRAID Support:
https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-2-released-with-linux-kernel-7-0-improved-mdraid-support

GNOME 49.7 Update Fixes Screenshot Glitches, USB Notifications, and Security Vulnerabilities:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/gnome-497-update-fixes-screenshot-glitches-usb-notifications-and-security-vulnerabilities/

GNOME 50.2 Adds Rate Control to the VA-API H.264 Screencast Pipelines:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-2-adds-rate-control-to-the-va-api-h-264-screencast-pipelines

GNOME 51 Retires Legacy NVIDIA Driver Support With Removing EGLStreams:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Drops-EGLStreams

GNOME File Previewer Finally Switches TO GTK4, Adds Dark Mode:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-File-Previewer-GTK4

New options added to (slick) Dynamic Music Pill GNOME extension:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/dynamic-music-pill-update

EX-11: Prepping for Plasma’s Last X11-Supported Release (6.8 will have no X11 support):
https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/596/
(Time to switch to SonicDE I guess, for those who want to avoid Wayland)

This Week in Plasma: Fixing all the things:
https://blogs.kde.org/2026/06/06/this-week-in-plasma-fixing-all-the-things/

KDE Gear 26.04.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-26-04-2-released-with-more-improvements-for-your-favorite-kde-apps

KDE turns 30 this year - and they want your support:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/kde-turns-30-this-year-and-they-want-your-support/

COSMIC 1.0.15 Adds Support for Multiple Full-Screen Windows per Workspace:
https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-0-15-adds-support-for-multiple-full-screen-windows-per-workspace

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Mir 2.27 Released With More Wayland Rust Code:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mir-2.27-Released
(Why the heck does GitHub require me to log in to access the release notes? Are the release notes private? 🤔)

Shelly 2.3.2.2 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves CachyOS Support:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-3-2-2-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-now-improves-cachyos-support

Flathub bans AI-coded apps – with some exceptions:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/flathub-bans-ai-coded-apps
(Didn't even notice that Amberol is AI coded, it's actually the best music player I found for mobile. Hopefully they won't make their policy even stricter and start to ban existing apps too)
(But the frustration with random low quality vibe coded apps is understandable of course)

This Credit Card-Sized Linux Box Has a Keyboard, Camera, and AI Capability:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17352012/cardputerzero-crowdfunding

Wine 11.10: VKD3D 2.0, reimplemented XPath without libxml2 & better VBScript compatibility:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/wine-11-10-vkd3d-2-0-reimplemented-xpath-without-libxml2-and-better-vbscript-compatibility/

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 6, Homeworld 2, SHOGUN: Total War and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-forza-horizon-6-homeworld-2-shogun-total-war-and-more/

systemd 261-rc3 Released With Individual Binaries Now Embedding dlopen ELF Metadata Note:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-261-rc3

X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/x-org-security-advisory-released-for-9-new-vulnerabilities-in-x-org-x-server-and-xwayland/

Intel NPU Driver 1.30 Released For Linux:
https://worldofsoftware.org/intel-npu-driver-1-30-released-for-linux/

Mesa 26.1.2 released with some bug fixes and minor changes:
https://docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/26.1.2.html

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Mir 2.27 Released With More Wayland Rust Code

Canonical today released Mir 2.27 as the latest version of this set of compositor libraries for easily building Wayland-based shells on Linux and fitting into the Ubuntu Linux paradigm.

@fosserytech Even logged in the Mir release notes do not appear to me, only a 404 page. Microslop showing why every serious project should at minimum have a plan to leave Github.