Exim 4.99 open-source MTA brings DKIM, DMARC, and TLS fixes, drops obsolete TCP-Wrappers, and strengthens overall mail authenticity verification.

System76 CEO Carl Richell has revealed the COSMIC desktop will debut on December 11, 2025, bringing a fresh vision to the Linux desktop world.

Dovecot 2.4.2 open-source secure IMAP server adds experimental IMAP4rev2 support, OAuth2 improvements, and a new libpcre2 regex backend.

TypeScript now ranks #1 on GitHub, while Python and JavaScript continue to grow strongly across AI and web projects.

LibreOffice 25.2.7 open-source office suite wraps up the 25.2 branch with stability, crash, and compatibility fixes across Writer, Calc, and Impress.

Unraid 7.2 self-hosted NAS adds a fully responsive WebGUI, RAIDZ pool expansion, and extends compatibility to ext4, NTFS, and exFAT drives.

Gitea 1.25 self-hosted Git service debuts 3D model previews, CI/CD email notifications, and major performance improvements for large projects.

Immich 2.2 self-hosted photo and video management platform adds OCR text search, a faster WASM-based layout engine, and smoother mobile user interactions.

AerynOS rolls out its 2025.10 ISO, bringing GNOME 49.1, KDE Plasma 6.5.1, COSMIC Beta, and fresh system updates.

Void Linux users can now manage runit services the easy way with Runkit — a fast, simple, and powerful new GUI tool.

Kodi 21.3, an open-source media player, refines HDR playback, resolves Blu-ray issues on Linux, and improves audio and subtitle handling.

Shotcut 25.10 video editor adds text-to-speech, screen recording, HTML video creation tools, and an FFmpeg 8 upgrade for smoother editing.

Archinstall 3.0.12, a guided installer for Arch Linux, introduces a new -S flag for arch-chroot, enhanced Btrfs support, and adds Uzbek language support.

AerynOS maintainer confirms that founder Ikey Doherty hasn’t been in contact for six months but assures the project remains stable and on track.

Pacman 7.1 package manager for Arch Linux enforces signature verification by default, improving package security and sandbox reliability.

Debian developers confirm that Rust will become a hard dependency for APT starting May 2026, aligning with modern development practices.

Incus 6.18 adds macOS agent support, VirtIO sound for VMs, BPF token delegation, and new systemd credential options.

Linux now powers 3% of Steam gamers, representing a 1% increase from the previous year. Arch is still the Linux gamers' choice distro.

Bottles 52.0, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows apps on Linux, adds Sandbox support and a smoother user experience with refined libadwaita integration.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Fedora 43, AerynOS 2025.10, TrueNAS 25.10, Plasma 6.5.1, Pacman 7.1, Wine 10.18, Kodi 21.3, Linux hits 3% on Valve’s Steam, APT to integrate Rust, COSMIC release date, and more.

Devuan 6 “Excalibur,” based on Debian 13 “Trixie,” is now out with a mandatory /usr merge and PipeWire audio support.