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.

Kitty 0.44 GPU-accelerated terminal adds Unicode 17 support, macOS optimizations, and fixes flickering, CPU issues, and Wayland scrolling bugs.

LibreELEC 12.2.1 open-source media center brings Kodi 21.3 Omega and Linux kernel 6.16, dropping old NVIDIA 340.xx driver support.

SUSE’s Hardware Enablement team adds long-awaited U-Boot support for the Raspberry Pi 5, unlocking easier openSUSE and MicroOS installs.

The new NVIDIA 580.105 Linux driver fixes HDMI FRL issues, Rage 2 and Metro Exodus crashes, and adds a CUDA performance control variable.

KDE Plasma 6.5.2 is now available, delivering fixes for KWin crashes, GTK configuration, and applets, ensuring smoother performance across Linux desktops.

Nebula is a fresh Rust-built GTK frontend for XBPS, offering a modern and easy way to manage packages on Void Linux.

Nginx Proxy Manager 2.13 introduces a React-based frontend with an updated Tabler UI, upgrades Certbot to v5.1, and adds official support for Hetzner Cloud DNS.

The Linux-powered handheld gaming console, Steam Deck, now allows you to complete game downloads with the screen off, saving power while staying updated.

LXQt 2.3 desktop environment improves Wayland support, adds new panel backends for Labwc, Niri, and Wayfire, introduces LZ4 in Archiver, and more.

Fwupd 2.0.17 introduces client-side phased updates, post-quantum signatures, and expanded hardware support, including new Framework and ASUS devices.

After a difficult period, the Flatpak project regains stability and focus under new maintainers with the 1.17 pre-release, the first update in six months.

SQLite 3.51 introduces new JSONB functions, improved query performance, enhanced CLI tools, and expanded support for 64-bit WebAssembly builds.