Rocky Linux 10.1 introduces soft reboots, expanded post-quantum crypto, and new XFS scrubbing and shrinking capabilities for enterprise workloads.

KDE shifts the upcoming Plasma 6.8 release to a Wayland-only setup, keeping X11 apps running via Xwayland and maintaining X11 session support only until early 2027.

GNOME 49.2 desktop environment updates Shell, GTK, GLib, Nautilus, Epiphany, and other key components, focusing solely on stability and bug fixes.

Collabora Office brings the full Collabora Online interface to Linux, Windows, and macOS as a native desktop app, offering offline editing and strong document compatibility.

Pebble watch software is now 100% open source, including the new mobile app and tools, securing long-term support for all Pebble devices.

Oracle Linux 9.7 introduces hybrid post-quantum cryptography, QUIC support in OpenSSL, and refreshed UEK 8.1 and RHCK kernels for x86_64 and Arm systems.

AV Linux 25 for content creators and the new MX Moksha 25 ship with Enlightenment and Moksha desktops, Liquorix kernels, and expanded Thunar actions.

Whonix 18.0 adds LXQt, full IPv6 support, a rewritten Wayland-only Kloak, and major Kicksecure upgrades aimed at users who demand maximum anonymity.

Here's how to upgrade from Zorin 17 to Zorin 18, with all the steps you need to ensure a smooth, safe, and trouble-free system update.

EndeavourOS Ganymede ships with refreshed ISOs, Linux kernel 6.17, and fully automatic NVIDIA driver detection for nvidia and nvidia-open GPUs.

Niri v25.11 scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor adds a new Alt-Tab switcher with live previews, true Wayland maximize, and DisplayLink support.

KDE Plasma 6.6 will add new media-seeking controls, improved widgets, smoother menus, and early UI refinements ahead of the upcoming release.

Arch-based CachyOS's November 2025 update brings Orca, systemd hook support, COSMIC Greeter, and Proton-CachyOS gaming improvements.

Solus 4.8 introduces the Polaris repo, completes the epoch jump, updates systemd to 257.10, and ships Linux kernel 6.17.

Wine 10.20 upgrades vkd3d to 1.18, expands reparse point support, and fixes 31 issues affecting apps and games.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS outlines its roadmap with GNOME 50, new default apps, improved Wayland performance, and desktop refinements arriving in April 2026.

NixOS 25.11 “Xantusia” ships with GNOME 49, over 7000 new packages, and system updates across the entire Nixpkgs ecosystem.

KaOS 2025.11 adds an optional Limine bootloader and ships Plasma 6.5.3, KDE Gear 25.08.3, and Frameworks 6.20 on Qt 6.10.1.

Armbian 25.11 expands hardware support with new TI, Radxa, FriendlyElec, Banana Pi, and ODROID devices across all support tiers.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: EndeavourOS Ganymede, Solus 4.8, CachyOS, Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0, Wine 10.20, Tmux 3.6, Redis 8.4, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS roadmap, KDE Plasma 6.8 will go fully Wayland, and more.

Linux kernel 6.18 brings expanded architecture support, BPF updates, new namespace file-handle features, and wide-ranging hardware enablement across CPUs, GPUs, and sensors.