SysVinit 3.16 UNIX-style init system improves systemd-to-SysV script conversion and delivers minor fixes alongside ongoing codebase cleanup.

Turris Omnia NG Wired arrives as a Linux-based 10Gb router built for homelabs with fast networking, modular hardware, and long-term support.

Canonical releases MicroCloud 3.1, adding support for Cluster Manager to manage and monitor multiple clusters from one place.

HandBrake 1.11.1 video transcoder delivers stability fixes, updated libraries, and multiple Windows improvements, including UI and accessibility fixes.

Bottles 63.0, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows applications on Linux, enhances installation reliability and introduces proxy support.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Mageia 10 Beta, GNOME 50, Blender 5.1, Bcachefs 1.37, FFmpeg 8.1, systemd introduces birth date support, and more.

GrapheneOS, an open-source Android-based mobile OS, will not implement OS-level age verification, despite regulatory pressure.

Mozilla Firefox 149 improves PDF performance with hardware acceleration and introduces a new Split View feature for side-by-side browsing.

Arch-based Garuda Linux clarifies its position on age verification and addresses concerns regarding systemd userdb and data management.

Qt 6.11 released with Qt Canvas Painter for 2D rendering, Task Tree module, and updates to graphs and 3D rendering.

DietPi 10.2 adds Immich, Immich Machine Learning, uv, and RustDesk Client, alongside tool improvements, configuration updates, and multiple bug fixes.

Krita 5.3 delivers a new text engine and updated tools, alongside Krita 6.0, the Qt 6-based release with early Wayland support.

NVIDIA 595.58 is now available for download, resolving kernel crashes, X11 compositor flicker, and Wayland display wake issues on Linux systems.

GNOME 48.10 is out as the last maintenance update in the GNOME 48 lifecycle, focusing on fixes across core components like Shell, GTK, and Mutter.

Mozilla Thunderbird 149 introduces address book export, improves EWS message sync, and resolves multiple bugs across email, calendar, and encryption features.

Kali Linux 2026.1 introduces BackTrack mode, updates NetHunter, upgrades the kernel to 6.18, and adds 8 new tools, along with several package changes.

Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8.2 is now available for Oracle Linux 9 and 10, featuring a Linux 6.12 LTS base and upstream security updates.

VitruvianOS 0.3 is the first public release, featuring a Haiku-inspired design and a custom graphics stack built on the Linux kernel, without X11 or Wayland.

Canonical plans changes to Secure Boot GRUB in Ubuntu 26.10, removing support for LUKS, LVM, ZFS, and other features.

Tails 7.6 adds built-in Tor bridge support for restricted networks and switches to GNOME Secrets as the default password manager.

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.7 delivers UI fixes, improved device support, better search, and multiple bug fixes across Linux, Windows, and macOS.