Catch up on the latest Linux news: Kali 2026.1, GIMP 3.2.2, Firefox 149, NVIDIA 595.58, Fish Shell 4.6, Krita 6.0, Canonical plans controversial GRUB changes, and more.

After 12 years, Ubuntu MATE founder Martin Wimpress is stepping back, and the project is now seeking new maintainers to assume key responsibilities.

Rspamd 4.0 open-source spam filtering system introduces the new checkv3 protocol, built-in Fasttext, major backend changes, and more.

Archinstall 4.0 introduces a modern textual UI, replacing the curses interface to enhance usability and accessibility in the Arch Linux installer.

Fastfetch 2.61 drops Windows 7 and 8 support, introduces faster GPU detection, and transitions to a pure C build on Linux.

The GNOME 49.5 update delivers fixes across the desktop stack, including Shell, Nautilus, and Web, along with important GLib security patches.

The Document Foundation, creator of LibreOffice, urges Europeans to adopt open source solutions and reduce dependence on proprietary software and major technology platforms.

Euro-Office launch draws immediate response from ONLYOFFICE, which claims the project violates its licensing terms and raises legal concerns.

OpenVPN 2.7.1 adds a username-only authentication mode, enabling external challenge-based auth workflows without requiring passwords.

AerynOS March alpha ISO brings GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6.3, Linux kernel 6.18, and tooling improvements across moss and boulder.

Komodo 2.0 adds Docker Swarm management, introduces PKI-based authentication, and updates its UI with improved terminal features.

Arch Linux April 2026 ISO includes Linux kernel 6.19, systemd 260, updated firmware, and refreshed core packages from March.

OpenSSH 10.3 introduces security fixes, new SSH features, and improvements to agent forwarding, multiplexing, and key handling.

Netrunner 26 “Twilight” is out now, based on Debian 13 Trixie, with KDE Plasma 6.3.6, Linux kernel 6.16, and updated desktop apps.

Linux continues its rise on Steam, reaching for the first time a record 5% share in Valve’s March 2026 Hardware and Software Survey.

Parrot Linux publishes an official statement against age verification as opposition grows across the Linux and open-source world.

Arch-based systemd-free Artix Linux 2026.04 is out with XLibre by default and PipeWire replacing PulseAudio in ISOs.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) will increase the minimum RAM requirement for Desktop users from 4 GB to 6 GB.

Gentoo’s joke about replacing the Linux kernel with Hurd was fake, but the project’s new experimental GNU/Hurd port is real.

Arch-based Omarchy 3.5 adds Intel Panther Lake support with a patched Linux kernel 6.19, Dell XPS 2026 fixes, and new features.

Wine 11.6 brings early Android driver revival work, better game mod support through DLL load order changes, more VBScript fixes, and 28 bug fixes.