Zorin OS says it has no plans to introduce mandatory age or ID verification into the Linux distribution.

Arch Linux developers have announced that iptables now defaults to the nft backend, replacing the previous iptables-nft package name.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Netrunner 26, AerynOS, OpenSSH 10.3, Archinstall 4.0, Wine 11.6, Linux hits 5% on Steam, Debian addresses age verification, and more.

PeaZip 11.0 archive manager improves archive browsing speed, updates 7z/p7zip to 26.0, adds batch archive testing, and refines the file manager.

Red Hat has launched RHEL Extended Life Cycle Premium, a stand-alone subscription that extends major-version support to 14 years.

PacHub gives Arch Linux users a sleek GTK4 app for browsing, installing, and managing packages from official repos and the AUR.

Alacritty 0.17, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator, adds TOML 1.1 support, Wayland resize increments, mouse wheel bindings, and more.

KDE Plasma 6.6.4 desktop environment fixes Wayland scaling, Spectacle crashes, KWin bugs, and several Plasma Desktop regressions.

OpenSSL 3.6.2 fixes eight security issues, including flaws affecting RSA KEM, AES-CFB-128, DANE client code, CMS, and delta CRL handling.

Immich 2.7 enhances duplicate management, introduces CSP support, improves the asset viewer, and resolves Safari live photo download issues.

Flatpak 1.16.4 addresses a critical sandbox escape vulnerability that could allow host file access and code execution, along with three additional security issues.

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.9 improves performance, hardens greeter security, and delivers fixes and enhancements across Files, Settings, Store, and more.

GStreamer 1.28.2 multimedia framework fixes security issues and improves playback, streaming, and stability across the multimedia framework.

OpenShot 3.5.1 introduces built-in proxy editing, improved timeline zooming, multi-selection trimming, enhanced ComfyUI tools, and user interface scaling.

GNOME 50 is now available for Arch Linux users, bringing the latest desktop release to systems ready for upgrade.

APT 3.2 expands package history management by introducing undo, redo, and rollback commands to Debian’s package manager.

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.8 updates Fastboot, improves write reliability on slow cards, and fixes bugs across Linux, SSH, and UI handling.

GNU Nano 9.0 command-line text editor delivers smoother side scrolling, rebindable Meta arrow keys, improved macro handling, and more.

The VeraCrypt developer reports that Microsoft abruptly terminated the account used for Windows signing, providing no warning or explanation.

Miracle-WM 0.9 brings WebAssembly plugins, a new Rust API, cursor theme support, and faster performance for this Mir-based Wayland compositor.

PipeWire 1.6.3 enhances RAOP compatibility, restores comprehensive MIDI1 support, and resolves issues related to crashes, sample rates, RTP, and Bluetooth.