The open-source video editor Shotcut 26.6 adds HDR export, restores external monitor support, and introduces a Vulkan display option on Linux.

System76 introduces COSMIC System Monitor, a new libcosmic app for tracking processes, CPU, memory, GPU, disk, and network usage.

KDE Plasma 6.8, scheduled for mid-October, is already taking shape with a notable KWin performance change for NVIDIA users.

Coreboot 26.06 lands with early support for Intel Nova Lake and AMD Strix Halo, new mainboards, AMD recovery improvements, and boot performance work.

AWS, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft/GitHub, Red Hat, NVIDIA, and others are backing a new effort to coordinate OSS security response.

Incus 7.2 fixes eight security flaws, including six critical issues, while adding per-instance SELinux confinement for containers and VMs.

SparkyLinux 2026.06 Special Editions are out, bringing refreshed GameOver, Multimedia, and Rescue ISOs based on Debian testing “Forky.”

CachyOS’ June 2026 ISO refresh introduces a new Hyprland Noctalia option, DNS-over-QUIC support, performance tweaks, and installer fixes.

Drauger OS 7.8 reworks Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with KDE Plasma into a niche Linux gaming distro, adding kernel 7.0, Wayland by default, and gaming-focused tweaks.

The initiative gives companies and organizations a formal place to collaborate around Rust’s tooling, ecosystem health, and industry use.

Archinstall 4.4 adds color-coded install previews, install summaries, better locale handling, IWD networking, and several bootloader and Wi-Fi fixes.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: CachyOS June 2026 ISO, KaOS 2026.06, COSMIC Desktop 1.1, Fish Shell 4.8, Podman 6.0, Ubuntu ARM64 rebootless kernel updates, and more.

Slackel MATE 9.0 arrives with Slackware Current compatibility, MATE desktop, live ISO support, and installable images for both modern and older hardware.

Mageia 10 lands after a long development cycle, bringing Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49, Xfce 4.20, Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, DNF 5, RPM 4.20, and more.

Kodi 22 “Piers” Beta is out for testing, bringing FFmpeg 8.1, Python 3.14, HDR improvements, and big Linux rendering changes.

Kali Linux 2026.2 arrives with major desktop updates, new tools, faster VM boots, and APT source changes.

Git 2.55 adds Linux support for its built-in FSMonitor daemon, helping large repositories avoid costly working-tree scans.

Wine 11.12 bundles FFmpeg’s libswresample and libswscale, updates Wine Mono to 11.2, and fixes 27 bugs.

Transmission 4.1.3 is out as a bugfix release, addressing a potential CSRF issue affecting users who enable remote access.

Azure Linux 4.0 is now available through Azure images, containers, and downloadable ISOs, but Microsoft still marks it as preview-only and not suitable for production use.

Parrot OS 7.3 is now available, bringing Linux kernel 7.0, optimized builds for newer CPUs, official Vagrant boxes, and refreshed security tools.