Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years
StatCounter’s June 2026 report shows Linux at one of its strongest recent positions, while Windows falls to 56.55%.
Bobby Borisov
Bobby, an editor-in-chief at Linuxiac, is a Linux professional with over 20 years of experience. With a strong focus on Linux and open-source software, he has worked as a Senior Linux System Administrator, Software Developer, and DevOps Engineer for small and large multinational companies.
KDE Plasma 6.6.6 Released as Final Bugfix Update in the 6.6 Series
KDE Plasma 6.6.6 arrives as the final maintenance update for the oldstable branch, bringing one last round of KWin, Workspace, Discover, and portal fixes.
TUXEDO OS Leaves Ubuntu Behind for a Debian Testing Base
TUXEDO Computers is rebuilding its Linux distribution on Debian Testing, citing Ubuntu’s growing complexity, Snap focus, and backporting challenges.
postmarketOS Brings Plasma 6.7 and Rust-Based USB Tooling to Linux Phones
postmarketOS users get Plasma 6.7, a new Rust-based usb-signaller tool, Duranium enhancements, and several packaging cleanups.
Kdenlive 26.04.3 Released as the Final Maintenance Update in the Series
Kdenlive 26.04.3, an open-source video editor, arrives with crash fixes, timeline improvements, effect corrections, and continued security hardening.
FreeRDP 3.28 Released with Security Fixes, Revived iOS Client
FreeRDP 3.28 brings multiple security fixes, a revived iOS client, Android build updates, Windows client improvements, and better testing.
OpenSSH 10.4 Patches Multiple Security Issues in SSH, SCP, and SFTP
OpenSSH 10.4 is now available with fixes for sftp, scp, and sshd, plus experimental support for ML-DSA 44 and Ed25519 composite signatures.
Phosh 0.56 Linux Mobile Shell Adds New Top-Bar Load Meter
Phosh 0.56 GNOME-based mobile shell brings a new load meter plugin, better immutable distro support, lockscreen rotation fixes, and more.
AerynOS Lands Versioned Repositories Phase 2 in Major July Update
AerynOS’ latest Unstable Stream update brings Versioned Repositories phase 2, systemd packaging changes, Linux kernel 7.1, Plasma 6.7.2, and more.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 27, 2026 (June 29 – July 5)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Mageia 10, Azure Linux 4.0, Apple Container 1.0, Plasma 6.7.2, COSMIC Desktop 1.2, Linux tops 2026 CVE charts, and more.