COSMIC Desktop 1.9 Adds COSMIC Viewer, On-Screen Keyboard
COSMIC Desktop 1.9 is out with the new COSMIC Viewer, a touch- and gamepad-friendly on-screen keyboard, and a redesigned COSMIC Store.
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What’s Up Docker 9.0 Released With SQLite Backend, RBAC, and API Tokens
WUD 9.0 arrives with a new SQLite-based persistence layer, three user roles, personal API tokens, and improved OIDC support.
Fwupd 2.1.8 Adds New Hardware Support and Firmware Update Fixes
Fwupd 2.1.8 expands hardware support while fixing crashes, memory issues, Logitech Unifying recovery, DBX updates, and more.
PhotoPrism AI-Powered Photos App Gets Better Face Detection
PhotoPrism’s latest release improves face detection and clustering, adds Insta360 media support, expands privacy controls, and raises the default file size limit.
GNOME 50.5 Released With Numerous Bug and Security Fixes
GNOME 50.5 arrives as an old-stable maintenance update with fixes across GNOME Shell, Mutter, GTK, GDM, GVfs, Epiphany, and more.
Wireshark 4.6.9 Packet Analyzer Fixes 19 Security Vulnerabilities
Wireshark 4.6.9 rolls out with fixes for 19 security issues affecting protocol dissectors, file parsers, Sharkd, and profile imports.
SparkyLinux 2026.09 Released With Kernel 7.2 and New Labwc Edition
SparkyLinux 2026.09 is out based on Debian Forky Testing, featuring Linux kernel 7.2 and a new lightweight Labwc Wayland edition.
Ubuntu Kernels Move to Weekly Releases for Faster CVE Fixes
Canonical is switching Ubuntu kernel updates to overlapping two-week cycles, resulting in new kernel releases every week.
git-bug 0.11 Adds a Full Web UI for Issues and Code Browsing
The distributed, offline-first bug tracker git-bug 0.11 introduces a revamped web UI, code browsing, GraphQL improvements, and new packages.
Konveyor Brings Niri-Like Scrolling Tiling to KDE Plasma
Konveyor introduces a scrollable column-based tiling workflow for KDE Plasma users running Wayland and Plasma 6.4 or newer.