Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 40, 2026 (September 28 – October 4)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: OpenMandriva ROME 26.09, Ubuntu 26.10 Beta, Nitrux 7.0, Firefox 157, Wine 11.19, Git 2.56, COSMIC stops accepting AI-generated PRs, and more.
Linux & Open Source News
Explore the latest updates from the Linux and Open Source ecosystem. Find out about the newest distributions, software releases, and community-driven projects making headlines.
Zig 0.17 Programming Language Lands With Reworked Build System
Zig 0.17 advances the systems programming language with ELF linker work, build system changes, LLVM 22, glibc 2.44, and more.
Darktable 5.6.2 Open Source RAW Editor Fixes OpenCL and Crashes
Darktable 5.6.2 lands with OpenCL fixes, crash corrections, Windows usability improvements, memory leak fixes, and updated camera presets.
Pangolin 1.24 Tunneled Reverse Proxy Adds Exit Nodes, Linux Subnet Routing
Pangolin 1.24 introduces full-tunnel Exit Nodes, Linux Subnet Router support, and major client improvements across desktop and mobile.
Kagi Ends Orion Browser Development for Linux, Will Open-Source It
Kagi ends development of Orion Browser for Linux and Windows, with plans to open-source both versions and hand them over to the community.
PhotoSuite Is a Free Photoshop-Like Editor With Native PSD Support
PhotoSuite is a free, open-source image editor for Linux, Windows, and macOS, offering a Photoshop-like workflow and native PSD/PSB support.
Security-Focused Parrot OS 7.4 Released With Linux Kernel 7.1, AnonSurf 6.0
Parrot OS 7.4 rolls out with Linux kernel 7.1, AnonSurf 6.0, refreshed security tools, updated Raspberry Pi images, and package improvements.
Rust Is Now a Tier-1 Programming Language at Microsoft
Microsoft is giving Rust first-class internal support alongside C++, C#, and TypeScript, with production-ready tooling and integration.
KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta 2 Brings More Polish Ahead of October 14 Release
KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta 2 adds more polish and bug fixes, improving tiled windows, Spectacle, GPU monitoring, remote desktop support, and more.
Wine 11.19 Adds DNS Caching, Unicode 18 Support, Fixes 23 Bugs
Wine 11.19 introduces DNS query caching, Unicode 18.0 character tables, GDIPlus vertical text support, VBScript improvements, and 23 bug fixes.