Flatpak 1.16.4 Fixes Critical Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
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.
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.
Immich 2.7 Photo and Video Management Solution Brings Better Duplicate Handling
Immich 2.7 enhances duplicate management, introduces CSP support, improves the asset viewer, and resolves Safari live photo download issues.
OpenSSL 3.6.2 Security Patch Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
OpenSSL 3.6.2 fixes eight security issues, including flaws affecting RSA KEM, AES-CFB-128, DANE client code, CMS, and delta CRL handling.
KDE Plasma 6.6.4 Released with Wayland, KWin, and Spectacle Fixes
KDE Plasma 6.6.4 desktop environment fixes Wayland scaling, Spectacle crashes, KWin bugs, and several Plasma Desktop regressions.
Alacritty 0.17 Terminal Emulator Released with Wayland Resize Improvements
Alacritty 0.17, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator, adds TOML 1.1 support, Wayland resize increments, mouse wheel bindings, and more.
PacHub Is a Sleek GTK4 Frontend for Arch’s Pacman and AUR
PacHub gives Arch Linux users a sleek GTK4 app for browsing, installing, and managing packages from official repos and the AUR.
Red Hat Launches RHEL Extended Life Cycle Premium With 14-Year Support
Red Hat has launched RHEL Extended Life Cycle Premium, a stand-alone subscription that extends major-version support to 14 years.
PeaZip 11.0 Released With Faster Archive Browsing
PeaZip 11.0 archive manager improves archive browsing speed, updates 7z/p7zip to 26.0, adds batch archive testing, and refines the file manager.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 14, 2026 (Mar 24 – Apr 5)
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.
Arch Linux Makes nft the Default Backend for iptables
Arch Linux developers have announced that iptables now defaults to the nft backend, replacing the previous iptables-nft package name.