Ubuntu Joins the Movement: X11 Officially Being Phased Out
Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" removes Xorg-based sessions, fully embracing Wayland as the new default for GNOME.
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Linux Mint 20.x Reaches End of Life
Linux Mint 20.x has reached end-of-life and is now officially unsupported. Fingwit, a smarter fingerprint login, arrives in Mint 22.2.
Rocky Linux 9.6 Released with New WSL Support, Updated Packages
Rocky Linux 9.6 is out now, featuring new toolchains, performance tools, and WSL-compatible containers for seamless Windows integration.
Oracle Linux 9.6 Released with UEK 8 and Enhanced Security Features
Oracle Linux 9.6 is out now, featuring UEK 8, enhanced security, better container tools, and cloud-optimized performance for x86_64 and Arm platforms.
CachyOS May 2025 Update Brings Smarter NVIDIA Handling
Arch-based CachyOS's May 2025 update improves NVIDIA support, deprecates its browser, and updates Proton features.
Alpine Linux 3.22 Lands with /usr-Merge Prep, KDE X11 Removal
Alpine Linux 3.22 drops Plasma X11 (Wayland is now the default KDE session), deprecates LXD, and introduces kernel 6.12.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Reaches End of Standard Support
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS officially entered Extended Security Maintenance on May 29, 2025, ending its standard five-year support lifecycle.
Tails 6.16 Arrives with Updated Tor Browser
Tails 6.16 privacy-focused Linux distro is out now with Tor Browser 14.5.3 and kernel 6.1.140.
KaOS May 2025 ISO Drops Qt5 for Good, Marks Full Transition to Qt6
KaOS Linux 2025.05 drops Qt5 by default, embraces Qt6 across the board, and ships with Plasma 6.3.5, KDE Gear 25.04.1, and Frameworks 6.14.
AlmaLinux 10 Released, This Is What’s New
AlmaLinux “Purple Lion” is here—fully RHEL 10 compatible with added support for frame pointers, x86-64-v2, Secure Boot, SPICE, and more.