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Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” Coming This Christmas, Ends Point Releases

OnOctober 13, 2026
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Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” is scheduled for Christmas 2026, marking a shift to annual releases and the end of traditional point updates.

Peppermint OS Expands Beyond Debian with Void Linux-Based PepVoid

OnOctober 12, 2026
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Peppermint OS is testing PepVoid, a new Void Linux-based edition featuring Xorg and XLibre, with an official release potentially coming in November.

Solus Works to Remove Licensing Barriers to aerynOS Collaboration

OnOctober 10, 2026

Solus is contacting past contributors to secure approval for MPL-2.0 relicensing, an important step toward sharing package recipes with aerynOS.

aerynOS Makes Budgie 10.10.3 Widely Available, Updates COSMIC to 1.10

OnOctober 9, 2026

aerynOS moves Budgie 10.10.3 from testing to its Unstable Stream, making it broadly available alongside COSMIC Desktop 1.10 and Linux 7.2.9.

Debian Opens Artwork Call for Debian 14 “Forky”

OnOctober 7, 2026

Debian is inviting artists to submit the official artwork for Debian 14 “Forky,” with proposals accepted until November 26, 2026.

Ubuntu 26.10 Will Bring Rust Coreutils, OpenSSL 4.0, and a Slimmer GRUB

OnOctober 6, 2026

Ubuntu 26.10, due on October 15, is set to bring Rust-based coreutils, OpenSSL 4.0, post-quantum cryptography, slimmer GRUB, and Linux kernel 7.3.

aerynOS Adds Budgie 10.10.3 for Testing, Updates COSMIC to 1.9

OnOctober 6, 2026

The aerynOS October update brings Budgie 10.10.3, COSMIC 1.9.0, Linux kernel 7.2.8, Qt 6.12, OpenSSL 4.0.3, and new system tools.

Raspberry Pi OS October 2026 Update Gets Better Dock Handling and Many Fixes

OnOctober 6, 2026

Raspberry Pi OS receives a broad desktop-focused update with Linux kernel 6.18.50 LTS, Control Centre improvements, refreshed icons, and numerous stability fixes.