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GNOME 49.5 Improves Stability With Fixes in Shell, Nautilus, and Mutter

OnMarch 31, 2026

The GNOME 49.5 update delivers fixes across the desktop stack, including Shell, Nautilus, and Web, along with important GLib security patches.

Fastfetch 2.61 System Information Tool Drops Windows 7 and 8 Support

OnMarch 31, 2026

Fastfetch 2.61 drops Windows 7 and 8 support, introduces faster GPU detection, and transitions to a pure C build on Linux.

Archinstall 4.0 Introduces New Textual TUI for Arch Linux Installer

OnMarch 30, 2026

Archinstall 4.0 introduces a modern textual UI, replacing the curses interface to enhance usability and accessibility in the Arch Linux installer.

Rspamd 4.0 Spam Filtering System Released With checkv3 Protocol

OnMarch 30, 2026
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Rspamd 4.0 open-source spam filtering system introduces the new checkv3 protocol, built-in Fasttext, major backend changes, and more.

Ubuntu MATE Founder Martin Wimpress Steps Back After 12 Years

OnMarch 30, 2026
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After 12 years, Ubuntu MATE founder Martin Wimpress is stepping back, and the project is now seeking new maintainers to assume key responsibilities.

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 13, 2026 (Mar 23 – 29)

OnMarch 29, 2026

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Kali 2026.1, GIMP 3.2.2, Firefox 149, NVIDIA 595.58, Fish Shell 4.6, Krita 6.0, Canonical plans controversial GRUB changes, and more.