Linux & Open Source News

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Rspamd 4.2 Spam Filtering System Adds Deeper Office and SVG Attachment Analysis

OnSeptember 21, 2026

Rspamd 4.2 expands attachment inspection, redesigns symbol scheduling, speeds up public suffix lookups, and improves the WebUI.

Kitty 0.49 Terminal Emulator Lands With Custom Shaders and Faster Performance

OnSeptember 21, 2026

Kitty 0.49 introduces official custom shader support alongside broad performance improvements, delivering 15–35% higher real-world throughput.

Rsync 3.5.1 Fixes Path Regressions, Adds Protocol 33

OnSeptember 21, 2026

Rsync 3.5.1 addresses several regressions from version 3.5 while introducing protocol 33 and new 4 KiB logical block statistics.

Peppermint OS Starts Its Shift from X.Org to XLibre

OnSeptember 21, 2026

Peppermint OS has begun testing XLibre as a replacement for the X.Org Server across its Debian and Devuan editions.

MX Linux 25.3 Released with Debian 13.7 Updates

OnSeptember 20, 2026
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MX Linux 25.3 “Infinity” ships updated ISOs, Linux kernel 6.12, Mesa 26.1 on AHS editions, and refreshed MX utilities.

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 38, 2026 (September 14 – 20)

OnSeptember 20, 2026

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Garuda Nix, Fedora 45 Beta, GNOME 51, VirtualBox 7.2.18, RustFS 1.0, Firefox 156, LibreOffice 26.8 set a download record, and more.

Portainer 3.0 Goes Kubernetes-First, Leaving Docker Secondary

OnSeptember 20, 2026

Portainer 3.0 shifts its development focus to Kubernetes, while native Docker, Swarm, and Podman environments remain supported but lose feature parity.