COSMIC Desktop 1.2 Released with File Manager Fixes and More Polish
COSMIC Desktop 1.2 lands with archive extraction fixes, better applet behavior, Store loading indicators, and Monitor improvements.
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KDE Plasma 6.7.2 Lands with More KWin, Wayland, and AMD GPU Fixes
KDE Plasma 6.7.2 lands as the second bugfix update in the 6.7 series, polishing KWin, Wayland, networking, and screencasting.
Transmission 4.1.3 BitTorrent Client Fixes Remote Access Security Issue
Transmission 4.1.3 is out as a bugfix release, addressing a potential CSRF issue affecting users who enable remote access.
Wine 11.12 Released with Bundled FFmpeg Libraries and Mono 11.2
Wine 11.12 bundles FFmpeg’s libswresample and libswscale, updates Wine Mono to 11.2, and fixes 27 bugs.
Git 2.55 Lands with Big Speedups for Large Linux Repositories
Git 2.55 adds Linux support for its built-in FSMonitor daemon, helping large repositories avoid costly working-tree scans.
Kodi 22 Enters Beta with Big Linux Rendering Changes
Kodi 22 “Piers” Beta is out for testing, bringing FFmpeg 8.1, Python 3.14, HDR improvements, and big Linux rendering changes.
Archinstall 4.4 Polishes the Arch Linux Installation Experience
Archinstall 4.4 adds color-coded install previews, install summaries, better locale handling, IWD networking, and several bootloader and Wi-Fi fixes.
Incus 7.2 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released with SELinux Support
Incus 7.2 fixes eight security flaws, including six critical issues, while adding per-instance SELinux confinement for containers and VMs.
Coreboot 26.06 Adds Early Intel Nova Lake and AMD Strix Halo Support
Coreboot 26.06 lands with early support for Intel Nova Lake and AMD Strix Halo, new mainboards, AMD recovery improvements, and boot performance work.
KDE Plasma 6.8 to Enable Triple Buffering by Default for NVIDIA GPUs
KDE Plasma 6.8, scheduled for mid-October, is already taking shape with a notable KWin performance change for NVIDIA users.