WSL Gets Its Own Linux Container Runtime with Docker-Like Commands
Microsoft’s new WSL Containers feature brings a familiar Docker-like CLI and a native Windows API for running Linux containers through WSL.
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KDE Gear 26.04.3 Apps Collection Lands with More App Stability Improvements
KDE Gear 26.04.3 delivers another round of maintenance fixes for KDE’s application suite, covering video editing, file transfers, audio output, and more.
Fwupd 2.1.6 Improves Firmware Update Handling on Linux
Fwupd 2.16 fixes several security-related issues, including safer manifest validation, sealed memfd input handling, and device-version checks.
VirtualBox 7.2.12 Fixes Linux Host Kernel Panic
VirtualBox 7.2.12 is out with an important Linux host fix, plus build improvements for Linux host and guest components.
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.
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.