Yay 12.6 AUR Helper Lands After Six Months with Smarter Search
Yay 12.6 updates search ranking, improves repository sorting, fixes package lookup errors, and refreshes metadata handling for Arch’s AUR.
COSMIC Desktop’s Big Visual Upgrade Moves Closer to Release
COSMIC Desktop’s Frosted Glass effect moves closer to release with new Settings controls for opacity, thickness, panels, applets, and windows.
Hyprland 0.55.3 Rolls Out with a Long List of Stability Fixes
Hyprland 0.55.3 backports fixes from main to the 0.55 branch, covering config reloads, rendering, monitors, XWayland, and more.
Armbian Imager 2.0 Flashing Tools Debuts with First-Boot Setup Profiles
Armbian Imager 2.0 now allows users to preconfigure a username, password, Wi-Fi, timezone, locale, SSH keys, and shell before flashing.
XLibre Marks Its First Anniversary With Stable 25.1 Xserver Release
XLibre celebrates its first anniversary with the stable 25.1 Xserver series, new features, distro adoption, and security fixes.
Ladybird Browser Closes Public Pull Requests Ahead of First Alpha
The still-in-development Ladybird browser ends public pull requests as it prepares for its first alpha, citing weakened trust around AI-generated code.
Kdenlive 26.04.2 Released with Long-Awaited Windows Export Fix
Kdenlive 26.04.2 open-source video editor fixes a four-year-old Windows bug that blocked exporting videos directly to network drives.
KDE Plasma 6.7 Gets More Polish Ahead of Release
KDE Plasma 6.7 receives another round of bug fixes, covering Kickoff, Spectacle, screen sharing, widgets, RTL layouts, and System Settings.
Ubuntu 26.10 to Ship with GNOME 51 and Big Desktop Plans
Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” roadmap confirms GNOME 51, App Center updates, RISC-V work, and early foundations for Ubuntu 28.04 LTS.
Ardour 9.7 DAW Released with Better MIDI Editing
Ardour 9.7 improves MIDI editing, adds MIDI Tools to the Editor, reorganizes control surfaces, and introduces a vertical summary.