Slackware-Based Zenwalk Current Milestone 2026 Released with Linux 7.1
Zenwalk’s latest rolling snapshot brings Xfce 4.20, a BORE-patched Linux kernel 7.1, Flatpak integration, and a refreshed desktop experience.
Fish Shell 4.9 Released with Faster Tab Completion
Fish Shell 4.9 is out with a workaround for a Konsole keyboard issue, faster completions around slow symlinks, and several scripting fixes.
GNOME Moves to Formalize Major Project Decisions with New RFC Process
GNOME has entered the final comment period for a proposed RFC process designed to document and coordinate major project-wide decisions.
Brave Says Its Browser Loads Pages 20% Faster Than Major Rivals
New Brave benchmarks put the privacy-focused browser ahead of Chrome, Edge, and Firefox across several resource-usage metrics.
DankMaterialShell 1.6 “Marble Tabby” Released with Dank Island
DankMaterialShell 1.6 delivers 5.2x faster IPC, up to 8.6x faster screenshots, 19% lower idle memory use, and a new island-style bar.
Wine 11.17 Adds Initial Display Mode Emulation, Fixes 44 Bugs
Wine 11.17 is out with initial display mode emulation, better preferred UI language handling, vkd3d 2.1, and 44 bug fixes.
KDE Plasma 6.8 Adds Auto-Scrolling and Built-In Dwell Clicking
KDE Plasma 6.8 is gaining middle-click auto-scrolling, a built-in dwell clicker, improved remote desktop support, and higher-quality screen recording.
Kubernetes 1.37 “Garhwal” Brings KYAML to Stable
Kubernetes 1.37 brings KYAML to Stable, enables HorizontalPodAutoscaler scale-to-zero by default, and delivers dozens of other improvements.
LibreOffice 26.2.6 Open-Source Office Suite Released with 36 Bug Fixes
LibreOffice 26.2.6 is out with 36 bug fixes for the previous stable branch, improving reliability across the office suite.
Amazon Linux 2027 Enters Public Preview with Linux Kernel 7.1 and DNF5
AWS has launched the Amazon Linux 2027 public preview, bringing Linux kernel 7.1+, DNF5, SELinux enforcing by default, and updated developer tools.