Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 34, 2026 (August 17 – 23)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: kernel 7.2, AerynOS August update, Bazzite 44, COSMIC Desktop 1.6, VirtualBox 7.2.16, Firefox 154, and more.
Arch-Based Omarchy Linux Distro Lands a Massive $8M Boost
The Arch Linux-based Omarchy has secured $8 million in backing through the new Omacom Foundation, which has become Hyprland’s exclusive sponsor.
Contour 0.7 Terminal Emulator Adds Tabs, Split Panes, and Saved Layouts
Contour 0.7 is out with native GUI tabs, split panes, saved layouts, a command palette, GUI settings, and experimental daemon sessions.
Unraid 8 NAS to Drop Slackware for Fedora-Based uCore
The upcoming Unraid 8 release will switch from Slackware to Fedora-based uCore while introducing integrated backups, Docker Compose, and more.
Godot 4.7.2 Open-Source Game Engine Released with 57 Bug Fixes
Godot 4.7.2 is now available with 57 fixes covering the editor, rendering, Wayland, multiplayer, input handling, and more.
KDE Plasma 6.8 to Make Auto-Hide Panels 10x Faster
KDE developers continue shaping Plasma 6.8 with smarter automatic brightness, faster panels, improved lock screen authentication, and performance gains.
OpenZFS 2.4.4 Adds Linux Kernel 7.2 Support, New MMP Recovery Tool
OpenZFS 2.4.4 is out with Linux 7.2 compatibility, a new zhack mmp reclaim command, DDT fixes, and numerous reliability improvements.
Apprise 1.13 Notification Tool Released as Final 1.x Version Ahead of 2.0
Apprise 1.13 is out with new notification services, Telegram rich messages, Bark encryption, bug fixes, and a warning about breaking changes in 2.x.
Proton 11.0-2 Improves Helldivers 2, Diablo IV, Marvel Rivals, and More
Valve releases Proton 11.0-2 with fixes for Helldivers 2, Diablo IV, Marvel Rivals, Forza Horizon, Crysis 2 Remastered, and more.
Wine 11.16 Adds VA-API Hardware Video Decoding, Mono 11.3
Wine 11.16 is out with VA-API hardware video decoding, Mono 11.3 with ARM64 support, improved ARM64EC exception handling, and 35 bug fixes.