KDE Plasma 6.6.5 Released with KWin and Display Fixes
KDE Plasma 6.6.5 fixes bugs across KWin, KScreen, Plasma Desktop, Workspace, Discover, Powerdevil, Spectacle, and more.
LibreOffice 25.8.7 Released as Final Update Before 25.8 Reaches EOL
LibreOffice 25.8.7 is the final update in the 25.8 series, providing crash fixes, document handling improvements, and security updates.
Fwupd 2.1.3 Adds New Hardware Support
Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux firmware updater adds Redfish authentication, SHIFTphone hardware support, XMC SPI chip support, and more.
GStreamer 1.28.3 Released with Security and Playback Fixes
GStreamer 1.28.3 delivers security fixes, playback improvements, and stability updates across NVIDIA, OpenGL, V4L2, RTSP, and Apple media components.
Photoflare 1.7 Image Editor Released After Years of Silence
Photoflare 1.7 returns after years without a release, adding Qt 6, G’MIC filters, a rewritten canvas engine, and many editing improvements.
Tails 7.7.3 Emergency Release Fixes Dirty Frag Vulnerability
Tails 7.7.3 fixes the Dirty Frag Linux kernel vulnerability with kernel 6.12.86 and updates Tor Browser, Tor, and Thunderbird.
SparkyLinux 8.3 Brings Updated Plasma, LXQt, Xfce, and MATE Editions
SparkyLinux 8.3 ships refreshed Debian 13.4-based KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, Xfce, and Openbox editions.
What to Expect from the RPM 6.1 Package Manager
RPM 6.1 RC1 introduces the first test build for the 6.1 package manager series, with updates across macros, builds, signing, and verification.
PeaZip 11.1 File Archiver Adds Security Fixes and Updates 7z Backend
PeaZip 11.1 updates its 7z backend, fixes security issues, and improves archive extraction workflows across Linux and Windows.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 19, 2026 (May 4 – 10)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Parrot OS 7.2, Manjaro 26.1 Preview, Hyprland 0.55, KDE Gear 26.04.1, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.12, Linux kernel killswitch proposed, and more.