GNOME 49.5 Improves Stability With Fixes in Shell, Nautilus, and Mutter
The GNOME 49.5 update delivers fixes across the desktop stack, including Shell, Nautilus, and Web, along with important GLib security patches.
Fastfetch 2.61 System Information Tool Drops Windows 7 and 8 Support
Fastfetch 2.61 drops Windows 7 and 8 support, introduces faster GPU detection, and transitions to a pure C build on Linux.
Archinstall 4.0 Introduces New Textual TUI for Arch Linux Installer
Archinstall 4.0 introduces a modern textual UI, replacing the curses interface to enhance usability and accessibility in the Arch Linux installer.
Rspamd 4.0 Spam Filtering System Released With checkv3 Protocol
Rspamd 4.0 open-source spam filtering system introduces the new checkv3 protocol, built-in Fasttext, major backend changes, and more.
Ubuntu MATE Founder Martin Wimpress Steps Back After 12 Years
After 12 years, Ubuntu MATE founder Martin Wimpress is stepping back, and the project is now seeking new maintainers to assume key responsibilities.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 13, 2026 (Mar 23 – 29)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Kali 2026.1, GIMP 3.2.2, Firefox 149, NVIDIA 595.58, Fish Shell 4.6, Krita 6.0, Canonical plans controversial GRUB changes, and more.
Incus 6.23 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released
Incus 6.23 arrives as the final 6.x release before 7.0 LTS, bringing security fixes, new features, and improved VM and storage capabilities.
Celluloid 0.30 Video Player Improves Playback UI
Celluloid 0.30 video player fixes Blu-ray detection, improves file chooser behavior, and updates UI elements, including the shortcuts dialog.
MX Linux Takes Clear Stance Against Age Verification Requirements
MX Linux opposes age verification rules, citing concerns about privacy and the impact on open source development.
KaOS 2026.03 Released With Major Move Away From systemd Components
KaOS 2026.03 removes systemd-boot and mkinitcpio, adopts Limine and Dracut, and introduces a new Niri-based desktop environment.