Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 7, 2026 (Feb 9 – 15)

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 7, 2026 (Feb 9 – 15)

February 15, 2026
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Linux Kernel 6.19, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.6, Mesa 26, Vim 9.2, OpenVPN 2.7, Podman 5.8, XFS could gain a self-healing feature, and more.
KaOS 2026.02 Debuts Niri Wayland Desktop While Exploring Life Beyond Systemd

KaOS 2026.02 Debuts Niri Wayland Desktop While Exploring Life Beyond Systemd

February 15, 2026
KaOS 2026.02 is released without Plasma on the ISO, introducing the Niri and Noctalia Wayland desktops. Plasma 6 remains available in the repositories.
Uptime Kuma 2.1 Adds Globalping Support, Expanded Notification Integrations

Uptime Kuma 2.1 Adds Globalping Support, Expanded Notification Integrations

February 15, 2026
Uptime Kuma 2.1 introduces globalping support and new notification integrations, alongside monitoring and stability improvements.
Vim 9.2 Debuts Full Wayland and XDG Base Directory Support

Vim 9.2 Debuts Full Wayland and XDG Base Directory Support

February 14, 2026
Vim 9.2 now supports Wayland and the XDG Base Directory, and brings improvements to diff mode, fuzzy completion, and scripting features.

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