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.
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