Plasma 6.8 This Week: QtWidgets Apps Join KDE’s Union Theming
KDE’s next desktop, Plasma 6.8, is due on October 14, 2026. This week’s standout lets KDE’s new Union system style…
Why Linux Kernel CVEs Are Exploding—From 500 to Nearly 2,000 Per Release
The number of CVEs fixed in each Linux kernel release is climbing fast. Not long ago, a release closed about…
Flatpak’s Sandbox Gets a €508,640 Upgrade to Catch Up With Mobile
Flatpak’s sandbox is about to get serious attention. Germany’s Sovereign Tech Agency is putting €508,640 into hardening it. The money…
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” Is Out—What the Point Release Brings
Canonical has released Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS. It’s the first point release of the 26.04 LTS series, codenamed “Resolute Raccoon.” The…
Flatpak 1.18.2 Lands With Sandbox, System Helper, and Portal Fixes
Flatpak has a new point release. Version 1.18.2 is the second maintenance update in the 1.18 series. It ships fixes…
Multikernel Linux Goes Public: Many Kernels, One Machine, No Hypervisor
Most ways of carving up a server lean on a hypervisor. Multikernel takes a different route. It boots several independent…
GNU Emacs 31.1 Released With Terminal Mouse Support and a Friendlier Default
The GNU Project has released Emacs 31.1. The long-running text editor landed on August 24, 2026. This version bundles a…
Manjaro’s First 26.1 “Bian-May” Point Release Adds Linux 7.2
Manjaro has pushed out a new stable update. It’s the first point release in the current 26.1 “Bian-May” series. The…
Visual Studio Code 1.134 Puts AI Agent Sessions Front and Center
Microsoft shipped Visual Studio Code 1.134 on August 19, 2026. The update leans hard into AI-assisted coding. It adds a…
RPM 6.1 Released: A Kernel-Style Release Model and 26% Faster Installs
RPM 6.1 is out, arriving about a year after RPM 6.0. It’s a major update to the package manager behind…