Linux

Thunderbird 154 adds an optional system tray mode, Microsoft Graph integration for Microsoft 365 and improved search.

System76 releases COSMIC 1.6: modern Wayland protocols, per-app audio routing, and a fix for jagged text rendering on HiDPI displays.

Linux kernel 7.2 is here: cache-aware scheduling, much faster Btrfs thanks to large folios, and Rust support for IBM s390 are the highlights.

GIMP 3.4 is taking shape with major changes: a new project format after almost 30 years of XCF and significantly better Photoshop compatibility.

On 16 August, Debian celebrated its 33rd birthday – one of the oldest maintained Linux distributions and the basis for Ubuntu, Mint and hundreds of derivatives.

Debian is deciding by vote how to handle AI/LLM-assisted contributions: five proposals range from a full ban to permitted, clearly labelled use.

GNOME 51 Beta brings native background blur over Wayland, a reduced-motion option, HDR improvements and a new fingerprint management interface.

The Flatpak app store Bazaar has officially joined GNOME Circle and targets GNOME 52 as a modern successor to GNOME Software.

Omarchy 4.0 “Quattro” brings a completely rewritten Quickshell-based desktop shell, dual-boot, an ISO under 6 GB and installation in under a minute.

After Chrome, Edge is now also pulling back uBlock Origin under Manifest V3. Firefox remains the last major browser with full uBlock Origin support.