Linux

The LightDM display manager is back after four years: version 1.33.0 brings Qt6 support, a systemd failsafe and new community-led maintenance.

KDE, Kubuntu Focus and Techpaladin launch a “bulletproof” initiative: at least three years of bug fixes and security updates for Plasma 6.6 LTS.

NVIDIA’s native GeForce NOW app for Linux is now stable: cloud gaming with RTX, ray tracing and DLSS as a Flatpak – now with polish and better Frame Generation.

Manjaro 26.1 “Bian-May” brings Linux kernel 7.1, GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.7 and Xfce 4.20 – plus more than 1000 updated packages and Python 3.14.

OpenAI has released a preview of the ChatGPT desktop app for Linux – with Codex, native .deb/.rpm packages and support for Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora.

The open-source project BlueFerry brings iMessage and SMS from an iPhone to the Linux desktop over Bluetooth – no Mac, cloud, proxy or Apple login.

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” gets new HWE images with Linux kernel 7.0 for newer hardware – plus a reworked kernel manager. Existing users update in place.

SparkyLinux 8.4 on a Debian 13 base restores official 32-bit images for old PCs – with kernel 6.12 LTS and optionally Linux 7.1.

The Linux maintainers have released new stable kernels: 7.1.8 as well as the LTS series 6.18.44, 6.12.103 and 6.6.151 with many security patches.

Xfwl4 4.21.1, the second preview of Xfce’s Wayland compositor, brings better window management, finer input handling and more X11 compatibility.