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Coming three weeks after Plasma 6.7.3, the fourth maintenance update to the Plasma 6.7 desktop series, Plasma 6.7.4, has been released by the KDE Project, including a further set of stability enhancements and bug fixes for KWin, Discover, Spectacle, the new Plasma…

Collabora Productivity has released Collabora Online 26.04, the latest production-ready version of its open-source, browser-based office suite for editing and collaborating on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. This release follows CODE 26.04, which is the freely available Collabora Online Development Edition for…

The Tails team has released Tails 7.10, the latest update to the privacy-focused Debian-based Linux distro that routes internet traffic through the Tor network and minimizes traces on the host computer. A key change is a new shutdown procedure based…

System76 has announced the release of COSMIC Desktop 1.4, delivering another round of enhancements to its Rust-powered desktop environment. The latest version focuses on improving system monitoring, window management, file handling, and overall desktop reliability. One of the most noticeable…

Microsoft is adding a new WSL Containers feature to Windows Subsystem for Linux, giving Windows users a built-in way to create, run, and manage Linux containers through WSL using a Docker-like command-line interface. The feature, now available in public preview…

Powered by Linux kernel 7.0, Fyra Labs has released Ultramarine 44, the latest version of its Fedora-based distribution, which offers a comprehensive out-of-the-box experience and multiple desktop editions while preserving compatibility with Fedora’s package base. A key feature is the Plasma…

Fwupd 2.1.6 was released as the latest maintenance update to the Linux firmware update daemon, with a new –filter-protocol option for both fwupdmgr and fwupdtool, allowing users and administrators to narrow firmware operations by protocol. The release also adds a new Host Security ID (HSI)…

Tails 7.9.1 is now available as a security-focused update to the Debian-based, privacy-oriented Linux distribution known for routing connections through the Tor network and leaving no traces on the computer it runs on. The main change in this release is…

The Incus team has announced the release of Incus 7.2, a system container and virtual machine manager developed as a community-led fork of LXD. The update addresses eight security issues, including six critical vulnerabilities. These include flaws that could permit…

Although KDE Plasma 6.8 is not expected to arrive until mid-October, development is progressing steadily, and several upcoming features have already been revealed. One of the most significant improvements is that KWin will enable triple buffering by default for systems…