Valkey 9.0 in-memory data store debuts atomic slot migrations, cluster-wide databases, and major throughput boosts for modern workloads.

The Fedora-based Ultramarine Linux 42 lands with WSL GPU support, while the Terra repo gets faster builds and improved performance.

The upcoming AlmaLinux 10.1 will introduce native Btrfs support, bringing snapshotting, compression, and advanced data protection features.

MinIO sparks new controversy by ending binary releases for its Community Edition, leaving users to build from source.

Clonezilla Live 3.3 updates to Linux kernel 6.16, adds ocs-blkdev-sorter, improves device handling, and fixes key bugs from previous releases.

VirtualBox 7.2.4 adds initial Linux kernel 6.18 support, fixes NAT port forwarding issues, and resolves GUI crashes when resuming from sleep.

KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop is out now, adds automatic light-dark theme switching, rounded window corners, pinned clipboard items with permanent access, and more.

A new NTFSPlus driver has been proposed to replace NTFS3, aiming for faster, cleaner, and more stable NTFS support in Linux.