Podman 5.7 container management tool introduces encrypted client–server communication, while Quadlet gains new keys, templates, and artifact support.

Rspamd 3.14, an open-source spam filtering system, introduces dark mode in the WebUI, faster fuzzy hashing, and a new Postfix setup wizard for simplified mail integration.

Fastfetch 2.55 system information tool adds dynamic output refresh and the ability to use your current media cover art as a logo source.

KDE Plasma 6.4.6 arrives as the final maintenance update in the stable 6.4 series, featuring key patches for Discover, KWin, and Plasma System Monitor.

Plasma Mobile 6.5 enhances speed, usability, and Android app integration with Waydroid setup in Settings, along with faster lock screen loading and refined visuals.

GStreamer 1.26.8 multimedia framework refines HDR video playback, enhances AV1 and EAC3 parsing, and delivers performance and stability fixes.

Rust Coreutils 0.4 passes 544 GNU tests and cuts failures by 12, advancing toward full GNU compatibility.

The GNU Coreutils 9.9 update introduces stability and performance improvements across core tools, including cp, sort, numfmt, and tail.

Firefox 145 open-source web browser lets users add notes to PDFs, preview tab groups, and use local, private Semantic History Search.

Apache NetBeans 28 cross-platform IDE improves Gradle 9 support, refines Maven UI handling, and expands JUnit integration.

Fish Shell 4.2 enhances history-based autosuggestions, defaults to UTF-8 encoding, clears transient prompts correctly, and more.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: MX 25, Devuan 6, IncusOS, Hyprland 0.52, Plasma 6.5.2, NPM 2.13, GNOME 50 ends the X11 era, Mint's new Cinnamon menu, and more.

MX Linux 25 "Infinity" has been officially released, built on Debian 13 "Trixie" with Plasma 6.3.6, Xfce 4.20, and new systemd-based ISOs.

TDE R14.1.5 lightweight desktop environment adds tiling for multi-monitor setups, improved desktop stability, new artwork, and updated distro support.

The Budgie 10.9.4 desktop environment modernizes its plugin system but brings no new features or visual changes for end users.

Bottles 52.1, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows apps on Linux, adds playtime tracking support, script arguments, and resolves sandbox-related issues.

IncusOS debuts as a modern, immutable Debian-based system built specifically to run Incus with atomic A/B updates and TPM-secured boot.

The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.6 adds QR code Wi-Fi setup, memory optimizations, and refinements across System Settings and Breeze.

Hyprland 0.52, a tiling Wayland compositor, lands with improved rendering, per-device rotation support, and bug fixes.

Kdenlive 25.08.3 open-source video editor adds SVG file support, improves image rendering, and refines subtitle handling on Linux.