Arch Linux has made its official WSL image fully reproducible, ensuring bit-for-bit identical builds using archived repositories and normalized timestamps.

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now in public beta, offering users an early look at new features and improvements before the final release.

Whonix 18.0 adds LXQt, full IPv6 support, a rewritten Wayland-only Kloak, and major Kicksecure upgrades aimed at users who demand maximum anonymity.

AV Linux 25 for content creators and the new MX Moksha 25 ship with Enlightenment and Moksha desktops, Liquorix kernels, and expanded Thunar actions.

Oracle Linux 9.7 introduces hybrid post-quantum cryptography, QUIC support in OpenSSL, and refreshed UEK 8.1 and RHCK kernels for x86_64 and Arm systems.

Rocky Linux 10.1 introduces soft reboots, expanded post-quantum crypto, and new XFS scrubbing and shrinking capabilities for enterprise workloads.

Fedora-based Ultramarine Linux 43 shifts from Budgie to Plasma 6.5, introducing UI and permission-handling improvements.

AlmaLinux 10.1 adds full Btrfs install support, new device drivers, and broader hardware compatibility across all architectures.

The November 2025 Raspberry Pi OS update adds full HiDPI scaling, refreshed icons, updated labwc, and new browser versions.

Zorin OS 18 has reached 1M downloads, with 78% from Windows users, but the test upgrade path from 17 to 18 is currently broken.

Proxmox VE 9.1 debuts OCI-based LXC containers, Linux kernel 6.17, and upgrades to virtualization, security, and networking.

Xubuntu confirms a malicious ZIP was served in October and is switching to the Hugo static site generator to prevent similar attacks.

The Debian Libre Live project releases its first free-only amd64 live ISOs, removing all non-free components from the installation media.

AlmaLinux 9.7 arrives with toolchain upgrades and upcoming container, cloud, and live images across all supported architectures.

Debian 13 "Trixie" receives its second refresh (13.2), featuring 123 bug fixes and 55 security updates. Here's more on that.

Tails 7.2, a privacy-focused Linux distro, updates Tor Browser to 15.0, bringing vertical tabs, tab groups, and a redesigned address bar, plus Linux kernel 6.12 LTS.

RHEL 10.1 debuts an offline AI command-line assistant for secure, disconnected environments, bringing powerful guidance without cloud access.

openSUSE Tumbleweed switches to GRUB2-BLS as the default, improving boot speed, compatibility, and systemd integration.

The systemd-free Nitrux 5.0 debuts with Hyprland as the default desktop, APT-style NX AppHub, immutable root, and performance-tuned kernels.

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.