Coming about a month after GNOME 50.5, the GNOME 50.6 release fixes workspace thumbnail centering in GNOME Shell for RTL (Right-to-Left) languages, fixes applying color filters when using full grayscale, fixes closing the mount notification when disconnecting a drive, and fixes an issue with Quick Settings preventing direct scanout.
Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.1 is the first minor update to the Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.x series based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat), introducing official support for Nothing Phone (1), OnePlus Nord N10, OnePlus Nord N100, Volla Tablet, Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (Global), Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S/9 Pro (India), Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, and Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro devices.
Coming two months after PeaZip 11.3, the PeaZip 11.4 release correctly sets the delete after archiving/extraction option on Linux systems to “Quick delete” by default, and improves the sanitization of input file names in multiple stages of the scripting engine, reducing false positives when metacharacters are employed.
Until now, GNOME OS has only been available as a GNOME OS Nightly edition, rebuilt constantly from the latest git commits of every GNOME component. While useful for developers and designers wanting to test the latest changes, it was never recommended for anyone outside that audience.
A while ago, Shelly creator Zoey Bauer revealed the fact that they want to create their own distro, where Shelly is the default package manager, of course. Shelly is already the default package manager in CachyOS, a very popular Arch Linux derivative, but Bauer wanted to create a new Linux desktop.
Coming more than three months after KDE Plasma 6.6.6, the KDE Plasma 6.6.7 release adds support for monitoring GPU usage for Intel A380 GPUs, improves pasting very large PNG images, and updates the Plasma Discover package manager to show Snap versions of apps in the source selector menu rather than as separate apps.
Shelly is a modern alternative to Arch Linux’s default package manager, supporting third-party app stores like AUR and Flathub, Flatpak, AppImage, and native Arch Linux packages. Shelly comes with both graphical and command-line interfaces.
Ubuntu 26.10’s official flavors include Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Unity, and Ubuntu Kylin. All of them are powered by Linux kernel 7.3 and include the same updated core components and apps as the Ubuntu 26.10 release.
Powered by the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel series, Ubuntu 26.10 ships with the latest GNOME 51 desktop environment, TPM-backed full disk encryption (FDE) support on computers without a hardware root of trust, updated Settings to show whether a computer is certified for Ubuntu, and many accessibility improvements.
Coming more than eight months after Libreboot 26.01, the Libreboot 26.10 release introduces full UEFI support, Dell OptiPlex 5050 SFF support, Supermicro X11SSH-F mainboard support, ThinkPad X280 support, ThinkPad X270 support, Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro support, and support for 233 Intel/AMD Chromebooks.
M5Stack has introduced the PaperDIY Assembly Kit, an ESP32-S3-based development platform featuring a 4.7-inch e-paper display with 960 × 540 resolution and 16-level grayscale. The kit combines Wi-Fi connectivity, battery power management, and expansion interfaces in an open design intended for custom information displays, electronic signage, and embedded development projects.
ESP32 Bit Pirate has reached version 1.8, adding experimental software-defined radio (SDR) functionality using the ESP32-S3’s internal Wi-Fi radio. The update also introduces browser-based firmware extraction tools, improved protocol debugging, expanded board compatibility, and updated Zigbee capabilities for ESP32-C5 and ESP32-C6 devices.
The XPC nano NC50N by Shuttle is an upcoming barebone mini PC based on Intel’s N150 processor. The system supports up to 16GB of DDR5 memory, dual M.2 NVMe SSDs, and 2.5GbE networking, targeting digital signage, point-of-sale terminals, office environments, and multimedia applications.
