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Coming four months after QEMU 10.1, the QEMU 10.2 release introduces live update support via a new ‘cpr-exec’ migration mode, which allows for reduced resource usage when updating virtual machines, and potential for re-using existing state/connections throughout update.
Based on the latest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series and powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, the Parrot 7.0 release ships with KDE Plasma as the default desktop environment on Wayland, which was tweaked to make it as lightweight as possible, along with a classic terminal green style across the entire system.
Coming more than eight months after Pinta 3.0, the Pinta 3.1 release implements a new axonometric grid under View > Canvas Grid, a new Cells effect, a polygon selection mode to the Lasso Select tool, a Radius Percentage parameter to the Twist effect, and a revamped canvas widget to improve performance.
Based on Alpine Linux 3.23, postmarketOS 25.12 comes with some components from the GNOME 49 desktop environment with out-of-the-box support for connecting to MTP devices, and KDE Plasma Mobile 6.5.3 with better Waydroid integration, a faster loading lockscreen, homescreen improvements, and the Plasma Camera app.
Microsoft’s business model is built on spying and data acquisition, making the obstacle of learning a new operating system less towering than it used to seem. It’s time to start benchmarking in Linux to get data available for those jumping ship.
Editor's note: This was originally published on November 25, 2025 as a video. This content has been adapted to written format for this article and is unchanged from the original publication.