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GStreamer 1.26.10 Released with Support for FLAC Audio in DASH Manifests

Coming three weeks after GStreamer 1.26.9, the GStreamer 1.26.10 release introduces support for FLAC audio in DASH manifests, support for a custom Sony XDCAM video variant to mxf, multichannel and surround sound handling improvements to the OPUS encoder (opusenc), and splitmuxsrc seeking improvements.

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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.

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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.

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CamThink NeoEyes NE301 is an open-source STM32N6-based edge AI camera

The camera is based on the STM32N6570 MCU, which integrates an Arm Cortex-M55 core with Helium vector extensions and an on-chip Neural-ART accelerator delivering up to 0.6 TOPS of AI performance. This allows the device to run lightweight computer vision workloads such as person detection, gesture recognition, and event-based monitoring locally, reducing latency and power consumption.

LeafKVM is a Rockchip-based self-contained KVM with touchscreen and browser access

The hardware platform is based on the Rockchip RV1106G3 system-on-chip, which integrates a single Arm Cortex-A7 core with 256MB of RAM.

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9 New Linux Distros That Could Grow Big in 2026

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Dec 26, 2025

Quoting: 9 New Linux Distros That Could Grow Big in 2026 —

It seems like new Linux distros launch every week, but many struggle to make it past the “hot new project” phase. The ones that do tend to share a few traits: a clear audience (even if within their own niche), a single, strong idea, and a user experience that shines in its own way, even if at times experimental.

In this list, we'll look at nine new and/or revamped distros from 2024 and later that have a real shot at breaking out in 2026 if they keep up their momentum and keep smoothing out their rough edges.

Read on

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