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New Release: Tails 7.4

If you turn on this option, your language and formats settings are saved unencrypted on the USB stick to help you type the passphrase of your Persistent Storage more easily.

New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.4

This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

Arti 1.9.0 released: Proxy improvements, relay development, and more.

This release includes some behind-the-scenes work on relays and directory authority development, and adds improved support for running with dynamically assigned ports. For example, Arti now accepts proxy.socks_listen = "auto" to configure its SOCKS proxy with an operating-system-assigned port, and writes the assigned port to a structured JSON file in Arti's data directory.

LinuxGizmos.com

MSI PRO DP10 A14MG Features 14th-Gen Intel CPUs in a Compact Chassis

The PRO DP10 A14MG series supports 14th-generation Intel desktop processors, ranging from the Intel Core i7-14700 to Core i5-14400, Core i3-14100, and Pentium Gold G7400 models.

9to5Linux

Tails 7.4 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats

Coming a month after Tails 7.3.1, the Tails 7.4 release introduces a new feature that lets you save your language, keyboard layout, and formats from the Welcome Screen to the USB stick and have them applied automatically when restarting Tails.

Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10

Ubuntu 25.04 was released on April 17th, 2025, and, since it’s not an Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) release, it only received support for nine months, until January 2026. Ubuntu 25.04 was powered by the Linux 6.14 kernel series and featured the GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” desktop environment series.

OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer & WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now

OBS Studio 32.1 promises several new features, including a new audio mixer, a new Add Source dialog, WebRTC simulcast support, updates to the Edit Transform dialog, rearranged default dock positions, and missing undo/redo actions for scene items.

GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol Support

Highlights of GRUB 2.14 include support for the EROFS file system, support for Argon2 key derivation function (KDF), support for TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module version 2.0) key protector, NX support for EFI platforms, BLS and UKI support, and shim loader protocol support.

Wireshark 4.6.3 Released with Updated Protocol and Capture File Support

Coming after Wireshark 4.6.2, the Wireshark 4.6.3 release updates support for the DCT2000, DHCP, H.248, H.265, HomePlug AV, HTTP3, IDN, IEEE 802.11, LTE RRC, NAS-5GS, PKCS12, QUIC, RTPS, SOME/IP-SD, SSH, and Thrift protocols, as well as capture file support for 3GPP TS 32.423 Trace, BLF, NetScreen, and Viavi Observer.

Thunderbird 147 Adds “Show Full Path” Folder Pane Option for Compact View Modes

Highlights of Thunderbird 147 include a “Show Full Path” folder pane option for compact view modes, a new `mail.useLocalizedFolderNames’ option to toggle special folder name localization, and support for special folders to be localized based on a restricted set of names.

KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing

KDE Plasma 6.6 is packed with lots of goodies, including a new “Plasma Login Manager” display manager, OCR support in Spectacle, the ability to adjust the visual “sharpness” of all content on the screen on distros running Linux kernel 6.19, support for XRandr emulation in KWin, and support for per-DRM-plane color pipelines.

Wine 11 Officially Released with NTSync Support, Vulkan H.264 Decoding, and More

Coming a year after Wine 10, the Wine 11 release introduces support for the NTSync driver for fast synchronization, Vulkan H.264 decoding, clipboard support in the Wayland driver, initial Vulkan video decoder support in WineD3D, and support for larger page sizes on ARM64 (AArch64).

KDE Plasma 6.5.5 Is Out, Improves Support for Older Valve Index VR Headsets

Coming a little over a month after KDE Plasma 6.5.4, the KDE Plasma 6.5.5 release improves the matching algorithm of KRunner search to prioritize partial matches at the beginning of apps’ names, descriptions, and keywords, when searching for apps.

NVIDIA 580.126.09 Released to Improve Compatibility with Recent Linux Kernels

NVIDIA 580.126.09 is a small update in the NVIDIA 580 series, improving compatibility with recent Linux kernels, adding support for FP16 DRM formats by updating libnvidia-egl-gbm, and fixing a bug that prevented certain display modes that require YUV 4:2:0 subsampling from working.

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 11th, 2026

posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 11, 2026

This week, we got new distro releases including Linux Mint 22.3, Nitrux 5.1, Debian 13.3, Debian 12.13, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199, ArchBang 1001, and Mageia 10 alpha, as well as new software releases including KDE Gear 25.12.1, KDE Frameworks 6.22, GStreamer 1.28 Release Candidate, and Budgie 10.10.

On top of that, I take a look at Devuan 6 on Raspberry Pi 5 and tell you all about the new Linux laptops from StarLabs and TUXEDO Computers. Below, you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in the 9to5Linux roundup for January 11th, 2026.

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Check Point Spreading Fear of Linux, Without Explaining the Real Cause: as usual from Check Point
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Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New: Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and featuring the latest Cinnamon 6.6 desktop environment. Here’s what’s new!
Tails 7.4 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats: Tails 7.4 has been released today as the fourth minor update in the Tails 7.x series of this portable Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship.
Orion Browser Takes First Step Toward Linux Availability: The Orion Browser team has confirmed its first Linux version
KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing: The KDE Project announced today the release of the beta version of the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series, a major update that will introduce many new features and improvements.
OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer and WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now: OBS Studio 32.1 has entered public beta testing today for this powerful, open-source, cross-platform, and free software for video recording and live streaming on Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.
Red Hat Gives You Less and Less Over Time [original]: If the future of GNU/Linux is Software Freedom, then this future isn't Red Hat or IBM
EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4: The EndeavourOS team announced today the general availability for download of EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo as the latest stable snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
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Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Access Leftovers: Sharing and software freedom
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Programming Leftovers: Development related stuff
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I don’t pay for storage upgrades—this is what I do when Linux is running out of space: Baobab scans the system and presents a visual folder breakdown by size
Microsoft Stock Slips as GOG Eyes Linux Release to Escape Windows’ ‘Poor-Quality Software and Product’: GOG's new owner brands Windows as poor quality while he ponders Linux support — "I'm not surprised that people gravitate outside of the Windows ecosystem."
Linux distro designed to look like Windows hits 2 million downloads since the end of Windows 10 support: 2 picks
You Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router: Collabora shares with us today a new project that lets you install and run the Debian GNU/Linux operating system on the open-source OpenWrt One router.
Android Leftovers: A phenomenal new Android calendar power-up
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Debian Plans to Remove GTK2 Before Debian 14: Debian maintainers argue that shipping dead upstream software
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I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows: One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows
Free and Open Source Software: This is free and open source software
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Haruna 1.7: Haruna version 1.7.1 is released
You Can Now Use ONLYOFFICE on Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices: Native ARM support expands the open source office suite's reach
Games: Cygames, CiniCross, and More: half a dozen picks from GamingOnLinux
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Android Leftovers: I put these 5 shortcuts on my Android home screen and saved hours
Nginx Proxy Manager 2.13.6 Released With Built-In Two-Factor Authentication: Nginx Proxy Manager
GNOME 48.8 Released With Bug Fixes and Security Updates: GNOME 48.8 desktop environment is out as a maintenance release
DietPi 10.0 Enters Open Beta With Major Platform and Software Changes: DietPi 10.0 enters open beta with breaking changes
Capsule and Site Maintenance Ongoing [original]: There are upstream tasks underway today
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5 popular Linux terminal-based file managers—ranked: Well, here’s my list of the five best Linux terminal-based file managers and how they rank against one another
Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations: This is free and open source software
VirtualBox & kernel driver not installed error: Linux. Things work, until they don't
Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10: This is your friendly reminder that Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” reached the end of its supported life today, January 15th, 2026, and it is no longer supported by Canonical with software and security updates.
7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead: Certain Linux commands are no longer maintained for a number of reasons
GNU/Linux Leaps to All-Time High of 3% in Japan [original]: GNU/Linux used to be measured at around 1% in Japan
Animals Update [original]: The fish have remained healthy since summer
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
LWN: Predictions, 2025 Timeline, Kernel Space, and Technical Advisory Board (TAB): half a dozen articles outside paywall
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Publishing Originals is Hard [original]: Perhaps I underestimated how much time would be occupied or spent with a growing volume of news
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Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers: mostly from Red Hat's site
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