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January brought major updates to these 6 Linux distros

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2026

Quoting: January brought major updates to these 6 Linux distros —

With so many Linux distros out there, and each maintaining unique and not-always-consistent release cycles, it can be hard to keep up with what's new. To keep you in the loop, here are some of the major Linux releases from January 2026.

I'll acknowledge here that there are a lot distros out there getting updated than these alone. But the ones I'm listing today I thought were most worth checking out, and might be worth your time if you're thinking of switching distros or migrating from Windows to Linux.

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