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CachyOS ISO Release for August 2026 Improves the Installer, Desktop Profiles

Still powered by the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series, the CachyOS ISO snapshot for August 2026 ships with the latest KDE Plasma 6.7.4 desktop environment, which is accompanied by the KDE Frameworks 6.28 and KDE Gear 26.04.3 software suites, all compiled against Qt 6.11.1.

DietPi 10.6 Released with Support for Orange Pi 4 Pro and Orange Pi Zero 3W

Coming almost two months after DietPi 10.5, the DietPi 10.6 release introduces support for Orange Pi 4 Pro and Orange Pi Zero 3W single-board computers with Allwinner A733 SoCs, as well as support for ODROID-M1, ODROID-M1S, and ODROID-M2 single-board computers with Rockchip RK3568/RK3566/RK3588 SoCs.

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CachyOS ISO Release for August 2026 Improves the Installer, Desktop Profiles
The CachyOS ISO snapshot for August 2026 is now available for download with Linux 6.18 LTS and Linux 7.1 kernels, 1KDE Plasma 6.7.4, an improved installer, and more.
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Data Points on GNU/Linux Growth [original]
real traffic more than doubled in recent years
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Android Leftovers
After trying wired Android Auto I'm never going back to wireless
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LF leftovers
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