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AerynOS 2026.02 Released with GNOME 49.4, KDE Plasma 6.6, and COSMIC 1.0.8

Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.18.15 LTS kernel, AerynOS 2026.02 ships with the latest GNOME 49.4 desktop environment by default on the live ISO, but it also includes support for the latest KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment, which is accompanied by KDE Frameworks to 6.23 and KDE Gear 25.12.2.

Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.6 Released with Linux 6.19, TLP Support, and More

Coming two months after PorteuX 2.5, the PorteuX 2.6 release is powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.19 kernel series, and features the KDE Plasma 6.5.5, GNOME 49.4, Xfce 4.20, LXQt 2.3, Cinnamon 6.6, COSMIC 1.0.8, MATE 1.28.2, and LXDE 0.11.1 desktop environments as standalone flavors.

BunsenLabs Carbon Is Here with Support for Wayland Sessions, Based on Debian 13

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Shotcut 26.2 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Various Improvements

Coming a month after Shotcut 26.1, the Shotcut 26.2 release adds a search field to Subtitles, adds support for the underline and strikethrough options in the Font dialog for the text filters, and adds support for toggling all of the other tracks by holding the Alt key while clicking Mute and Hide on the Timeline track.

Calibre 9.4 Adds “Reading Stats” to the E-Book Viewer to Show Reading Progress

The weekly Calibre releases continue, and Calibre 9.4 is here to introduce “reading stats” to the E-book viewer to show reading progress, a nicer Edit book UI for changing the entries in the insert tag menu, an option to the Cover grid to draw text flush with the bottom of the rendered cover, along with an option to draw emblems on top of a cover.

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LILYGO Unveils RISC-V ESP32-P4 T-Halow Board and ESP32-S3 E-Paper S3 Pro Lite

LILYGO has released two new ESP32-based products: the T-Halow P4, a compact development board built around Espressif’s ESP32-P4 RISC-V SoC with integrated Wi-Fi HaLow support, and the T5 E-Paper S3 Pro Lite, a 4.7-inch ESP32-S3 e-paper device positioned as a simplified version of the Pro model introduced in 2024.

M5Stack Unit PoE-P4 Pairs RISC-V ESP32-P4 and 802.3at PoE in 64mm Module

M5Stack has introduced the Unit PoE-P4, a compact PoE-powered Ethernet controller built around Espressif’s ESP32-P4 SoC. The module integrates 16MB Flash, 32MB PSRAM, a 10/100 Ethernet PHY, dual MIPI interfaces, and USB connectivity in a 64 × 24 mm form factor.

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pearOS – Arch-based Linux distribution

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 01, 2026

Quoting: pearOS - Arch-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks —

pearOS is an Arch-based desktop Linux distribution that delivers a macOS-inspired look and feel, built on top of the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It combines a polished theme and custom icon set with a curated selection of applications to provide a cohesive user experience.

The distribution includes its own installation tool, the pearOS Installer, along with a dedicated welcome application to help users get started. For file management, it ships with GNOME Files.

pearOS comes preloaded with a range of popular desktop, web, and multimedia applications, including the Gwenview image viewer, Firefox web browser, Elisa music player, and Kate text editor.

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