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Solus 4.9 “Serenity” Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.6, and More

Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series, Solus 4.9 ships with the Budgie 10.9.4, GNOME 49.5, Xfce 4.20, and KDE Plasma 6.6.4 desktop environments, the latter being accompanied by the KDE Frameworks 6.24 and KDE Gear 25.12.3 software suites.

Shelly 2.1 Package Manager for Arch Linux Revamps AppImage Support

Shelly 2.1 is here to revamp AppImage support with a new UI to make installing AppImages easier and better syncing of AppImage apps, logging functionality to the “Recent Activity” panel that lets users view a transcript of the command logs, and support for viewing Flatpak permission changes on updates.

Proton 11 Enters Beta Testing with Support for Breath of Fire IV, Unknown Faces

Based on Wine 11, the upcoming Proton 11 release promises support for more Windows games that you can now play on your Linux box, including Universe Generator: The Golden Sword, DCS World Steam Edition, Resident Evil (1996), Resident Evil 2 (1998), Dino Crisis, and Dino Crisis 2.

Linux Mint Will Adopt a Longer Development Cycle Starting with Linux Mint 23

Back in February 2026, the Linux Mint devs revealed that they are considering a longer development cycle for future Linux Mint versions, but now the decision is final. With this, they aim to focus more on fixing bugs and improving the Linux Mint desktop.

Canonical Releases Mir 2.26 with Initial Rust Implementation of Wayland Frontend

Mir 2.26 is a hefty update that brings many Wayland improvements, including an initial implementation of the Wayland frontend in the Rust programming language and partial implementation of ext_image_copy_capture_v1 cursor sessions.

KDE Gear 26.04 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps

KDE Gear 26.04 is here to improve the KDE Itinerary travel assistant app with many features, such as a MapLibre-based backend for the Maps views to render vector-based tiles, which means they can be displayed at any size without visible pixels.

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Orange Pi Zero 3W arrives with A733 SoC in 65 × 32 mm design

The Orange Pi Zero 3W is a new single-board computer in a 65 × 32 mm form factor built around the Allwinner A733 processor. The design integrates an octa-core CPU, LPDDR5 memory, and wireless connectivity in a compact layout.

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I tried Peppermint Linux: How this bare-bones distro lets you build your ideal OS

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Apr 07, 2026

Quoting: I tried Peppermint Linux: How this bare-bones distro lets you build your ideal OS | ZDNET —

It seems like years since I last installed Peppermint Linux. Back then, I had always just tagged the distribution as best suited for aging hardware that you might want to reinvigorate.

I had good reason. Peppermint is small, light, and very fast (yes, even on older hardware). Peppermint is a Debian-based distribution that uses the Xfce desktop environment (configured to look and feel very familiar to all), to give it that peppy peppermint feeling.

According to the official Peppermint website, the distribution is "...an operating system that provides a user with the opportunity to build the system that best fits their needs. While at the same time providing a functioning OS with minimum hassle out of the box."

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