Fully synced with the Gentoo Linux testing tree as of 2026-04-19. Kernel - Linux kernel 6.19.13 is now the default. For those requiring older versions, 6.18, 6.15, 6.12, 6.6, 6.1 and 5.15 LTS remain available in the repositories. Toolchain - updated to glibc 2.42, GCC 15.2.1, Binutils 2.42, Clang/LLVM 21 and Rust 1.93.1. Graphics - features the latest Mesa, X.Org, XWayland and Wayland implementation. Multimedia - FFmpeg 8 is now the default, replacing older versions. Desktop - while Gentoo has removed native Qt5 application integration from KDE Plasma 6, we have implemented a qt5ct-based integration by default to maintain UI consistency. Superpose - streamlines the installation of out-of-tree packages from 3rd party repositories. Warning - please use this feature responsibly. Installing 3rd-party packages can lead to system instability or breakage.
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