We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 8.0. This is our 61st release. As in our previous releases, 8.0 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system. Platforms specific improvements: amd64 - raised the size of amd64 kernel virtual address space from 4G to 512G, pmap(9) direct map now placed at a random location, sped up swap encryption by using AES cpu instructions; arm64 - added hibernate support, sped up swap encryption by using AES cpu instructions, implemented bounce buffers; luna88k - fixed m88k multiple CMMU register writes, extended m88k kernel-mode CMMU fault handling to handle write protection faults, ensure luna88k m8820x_initialize_cpu() initializes logical CPU #0 on non-MP kernels, faster CMMU walk in luna88k m8820x_cpu_number(); riscv64 - detect CPU extensions and advertise those usable by userland through elf_aux_info(3) AT_HWCAP and AT_HWCAP2 queries....
What's new in 0.3 'Fullscreened'? X Mode — a full-screen, controller-first game launcher with its own login session - Steam, Heroic, Bottles, Lutris and your own games in one place; boot into X Mode - pick X Mode or the desktop in the installer, switch between them anytime; handheld support - built-in controls and back buttons on the ROG Ally family, Legion Go, MSI Claw and more via Handheld Daemon; quick settings and TDP - performance modes, power limit in watts, brightness and volume, in X Mode and on the desktop; CobaltX keyboard - themed on-screen keyboard that types into any app or game (controller or touch); controller cursor - use the stick as a mouse on the desktop; library + add a game - add AppImages, .exe files, scripts or ROMs that weren't found automatically; open apps — resume or close running apps, with force close for frozen ones....
The COSMIC edition moves to version 1.10.0, accumulating the changes from 1.9.0 and 1.10.0 with respect to the previous version. The update reaches the complete stack: the Wayland compositor, the panel and its applets, the settings centre, the session manager, the greeter and the environment's own applications. Two new components join the set. cosmic-viewer is the environment's image viewer and becomes the default application for opening images, replacing the GTK viewer the edition had been using until now. cosmic-osk adds an on-screen keyboard, with an applet of its own to enable and disable it; the environment detects it according to the machine, so that it does not appear where it does not belong. The lock screen is now drawn by the same component as the desktop background, which unifies its appearance with the session.
Starbuntu is now available in the new version 26.04.1.3. This release presents the new version 4:26.2.6.3-0ubuntu0.26.04.2 of the office suite LibreOffice. In addition, among other things, Starbuntu has renewed the code for opening the internal and external storage media and, moreover, accomplished a lot of graphical corrections that have been necessary due to the recent distro upgrade from Noble Numbat to Resolute Raccoon.
Desktop environment and technology: GNOME 51 brings the latest improvements in performance, usability and polish to the Edubuntu desktop; Linux kernel 7.3 provides updated hardware support and performance improvements; Edubuntu GRUB branding - the boot menu now identifies the system as Edubuntu; refreshed branding assets - fixes to the System, About logo, and the correct Edubuntu mascot is now shown when installation completes on amd64. The Edubuntu installer (now at version 1.1) gains finer control over what gets installed, in the desktop (GTK4/Qt6) interfaces and the Cockpit module alike: expandable package lists - each metapackage can be expanded to show its individual Depends and Recommends packages; individual package selection - install or remove specific Depends and Recommends entries directly, with checkbox behavior that better matches what the APT resolver expects....
It’s that time again. I am happy to announce that Ubuntu Cinnamon 26.10 'Stonking Stingray' has been released. A lot of the changes are the usual 'general bug fixes' and improvements, these are just some of the new features: Cinnamon 6.6.9; the default menu applet has been updated; the user avatar is now shown at the top; applications are now displayed with their description under them; a new settings module has been added for managing Thunderbolt/USB 4 devices; hot corners now work in fullscreen applications; theming improvements; Cinnamon Control Center 6.6.0; Cinnamon Desktop 6.6.2; Cinnamon Menus 6.6.0; Cinnamon Screensaver 6.6.1; Cinnamon Settings Daemon 6.6.4; CJS 140; Muffin 6.6.3; more progress towards Wayland protocol support; Nemo 6.6.4; can now search for files by regex; file operations can now be paused; XDG Desktop Portal (XApp) 1.1.3. Other software: Atril 1.28.4, Brasero 3.12.3, Deja Dup 50.1, Eye of GNOME 50.3, Evince 49, File Roller 44.7....
Lo and behold, Ubuntu MATE 26.10 'Stonking Stingray' is here. We are back after a hiatus where the project skipped the 26.04 LTS release earlier this year. This is the first official release from the new circle of friends. And we intend to continue the 'tenacious' efforts into the future. What changed in Ubuntu MATE 26.10? The team. Joking apart, in terms of new features, we must admit we could not complete upgrade of all of MATE packages to their latest released version even with our best efforts. The urgency with which we gathered and worked, the high standard of Debian packaging, overall quality process involved in a release and not to forget the challenges of balancing personal life, all weighed in. On a positive note though, the available packages are stable. Many bugs were fixed by upstream. Some of those fixes have made it to the release and we are planning to backport others after the release. As Ubuntu MATE builds on top of Ubuntu, please see the Ubuntu 26.10 Release Notes for details of all the changes and improvements.
Ubuntu Studio’s audio package selections now include Sonic Pi, SuperCollider, and the SuperCollider 3 plugin suite, giving you a complete live-coding and algorithmic-composition toolkit alongside Ardour, Carla, and the rest of the audio stack. Also new is JNoise, a simple white/pink noise generator included purely for its utility, handy for testing audio setups and room or speaker checks. Logo featuring the Greek letter pi on a pink background with decorative curved lines. The inclusion of Sonic Pi was inspired by DJ_Dave, a musician who builds and performs entire tracks as live code. While she currently uses Strudel, a browser-based live-coding environment, similar results can be obtained with Sonic Pi: write a few lines, hear them loop instantly, and keep reshaping the music as it plays. Sonic Pi runs natively on your desktop and is built on top of SuperCollider’s synthesis engine, so you can start with simple loops and samples and grow into deeper sound design.
Ubuntu 26.10 brings significant progress for security, and strengthens the platform with the full adoption of Rust-based coreutils, post-quantum-ready package signing, and expanded TPM-backed full-disk encryption support. Enterprise authentication gains deeper integration with Microsoft Entra ID, including password and multi-factor authentication. Linux kernel 7.3 extends support for the latest hardware, alongside new RISC-V desktop images and optimized amd64v3 installation images. On the desktop, GNOME 51 brings improvements to responsiveness, accessibility, and usability, complemented by more consistent software management and greater resilience under memory pressure. Ubuntu 26.10 also introduces Myna, an opt-in, locally processed speech-to-text solution that marks the first step towards a more natural, context-aware desktop experience.
Ubuntu Budgie 26.10 'Stonking Stingray' is a Standard Release with nine months of support by your distro maintainers and Canonical, from Oct 2026 to July 2027. The key focus for this cycle was the budgie-desktop 10.10.3 uplift. We are pleased how well this has been received - more information on the Buddies Of Budgie blog. Whilst the release date fell beyond Ubuntu's mid August freeze date we still have had lots of fun with the 26.10 release. Highlights - Budgie on Wayfire, creating a brand new radio search and play Raven widget, weather applet updates galore, supporting nighttime and daytime wallpapers via our Wallstreet app together with 'wallpaper of the day' from Bing and Wikimedia. Applets and mini-apps: lots of updated translations from our brilliant translators; our wallpaper manager and switcher app now include two additional options; Budgie Weather now includes the ability to display wind speed in various units....