This release presents the new version 145.0.7632.109-1 of the web browser google-chrome-stable as well as, among other things, an update of the compiler software and of the audio codecs. Moreover, Starbuntu has further developed its users and groups management and its command entry software.
VyOS Stream 2026.02 is available for download now. It features multiple backports from the rolling release, including TLS support for syslog, NAT66 source groups, IPFIX support in VPP, FRR and VPP updates, and over fifty bug fixes. It also makes the VPP configuration subsystem use DPDK as the default driver for NICs that support it and fall back to XDP automatically if needed — there is no need to and no option to configure the driver by hand anymore. VyOS no longer allows multicast addresses to be assigned to interfaces. Previously, something like set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 224.0.0.100/24 was a valid configuration commands. Now the CLI will reject it and configs with such addresses will fail to load. While Linux kernel and iproute2 allow manually assigning multicast addresses, allowing that in the VyOS CLI was an oversight - such configurations will never work for their intended purposes. For multicast traffic to actually work, hosts need to join multicast groups using IGMP.
Enhancements and changes since 3.3.0-33: the underlying GNU/Linux operating system has been upgraded, this release is based on the Debian 'Sid' repository as of 2026-02-20; The Linux kernel has been updated to 6.18.9; Partclone has been updated to 0.3.45; implemented mechanisms for cloning 4kn disks to 512n/e disks and 512n/e disks to 4kn disks; improved functions do_ntfs_512to4k_fix and do_ntfs_4kto512_fix by updating Total Sectors (Offset 40) for NTFS; added a new program, ocs-pt-512-4k-convert, to convert 512B to 4kn partition tables; rewrote ocs-expand-gpt-pt to be more robust, including 512B to 4kn conversion if mismatched sectors are detected; added a mechanism to change the master key from a LUKS header; rewrote ocs-get-nic-fw-lst to retrieve firmware lists directly from Linux kernel modules; added two more info files in image dir - fdisk.list and blkdev.json; included makeboot64.cmd instead of makeboot64.bat in the live system; improved BitLocker support - partitions now work on the clone server (ocs-onthefly), and the system now prompts for passwords again if entered incorrectly.
OmegaLinux NEXT Deep Blue Sea - the 'Goodbye Lubuntu/Ubuntu' release. New OmegaLinux release, the biggest one and we even moved bases. Changelog (updated 22 february 2026): rebased from scratch to Arch Linux, no longer Ubuntu base, this means OmegaLinux 2.x (and maybe 3.x) would get instant end of life; design and branding overhaul - a little bit skeumorphic (especially in icons); now since its rolling-release it will always get the newest updates of packages; there wasn't too much changelog but the fact that it's rebased on Arch Linux really makes it really big; Soil's facility (own server) - not yet.
A long-awaited new version of Lakka is finally here. After the release of Lakka 5.0 in April 2024, we took our time to modernize the base system, refresh the entire core ecosystem, and introduce several highly requested features. Today, we're excited to present Lakka 6.1 - our biggest update in years. Lakka 6.1 is now built on the LibreELEC 12.2 build system, bringing a modernized foundation, improved hardware support, and updated drivers across the board. In addition, we moved to the currently latest long-term-support kernel series (6.18), integrating all required upstream changes to ensure that every supported platform can run reliably on this kernel. We also ship with the latest stable RetroArch 1.22.2, including all its new UI improvements, latency optimizations, and quality-of-life enhancements.
This release presents the new version 145.0.7632.45-1 of the web browser google-chrome-stable as well as an update of the initramfs-tools, of the language packs and of python3.12. Moreover, Starbuntu has further developed its list management.
After nearly 19 years, NuTyX slowly abandoned the SysV initialization system developed more than 40 years ago (1983). This means concretely: Only the following packages will continue to receive updates until December 2026: The kernels. Note that the kernel-510, kernel-515, kernel-66 and kernel-612 also come to the end of their life in December 2026; Firefox and Thunderbird; Discord and Telegram; Xfce 4.20; security updates. Now, the distribution focuses on a single initialization system: systemd. The two main [desktops] GNOME and KDE6 will soon no longer be operational under sysV.
There is the second update available for Sparky 8 - 8.2. This is a quarterly update of the Sparky 8 Seven Sisters stable release. Sparky 8 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 13 Trixie. Main changes: All packages updated from the stable Debian and Sparky repositories as of February 14, 2026; Linux kernel: 6.12.69-LTS (6.19.1, 6.12.72 LTS, 6.6.125-LTS in sparky repositories); LibreOffice 25.2.3; KDE Plasma 6.3.6; LXQt 2.1.0; MATE 1.26.0; Xfce 4.20; Openbox 3.6.1; Firefox 140.7.0esr (firefox-latest 147.0.4 in Sparky repositories); Thunderbird 140.7.1esr; fixed a small bug in the Openbox edition that prevented to launch a terminal emulator from a package manager.
You will not find Plasma or Kwin on this ISO, though KaOS has always been a KDE Plasma only distribution. Instead, you will find a niri/Noctalia based system. For those wondering why this change, it has come into play because of a desire to move away from systemd. Work is ongoing to see if a move to Dinit is viable for this distribution, that also meant, looking for an alternative to Plasma, since Plasma pretty much demands systemd, and will be fully mandatory soon. This ISO still uses systemd fully though. Trials to use niri with the Noctalia shell have proven to be a nice option. Using these means, KaOS can stay a Qt focused distribution. This ISO is still GTK free, still ships Qt/KDE based applications. The change for this ISO however doesn't mean it is permanent. Plasma 6 is still fully available in the repositories. Using an ISO though for wider testing and gauging general response for such a move, was deemed a needed option.
REMnux 8 is now available. It's a free, open-source Linux toolkit with over 200 tools for analyzing malicious software. You can run it as a virtual machine, a docker container, or install it onto an existing system. I released the first version of REMnux in 2010 to package the utilities I needed for teaching malware analysis and to share the toolkit with the community. Fifteen years and eight major releases later, the toolkit continues to evolve in step with malware trends and analysts' needs. The most notable change in REMnux 8 is the support for AI-assisted malware analysis. The new REMnux MCP server connects AI agents to the distro's tools with practitioner guidance built in. The toolkit's documented tools and predictable interfaces also make it particularly useful to AI agents. The updated documentation includes a new 'Use Artificial Intelligence' tool category that lists OpenCode as a terminal-based AI coding agent, GhidrAssistMCP for AI-assisted reverse engineering in Ghidra, and the r2ai and decai plugins for Radare2.