These releases are made in response to the eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise incident. They include changes from Ubuntu upstream and our own changes which block the root certificates chaining up to the compromised certificates. In addition to that, both releases include a small amount of bug fixes and improvements which is merged into respective series in the meantime. In addition to that, both releases include a small amount of bug fixes and improvements which is merged into respective series in the meantime. Most notable ones are: Fixes AppArmor-related issue which prevents users from launching Morph Browser after upgrading from 24.04-1.5 to 24.04-2.0 or later. Preparation changes to VoLTE stack to support VoLTE on newer devices in the future (24.04-2.2 only). Unfortunately, there's one known problem in both releases - Gallery app 3.2.0, included in both of the releases, contains a regression where photo albums can't be opened. Given the cost of re-spinning a new RC is relatively high, we've decided to continue with the releases and then publish a new update to Gallery app through Open-Store as soon as possible.
The editions we offer with siduction 2026.1.0 are KDE Plasma 6.7.4, Xfce 4.20, X.Org and NOX. Unfortunately, GNOME, MATE and Cinnamon did not make it into the selection because there are no maintainers for them within siduction. If you are interested or know someone who might be, please get in touch. Perhaps they will return one day. Of course, they can still be installed from the repository. LXQt is currently not in a release-ready state. We will provide it later once it is ready for release. The released siduction 2026.1.0 images are snapshots of Debian Unstable from October 18, 2026. They include several useful packages and scripts, a Calamares-based installer, a substantially revised CLI installer, and a customized version of Linux kernel 7.2.11, while systemd is at version 262.1.
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.
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....
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....
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.
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.
Xfce 4.20 components have received further stability and Wayland improvements, including fixes for several Thunar crashes and a more resilient Xfce Panel on Wayland. Ristretto 0.14.0 adds slideshow shuffling, sorting that follows Thunar, opening images from web links, and smarter printing. Xfce Screenshooter 1.11.3 now supports region and fullscreen screenshots on Wayland and has sharper previews on HiDPI displays. Xfce Terminal 1.2.0 brings Shift+Enter to jump between search matches, an option to turn off URL highlighting, better mouse pass-through for programs like tmux and vim, and lower CPU usage. Xfce Power Manager 4.20.1 adds shutdown as an inactivity action and fixes backlight device selection. GNOME 50 apps, including Disk Usage Analyzer, Font Viewer, Mines, Sudoku, and Document Scanner, are further refined with new features and usability improvements. LibreOffice 26.8 and GIMP 3.2.6 bring the latest features and fixes to Xubuntu’s office and graphics apps.
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.
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.