GNOME 51 Beta Arrives with Native Background Blur, a New Fingerprint UI, and Cursor Overhaul
The GNOME Project dropped the 51 beta this month, introducing long-requested visual improvements, a revamped fingerprint setup experience, and a polished path to the September stable release. »
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Is Live: The 24.04 Upgrade Path Is Now Open
Canonical shipped the first point release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' today, unlocking the official upgrade path for millions of Ubuntu 24.04 users. »
XWayland 26.1 Breaks Its Two-Year Silence with Major Improvements
The first XWayland feature release since 2024 arrives with clipboard bridging, multi-seat support, and better display emulation for X11 apps on Wayland. »
Bazzite Linux 44 Lands for Handhelds: Kernel 7.2, SteamOS Alignment, and the Biggest Overhaul Yet
The Bazzite Deck image for handheld PCs shipped on August 21 with Linux kernel 7.2, deep SteamOS integration, and what the project calls the largest update in its history. »
Mesa 26.2.1 Ships 55 Bug Fixes Across AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA Linux Graphics Drivers
Just fifteen days after Mesa 26.2.0 debuted, the first point release patches regressions in RADV, ANV, NVK, and Gallium — including a critical Unreal Engine 5 workaround for AMD hardware. »