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KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Lands on October 14th, Here’s What to Expect:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-8-desktop-environment-is-coming-on-october-14th-heres-what-to-expect
This Week in Plasma: Auto-Lock and Unlock for Remote Desktop Sessions:
https://blogs.kde.org/2026/07/25/this-week-in-plasma-auto-lock-and-unlock-for-remote-desktop-sessions/
GNOME's Security Might Be in Peril as Lone Tracker Goes Off:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17383916/gnome-security-tracking-limbo
Hyprland 0.56 released, bringing new Lua APIs and other improvements:
https://www.neowin.net/news/hyprland-056-released-bringing-new-lua-apis-and-other-improvements/
Ubuntu 26.04 Stopped Notifying Users About Updates, But That Was Intentional:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17386848/ubuntu-26-04-update-notifier-fix
Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray": All the New Features So Far:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17387110/ubuntu-26-10-features
Canonical Launches the Enterprise Store for Ubuntu Pro Users:
https://9to5linux.com/canonical-launches-the-enterprise-store-for-ubuntu-pro-users
Ubuntu’s desktop icons extension completes its GTK4 port:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-desktop-icons-extension-gtk4-port
Tails 7.10 launches with shutdown data-loss prevention & Celluloid as default video player:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/tails-7-10-launches-with-shutdown-data-loss-prevention-and-celluloid-as-default-video-player/s
Debian Considering General Resolution Over LLM Usage In The Project:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-GR-LLM-Usage
Fedora 45 Atomic Desktops Look To Allow For Web-Based Remote Installations:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Atomic-Remote-Install
Fedora Working To Establish Conflict of Interest Policy:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Conflict-Interest-Draft
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 203 Firewall Distro Replaces Unbound with Knot Resolver:
https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-2-29-core-update-203-firewall-distro-replaces-unbound-with-knot-resolver
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Beta is now ready for testing:
https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-0-beta-is-now-ready-for-testing-4000
pmbootstrap 3.11.0:
https://social.treehouse.systems/@postmarketOS/116913147824033951
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