📰 Kernel 6.19: GPU, SoC, and Rust improvements

Collabora continues to be a key contributor to the Linux kernel, with 125 patches from 21 developers! Highlights include Arm Mali GPU improvements, expanded MediaTek and Rockchip SoC support, Rust integration progress, and new Rockchip video capture functionality.

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https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-619-gpu-soc-rust-improvements.html

📰 Linux 6.18 LTS / 6.12 LTS / 6.6 LTS Support Periods Extended

Greg Kroah-Hartman today extended the planned maintenance periods of the latest Linux 6.18, Linux 6.12, and Linux 6.6 Long Term Support (LTS) kernel series...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-LTS-6.12-6.6-Extend

LibreOffice 26.2.1 Open-Source Office Suite Released with 65 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 26.2.1 is now available for download as the first point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 65 bug fixes.
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https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-1-open-source-office-suite-released-with-65-bug-fixes

📰 RK3588 and RK3576 video decoders support merged in the upstream Linux Kernel

Support for Rockchip’s VDPU381 and VDPU383 decoders is now upstream in Linux, bringing mainline H.264/HEVC decode support, robust IOMMU-reset recovery, and new HEVC V4L2 UAPI controls aligned with Vulkan Video.

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https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/rk3588-and-rk3576-video-decoders-support-merged-in-the-upstream-linux-kernel.html

KDE Plasma 6.6 First Look – 9 INSANE Features I Didn’t Expect

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8DXLxFRQY

📰 Showtime video player edges closer to Ubuntu debut

Those testing Ubuntu 26.04 daily builds or monthly snapshots may have noticed that Showtime, GNOME’s spiffy new video player, is not preinstalled in the ‘extended selection’, despite being announced as a replacement for Totem. It’s especially confusing since Resources system monitor, announced as a software swap the same time as Showtime, has been on the ISO for a while.

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/showtime-video-player-ubuntu-2604-coming-soon

Tails 7.5 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Updated Tor Client and Tor Browser

Tails 7.5 anonymous Linux OS is now available for download with Tor client 0.4.9.5, Tor Browser 15.0.7, and other changes. Here's what's new!
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https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-5-anonymous-linux-os-released-with-updated-tor-client-and-tor-browser

📰 GStreamer 1.28.1 Released with Support for the AV1 Stateful V4L2 Decoder

GStreamer 1.28.1 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with a new Whisper-based speech-to-text transcription element and many other changes.

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https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-1-released-with-support-for-the-av1-stateful-v4l2-decoder

📰 Some Linux kernels just got a nice LTS end-of-life extension, including 6.12

As much as the FOSS community has an excellent record for maintaining its software for long periods of time after a new version releases, people can't maintain an operating system forever. At some point, you have to cut off the old versions and redirect your efforts onto the newer ones. As such, Linux kernels do have an end-of-life date where support will end for that version.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/some-linux-kernels-just-got-a-nice-lts-end-of-life-date-extension/

📰 Intel Vulkan Driver Sees Some Minor Optimizations For DX12 Games On Linux

Merged to Mesa 26.1-devel this week is a minor improvement to the Intel "ANV" Vulkan driver providing some slight enhancements to DirectX 12 games running on Linux by way of Valve's Steam Play with VKD3D-Proton...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.1-Intel-ANV-DX12-Minor

OpenZFS 2.4.1

OpenZFS — это продвинутая файловая система и менеджер томов, первоначально разработанная для Solaris и теперь поддерживаемая сообществом OpenZFS.
Поддерживаемые платформы:

Linux: совместимость с версиями ядер 4.18 - 6.19
FreeBSD: совместим начиная с версии 13.3+, 14.0+

В этом выпуске:

исправлен учет доступного пространства для записей special/dedup;
совместимость с Linux 6.19: сборка из дерева исходного кода: исправление дублирующихся функций сборки GCM;
zfs_vnops_os.c: вызов vput() перемещен после zfs_setattr_dir();
Исправлена ​​ошибка активации large_microzap при получении данных;
Исправлено разрешение send:raw для команды send -w -I;
Всего более 80 исправлений.




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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/opensource/18229581

📰 CoreCollective is a New Consortium Bringing the Arm Software Ecosystem Under One Roof

The likes of AMD, Canonical, Google, Huawei, Qualcomm, Red Hat, and others are on board.

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https://itsfoss.com/news/corecollective-launch/

Атака AirSnitch, позволяющая обойти изоляцию между клиентами в Wi-Fi

Исследователи из Калифорнийского университета в Риверсайде разработали (PDF) новый класс атак на беспроводные сети - AirSnitch. Атаки дают возможность обойти механизмы изоляции клиентов в Wi-Fi сети, не позволяющие клиентам напрямую обращаться друг к другу. При наихудшем сценарии атаки позволяют.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64881

📰 AlmaLinux Showing Nice Growth With More Than 2M System Update Check-Ins Per Week

AlmaLinux as one of the leading, modern and community-minded alternatives to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) continues enjoying very nice growth. In their 2025 Year In Review they provided a look at their growth with now having more than two million systems per week checking in for software updates...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-2M-Weekly-Check-Ins

Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon’ Default Wallpaper Unveiled

Ubuntu has unveiled the default wallpaper that will grace millions of screen in the upcoming 26.06 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ release. As is tradition, the new desktop background features mascot artwork in the middle of a rich purple gradient. I shared the official mascot art with you a week ago. I though it looked great in isolation but here, sat against its gradient backdrop, it looks even better. One way the new design does deviate heavily from the past five wallpapers is in how it’s framed. Here, the Raccoon (in its circular sunburst) is surrounded by curved shapes. Previous wallpapers have […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-2604-resolute-raccoon-wallpaper

📰 Debian 14 will drop Gtk2 – unless Ardour rides to the rescue

Many dependent apps, including FreePascal and Lazarus, face the chop Version 2 of the widely used Gtk toolkit will be dropped from the next Debian release. The problem is that many things still need it, including FreePascal and its Lazarus IDE.…

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https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/26/debian_14_will_drop_gtk2

📰 Tails 7.5 Updates Tor Browser to 15.0.7 and Improves Thunderbird Security

Tails 7.5, a privacy-focused Linux distro, upgrades Tor Browser to 15.0.7, updates the Tor client to 0.4.9.5, and improves Thunderbird security.

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#linux #distro

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https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-5-privacy-focused-linux-distro-released/

Ubuntu 26.04 breaks a sudo tradition older than most of its users

Name: Password feedback in sudo. Age: New, but it’s absence is over 40 years old. Appearance: ********. What’s changed? When you run a command in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with sudo and you are asked to enter your password, you’ll now see asterisks appear as you type. Previously: nothing. A blinking cursor, the void, a creeping fear that your keyboard had stopped working, etc. I’ve always wondered why it didn’t do that… You and a lot of other people. Linux Mint enables password feedback by default since, y’know, some feedback is better than none. Not showing feedback is a behaviour that stretches back to the original […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-sudo-password-asterisks

📰 Linux 7.1 Looks To Support Extended Attributes On Sockets For New GNOME & systemd Functionality

While the Linux 7.0 feature merge window ended this past weekend and that next kernel release won't debut as stable until April, there are already features out on the horizon that are being positioned for likely merging into the Linux 7.1 kernel assuming no issues appear or objections raised by Linus Torvalds. One of the features already looking like it will be submitted for Linux 7.1 is supporting extended attributes on sockets...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Looks-xattrs-Sockets

Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 4 is now available to download

Canonical’s engineers have announced the fourth and final monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.04, ahead of next month’s all important beta release. Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 4, like all other monthly snapshots, not a blessed build intended for mainstream usage. It’s a “throwaway artifact” that enables the distro’s engineers to fine-tune and hone a new automated build system. Compared to the January release of snapshot 3, there’s more ‘of note’ packed inside of this one, like the Linux 6.19 kernel and more GNOME 50 beta components (Mutter, Files, etc). In announcing the release of Snpshot 4, Canonical’s Utkarsh Gupta also notes Ubuntu […]
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Calibre 9.4 Adds “Reading Stats” to the E-Book Viewer to Show Reading Progress

Calibre 9.4 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with "reading stats" to the E-book viewer to show reading progress, a nicer Edit book UI, and other changes.
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