Official Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Racoon’ mascot revealed

Official mascot artwork for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ has been revealed. As the upcoming release dubbed ‘Resolute Racoon’, the monochromatic mascot naturally features its namesakes’ characteristic masked face and tail, albeit rendered in Ubuntu’s trademark geometric style. The tail is incorporated into a spiralling sunburst. You can expect to see Ubuntu’s new mascot artwork on the new default wallpaper (due to be unveiled shortly), and glimpse it in the various promotional materials and social media posts Canonical and the wider Ubuntu project will put out as we approach April. As source code is made available, community creations can make […]
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KaOS Linux Drops KDE Plasma After 12 Years for Niri/Noctalia to Escape systemd

KaOS Linux 2026.02 independent distribution is now available for download as the first release to drop its unique KDE Plasma desktop for a Niri/Noctalia setup to escape systemd.
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Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to simplify updates

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) is changing how hardware support updates are handled, splitting its single linux-firmware package into 17 vendor-specific sub-packages. The new approach aims to reduce the size of routine firmware updates for most users. Currently, firmware files are contained in a single package, which has grown to more than 500MB in download size in recent releases (and uses as much as 1GB disk space when installed). As such, if a security fix is applied to even specialised hardware like a 100KB update to Netronome or Mellanox network cards, mainly used in enterprise data centres, all Ubuntu users […]
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 15th, 2026

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for February 15th, 2026, brings news about Mesa 26.0, Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS, KDE Frameworks 6.23, GNOME 49.4, pearOS 26.2, NetworkManager 1.56, GNU Linux-libre 6.19, OpenVPN 2.7, Parrot 7.1, Tails 7.4.2, GNOME 50 beta, MythTV 36.0, GNU Binutils 2.46, Vim 9.2, GitHub Tray, and more.
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https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-february-15th-2026

How to Find Most Used Disk Space Directories and Files in Linux

The post How to Find Most Used Disk Space Directories and Files in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .As a Linux administrator, you must periodically check which files and folders are consuming more disk space, because it is
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https://www.tecmint.com/find-top-large-directories-and-files-sizes-in-linux/

Выпуск Phosh 0.53.0, GNOME-окружения для смартфонов

Опубликован релиз Phosh 0.53, экранной оболочки для мобильных устройств, основанной на технологиях GNOME и библиотеке GTK. Окружение изначально развивалось компанией Purism в качестве аналога GNOME Shell для смартфона Librem 5, но затем вошло в число неофициальных проектов GNOME и используется в postmarketOS, Mobian, Droidian, некоторых прошивках для устройств Pine64 и редакции Fedora для смартфонов. Phosh использует композитный сервер Phoc, работающий поверх Wayland, а также собственную экранную клавиатуру. Наработки проекта распространяются под лицензией GPLv3+.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64805

Выпуск Whonix 18.1, дистрибутива для анонимных коммуникаций

Доступен выпуск дистрибутива Whonix 18.1, нацеленного на предоставление гарантированной анонимности, безопасности и защиты частной информации. Дистрибутив основан на Debian GNU/Linux и использует Tor для обеспечения анонимности. Наработки проекта распространяются под лицензией GPLv3. Для загрузки подготовлены образы виртуальных машин в формате ova для VirtualBox (2.6 ГБ c LXQt и 1.6 ГБ консольный) и qcow2 для гипервизора KVM (3.8ГБ c LXQt и 2.2 ГБ консольный).

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64806

Релиз редактора Vim 9.2 с экспериментальной поддержкой Wayland

Vim 9.2 содержит значительные улучшения в скриптовом языке Vim9, улучшенный режим diff, комплексные функции завершения и улучшения для конкретной платформы, включая экспериментальную поддержку Wayland.
Заявлено о значительных улучшениях в скриптовом языке vim9, улучшен diff-режим, добавлена экспериментальная поддержка Wayland, улучшения в функциях завершения текста.
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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/opensource/18221443

Эксперимент по использованию AI для рецензирования изменений в DRM-подсистеме ядра Linux

Дэйв Эйрли (David Airlie), мэйнтейнер стека графических драйверов в ядре Linux, объявил о внедрении вспомогательной автоматизиованной системы рецензирования патчей, для проверки изменений в которой применяется AI-платформа Сlaude Opus 4.6. Система внедрена в качестве эксперимента для оценки возможности применения AI для оптимизации рабочих процессов сотрудников компании Red Hat.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64804

📰 exFAT Achieves Better Sequential Read Performance With Linux 7.0

The open-source Linux file-system driver for supporting Microsoft's exFAT now can deliver better sequential read performance with Linux 7.0 thanks to multi-cluster support...

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📰 Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to simplify updates

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) is changing how hardware support updates are handled, splitting its single linux-firmware package into 17 vendor-specific sub-packages. The new approach aims to reduce the size of routine firmware updates for most users. Currently, firmware files are contained in a single package, which has grown to more than 500MB in download size in recent releases (and uses as much as 1GB disk space when installed).

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-firmware-split

Exchange Online deprecates -Credential parameter in Connect-ExchangeOnline PowerShell cmdlet

Microsoft announced on February 12, 2026, a significant change to its Exchange Online PowerShell module: the deprecation of the -Credential parameter for the Connect-ExchangeOnline cmdlet. This change represents part of a broader initiative to enhance security across Microsoft 365 administrative interfaces by eliminating authentication methods that do not support multifactor authentication.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/exchange-online-deprecates-credential-parameter-in-connect-exchangeonline-powershell-cmdlet/

What is Microsoft’s and Google’s new WebMCP standard?

WebMCP is a proposed web standard that enables websites to expose structured, callable tools directly to AI agents through a new browser API. Developed jointly by engineers at Google and Microsoft and incubated through the W3C's Web Machine Learning Community Group, WebMCP allows you to wrap your existing client-side JavaScript logic into agent-readable tools without re-architecting your web pages. Instead of AI agents relying on screen scraping or DOM manipulation to interact with websites, WebMCP provides a standardized way for agents to discover and invoke specific functions with defined schemas, ensuring more reliable and precise interactions.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/what-is-microsofts-and-googles-new-webmcp-standard/

SparkyLinux 8.2 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.19, Updated Packages

SparkyLinux 8.2 distribution is now available for download with support for Linux kernel 6.19, based on Debian 13 "Trixie". Here's what's new!
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Enable DoH (DNS over HTTPS) in Windows Server 2025 DNS server, configure Windows 11 DNS clients

DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is a protocol that encrypts Domain Name System (DNS) queries and transmits them over HTTPS. This security enhancement prevents eavesdropping and manipulation of DNS traffic, addressing fundamental vulnerabilities in traditional DNS infrastructure that operates in plaintext. The DoH architecture consists of two components: the client, which initiates encrypted DNS queries, and the resolver (or server), which processes them. Windows has supported DoH on the client side since Windows 11. While Windows 10 includes the underlying client support in later builds (Insider Preview 19628 and later), it does not expose this functionality in the Settings app and requires manual Registry configuration, making it effectively unsupported for most users.
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Radxa A5E - a small NPU powered board

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Выпуск Chrome 145

Компания Google опубликовала релиз web-браузера Chrome 145. Одновременно доступен стабильный выпуск свободного проекта Chromium, выступающего основой Chrome. Браузер Chrome отличается от Chromium использованием логотипов Google, наличием системы отправки уведомлений в случае краха, модулями для воспроизведения защищённого от копирования видеоконтента (DRM), системой автоматической установки обновлений, постоянным включением Sandbox-изоляции, поставкой ключей к Google API и передачей RLZ-параметров при поиске. Для тех, кому необходимо больше времени на обновление, отдельно поддерживается ветка Extended Stable, сопровождаемая 8 недель. Следующий выпуск Chrome 146 запланирован на 10 марта.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64807

Lutris 0.5.20 Game Manager Adds Support for Importing Commodore 64 ROMs

Lutris 0.5.20 is now available for download with support for Steam Families, D8VK in Proton, as well as other new features and improvements for Linux gaming.
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📰 Idea Raised For Nicer DRM Panic Screen Integration On Fedora Linux

DRM Panic is the Linux kernel infrastructure now supported by most of the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel graphics/display drivers for being able to render a QR code kernel error message or similar when a kernel panic occurs to provide a cleaner interface should your system run into serious problems. An idea has been raised now within the Fedora Linux camp to provide an improved experience around this feature akin to Windows' "Blue Screen...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/DRM-Panic-Nicer-Fedora-Idea

📰 Reverse Engineering Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring AI Agent Support

Malware analysis Linux distro gets Ubuntu 24.04 base, a new installer, and many new tools.

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https://itsfoss.com/news/remnux-v8-release/