This week's Linux and FOSS news
LINUX NEWS
PeppermintOS Is Moving From Xorg to XLibre to Avoid Wayland:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17470277/peppermintos-xlibre
(I still don't really get what's the problem with XLibre. It aims to be an apolitical project afaik, which welcomes everyone to use it and contribute to it. It's exactly what I aim for myself for my own projects (FosseryWeb and Burner Todo). Software are tools which people use to accomplish certain task, not political activism tools (this applies to both wings who want to push their ideologies))
Ubuntu 26.10 adds Windows-style snap layouts:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-tiling
Ubuntu 26.10 beta release delayed by a week:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-beta-release-delay
Ubuntu Would Rather Kill Your Apps Before It Takes Down The Session:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17468373/ubuntu-26-10-oom-policy
Ubuntu cloud images dropped another package by accident:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-server-xxd-missing
Ubuntu is Tightening its Kernel SRU Cycle to Two Weeks, and Clankers Are to Blame:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17472488/ubuntu-kernel-sru-cycle-update
Garuda Linux Begins Nixification By Promoting Its Sybsystem:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17468553/garuda-linux-nixification
openSUSE Leap 16.1 Enters Release Candidate Phase with November 2026 GA:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/opensuse-leap-161-enters-release-candidate-phase-with-november-2026-ga/
openSUSE Tumbleweed ARM Updates Improve Raspberry Pi Support, Add Linux 7.2:
https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-tumbleweed-arm-updates-improve-raspberry-pi-support-add-linux-7-2
MX Linux 25.3 “Infinity” Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.2, Based on Debian 13.7:
https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-25-3-infinity-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-2-based-on-debian-13-7
Mageia 9 End of Support: Upgrade to Mageia 10 Before It's Too Late:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/mageia-9-end-of-support-upgrade-to-mageia-10-before-its-too-late/
Debian-Based SparkyLinux 2026.09 “Tiamat” Introduces Sparky Labwc Edition:
https://9to5linux.com/debian-based-sparkylinux-2026-09-tiamat-introduces-sparky-labwc-edition
openKylin 3.0 Release Makes it a "AI first" Linux Desktop:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17471831/openkylin-3-0-released
(Windows 11 but made in China lol)
AnduinOS 2.0.3 Release: Control Panel, Offline Voice Typing and Dracut Boot Switch:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/anduinos-203-release-control-panel-offline-voice-typing-and-dracut-boot-switch/
Distro With an Expiry Date? Gravity Linux is a New Distro for Apple Silicon:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17471348/gravity-linux-launch
(*John Ternus and Tim Cook disliked this*)
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #PeppermintOS #Ubuntu #openSUSE #MXLinux #Mageia #FosseryTech
LINUX NEWS
PeppermintOS Is Moving From Xorg to XLibre to Avoid Wayland:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17470277/peppermintos-xlibre
(I still don't really get what's the problem with XLibre. It aims to be an apolitical project afaik, which welcomes everyone to use it and contribute to it. It's exactly what I aim for myself for my own projects (FosseryWeb and Burner Todo). Software are tools which people use to accomplish certain task, not political activism tools (this applies to both wings who want to push their ideologies))
Ubuntu 26.10 adds Windows-style snap layouts:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-tiling
Ubuntu 26.10 beta release delayed by a week:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-beta-release-delay
Ubuntu Would Rather Kill Your Apps Before It Takes Down The Session:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17468373/ubuntu-26-10-oom-policy
Ubuntu cloud images dropped another package by accident:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-server-xxd-missing
Ubuntu is Tightening its Kernel SRU Cycle to Two Weeks, and Clankers Are to Blame:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17472488/ubuntu-kernel-sru-cycle-update
Garuda Linux Begins Nixification By Promoting Its Sybsystem:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17468553/garuda-linux-nixification
openSUSE Leap 16.1 Enters Release Candidate Phase with November 2026 GA:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/opensuse-leap-161-enters-release-candidate-phase-with-november-2026-ga/
openSUSE Tumbleweed ARM Updates Improve Raspberry Pi Support, Add Linux 7.2:
https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-tumbleweed-arm-updates-improve-raspberry-pi-support-add-linux-7-2
MX Linux 25.3 “Infinity” Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.2, Based on Debian 13.7:
https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-25-3-infinity-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-2-based-on-debian-13-7
Mageia 9 End of Support: Upgrade to Mageia 10 Before It's Too Late:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/mageia-9-end-of-support-upgrade-to-mageia-10-before-its-too-late/
Debian-Based SparkyLinux 2026.09 “Tiamat” Introduces Sparky Labwc Edition:
https://9to5linux.com/debian-based-sparkylinux-2026-09-tiamat-introduces-sparky-labwc-edition
openKylin 3.0 Release Makes it a "AI first" Linux Desktop:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17471831/openkylin-3-0-released
(Windows 11 but made in China lol)
AnduinOS 2.0.3 Release: Control Panel, Offline Voice Typing and Dracut Boot Switch:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/anduinos-203-release-control-panel-offline-voice-typing-and-dracut-boot-switch/
Distro With an Expiry Date? Gravity Linux is a New Distro for Apple Silicon:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17471348/gravity-linux-launch
(*John Ternus and Tim Cook disliked this*)
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #PeppermintOS #Ubuntu #openSUSE #MXLinux #Mageia #FosseryTech
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