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📰 Arch-Based Omarchy 3.4 Released With Tmux Integration, Hibernation by Default Arch-based Omarchy 3.4 introduces default Tmux integration, hibernation on new installs, refined Hyprland workflows, and multiple new desktop themes. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-linux-3-4-released/ #arch

📰 I replaced Android with a full Linux desktop on my old phone, and it's shockingly usable Pocketblue, based on Fedora Atomic, is great on the OnePlus 6. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-android-full-linux-desktop-old-phone/ #linux#fedora#android

📰 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... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Looks-xattrs-Sockets #linux#systemd#gnome#kernel

📰 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. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-5-privacy-focused-linux-distro-released/ #linux#distro

📰 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.… 🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/26/debian_14_will_drop_gtk2/ #debian

📰 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... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-2M-Weekly-Check-Ins #linux

📰 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. 🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/corecollective-launch/ #amd#arm

📰 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... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.1-Intel-ANV-DX12-Minor #steam#linux#intel

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

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

📰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. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/showtime-video-player-ubuntu-2604-coming-soon #ubuntu#gnome

KDE Plasma 6.6 First Look – 9 INSANE Features I Didn’t Expect —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8DXLxFRQY