Linux Weekly Roundup: Top News from Week 28

2026-07-12 linux weekly-roundup debian kde wayland security

A busy week in the Linux world: Debian ships two releases at once, TUXEDO OS makes a surprising base switch, and a 15-year-old kernel vulnerability. On top of that, there are solid updates for COSMIC, KDE Plasma, and GNOME.

LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS

linuxnation.social: Debian 13.6 and 12.15 Released: Security Updates and Secure Boot CA Transition
linuxnation.social: TUXEDO OS Drops Ubuntu in Favor of Debian Testing
linuxiac.com: Linux Mint's Next Release Will Fully Support Wayland in Cinnamon
linuxiac.com: Deepin 25.2 Released with Smarter File Search and Desktop Improvements
linuxnation.social: postmarketOS: Plasma 6.7 and Rust USB Tooling on Linux Phones
distrowatch.com: Manjaro 26.1.0-rc1
distrowatch.com: SteamOS 3.8.14

SOFTWARE UPDATES

linuxiac.com: COSMIC Desktop's Big Visual Upgrade Is Finally Here
linuxiac.com: KDE Plasma 6.8 Adds Audio Capture to Screen Recordings
linuxiac.com: KDE Plasma 6.6.6 Released as Final Bugfix Update in the 6.6 Series
linuxiac.com: Proton 11.0 Released with Big Compatibility Boost for Linux Gaming
linuxiac.com: Wine 11.13 Lands with Better X11 Keyboard Mapping and 22 Fixes
linuxiac.com: Rust 1.97 Released with New Default Symbol Mangling Scheme
linuxiac.com: PipeWire 1.6.8 Fixes JACK MIDI Race Affecting Ardour
phoronix.com: Wayland 1.26 RC1 Released With New Event To Help Ensure Correct Pointer Coordinates
linuxiac.com: OpenSSH 10.4 Patches Multiple Security Issues in SSH, SCP, and SFTP
linuxiac.com: Wireshark 4.6.7 Fixes 12 Security Vulnerabilities
phoronix.com: LibreOffice 26.8 Beta Released
linuxnation.social: Phosh 0.56: New Load Meter, App Hiding for Immutable Systems and Tablet Improvements

WORTH READING

linuxiac.com: 15-Year-Old Linux Kernel GhostLock Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root
linuxiac.com: OpenMandriva Says Former Contributor Sabotaged Its Repositories
linuxnation.social: Windows Drops Below 60% Desktop Market Share for the First Time in Years
linuxnation.social : BSDun: Running FreeBSD Binaries Directly on Linux