(more Linux news in original post)
KDE neon Build 20260820 Released with Gear 26.08 and Plasma 6.7.4:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-neon-build-20260820-released-with-gear-2608-and-plasma-674/
TheSSS 52.0 ships as an ultra-lightweight Linux server suite with OpenSSH 10.2 and kernel 6.18:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/thesss-520-ships-as-an-ultralightweight-linux-server-suite-with-openssh-102-and-kernel-618/
Btrfs Snapshot Integration in KDE:
https://bharadwajraju.com/posts/btrfs-snapshots-in-kde/
KDE Gear 26.08 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-26-08-software-suite-is-out-with-many-improvements-for-kde-apps
KDE Plasma 6.8 Update: Faster Panel Auto-Hide, Multilingual System Settings Search, and KWin Stability Improvements:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-plasma-68-update-faster-panel-autohide-multilingual-system-settings-search-and-kwin-stability-improvements/
GNOME 51 Hits String Freeze with Stable Release Set for September 16:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/gnome-51-hits-string-freeze-with-stable-release-set-for-september-16/
Tuba, the best Mastodon client for Linux, just got a BIG update:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/tuba-mastodon-quote-support-collections
Dynamic icons GNOME extension adds 2 new styles, Yaru fixes:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dynamic-icons-gnome-extension-updated
Postcard is a new email client for GNOME, built with AI:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/postcard-gnome-email-client
COSMIC 1.6 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-6-desktop-environment-released-with-more-improvements
PINE64 is Halting its Linux Hardware Line, and The AI Bubble is to Blame:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17423811/pine64-kills-off-linux-hardware
Framework Laptop 12 Updated For Intel Wildcat Lake, Shipping Starts In October:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Laptop-12-WCL
Wine 11.16 Ships with VA-API Hardware Video Decoding and Mono ARM64 Support:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/wine-1116-ships-with-vaapi-hardware-video-decoding-and-mono-arm64-support/
Wine Staging 11.16 lands with long-awaited AF_UNIX socket support and fresh shader tweaks:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/wine-staging-1116-adds-afunix-socket-support-and-shader-improvements/
Proton 11.0-2 Brings Support for AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, and Plain Sight:
https://9to5linux.com/proton-11-0-2-brings-support-for-asteroidshd-portal-worlds-and-plain-sight
Bottles 66.7 drops: IPv4 fallback, path fixes, and a Flatpak sandbox patch:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bottles-667-ipv4-fix-and-flatpak-sandbox-patch-for-linux-gaming/
Bottles 66.8 Released: CUDA Support, UMU Shortcuts, and Wine Shutdown Fixes for Linux:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bottles-668-released-cuda-support-umu-shortcuts-and-wine-shutdown-fixes-for-linux/
Goverlay 1.9.0 stabilizes nightly build, adds Russian translation and MangoHud config fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/goverlay-190-stable-release-adds-russian-i18n-and-mangohud-fixes/
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
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