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COSMIC 1.9 Desktop Environment Released with COSMIC Viewer and COSMIC OSK:
https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-9-desktop-environment-released-with-cosmic-viewer-and-cosmic-osk

GNOME 50.5 Improves Multi-Monitor Support, HDR Support, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-5-improves-multi-monitor-support-hdr-support-and-more

KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta 2 Released With Union Theming Engine Maturing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.8-Beta-2

KDE developers' attempts at creating LLM guidelines are not going well:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/kde-developers-attempts-at-creating-llm-guidelines-are-not-going-well/

KDE To Focus On Next-Gen Styling, Better Documentation & KDE For Enterprise:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Goals-To-2028

AI-Assisted Starling Desktop Introduces 3D View With "Walkable 3D Waterfront City":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Starling-0.5-3D-Desktop
(An AI slop desktop pretending to be a video game. Why? lol)

Canonical Releases Mir 2.30 with wl_fixes Wayland Protocol Support:
https://9to5linux.com/canonical-releases-mir-2-30-with-wl_fixes-wayland-protocol-support

MangoWC 0.17.3 Release: New Floating Window and Dimming Features for Wayland Users:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/mangowc-0173-release-new-floating-window-and-dimming-features-for-wayland-users/

Wisp Makes It Easier To Manage Btrfs Snapshots From The GNOME Desktop:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Wisp-Btrfs-Snapshots

Era, the new Rust-based calendar for GNOME, is now in beta:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/era-rust-calendar-gnome-beta

Ex-Microsoft dev builds a new task manager for Linux:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/tmog-task-manager-linux-beta

Shelly 3.1.5 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Adds Atoll-Powered AUR Browser:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-1-5-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-adds-atoll-powered-aur-browser

Clonezilla Live 3.3.3-37 Disk Imaging Tool Released with Linux Kernel 7.1:
https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-3-37-disk-imaging-tool-released-with-linux-kernel-7-1

Fwupd 2.1.8 Linux Firmware Updater Is Out Now with Support for More Devices:
https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-8-linux-firmware-updater-is-out-now-with-support-for-more-devices

Flatpak 1.18.3 Fixes Subsandbox Startup and Updates Meson Wrap Subprojects:
https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-18-3-fixes-subsandbox-startup-and-updates-meson-wrap-subprojects

"Toolpak" Being Devised By GNOME OS Developers, Akin To Flatpak For Tools:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Toolpak

Systemd 262 Release: Hardware-Rooted Security and Live Updates:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/systemd-262-release-hardwarerooted-security-and-live-updates/

AMDXDNA Linux Driver Being Enhanced For Current NPU3 Hardware:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDXDNA-NPU3-Enhancements

Fedora Linux 45 RISC-V Beta Images Now Available for Testing (Non-Official):
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/fedora-linux-45-riscv-beta-images-now-available-for-testing-nonofficial/

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