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Aurynk (Aura + Sync, pronounced “aw-rink”) makes managing your Android devices from Linux simple and wireless.

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Archinstall 3.0.14 Arch Linux menu-based installer is now available for download with a new dialog to install the UEFI bootloader to a removable location and other changes.

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KDE has announced that it will go Wayland-only in a future release of Plasma Desktop. It will not support X11 sessions from 2027.

KDE Plasma 6, which was released in February 2024, switched from X11 to enable Wayland as the default display server. Initially, the developers did not plan to remove X11/Kwin before Plasma 7, however the codebases of Kwin were split this year, one for X11 and the other for Wayland.

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Now, KDE has announced that Xorg/X11 will be ditched completely in the future. The plans are to make Wayland exclusive in Plasma 6.8. That's still far away. For context, the current version is KDE Plasma 6.5, which was released in October 2025, and supports X11 sessions. KDE says LTS distributions that ship with older versions of Plasma will be ideal for users who need X11 support.

But, you can use the Xwayland compatibility layer to run X11 apps, though screenshots/screencasting apps may need some additional tweaks. KDE apps will still support X11 as well. The official article highlights the improvements of Wayland such as support for accessibility tools like screen readers, sticky & bounce keys, zoom controls, a better gaming experience, Adaptive sync, optional tearing, and high-refresh-rate multi-monitor setups, and HDR (with tweaks). It also noted that NVIDIA drivers for Linux have improved considerably, and older GPUs can use the open source Nouveau driver if required.

Games run fine on Linux with Proton, and big YouTube channels are ditching Windows for their videos. Of course, there is the Steam Machine,  which runs on the Arch-based SteamOS3, it is coming in early 2026.

KDE says a vast majority of Plasma users are already using the Wayland session, it’s the default on most distributions. KDE has its own distro too, but it's still in alpha. In case you didn't know, GNOME dropped support for X11 in GNOME 49, but added it back later. It is going away in GNOME 50. However, some distros have already stopped supporting Xorg. Fedora 43 has already ditched X11 in favor of Wayland display server as the only option. Ubuntu 25.10 doesn't support X11 session, neither does Kubuntu 25.10 which uses KDE Plasma. The Linux Mint team is also working on improving Wayland support in Mint 22.3, which is expected to be released in December 2025.

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The development for Ubuntu 26.04 codenamed 'Resolute Raccoon' has already begun. It is a long-term support (LTS) release and a particularly important one as we venture more into the Wayland-only era of Linux.

Let's have a look at the release schedule of Ubuntu 26.04 and its planned features.

Ubuntu 26.04 Release Schedule

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is going to be released on 23rd April, 2026. Here's the release sechedule with important milestones.

Please note that release schedule may change as the development progresses. Although, the final release date should stay the same.

New features coming to Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon

Since it is very early stages of development, I will include some predictions as well, which means some of the listed features may change in the final release.

GNOME 50

For sure, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will be rocking the latest GNOME at the time of its release. And that latest GNOME will be version 50.

What does GNOME 50 offer? Well, that too is under development and the picture will be a lot more clear as we enter 2026.

I will say be prepared to see some of your classic GNOME apps replaced by modern versions. We have seen this trend in the past where GNOME changed the default text editor, document viewer, terminal etc.

New default video player

Totem has been the default video player in Ubuntu for as long as I remember. Not that I can remember like an elephant, but I am not Leonard Shelby from Memento either.

Showtime feels sleek and modern and fits quite well with the new GNOME design principles that is libadwaita.

Interface is minimalist, but you still get some controls. You can click the gear symbol at bottom right or right click anywhere in the player for that.

Showtime is only referred to as Video Player and the icon is similar to Totem (referred as Videos) in the screenshot below.

New default system monitor

GNOME 50 will also have a new default system monitor, Resources. This is surprising because Resources is not a GNOME Core app, although it's a GNOME Circle app which means a community made tool that meets the GNOME standards.

Although the current system monitor is not that bad in my opinion.

x86-64-v3 and amd64v3 version for all packages

Ubuntu 26.04 will have amd64v3/x86-64-v3 variants for all the packages, and they will be well tested, too. Some packages are already available in this format in the recently released Ubuntu 25.10, the LTS release will have all the packages in this variant.

What is x86-64-v3? Well, you know what x86-64 and amd64 are, right? Yes, it is the 64-bit for Intel CPU and amd64 is the 64-bit AMD processor. And they have been in existence for nearly two decades now.

But not all 64 bit processors are created equal. The newer generation of CPUs supports more instruction sets than their predecessors. And that's why they are labeled as v2/v3/v4 architecture variants.

Basically, if you have a newer CPU, you can switch to the v3 variants of the packages and you should have some performance improvements.

Don't worry. The v3 variant won't be default. Nothing to bother about if you are rocking an older machine.

Introducing architecture variants: amd64v3 now available in Ubuntu 25.10

Ubuntu prides itself on being among the most compatible Linux distributions. Compatibility is often a conscious trade-off against bleeding-edge performance. In Ubuntu 25.10, we have added support for packages that target specific silicon variants, meaning you can have your cake and eat it too! Back in 2023 I wrote an article talking about the history of the amd64/x86-64 architecture and described the “levels” x86-64-v2, -v3, and -v4 (often referred to as amd64v3, amd64v4, etc.). Since then, we’…

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Download Ubuntu 26.04 (if you want to test it)

The first monthly snapshop of Ubuntu 26.04 development release is now available for thos who want to test it. And if you do test it, timely report the bugs otherwise what's the point of testing?

What do you want to see in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS?

This is a long term support. Expectations are high. What are yours? What features do you want to see in this upcoming version? Please share your views in the comment section.