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   Home > Weekly Roundup > 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026

   Marcus Nestor by Marcus NestorApril 19th, 2026April 19th, 20260
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   The 288th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the
   week ending April 19th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important
   developments in the Linux world. If you missed last week’s 9to5Linux
   Weekly Roundup, catch up with everything GNU/Linux/Open Source here.

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   This week brought us new versions of your favorite apps, including
   Scribus, GIMP, Mir, Archinstall, Shelly, KDE Gear, OpenSSL, COSMIC,
   Proton, XOrg Server, and Xwayland, as well as new releases of your
   favorite distributions, including Solus, Zorin OS, and Raspberry Pi OS.

   On top of that, I show you how to install the latest and greatest Linux
   7.0 kernel on Ubuntu 25.10. Below, you can check out this week’s
   hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released
   this past week in the 9to5Linux roundup for April 19th, 2026.
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Hot news of the week

     * Tutorial: How to install Linux kernel 7.0 on Ubuntu 25.10
     * Scribus 1.6.6 open-source desktop publishing app is here with bug
       fixes
     * openSUSE Tumbleweed lands GNOME 50, systemd-boot on new UEFI
       installs
     * Latest Raspberry Pi OS release disables passwordless sudo by
       default
     * OpenSSL 4.0 is out with support for Encrypted Client Hello, SNMP
       KDF, and more
     * XOrg Server 21.1.22 and Xwayland 24.1.10 arrive with multiple
       security fixes
     * COSMIC 1.0.10 desktop environment brings small tweaks and bug fixes
     * GNOME 50.1 is here with basic zoom support for the captive portal
     * Zorin OS 18.1 boosts Windows app support by 40%, improves window
       tiling
     * Archinstall 4.2 Arch Linux installer brings granular KDE Plasma
       configuration
     * KDE Gear 26.04 software suite is out with many improvements for KDE
       Apps
     * Canonical releases Mir 2.26 with initial Rust implementation of
       Wayland frontend
     * Linux Mint will adopt a longer development cycle starting with
       Linux Mint 23
     * Proton 11 enters beta testing with support for Breath of Fire IV,
       Unknown Faces
     * Shelly 2.1 package manager for Arch Linux revamps AppImage support
     * Solus 4.9 “Serenity” is out with Linux 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.6,
       and more
     * GIMP 3.2.4 improves Text and Crop tools, PDF export, PSD import,
       and more

Linux distributions released this week

     * Ultimate Edition 2026.04.19
     * NuTyX GNU/Linux 26.04.3 KDE Plasma
     * NuTyX GNU/Linux 26.04.3 GNOME
     * NuTyX GNU/Linux 26.04.3 Xfce
     * Solus 4.9 Budgie
     * Solus 4.9 KDE Plasma
     * Solus 4.9 GNOME
     * Solus 4.9 Xfce
     * Omarchy 3.5.1
     * Zorin OS 18.1
     * Zorin OS 18.1 Lite
     * Zorin OS 18.1 Education
     * Alpine Linux 3.23.4
     * Tails 7.6.2
     * CentOS Stream 10-20260413

Linux apps, drivers, desktops, and kernels released this week

     * GIMP 3.2.4
     * DBeaver 26.0.3
     * GTK 4.22.3
     * Linux kernel 6.19.13
     * Linux kernel 6.18.23 LTS
     * Linux kernel 6.6.135 LTS
     * Linux kernel 6.1.169 LTS
     * Linux kernel 5.15.203 LTS
     * Linux kernel 5.10.253 LTS
     * CUPS 2.4.17
     * Firebird 4.0.7
     * Samba 4.24.1
     * DNF 5.4.1.0
     * Rust 1.95.0
     * Mir 2.26
     * snapd 2.75.2
     * KiCad 10.0.1
     * Chromium 147.0.7727.101
     * Mesa 26.0.5
     * FreeCAD 1.1.1
     * Xorg Server 21.1.22
     * Xwayland 24.1.10
     * nginx 1.30
     * OpenSSL 4.0
     * Blender 5.1.1
     * Scribus 1.6.6
     * Midori 11.6.5.1
     * Linux kernel 7.0

Coming up next week

     * Firefox 150
     * Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
     * …and hopefully many other exciting Linux news and releases!

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