9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026
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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.
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…
