According to StatConsumer's June 2026 data, Windows desktop OS share fell to 56.55%, dropping below 60% for the first time. Linux recorded 4.39%, its highest in recent years. Apple's combined OS share remains above 16%.
AMDGPU driver maintainer Alex Deucher submits 30 patches to replace BUG() macros, which cause kernel panics, with warnings or errors, enhancing stability and security.
Following its deprecation in Linux 7.2, the AF_ALG interface in the Linux kernel will see stricter restrictions in version 7.3 with a new `af_alg_restrict` sysctl parameter, featuring three levels of control to mitigate security risks.
Vulkan Video H.264/H.265 encoding is once again available on Intel Arc A-series and other Alchemist GPUs, thanks to Igalia's contributions merged into Mesa 26.2.
Xinuos, successor to SCO, reignites its lawsuit against IBM over Unix code licensing rights. The long-standing dispute stemming from 1998's Project Monterey continues to smolder even after the 2021 settlement.
A thread on Slashdot discussing "Windows apps not ported to Linux" is gaining attention, with IrfanView, 7-Zip, and Notepad++ as hot topics. Opinions vary on Wine's limitations and the availability of alternatives.
A critical use-after-free vulnerability caused by a race condition has been discovered in the Linux kernel's epoll subsystem. While Anthropic's AI "Mythos" identified a separate bug in the same code area, it failed to detect this vulnerability.
PCI device IDs for Intel Nova Lake S’s integrated Xe3P GPU have been added to the Linux 7.3 kernel. Seven IDs are now recognized, and new support includes resolving HuC firmware dependencies.
The Linux power management daemon UPower 1.91.3 is released, addressing an issue where disabling the charging threshold feature caused a fallback to fast charging. Developer Armin Wolf's patch restores the default charging type to "standard."
Fedora Linux 45 is considering enabling hardware-enforced Shadow Stack protection by default, a feature of Intel CET to counter ROP attacks.
Patches have been merged into Linux 7.2-rc2 to implement indirect branch predictor and IBPB flushes in BPF JIT allocator memory reuse, significantly reducing the risk of JIT spraying attacks.
The Asahi Linux team has resolved a dual-boot issue caused by the macOS 27 update on Apple Silicon Macs. SpaceX unveils a prototype "handset-like device" to investors, Sony plans to end PS game disc production, and rumors surface about the discontinuation of the Surface Go series.
KDE Linux releases its June 2026 progress report, featuring the introduction of a new "Developer Mode" and the implementation of the log collection tool "collect-logs," aiming to enhance both usability and debugging efficiency.
System76 has released COSMIC Epoch 1.2, a Rust-based desktop environment, addressing flickering issues on Intel GPUs and adding AVIF image support.
GCC 16.2 release plan announced, targeting August 7. Likely to become default compiler for Ubuntu 26.10 and Fedora 45, includes important fixes like Intel Diamond Rapids AMX-TF32 removal.
Wine 11.12 is released, introducing fractional scaling support for the Wayland driver to enhance display quality on high-DPI screens, along with bundling FFmpeg libraries and re-implementing the MSXML parser, among other improvements.
The merge window for Linux 7.2 has closed, and the first release candidate, 7.2-rc1, has been unveiled, featuring AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, Intel USB4STREAM, and Cache Aware Scheduling, among other updates.
A new patch introduces deferred dirty redraw to Vim's GTK3 Wayland backend, significantly reducing rendering load during scrolling and lowering CPU usage. Hailed as a "major milestone."
Intel's Linux kernel display driver now supports HDR over DP MST. Google’s Gil Dekel submitted a patch adding just 60 lines of code, targeting integration in the Linux 7.3 cycle.
According to Phoronix, an extended patch for Cache Aware Scheduling merged into Linux Kernel 7.2 has achieved up to 360% performance gains in MySQL.
Optimizations to anonymous pipe writes have been merged into the Linux 7.2 kernel, boosting shell pipeline throughput by up to 48%.
A document outlining the criteria for accepting new file systems into the Linux 7.2 kernel has been officially merged, aiming to ease VFS maintainers' burdens and prevent the proliferation of low-quality file systems.
UBports community releases Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Beta. It features an update to Chromium 134, display notch avoidance, a screenshot editor for the Lomiri shell, and aims for a stable release in mid-July.
Linux 7.2 kernel speeds up /proc/filesystem reads by up to 444%. The filesystem list, which libselinux references far more often than expected, has been dramatically improved through RCU conversion and pre-generation.
A second wave of malware attacks has been confirmed in the Arch Linux AUR. The first wave infected over 1,500 packages. The second wave uses code obfuscation to evade detection, employing more advanced techniques.
Google's Eric Biggers updates Linux kernel AVX-512 xor_gen() to v2 achieving up to 43% faster RAID5/RAID6 parity benefiting Btrfs and others
Intel has released version 2.5.12 of its Linux thermal control daemon, Thermald. The standout feature is initial support for the ARM architecture, contributed by Qualcomm engineers.
Wine 11.11 released. Adds layered window support and alpha modifier support to Wayland driver. Includes SymCrypt bundle and 25 bug fixes.
Support for AMD's new GPU IP block GFX1156 (RDNA 3.5 series) has been added to Mesa 26.2. This codename, also being prepared in the Linux 7.2 kernel, is highly likely for the next-gen APU.
Google Linux kernel expert Eric Biggers has implemented an AVX-512-optimized xor_gen() function for software RAID, achieving up to a 41% performance improvement on the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X.
Juno Computers announces 2026 Juno Tab 4: two models with Intel Core i3-N300 and Core Ultra 5 115U, up to 1TB storage, 500nit display.
Alpine Linux 3.24 is out, featuring installer improvements, updates to LLVM 22 and Rust 1.96, addition of COSMIC desktop, and removal of GTK2 and Qt5. The lightweight distribution continues to evolve.
For the first time, an AMD device ID is added to the UFS host controller PCI driver "ufshcd-pci" in the Linux 7.2 kernel, expanding support beyond Intel.