
330: Arch, Bazzite, elementary, Mint, Kali, Parrot OS, Qubes OS, & more 2026 Linux news
5.1.2026
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New Release
02:59 Universal Blue Year in Review
03:39 Bazzite End of Year Update
04:49 Aurora Year in Review
05:46 Project Bluefin Year in Review
07:57 elementary OS 8.1 Released
10:03 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
11:37 Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Released
13:42 Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro
16:08 pearOS Is Back and Now Based on Arch Linux
19:37 Qubes OS 4.3.0 released
22:11 Kali Linux 2025.4 Released
24:49 Parrot OS 7.0 Released
27:36 Outro
Links:
Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New Release
https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/releases/tag/3.0.15 (https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/releases/tag/3.0.15)
https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-kicks-off-2026-with-new-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-18-lts (https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-kicks-off-2026-with-new-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-18-lts)
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-Archinstall-3.0.15 (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-Archinstall-3.0.15)
Universal Blue Year in Review
https://universal-blue.org/ (https://universal-blue.org/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-GMTq2T7s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-GMTq2T7s)
Bazzite End of Year Update
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-spring-cleaning-in-december-update/11408 (https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-spring-cleaning-in-december-update/11408)
Aurora Year in Review
https://docs.getaurora.dev/blog/aurora-2025/ (https://docs.getaurora.dev/blog/aurora-2025/)
Project Bluefin Year in Review
https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/bluefin-2025 (https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/bluefin-2025)
elementary OS 8.1 Released
https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/ (https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/)
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly)
Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Released
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4973 (https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4973)
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-beta-released (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-beta-released)
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-22.3-Beta (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-22.3-Beta)
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-gets-a-beta-release-with-lots-of-new-features/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-gets-a-beta-release-with-lots-of-new-features/)
Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro
https://github.com/vojtapolasek/vojtux (https://github.com/vojtapolasek/vojtux)
https://www.freelists.org/post/orca/Announcing-Vojtux-Accessible-Linux-distro-which-is-almost-pure-Fedora (https://www.freelists.org/post/orca/Announcing-Vojtux-Accessible-Linux-distro-which-is-almost-pure-Fedora)
https://lwn.net/Articles/1050539/ (https://lwn.net/Articles/1050539/)
pearOS Is Back and Now Based on Arch Linux
https://pearos.xyz/ (https://pearos.xyz/)
https://pearos.xyz/install (https://pearos.xyz/install)
https://9to5linux.com/pearos-is-back-now-based-on-arch-linux-and-featuring-the-kde-plasma-desktop (https://9to5linux.com/pearos-is-back-now-based-on-arch-linux-and-featuring-the-kde-plasma-desktop)
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/pearos/ (https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/pearos/)
Qubes OS 4.3.0 released
https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/12/21/qubes-os-4-3-0-has-been-released/ (https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/12/21/qubes-os-4-3-0-has-been-released/)
https://lwn.net/Articles/1051650/ (https://lwn.net/Articles/1051650/)
Kali Linux 2025.4 Released
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/ (https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/)
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-4-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnome-49 (https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-4-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnome-49)
Parrot OS 7.0 Released
https://parrotsec.org/blog/2025-12-24-parrot-7.0-release-notes/ (https://parrotsec.org/blog/2025-12-24-parrot-7.0-release-notes/)
https://9to5linux.com/parrot-7-0-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-risc-v-support (https://9to5linux.com/parrot-7-0-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-risc-v-support)
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Parrot-OS-Switches-to-KDE-Plasma-Desktop (https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Parrot-OS-Switches-to-KDE-Plasma-Desktop)
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