https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news Curated Linux news covering kernel releases, distros, desktops, security, and gaming. en-us Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://linuxlaunchpad.com/favicon.png https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/proton-11-0-2-expands-linux-gaming-library https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/proton-11-0-2-expands-linux-gaming-library Valve and CodeWeavers released Proton 11.0-2 with nine newly playable Windows titles and fixes for Diablo IV, Helldivers 2, Marvel Rivals, Rocket League, and more. Gaming Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/geforce-now-native-linux-app-out-of-beta https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/geforce-now-native-linux-app-out-of-beta NVIDIA's native GeForce NOW client for Linux is out of beta with a new Flatpak repository, Ubuntu 24.04+ support, lower latency Frame Generation, and free frame rate gains for Performance members. Gaming Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/openai-chatgpt-desktop-app-linux https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/openai-chatgpt-desktop-app-linux OpenAI released a preview ChatGPT desktop app for Linux, supporting Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04 LTS, Debian 13, and Fedora 43 and 44. ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex are now on the Linux desktop. Desktop Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/flatpak-1-18-1-sandbox-escape-security-fixes https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/flatpak-1-18-1-sandbox-escape-security-fixes Flatpak shipped 1.18.1 on August 11 with fixes for nineteen security issues, including a sandbox escape and local root privilege escalation. Patch now. Security Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/linux-kernel-400-cves-ai-detection https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/linux-kernel-400-cves-ai-detection Maintainers pushed over 400 kernel CVE fixes on July 19 and 20, 2026, covering XFS, Btrfs, Bluetooth, KVM, NVMe, SMB, Wi-Fi and more. What to patch and why the volume keeps climbing. Kernel Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/copy-fail-cve-2026-31431-linux-kernel-root-escalation https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/copy-fail-cve-2026-31431-linux-kernel-root-escalation A local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's AF_ALG / algif_aead crypto interface can hand unprivileged users root. Ubuntu has fixes and a kmod mitigation. Patch, reboot, verify. Security Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/ubuntu-25-10-upgrade-26-04-lts https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/ubuntu-25-10-upgrade-26-04-lts Canonical opens the automatic upgrade path from Ubuntu 25.10 to 26.04 LTS. 24.04 LTS users wait until August for 26.04.1. Distro Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/opensuse-post-quantum-cryptography https://linuxlaunchpad.com/news/opensuse-post-quantum-cryptography openSUSE adds libzupt, an ML-KEM-768 plus X25519 hybrid PQC SDK, to both Leap and Tumbleweed. One of the first mainstream distros to ship developer ready post-quantum tooling in stable. Security Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://kernel.org/ https://kernel.org/ The new kernel release brings sched_ext refinements, broader Rust driver support, and notable performance wins on AMD Zen 5. Kernel Sun, 17 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/ Canonical locks the feature set ahead of the April LTS, with GNOME 47, an immutable variant, and TPM-backed full disk encryption by default. Distro Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.phoronix.com/ https://www.phoronix.com/ The latest Plasma release polishes Wayland, expands HDR support across all rendering paths, and trims input latency on laptops. Desktop Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ An official installable SteamOS image targeting non-Deck PCs is now in public beta, bringing gamescope and the Deck UI to any AMD or Intel rig. Gaming Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://lwn.net/ https://lwn.net/ A local privilege escalation in sudo affecting versions 1.9.14 through 1.9.16 has been patched. Admins should update immediately. Security Sat, 09 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://fedoramagazine.org/ https://fedoramagazine.org/ Fedora 42 promotes the System76 COSMIC desktop to an official spin and broadens the rpm-ostree based atomic lineup. Distro Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT