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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 18th, 2026

18 January 2026 at 21:32

9to5Linux Roundup January 18th

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for January 18th, 2026, brings news about Firefox 147, Wine 11, KDE Plasma 6.6, GNOME 49.3, GRUB 2.14, Ubuntu 25.04 EOL, NVIDIA 580.126.09, Thunderbird 147, Wireshark 4.6.3, Tails 7.4, EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo, GNOME 50 Alpha, MX Linux 25.1 Beta, PipeWire 1.4.10, Amarok 3.3.2, and more.

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Amarok 3.3.2 Brings Improvements to User Interface, Audio Backend, and More

18 January 2026 at 10:38

Amarok 3.3.1

Amarok 3.3.2 open-source music player is now available for download with improvements to user interface, audio backend, playlist, and more.

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Fedora Games Lab Spin to Switch from Xfce to KDE Plasma with Fedora Linux 44

16 January 2026 at 13:03

Fedora Games Lab

Fedora Games Lab ditches the Xfce desktop environment for KDE Plasma starting with the upcoming Fedora Linux 44 release in April 2026.

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PipeWire 1.4.10 Backports Filter-Graph Channel Support and Fixes More Bugs

16 January 2026 at 11:42

PipeWire Bluetooth LE Audio

PipeWire 1.4.10 open-source server for handling audio/video streams and hardware on Linux is now available for download with various fixes and improvements.

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Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 Improves Handling for Files Larger Than 4GB

16 January 2026 at 10:31

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 SD card flashing utility is now available for download with improved handling of files larger than 4GB and other changes. Here's what's new!

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GNOME 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release

16 January 2026 at 01:13

GNOME 50 Alpha

GNOME 50 Alpha desktop environment is now available for public testing with X11 session removal, initial support for session save/restore, and many other enhancements. Here's what's new!

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GNOME 49.3 Desktop Released with More Improvements and Bug Fixes

15 January 2026 at 21:47

GNOME 49.3

GNOME 49.3 is now available as the third point release to the GNOME 49 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements.

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EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4

15 January 2026 at 19:59

EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo

EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.5.4, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!

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You Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router

15 January 2026 at 18:04

OpenWrt One Debian

Collabora's openwrt-one-debian project lets you install and run the Debian GNU/Linux operating system on the open-source OpenWrt One router.

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Tails 7.4 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats

15 January 2026 at 12:22

Tails 7.4

Tails 7.4 anonymous Linux OS is now available for download with support for persistent language and formats, Tor Browser 15.0.4, and more.

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Ubuntu 25.04 β€œPlucky Puffin” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10

15 January 2026 at 07:04

Ubuntu 25.04 End

Ubuntu 25.04 β€œPlucky Puffin” reached end of life on January 15th, 2026, and it will no longer be supported. All users should upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 β€œQuesting Quokka” as soon as possible.

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OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer & WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now

15 January 2026 at 00:01

OBS Studio 32.1 Beta

OBS Studio 32.1 enters public beta testing with new audio mixer, WebRTC simulcast support, new Add Source dialog, and more. Here’s what to expect!

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GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol Support

14 January 2026 at 22:59

GRUB

GRUB 2.14 bootloader is now available for download with EROFS support, Argon2 KDF support, TPM 2.0 key protector support, and more. Here's what's new!

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Wireshark 4.6.3 Released with Updated Protocol and Capture File Support

14 January 2026 at 22:29

Wireshark 4.6.3

Wireshark 4.6.3 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available to download with various bug fixes and updated protocol and capture file support.

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Thunderbird 147 Adds β€œShow Full Path” Folder Pane Option for Compact View Modes

13 January 2026 at 19:40

Mozilla Thunderbird 147 open-source email client is now available for download with new options, improvements, and bug fixes. Here's what's new!

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KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing

13 January 2026 at 16:25

KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta

KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment is now available for public beta testing with various new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here's what's new!

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Wine 11 Officially Released with NTSync Support, Vulkan H.264 Decoding, and More

13 January 2026 at 16:09

Wine 11

Wine 11 is now available for download with NTSync support, Vulkan H.264 decoding, clipboard support in the Wayland driver, and more. Here’s what’s new!

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KDE Plasma 6.5.5 Is Out, Improves Support for Older Valve Index VR Headsets

13 January 2026 at 14:42

KDE Plasma 6.5.5

KDE Plasma 6.5.5 is now available as the fifth maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment series with more bug fixes.

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NVIDIA 580.126.09 Released to Improve Compatibility with Recent Linux Kernels

13 January 2026 at 14:41

NVIDIA 535.54.03

NVIDIA 580.126.09 graphics driver for Linux is now available for download with improved compatibility with recent Linux kernel versions.

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Firefox 148 Enters Public Beta Testing with Improved Support for Screen Readers

13 January 2026 at 13:46

Firefox 148 Beta

Firefox 148 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with improved support for screen readers and other changes. Here's what else is new!

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