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Arch Linux kicks off September 2026 with a new ISO image powered by Linux kernel 7.2.2 and the latest package updates.

AWS has signed an agreement to acquire DuckLabs, while the open-source DuckDB project will remain independent under the DuckDB Foundation.

Linux From Scratch 13.1 is now available with GCC 16.2, Binutils 2.47, Glibc 2.44, Linux 7.1.8, and 46 updated or added packages.

Audacity 3.7.9 is out with FFmpeg 9 support, Windows ASIO improvements, and important fixes for project corruption and data loss.

Mozilla has added native ad blocking to Firefox on iOS, letting users block many ads and trackers without installing an extension.

aerynOS shares its August 2026 progress, including a rewritten Lichen TUI installer, Btrfs support, and a repository-wide rebuild covering over 1,700 recipes.

KDE Linux made major progress in August with automatic Btrfs snapshots, Dolphin file rollback, security improvements, and several important fixes.

The latest uutils Coreutils release speeds up cp and join, introduces modern diagnostics, and pushes GNU compatibility past 95%.

Kdenlive 26.08 is out with long-awaited track reordering, multi-clip speed controls, automatic audio track creation, and 11 crash fixes.

Mozilla Firefox 155 adds faster connections, visible tracker-blocking counts, reorderable containers, and several important Linux fixes.