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- 1Linux Weekly Roundup: Ubuntu 26.10, KDE Plasma 6.8, Firefox 158โ# Linux Weekly Roundup for October 18th, 2026: # Ubuntu 26.10, # KDE Plasma 6.8, # Firefox 158, # LinuxMint 27 and Ubunt
A new weekly Linux news roundup dated October 18th, 2026 covers a busy stretch of open-source releases, headlined by Ubuntu 26.10 and KDE Plasma 6.8. Also featured are Firefox 158, Linux Mint 27, the announced release date for Ubuntu 27.04, Thunderbird 158, IPFire 2.29 Core Update 204, Mesa 26.2.5, GNOME 50.6, Libreboot 26.10, Shelly 3.1.7 and KDE Plasma 6.6.7.
- 2Linux Mint 27 'Adrien' slated for December 2026 releaseโLinux Mint 27 (formerly known as Mint 23) is expected at to arrive December 2026. You can expect several brand new featu
Linux Mint 27, nicknamed 'Adrien' and renumbered from the previously planned Mint 23, is expected in December 2026. The release will bring several brand new features, and early versions of four of them have already been tried in preview builds. Linux users are discussing what the renumbering and new features mean for the distribution's future direction.
- 3Linux Mint 27 to ship new Superlight system monitorโLinux Mint's new system monitor does more than you'd expect
Linux Mint will preinstall a brand new system monitor app called Superlight in its Mint 27 release, expected in December. The tool reportedly offers more features than a typical system monitor, prompting discussion among Linux users about what it includes and how it compares to existing monitoring utilities. Coverage from Ubuntu-focused outlets has drawn attention to the upcoming addition as a notable change for the popular desktop distribution.
- 4Epic Game Store Linux beta tops this week's Linux newsโLWDW # Linux fun this week! ๐ค๐๐ง๐ง๐ง EPIC Game Store Linux beta, Fortnite on Linux, Linux Mint 27 Adrien, ETH-88 Linux-firs
This week's Linux gaming discussion centres on Epic's Game Store launching a beta for Linux, alongside talk of Fortnite running on the platform. Also making the rounds: the Linux Mint 27 'Adrien' release, the ETH-88 Linux-first ethernet audio interface, Steam reaching 43.5 million users, and the Axera AZ8860 challenging Nvidia's DGX Spark.