330: Arch, Bazzite, elementary, Mint, Kali, Parrot OS, Qubes OS, & more 2026 Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/wFDzItN6Ags Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/6dafc2a7-ed5b-46df-90cc-1155eab5de36.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) 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) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)