April 2026: The Good, the Bad, the Interesting, and More Inside the Linuxverse

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April 2026: The good, the bad, and the interesting in the Linuxverse

April 2026: The good, the bad, and the interesting in the Linuxverse

April 2026 has endedTherefore, and as usual, today we bring you this small and useful compendium of information, news, tutorials, manuals, guides and launch events related to the Linuxverse (Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux).

Some of which are from our website and others from some important global websites, which have occurred during said current month.

February 2026: The good, the bad, and the interesting in the Linuxverse

February 2026: The good, the bad, and the interesting in the Linuxverse

But, before starting to read this post about current information on the «Linuxverse by April 2026», we recommend the previous related post from the previous month, for later reading at the end is present, in case you find it useful, interesting or necessary:

Some relevant web sources that we usually use for this series of publications are: Release log websites DistroWatch, OS.Watch, FOSSTorrent and ArchiveOS; and the websites of organizations such as the Free Software Foundation (FSF), the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and Linux Foundation (LF).

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April summary 2026

Inside From Linux in April 2026

Good

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Bags

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Interesting

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Top Recommended

  • April 2026: Informational event of the month about the LinuxverseA news summary about GNU/Linux, Free Software and Open Source for the current month. (View)
  • OpenSSH 10.3: Security patches, agent query, and new penaltiesNow, the ssh-add command adds the -Q option for AI agent queries. (View)
  • Arti 2.2.0: HTTP CONNECT support, RPC improvements and security: Includes a security patch TROVE-2026-005 that fixes a vulnerability to DoS attacks. (View)
  • EmDash: The innovative open-source CMS that aims to be the spiritual successor to WordPress in the age of AI: Made in «TypeScript» and «Astro 6.0». (View)
  • Linux 7.0 consolidates Rust, regulates AI, and improves its performanceNow, Rust reaches stability, and ML-DSA is adopted to prevent future quantum computing attacks. (View)
  • Deepin 25.1.0 debuts full AI control and updates to Linux kernel 6.18: Offers DeepSeek 3.2 and GLM 4.7 for translation and summarization tasks from the sidebar. (View)
  • Raspberry Pi OS 6.2 disables passwordless sudo and adopts Pipewire: Zero Pulseaudio and direct Pipewire control from the initial system startup. (View)
  • Interesting alternatives to Scratch block programming software: ACECode and AutanaBlockCodeOne from Spain and one from Venezuela. (View)
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Outside FromLinux

Outside of "From Linux" in April 2026

This month's releases known on “DistroWatch”, “OS Watch”, “FOSSTorrent” and more

  1. Ludora 44_2026-04-30: 30 for April.
  2. Coyotes 4.0.192: 30 for April.
  3. Sculpt 26-04: 30 for April.
  4. grml 2026.04: 30 for April.
  5. Commodore 3.1: 30 for April.
  6. Bicom 5.1.0-build943: 30 for April.
  7. Obarun 2026.04.30: 30 for April.
  8. 4MLinux 51.1: 29 for April.
  9. Helwan 4.0: 29 for April.
  10. Vitalinux 3.5-2026.04.27: 29 for April.
  11. Nyarch 26.04: 29 for April.
  12. Proxmox 4.2-1 “Backup Server”: 29 for April.
  13. Bazzite 44.20260429: 29 for April.
  14. Toaru OS 2.3.0: 29 for April.
  15. Parrot 7.2: 29 for April.
  16. BlueOnyx 5212R-20260428: 28 for April.
  17. Fedora 44: 28 for April.
  18. Lite 8.0-rc1: 28 for April.
  19. IPFire 2.29-core201: 28 for April.
  20. MagOS 2025_20260426: 27 for April.
  21. Drauger 7.8-beta3: 27 for April.
  22. Flatcar 4593.2.0: 27 for April.
  23. Talos 1.13.0: 27 for April.
  24. Live Root 17.26.04.26: 27 for April.
  25. Easy OS 7.3: 27 for April.
  26. Vipnix 20260427: 27 for April.
  27. NebiOS 10.2.1-dev2026.04.26: 26 for April.
  28. CachyOS 260426: 26 for April.
  29. Dev 6.1.1: 25 for April.
  30. Fishy 3.0: 25 for April.
  31. Talos 1.12.7: 25 for April.
  32. DESERT • 5.0_26.04: 24 for April.
  33. Office Zero • Duplica-1_4_5: 24 for April.
  34. Unity 26.04: 24 for April.
  35. FunOS 26.04: 24 for April.
  36. Asmi 26.04: 24 for April.
  37. Voyager 26.04: 24 for April.
  38. arcOS 22.2: 23 for April.
  39. Xubuntu 26.04: 23 for April.
  40. Ubuntu Studio 26.04: 23 for April.
  41. Ubuntu Kylin 26.04: 23 for April.
  42. Ubuntu Cinnamon 26.04: 23 for April.
  43. Ubuntu Budgie 26.04: 23 for April.
  44. Ubuntu 26.04: 23 for April.
  45. Lubuntu 26.04: 23 for April.
  46. Kubuntu 26.04: 23 for April.
  47. dubuntu 26.04: 23 for April.
  48. AlmaLinux 9.8-beta1: 23 for April.
  49. Omarchy 3.6.0: 23 for April.
  50. Tails 7.7: 23 for April.
  51. OS 13.4.1: 23 for April.
  52. Mauna 25.2: 22 for April.
  53. Redcore 2601: 22 for April.
  54. TUXEDO 20260421: 21 for April.
  55. KDu 9-rv2: 21 for April.
  56. StormOS v1a: 21 for April.
  57. Artix 20260420: 21 for April.
  58. DietPi 10.3: 21 for April.
  59. Lilidog 26.04.20: 20 for April.
  60. Ctlos 2.5.0: 20 for April.
  61. Ultimate 2026.04.19: 20 for April.
  62. Butterbian 0.2.0: 20 for April.
  63. NutyX 26.04.3: 19 for April.
  64. Neko-Void Beta-6.3: 19 for April.
  65. Kader⁴² 2026.04.19: 19 for April.
  66. CalamaroOS 20260419: 19 for April.
  67. Slarpx 2.1: 19 for April.
  68. GhostBSD 26.1: 18 for April.
  69. Solus 4.9: 18 for April.
  70. Synex 260418: 18 for April.
  71. ENux 5.3.1: 18 for April.
  72. BigLinux 2026-04-18: April 18
  73. ZimaOS 1.6.0: 16 for April.
  74. Q83 13.09: 17 for April.
  75. Omarchy 3.5.1: 16 for April.
  76. Vendefoul 20260415: 16 for April.
  77. Talos 1.13.0-rc0: 16 for April.
  78. SmartOS 20260416: 16 for April.
  79. Q4OS 7.0-r5-testing: 15 for April.
  80. RakuOS 2026.04.15: 15 for April.
  81. Alpine 3.23.4: 15 for April.
  82. Zorin 18.1: 15 for April.
  83. Tails 7.6.2: 15 for April.
  84. TrueNAS 25.10.3: 14 for April.
  85. Glacier 2026-04-13: 14 for April.
  86. RasPiOS 2026-04-13: 14 for April.
  87. StratOS 2026.04.14: 14 for April.
  88. Maple 1.4.5: 14 for April.
  89. extrox 20260414: 14 for April.
  90. AgarimOS 20260413: 13 for April.
  91. Voyager 26.04-beta2: 11 for April.
  92. Quirinux 2.2-Rev1: 11 for April.
  93. Easy OS 7.2.4: 11 for April.
  94. openKylin 2.0-SP2-20260407: 10 for April.
  95. VailuxOS 1.6.0.6: 10 for April.
  96. Triskel 12.0: 10 for April.
  97. deepin 25.1.0: 10 for April.
  98. MODES 13: 9 for April.
  99. openmamba 20260409: 9 for April.
  100. ENux 5.2.1: 8 for April.
  101. BRGV-OS 08042026: 8 for April.
  102. Tails 7.6.1: 8 for April.
  103. pearOS 26.4: 8 for April.
  104. GParted 1.8.1-3: 8 for April.
  105. HAOS 17.2: 7 for April.
  106. Expiration 6.4-260407: 7 for April.
  107. Snal 1.40: 7 for April.
  108. CentOS 10-20260406: 7 for April.
  109. Plop 26.2: 7 for April.
  110. linuxfx 11.26.04: 6 for April.
  111. Berserk Arch 2026.04.05: 6 for April.
  112. NetBSD 11.0_RC3: 5 for April.
  113. windy 1.1.11: 5 for April.
  114. AbeirOS 20260405: 5 for April.
  115. AfagOS 20260405: 5 for April.
  116. AgarimOS 20260405: 5 for April.
  117. PikaOS 26.04.04: 4 for April.
  118. Tsurugi 26.03: 4 for April.
  119. stillOS 10.1-r2: 4 for April.
  120. ML4W 12.2.2: 4 for April.
  121. BigLinux 2026.04.04: 4 for April.
  122. blendOS 2026.04.01: 4 for April.
  123. Essora 20260403: 4 for April.
  124. Noid 20260403: 3 for April.
  125. ShredOS 2025.11_29: 3 for April.
  126. Artix 20260402: 2 for April.
  127. KDE Linux 20260402: 2 for April.
  128. CalamaroOS 20260402: 2 for April.
  129. ShrikeLinux 2026.04.02: 2 for April.
  130. Synex 13-u7: 2 for April.
  131. Arcris 2026.04.02: 2 for April.
  132. d77void 20260402: 2 for April.
  133. Flora 20260402: 2 for April.
  134. Xray_OS 2026.04.0: 2 for April.
  135. SmartOS 20260402: 2 for April.
  136. GNOME OS 1026083: 2 for April.
  137. netrunner 26: 2 for April.
  138. Puppy 260401: 2 for April.
  139. Alien-OS 26.04: 1 for April.
  140. Arch 2026.04.01: 1 for April.
  141. ZimaOS 1.6.0-beta2: 1 for April.
  142. EznixOS 260401: 1 for April.
  143. Recalbox 10.0.4: 1 for April.
  144. MidnightBSD 4.0.4: 1 for April.
  145. Dr.Parted 26.04: 1 for April.
  146. Kiro 26.04.01.01: 1 for April.
  147. ObsidianOS 2026.03.31: 1 for April.

And to go deeper more information about each of these releases and others, the following is available link.

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Featured news from the Free Software Foundation (FSF / FSFE)

  • March GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali – 18 new GNU releases!On April 1st, and as usual at the beginning of each month, this well-known FSF contributor informs us of the new (18) GNU project software releases that have been updated during the previous month (up to March 31st), and among which are the following: anastasis-0.7.0, apl-2.0, autoconf-2.73, freeipmi-1.6.17, g-golf-0.8.5, gnuhealth-his-5.0.6, gnun-1.6, gnunet-0.27.0, groff-1.24.1, hello-2.12.3, libiconv-1.19, mpc-1.4.0, parallel-20260322, pspp-2.1.1, r-4.5.3, taler-1.5, texinfo-7.3 and unifont-17.0.04.View)

The GNU Parallel software package It is a tool for running shell tasks in parallel using one or more computers. The tasks can consist of individual commands or scripts, and are executed on lists of files, hosts, users, or other items.

To learn more about this information and other news from the same period, click on the following links: FSF y FSFE.

Featured News from the Open Source Initiative (OSI)

  • Clearly Defined: A three-year roadmap for sustainability and growth: A Earlier this year, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and AboutCode They formalized their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)An agreement that delegates the daily operations of Clearly Defined to AboutCode, which guarantees the long-term sustainability of the project, its continuous development and its greater impact on the entire open source ecosystem. Therefore, thisThe roadmap is designed to address key challenges while simultaneously positioning ClearlyDefined for long-term success.. (View)

Clearly Defined It has long served as a community resource for metadata on the origin and licensing of open-source software. Thanks to AboutCode's leadership and extensive experience in open-source tools, data, and standards for software supply chains, the project is now poised to evolve and expand in new ways.

To learn more about this information and other news, click on the following link.

Latest News from the Linux Foundation Organization (FL)

  • Linux Foundation (FL) Newsletter for April 2026: Among the many announced and discussed, some stand out, such as The launch of Project Glasswing, a landmark initiative designed to protect critical infrastructure at scale, was highlighted. We also learned about the rapid maturation of the "Internet of Agents" following a packed MCP development summit in New York, and about the launch of the x402 Foundation, which aims to establish a new neutral home for universal payments. Regarding the latter, it's worth noting that, with the contribution of Coinbase's x402 protocol and other founding members, including Stripe, Cloudflare, and Amazon Web Services, the goal is to build an interoperable future where AI agents and APIs can transact as seamlessly as they exchange data. (View)

The Glasswing Project Glasswing is a $100 million defensive shield for the open-source sector, organized through a major alliance between the Linux Foundation and leaders such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic. This initiative leverages Claude Mythos's frontier model to identify and automate the patching of high-severity vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure. By addressing the "maintainability gap," Glasswing provides defenders with a lasting, AI-driven advantage in cybersecurity.

To learn more about this information and other news from the same period, click on the following links: linux foundation, in English; and the Linux Foundation Europe, in Spanish.

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Summary

In short, we hope this "small and useful news compendium " with the highlights inside and outside our “Blog From Linux”, for this fourth month of this year (April 2026), be a great contribution to the improvement, growth and dissemination of all free and open Technologies and Developments, inside and outside the Linuxverse.

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