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

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

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

February 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.

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

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

But, before starting to read this post about current information on the "Linuxverse during February 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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Posts of the Month

February summary 2026

Inside From Linux in February 2026

Good

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Bags

  1. "SANDWORM_MODE" worm attack in npmA campaign of 19 malicious packages was discovered in the npm registry using typosquatting techniques. This malware acts as a self-propagating worm in development environments, stealing API keys, CI/CD secrets, and GitHub credentials to automatically infect other projects.View)
  2. Jail Escape in FreeBSD (CVE-2025-15576)On February 24, a critical vulnerability was announced that allows processes confined in a "jail" to escape their environment by exchanging file descriptors through Unix domain sockets, breaking the isolation of the host's file system.View)
  3. Authentication bypass in GNU InetUtils (CVE-2026-24061)A vulnerability in the telnetd daemon (versions up to 2.7) that allows authentication to be bypassed was confirmed. This flaw was added to the CISA KEV catalog due to its active exploitation in the real world.View)

Interesting

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Top Recommended

  • February 2026: Informational event of the month about the LinuxverseA news summary about GNU/Linux, Free Software and Open Source for the current month. (View)
  • LibreOffice 26.2 drops the "Community" label and embraces Markdown and Skia: Remove the brand name in order to simplify its overall image. (View)
  • Orbitiny Pilot 9: Cumulative clipboard, improved web launcher creation, and more: Includes a complete migration of the graphics engine to Qt 6.10.1. (View)
  • Linux 6.19 arrives with LUO, Intel LASS shielding, and paves the way for version 7.0Rust integration is no longer experimental; it's now essential. (View)
  • Arti 2.0: Cleans up your code, removes old configurations, upgrades, and more: Includes improvements in the download and validation of authority certificates. (View)
  • LineageOS 23.2: Android 16, new Material Expressive design, and a six-month cycleAnd now, the ROM is updated to the latest AOSP QPR2 codebase. (View)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fundamentals for Linux Users – Part OneA first look at its clear definition and current and future types of AI. (View)
  • Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Linux Users – Part TwoThe division of AI over time and some of the important milestones. (View)
  • ONLYOFFICE 9.3: Linear optimization with Solver, dynamic matrices, PDF editing and moreNow, it includes native capability to save text documents in Markdown format and to read files in TSV format. (View)
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Outside FromLinux

Outside of "From Linux" in February 2026

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

  1. FuguIta 7.8: February 28st.
  2. MocaccinoOS 26.03: February 28st.
  3. PorteuX 2.6: February 28st.
  4. manjaro 26.0.3: February 28st.
  5. Voyager 26.04-alpha6: February 28st.
  6. BunsenLabs Carbon: February 27st.
  7. Drauger 7.8-beta2: February 27st.
  8. FreeBSD 14.4-RC1: February 27st.
  9. TROMjaro 2026.02.27: February 27st.
  10. IPFire 2.29-core200: February 27st.
  11. Bluestar: 6.18.13: February 27st.
  12. Omarchy 3.4.0: February 26st.
  13. BRGV-OS 26022026: February 26st.
  14. KDE neon 20260226: February 26st.
  15. Tails 7.5: February 26st.
  16. BlueOnyx 5212R-20260225: February 25st.
  17. BashCore 2602: February 25st.
  18. VyOS 2026.02: February 25st.
  19. NebiOS 10.2: February 25st.
  20. Unraid 7.2.4: February 25st.
  21. 4MLinux 50.1: February 24st.
  22. Mabox 26.02: February 24st.
  23. Ultimate 2026.02.24: February 24st.
  24. Recalbox 10.0.1: February 24st.
  25. CentOS 10-20260223: February 24st.
  26. Clonezilla 3.3.1-35: February 24st.
  27. ELEGANCE 26.0.3: February 24st.
  28. linuxfx 11.26.03: February 24st.
  29. elementary 8.1.1: February 23st.
  30. DietPi 10.1: February 23st.
  31. Regatta 25.1.2: February 23st.
  32. RebeccaBlackOS 2026-02-22: February 23st.
  33. OmegaLinux 2026.02.21: February 22st.
  34. MagOS 20260221: February 22st.
  35. laka 6.1: February 21st.
  36. FreeBSD 14.4-BETA3: February 20st.
  37. Argent 1.5.3-rc6: February 20st.
  38. Fluff 2026.02.18: February 20st.
  39. AUSTRUMI 5.1.9: February 19st.
  40. TrueNAS 25.10.2: February 19st.
  41. SmartOS 20260219: February 19st.
  42. KDE neon 20260219: February 19st.
  43. Easy OS 7.2: February 19st.
  44. Calculate 20260217: February 18st.
  45. GobMis 5.0: February 18st.
  46. MODICIA 6.12.69: February 17st.
  47. CentOS 10-20260216: February 17st.
  48. MidnightBSD 4.0.2: February 17st.
  49. HardenedBSD 15-build-9: February 16st.
  50. NutyX 26.02.02: February 16st.
  51. SparkyLinux 8.2: February 16st.
  52. OpenMandriva Rolling-20260213: February 15st.
  53. KaOS 2026.02: February 15st.
  54. FreeBSD 14.4-BETA2: February 14st.
  55. Recalbox 10.0: February 14st.
  56. REM nux 8: February 14st.
  57. FunOS 24.04.4: February 13st.
  58. Synex 13-u5: February 13st.
  59. Whonix 18.1.4.2: February 13st.
  60. Kicksecure 18.1.4.2: February 13st.
  61. Maple 1.4: February 13st.
  62. Voyager 13.3: February 13st.
  63. OmegaLinux 3.4: February 13st.
  64. VailuxOS 1.6.0.2: February 13st.
  65. Xubuntu 24.04.4: February 12st.
  66. Unity 24.04.4: February 12st.
  67. Ubuntu Studio 24.04.4: February 12st.
  68. Ubuntu MATE 24.04.4: February 12st.
  69. Ubuntu Kylin 24.04.4: February 12st.
  70. Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04.4: February 12st.
  71. Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.4: February 12st.
  72. Lubuntu 24.04.4: February 12st.
  73. Kubuntu 24.04.4: February 12st.
  74. dubuntu 24.04.4: February 12st.
  75. Ubuntu 24.04.4: February 12st.
  76. NebiOS 10.2-dev2026.02.12: February 12st.
  77. Asmi 24.04.5: February 12st.
  78. AerynOS 2025.02: February 12st.
  79. GXDE 25.3.1: February 12st.
  80. Parrot 7.1: February 11st.
  81. <: February 11st.
  82. Tails 7.4.2: February 11st.
  83. Tiny Core 17.0: February 11st.
  84. Volume 4.096: February 10st.
  85. DESERT 5.0.2: February 10st.
  86. Oregon 10-2602: February 10st.
  87. PrismLinux 2026.02.10: February 10st.
  88. StratOS 2026.02.09: February 9st.
  89. CentOS 10-20260209: February 9st.
  90. Easy OS 7.1.4: February 9st.
  91. AxOS 25.08-1: February 9st.
  92. pearOS 2026.02: February 9st.
  93. ObsidianOS 2026.02.08: February 8st.
  94. Voyager 26.04-alpha5: February 8st.
  95. ENux 5.0: February 8st.
  96. ArchBANG 080226: February 8st.
  97. FluxLinux 1.5: February 8st.
  98. Talos 1.12.3: February 7st.
  99. FreeBSD 14.4-BETA1: February 7st.
  100. Chrome OS 16503.60.0: February 7st.
  101. NetBSD 11.0_RC1: February 7st.
  102. LainOS 2026.02.06: February 7st.
  103. Lilidog 26.02.06: February 6st.
  104. manjaro 26.0.2: February 6st.
  105. openmamba 20260206: February 6st.
  106. HackerOS 4.3: February 6st.
  107. XIVA Studio 2026-02-06: February 6st.
  108. Ezarcher 2602: February 6st.
  109. Noid 20260206: February 6st.
  110. SmartOS 20260205: February 5st.
  111. NutyX 26.01.4: February 5st.
  112. Melawy 2026.02.03: February 5st.
  113. Milis 2.3-2026.02.03: February 4st.
  114. GNOME OS 990940: February 4st.
  115. Vendefoul 20260203: February 3st.
  116. ZimaOS 1.5.4: February 3st.
  117. Helwan 3.0: February 3st.
  118. Archcraft 2026.02.02: February 3st.
  119. BunsenLabs Carbon-rc3: February 3st.
  120. CentOS 10-20260202.0: February 2st.
  121. Liya 2.5.1: February 2st.
  122. Regatta 25.1.0: February 2st.
  123. MocaccinoOS 26.02: February 2st.
  124. NebiOS 10.2-beta: February 2st.
  125. Essora 20260202: February 2st.
  126. Slimbook OS 24-r116: February 2st.
  127. d77void 20260202: February 2st.
  128. Expiration 6.3-260202: February 2st.
  129. Gentoo 20260201: February 1st.
  130. LinuxHub 2026.02.01: February 1st.
  131. TobbeOS 2026.02.01: February 1st.
  132. Vipnix 20260201: February 1st.
  133. Puppy 260201: February 1st.
  134. AgarimOS 20260201: February 1st.
  135. AfagOS 20260201: February 1st.
  136. Arch 2026.02.01: February 1st.
  137. Dr.Parted 26.02: February 1st.
  138. Calam 2026-02: February 1st.
  139. Kiro 26.02.01.01: February 1st.
  140. FunOS 26.04-snapshot3: February 1st.

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)

  • January GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali – 12 New GNU Releases!On February 2nd, and as usual at the beginning of each month, this well-known FSF contributor informs us of the twelve (12) new software releases from the GNU project that have been updated during the previous month (up to January 31st), and among which are the following: aspell-0.60.8.2, ddrescue-1.30, ed-1.22.4, gettext-1.0, glibc-2.43, gnupg-2.5.17, grub-2.14, guix-1.5.0, libgcrypt-1.12.0, libtasn1-4.21.0, parallel-20260122 and units-2.25.View)

The libtasn1 software package is an official GNU package that provides a library implementing ASN.1 notation, which is used to transmit automatic encodings of data objects on computer networks, allowing formal data validation according to certain specifications.

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)

  • The open source opportunity in Europe: our vision for the EU strategy on open digital ecosystems: Last week, the OSI released its comments on the open digital ecosystems strategy, which comes at a time when both open source communities and the European Union are facing unprecedented challenges. And in them, dThey highlighted the benefits of open source for Europe and how to leverage them to strengthen open source communities.. (View)

The Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy is the continuation of the European Commission's Open Source Strategy, which expired in 2023, and comes at a time when the European Union (EU) and its Member States are seeking greater digital sovereignty and competitiveness.

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 February 2026: Among the many announcements and discussions, some stand out, such as the announcement of the event called MCP Dev Summit North Americawhich will occur between April 2nd and 3rd, in New York City, USA; and which is a new event from the AI ​​Agentic Foundation (AAIF) focused on advancing MCP and interoperable agent infrastructure. This summit brings together developers who are defining the standards and systems that will underpin the next generation of AI applications. Another important fact is that, Kubernetes is solidifying its role as an operating system for AI. And, according to...the last CNCF Annual Survey on Cloud Nativesis It shows that Kubernetes has become the de facto operating system for AI workloads, with 82% of container users running it in production. And finally, among many others, the news that eOpen source drives AI acceleration in IndiaAccording to the report "AI for Economic and Social Good in India," which analyzes how open source is accelerating AI adoption and economic growth, 76% of Indian startups use open source AI, and the density of talent and the speed of startup growth position India as a global leader in AI.. (View)

This month brings important signals from the ecosystem: new global events driving agent interoperability, new data on AI adoption at scale, survey results confirming the central role of cloud-native AI, and opportunities to help shape the next generation of technical talent.

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”May this second month of the current year (February 2026) be a great contribution to the improvement, growth and dissemination of all free and open technologies and developments, within and outside the Linuxverse.

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